2 1/2 months old!

I can't believe he's 2.5 months old...where has the time gone?  Our sweet boy changes more every day.  He's 10 weeks now (11 this Wednesday) and he really gets better by the day.  Being his Mom is just as amazing as I thought it would be, better even if that's possible.  And every day we fall a little more in love with him...even though I always think my heart's as full as can be, he makes it a little bigger.  I have never been happier and I am eternally grateful I get to be a part of this amazing little boy's life!

My 2 month birthday!

Let's see, what milestones have we reached?  He had his 2 month shots, which was not a milestone that either of us enjoyed.  Having to hold your baby down so a stranger can stab him repeatedly with giant needles is just wrong. He was very grumpy for a few days (understandably so), but luckily that seems to be forgotten now.  He is cooing and talking to me, his Dad, his toys, his hands, and the ceiling fan.  He is batting at and grabbing his little toy bee, and rattles.  He has been a very alert and interactive little guy since he was born.  Not a big fan of napping or sleeping which makes me doubt he's mine from time to time, but he's just so interested in everything that sleep means missing out.  He loves to sing along with me, and our favorite song is "there was an old lady who swallowed a fly"....which admittedly is a twisted song for kids, but dog gone it, it's fun to sing.  Which brings me to my favorite milestone to date...smiling!  I'll do anything for his amazing smiles.    He started smiling at me and others on purpose when he was 4 1/2 weeks, and they've only increased in frequency and adorableness since.  We are so close to giggling, and I'm just dying of impatience waiting for that first giggle.  I melt every time he smiles, I may become a complete puddle when this kid starts laughing!

Here we are on our play mat, it's so much fun!

He's more fun to interact with all the time.  Right now he's talking and waving his arms at me.  We go for a walk every morning, which is my favorite time of day with him.  He's so happy when he wakes up in the morning, it's like he swallowed a little piece of the sun and he's just beaming when he wakes up.  And boy does that help me get up even when I'm really tired.  You can't be unhappy with that sweet little face smiling at you!

Thank you everyone for following along with us on this amazing journey!  We will try to keep this updated as often as possible, but this little guy keeps me on my toes :)

Visit with family!

Aunt Kasey, Uncle Shawn, and cousin Gavin came to visit us today.  We had an amazing time together!  Aunt Kasey was so excited to meet her nephew and Luke was thrilled to meet his family.  And cousin Gavin was an absolute doll with Luke.  He held him and talked to him, and told him everything would be okay when the baby got grumpy.  It was so sweet to see these cousins together.  I wish they lived closer, I know Gavin will be such a big part of Luke's life and I loved seeing them interact for the first time.

Luke and Big Cousin Gavin

Aunt Kasey (aka Baby Whisperer), Gavin and baby Luke

Grandpa was also able to make it down to spend a few hours with both of his grandsons.  It made Kasey and I so happy to see our Dad with our sons.  I wish we all lived closer and could see each other so much more, but I'm grateful for anytime we do get together!

Grandpa Terry and his grandsons!

After a nice day at the pool where Gavin showed us his amazing new moves, we went to have BBQ together, which was just delicious!  Luke was perfect and slept the whole time, which meant we got to go out to eat with other people!!  I got to eat without dropping food on Luke's head, amazing!  I think he probably appreciated it too :)