Neighborhood Busy Body

The neighbors are getting new siding on their house and James has been busy watching the construction workers all day. We went outside to run an errand and he ran over to talk to them like they were his BFFs. He was greeted with a big hello and an explanation on the big red trailer. He loved it and didn't want to get in the car to run our errands...I had to drag him away from all the excitement!

Sometimes he gets distracted and comes inside to play, but then Zion alerts him to movement outside.

He even was trying to look at them out his own window...

...that is until he realized he could climb onto his changing table and play with the portable dvd player.

Oh James, you get away with so much because you are so cute.

Water Park

This past weekend we went to a water park for James' friend Cody's birthday party. It was awesome! James was a little skeptical at first, but by the end you couldn't drag him out of the water. We ended up dragging him out when they started to evacuate the pool because some kid threw up or something. Gross. I wasn't too worried though because I am pretty sure we were swimming in chlorine with a drop of water added.

Luke, on the other hand really didn't care much for the water park. He and I went in and splashed a little, but he mostly just wanted to watch all the kids playing. So after about an hour of watching James zoom down the slide and splash water everywhere, Luke and I dried off and had a bottle and watched the excitement!

James demolished two whole cupcakes once he was all dried off. Let me say that again, he ate two cupcakes all by himself. My boy who doesn't like desserts. We are definitely going back to this water park again really soon!

Tummy Time

Little Luke needs to do lots of tummy time. In fact our PT has recommended 5 hours a day. At least now he is starting to like tummy time, or that would mean 5 hours of screaming. I am so glad he is such an amenable child.

So far he is doing really well with all his new exercises. Pretty soon he will be one buff little guy.

Quiet Days

Lately we have been enjoying some really nice quiet days at home. We stay inside most days due to the frigid weather so sometimes we do crazy things like have bath time at 10AM just to keep ourselves from going stir crazy. The bath time trick at odd hours works every time!

James has really developed into his own independent reader. I find him all over the house surrounded by a pile of books, just looking at the pictures on each page. It is really cute. I now have baskets of books on every level, and almost in every room because he can do this for hours.

And here is Luke doing his new favorite activity...putting anything he can get his hands on in his mouth. In the picture below he has a choice to make...which peg should I put in first. If I remember correctly the orange peg won. Lucky orange peg!

James has also started to mimic Luke with putting things in his mouth. Luke is even enabling him by giving him different toys to "try". These two boys are going to be a lot of trouble when they are both running around the house.

Guess who #2

Any idea on the identity of the baby on the left? I was struck by the similarity between Luke and mystery baby while sorting through some old pictures.

ANSWER: Thanks for all the guesses! The baby on the left is my brother Morgan. Luke sure does look like his Uncle in this picture!

Happy Boys

Sweet sleep and Guess who?

Last night marked a momentous occasion for both John and I. We both clocked 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep for the first time since Luke was born. Wohoo!! In fact it is 8AM and both boys are still asleep. I am so glad too, not just because I got to sip my coffee and check my favorite blogs, but also because well rested boys are happy boys. And happy boys make one happy mama!


Check out this photo collage and see if you can tell who's who...it is a mixture of James and Luke from 0-4 months. Enjoy!

Luker-dee-doo

Today was Luke's four month doctors visit and he continues to grow and be an especially smiley guy! The nurses at our office even all came in to take a look at him because "He is such a CUTE baby". He is full of coos and smiles for anyone who smiles at him, which just makes him so much fun to be around. He also has started laughing, and that sweet sound just melts my heart every time!

Here are his stats:
Head Circ: 16 inches (25%)
Height: 27 inches (off the chart)
Weight: 13 pounds, 13 ounces (50%)

Hooray for my sweet Luke William!

Wish you were here!

We have been having beautiful weather here in Virginia, and the boys and I have been taking full advantage of this rare opportunity. The double stroller lets us all get out of the house, and also gives Luke a snugly place to nap during our walks.

James saw some big kids at the park, and started going down the slide on his tummy. They also were using sticks as guns, he didn't quite get that concept thankfully.

And here is my smiley Luke. He is really getting his fingers in his mouth, and I think I see a tooth starting to poke through. Poor guy! But it doesn't keep him from smiling all day long. Luke, you really brighten my days!

He's touching me!

I have been trying so hard to get a good picture of these two guys for so long. As you can see from the above pictures, I have failed. Miserably. For some reason whenever I sit them next to each other, James decides he doesn't want to be touched. I am taken back to the time when Morgan used to taunt me with "I'm not touching you" and I would scream back "Stop touching me". Oh goodie, it is already beginning with my boys. Let the games begin!