Little Builder

"See Mommy, See?!" Christian is a little artist and a builder. Maybe he will be an architect someday?

"Wanna Help"

Tis the season for prepping the yard for a LONG and HOT summer. Christian is always a good helper and so eager to do big boy tasks!

Lucas is 3 Months

Lucas seems to have really plumped up the past couple weeks. He is certainly a good eater and a growing boy! On Friday (3/23) he weighed 12 pounds 3 ounces. Lucas is such a happy boy and loves to give big gummy grins. He also seems mesmerized by his cool big brother- I know it won't be long until they can play together and get into lots of trouble. :) Lucas is starting to scootch himself around and I often find him at the top of the crib or wedged in the corner (of course, he does not enjoy this so much.) Lucas also loves his baths, and enjoys kicking and making waves! Can't wait to see what this next month brings for our littlest man.
Christian at 3 Months

One Size Fits All?

Christian seems to think so. When he saw Lucas wearing this whale outfit, he just knew he needed to wear it too. (This child still loves his whales.) Mind you, it's a size 3 months, and Christian wears 2T clothing, but no matter, he was bound and determined.

Lucas at almost 3 months wearing the whales: Christian wearing the whales (a little frustrated that he couldn't zip up the jacket or see the whale that is stitched on the bum): Christian at 2 months wearing the whales:

Lucas is 12 Weeks

Lucas is such a little love bug. He has the sweetest smile and is "talking" more and more. He is also becoming very alert, focusing on faces, and will watch the animals on his bouncy seat for a long period of time- kicking his legs to make them move. He is generally a very happy baby, unless I am running late on his feeding- of course, I suppose all the boys in my life get cranky when it comes to lack of food (or in Christian's case his drink.) Luke has now slept through the night a total of 10 times, including the past 4 nights (I need to stop posting this, because then it seems to break the trend.) He is growing so very quickly- wish that time would slow down during these sweet growing months. Here are some pictures from the past couple weeks, and Christian at 12 weeks (in some I wouldn't be able to tell them apart, especially when they have the same outfit on.)

Little Leprechaun

Happy belated St. Patty's Day! (If you celebrate?)

Christian is 2 1/2

Our little-big boy is already 2 1/2! I really think time flies faster with the more children you have. Christian is just growing before our eyes. I was looking at pictures of him from last March, and he looks like such a little guy- I know a year from now I will think the same of these pictures I am posting. He is such a joy in our lives. Funny, sweet, determined, boisterous, and oh yes, ALL boy.

• Christian can count to 5 almost 10, and knows most of his shapes and colors.
• He loves playing with other children and most of his friends happen to be girls. The kiddos he talks about most often are Evalee, Mady, Hannah, Brooke, Jo Jo, Mac, Henry, and David.
• Christian has excellent fine motor skills and will sit for a long period of time doing anything that involves concentration (I am amazed that he can do this at such a young age.) For example, he loves to draw and "write" with pens- he is already holding pens/pencils correctly without my instruction. We use lots of "pay-pa" in this house (and do lots of recycling too.) He also enjoys building and always wants Daddy to build an "air-train."
• Christian enjoys playing outside: throwing and kicking balls (we are working on not throwing them in the house-ha ha) and of course, drawing with chalk.
• Like most children his age, Christian insists on doing everything himself ("wanna try,") from getting in and out of the car, to opening doors, to picking out his clothes (Can't you tell from these photos and the photos as of late? He went through 4 changes of shirts, and 3 pairs of shorts the other day. I am learning it's not really worth the battle.) Now if only he would insist on using the potty consistently too. :)
• Christian is also a good helper around the house ("wanna help") with emptying the dishwasher and bringing dishes from the table, transferring laundry in and out of the washer and dryer, and also likes to help "fwean" (clean) by using his own spray bottle containing water and spraying every surface of the house.
• Christian's new-ish favorite thing is to sing before bed, in addition to reading a couple of books, and praying for everyone in our families (Christian repeats everyone's names, *whew* a long list!) He usually requests to sing "Abba Father" (one of Steve's childhood favorites) or "Abba, Abba, Abba" according to Christian. There is nothing sweeter than hearing Steve and Christian pray and sing together while I nurse Lucas in the other room.
• Christian has discovered the joy of band-aids (and constantly thinking that they need to be replaced.)

It is such a blessing and an honor to be entrusted to raise this little growing boy, and we sure do love him!

Lucas' Newborn Photo Shoot and Birth Announcement

Here are some photographs that my friend Myranda (Myranda Lindsay Photography) took of Lucas at 3 weeks (I am a little late in posting now that he is 2 1/2 months old.) Lucas was beginning to get over the super sleepy stage so he is awake in most of them. We didn't do a newborn photo shoot of Christian and his first professional photographs were taken at 3 months. I still wish we had some taken, but I took SO many pictures of him that hopefully they will make up for it. :)So hard to choose a favorite! Myranda did such a great job, and found all these props around our house. (The baby blanket was a gift from Nana.) My friend Emily of Finding My Aloha Photography (she lives in Alaska) designed Lucas' birth announcement.

Lucas is 2 Months and 1 Week (Check-up)

Lucas is such a joy to our family! He is very easy going, sweet natured, and best of all he has already slept through the night six times, including the past three nights (I am REALLY hoping he will continue to make this a habit.) These past two weeks he has been smiling intentionally, and is beginning to coo and start little conversations. He seems especially interested in his silly big brother. At Lucas' 2 month dr. appointment today (although he is actually 10 weeks today or 2 months and 1 week old) he weighed 11 pounds putting him in the 17th percentile, and he was 22.5 inches long putting him in the 15th percentile for babies his age. Loving our sweet boy!

See Christian at 10 weeks.