Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Erin Go Christmas

This year was "Erin Go Christmas" an Irish celebration. Hope you all had a Nollaig Shona Duit! We had super good food and lots of people to share it with! We felt very fortunate to have Alex's family as well as my family here for the day. It was a great Christmas! Next year, Buon Natale!!

Uncle Alex and Delainey: Sewing 101

Aunt Shana & Luke
Christmas Jammies
Grandma B & Luke checking out new toys
Warm wishes from Luke :P

Sunday, December 28, 2008

De ja vu

Some strange chemical reaction must happen in these boys' brains when they get together. Whatever it is, it seems to be mutually enjoyable.

Thanksgiving
Christmas

Luke's First Christmas

Luke made out pretty well for his first Christmas. He slept through all the fanfare of gift opening, but enjoyed his presents when he woke. He really liked his sports car from Grandpa, but he needs a few more months to grow into it.

Santa Baby
Luke's Loot
Checking out his new toys
Go Speed Racer!

Monday, December 22, 2008

Luke's new moves!

Well he did it! He rolled! And boy did he hate it-so much so that it might be the only time he rolls. I was just planning on documenting his hatred of "tummy time" and in a fit of rage, he threw himself over. Yea!? It definitely was not a controlled movement. It was pure rage. It was a good 45 minutes before the crying stopped. Bless his heart...Pre-roll


Post-roll
30 minutes after roll!!! Someone's a Drama King...

Friday, December 19, 2008

Hi Grandma Susie



Hope this helps you get through until your next Luke fix!

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Tummy time

This is a very rare moment in which Luke enjoyed tummy time. He has never liked it. He would like to nap on his tummy, but I won't let him. I force tummy time daily thinking eventually, he will like it. It always ends the same way, screaming like I took him out in the cold (Paul and Amy know what I'm talking about). I told him his "girlfriend" Ainsley is rolling over and it would impress her to know that he's advanced enough to roll over himself. After all, he's only physically average...At this rate, he will never roll over. But we'll keep trying, much to his dismay.

Friday, December 12, 2008

2 months!

Well Mr McGee, you and I spent your 2 month birthday inside our nice warm house in our jammies all day. It snowed and I had no desire to take you out and risk another cold induced melt down. So, as with all your milestones, we celebrated with a photo shoot! Good times were had by all...well by one of us.

You had your doctor's appointment and you're doing just great. 10lbs 14 oz and 23 inches long! You are in the 50th percentile for everything! Absolutely average. However, I did explain to your doctor that while you may be physically average, you are mentally and emotionally advanced! You had a nice time flirting with the ladies in the office. However once the shots came out, so did your angry face and my least favorite scream (the one where you turn red and hold your breath). There was some insane crying going on, followed by a nice long nap, for both of us!

You're doing so many new and fun things! You are mostly sleeping through the night now. You are definitely a morning baby and love to play before Daddy goes to work. You give lots of grins, from sly like your dad's to cheesy like mine. We love them all! You've really started trying to talk to us, which is definitely entertaining. You've also been working on standing and have even jumped a couple time! We can't wait to see all the fun and exciting things this next month brings...




And I'm spent...

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Seriously people...

Am I the only one watching infomercials? The Snuggie is a blanket with arms. And no, you cannot just wear your bathrobe backwards. I've tried, the collar is not comfortable. I must have one! Think of how nice and warm those night time feedings will be. Think of how embarrassed Alex will be when I wear it driving ( I get cold in the car). Think of how humiliated Luke will be when I wear it to his pee-wee football games. And for a limited time, you get 2 for the price of 1! BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!!! You also get 2, count 'em 2 book lights! Oh yes, I will have one...and I will wear it proudly!


Monday, December 8, 2008

Why save for college, when you can save for therapy?

We spent this past weekend in Wichita visiting the families and celebrating an early Christmas with Alex's brother Paul and his wife Amy. It was great to see them again and Luke enjoyed meeting his Aunt and Uncle. While we were there, we had Luke's Christmas pictures done. It was pretty funny. They put him in a wrapped box in front of a Christmas tree. He was asleep, and when he woke up, he was definitely surprised to be in a box, and not so excited about it. So of course the next logical step would be to dress him up as a snowman for more pictures. If only he could have seen how adorable he looked, then he might have played nicer. I'm pretty sure when he's older, he will hate me for that snowman outfit. That will probably take up most of his first therapy session.

Because we hadn't tortured him enough, we decided to go to Botanica to see the Christmas lights. I wanted Luke to go because he likes looking at lights, of course he would enjoy it. Per usual, he fell asleep in the car. Imagine how happy he was to wake up to a blast of freezing cold air. As soon as the car door opened, the screaming and gasping began. Nothing calmed him down. We had the car seat cover to keep him warm, he didn't appreciate it either. I kept trying to force his pacifier in his mouth, mostly to muffle the screams, but it was dark and I was working with a little hole in the cover and it seems I was trying to force it up his nose. Again, not amused with me. While in line for tickets, we decided it was probably not a good idea to walk him around for an hour looking at lights he obviously didn't care to see. As soon as we turned to walk back to the car, the crying stopped and he was sound asleep. It was traumatic for all involved. I would like to apologize to Amy and Paul, I hope you get to go back and see the lights and I'm sorry you will be included in his second therapy session. Let's just hope he doesn't have flash backs next time he sees Christmas lights.
Luke in the box

My little Frosty

Smitten


I have had some questions regarding the "Smitten". For those of you who are unfamiliar with the brilliance of the Smitten, let me explain. The Smitten is composed of three pieces- a pair of mittens and a mitten for two. This allows a sweet loving couple to hold hands, while still staying warm! BRILLIANT!! Now I have requested a Smitten for the past 3 winters...alas, no Smitten for Zoeby. Apparently Alex does not understand how fantastic it is- or he just doesn't love me. Of course now with Luke hangin' around, a Smitten isn't very practical for us. I imagine it's hard to push a stroller with just one hand all the time. Alex is off the hook this year...However, I still want a Snuggie.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Thanksgiving photos

Just some random photos from our Thanksgiving!


Delainey & Luke

Grandma's babies
Not real sure what's going on here...I think he's just "touching" not "shooting".
Reece loves HIS baby!
Attempt at a "second cousin" photo. This was actually the best shot!
The Fam

Monday, December 1, 2008

Let it sleet! Let it rain! Let it snow!

Oh the weather outside was frightful, but we managed to have a good time. Alex and I ditched the kid for night of dinner, shopping, and Plaza lights. It was harder than I thought leaving Luke, but I managed to do it without tears. Of course the guilt of not crying when I left him did almost bring me to tears. It's a no-win situation. However, it's amazing how good a full nights sleep feels!

The weather was awful. It would alternate from rain to sleet to snow and was just plain cold! Fortunately, Alex and I love that weather. It reminded us of our honeymoon- a very cold, rainy, snowy spring in Prague. We braved the weather, periodically ducking into stores and coffee shops. (If only we had a Smitten to keep warm) I pretty much finished my Christmas shopping and added some items to my list, ahem, Tivol. Actually, I think I added it to my five year anniversary present list. I suppose I can survive another four years for fantastic diamonds :)

All and all, it was a wonderful mini-getaway for Alex and I and we thank my parents for taking such wonderful care of our baby! I can honestly say I never worried about him being taken care of. I worried about him forgetting me or worse remembering and hating me, but that's all. He didn't seem too emotionally scarred, or spoiled so we were pleased!



Not Me Monday

Last week, I did not spend my birthday at home watching The Real Housewives of Atlanta, the reunion show. I was not thoroughly entertained. I also did not eat cheesecake, I'm on a diet.

Like everyone else last week, I did not gorge myself on wonderfully tasty goodies on Thanksgiving day. Likewise, I then did not gorge myself on popcorn at the movies that night. That would be crazy. Who needs to eat a tub of buttery, salty goodness after stuffing themselves with turkey and all the fixins? Not me, that's for sure. Nope, I'm still on that diet...

I did not finally get rid of my maternity jeans and buy new "real" jeans yesterday. I had not been wearing them everyday, procrastinating buying new pants until I lose weight. (That diet's not going so well...see the above entries) Those pants were not hanging off of me and constantly falling down, causing my dear husband to either make fun of me, or pull them up for me. And they were not oh so comfy...I will not miss them dearly.

I did not leave my 7 week old son overnight with his grandparents while his daddy and I spent a terrific night on the Plaza. It did not sleet. It did not rain. It did not snow. It was not freezing. It was not fantastic anyway. I did not think about him every second and want to call to check on him. I did not go with the intention of buying new pants for myself and only buy Luke adorable little things. He does not need new clothes, his pants aren't the ones falling off.

Here's hoping this week goes better for that diet...but I think we all know how this is going to turn out.