A Few Stories from the Mouth of an 8-Year Old Boy

Way too tired last night to provide some great laughs from this weekend. Note to self - one must have tough skin when a tell-it-like-it-is little boy is around:-) PS Andrew...if I recall correctly when you were as little as Lucas, you weren't too far behind size-wise... LOVE YOU!

Andrew is starting Taekwondo and is very excited to become a little ninja. Will was relaying his life as a ninja when it suddenly occurred to Andrew that ninjas need to be super-stealthy and be able to sneak into windows. Alas! Lucas will not get to live the life of a ninja because he would get stuck trying to climb through said windows!

Lucas is pictured here sitting in Eden's Bumbo chair which is this great little chair that helps the little guys learn to sit up and get strong. We were trying it out to see if they're all that we've heard they are. Turns out to be true. When it was time for Lucas to get out I grabbed him at an angle and, well, those chubby little legs held on tight and up came Lucas AND the Bumbo. We all laughed:-) And Andrew quickly relayed to Uncle Will and Caleb that Lucas got stuck in the chair because of his big bottom.

It seems to me that Uncle Mark has had way too much of an influence over our sweet Andrew!

Playdates, Doctor Appointments, and Family Fun

So a lot has happened since the last update. It's turning out that Lucas could use a few baby boys to play with! For now all he has are girlfriends. But they are super-sweet girls! In this slide show you'll meet 5 year old Isabel, 8 week old Shea, and you guys met 2 year old Clara in the last entry:-)
We also had Lucas's 2-month checkup (at 11.5 weeks). He's doing well - definitely growing and getting stronger. Numbers - 16 lbs, 11 oz and 24.5 inches long. The doctor is happy with his progress. The only issue we're having is reflux which is pretty awful. And Lucas started his vaccinations. We're doing an alternative schedule - just slowing things down a bit. He got 1 shot (just a few crocodile tears) and 1 was a sugar-tasting drop which he didn't seem to mind at all.
And over Labor Day weekend Lucas met a whole bunch of family. Aunt Nancie flew over from Colorado Springs and stayed with us, and then Caleb, Rachel, Andrew, Hannah, and baby Eden came too. It was the first time for us to meet Eden. We had a great time - good food, lots of laugh as always, and many many pictures.
So what is Lucas doing these days? Sleeping through the night (Hallelujah!), wishing it could be bath time all the time, beginning to get control of his head, watching TV in the morning (yeah...I know. But its a good way for the mommy to get a shower in), and starting to really enjoy just hanging out with a toy or music mobile on his back or tummy.
So here are some new pictures...enjoy!

Lucas and Friends

These are a few pictures from Lucas's very 1st playdate with Brooke Horton.

Brooke is 2 weeks and 1 day older than Lucas. They had a great afternoon watching the ceiling fan spin in the Hortons' bedroom, and later they enjoyed naptime with mommy and daddy Horton.

Sounds like a great 1st playdate to me! (There was talk of hand-holding between these two, but it was captured on camera.)

And this last picture is a picture I took with my phone of Lucas in the arms of next door neighbor Clara - she will be 3 in November. It was mentioned that perhaps this is a photo-shopped picture. Lucas being a "Honey I Inflated the Baby" and Clara a "Honey I Shrunk the Neighbor" sort of thing...but it's not...

Bath Time!

Baby Lucas and Annie Re

8 Weeks and 1 Day Old

So I know I'm a bit slow at getting pics up! Mimi & Ganghi had a picture fix from Retha's visit at the end of July, but for the rest of the family...we're sorry. I have several updates about Lucas. The first is the best - we are now worry free about his hips! The last ultrasound we had showed that they are developing normally, and the orthopedic doc was pleased at how much progression the films showed after 4 weeks. We'll go back at 6 months for an x-ray, but the doctor didn't expect any surprises. So no harness! This was an incredible answer to our prayers, and Will and I are relieved for our boy. Lucas is "a spitter." We've graduated from the projectile vomiting (thank goodness), but he still can spit up massive quantities of his meals. Unfortunately, this problem hasn't been getting any better, and Lucas has ended up with quite a bit of belly and throat pain from all the acid. We're treating that now, and since going to the doctor last week, Lucas is like a whole new baby. The colicky behaviors have significantly decreased, and he just seems to be happier and more content. Our ace in the hole when he can't be calmed however, is bath time...although that can be tricky. I'm pretty sure he threw his first temper tantrum last week when he was taken out of the bath a little sooner than he wanted to.

Lucas attended his first vacation bible school last week. I was helping out with some of the kids, and a great friend of ours hung out with Lucas for 5 nights. He did very well, saved his worst diapers for Beth, made some new friends, and became fascinated with this truck that makes the most obnoxious noise. Beth reported that it held his attention for 10 minutes at a time...clearly Lucas is absolutely brilliant!

And for the biggest news...Lucas weights 15 lbs 1 oz as of his appointment last Friday at about 7 1/2 weeks. He has graduated from newborn clothing, to some 3 month clothing, but really appears more comfortable in 6 month clothing as he is both long and big. And absolutely adorable. The 15 lb benchmark was a little sad for me though...he is now too big to sleep in the bassinet portion of the playpen in our room and so Lucas spent his 1st night in his crib yesterday. I'm sure this was harder on me than on him!

Obviously we're not getting any fast with posting pics of the growing boy. I do apologize...hopefully the next thing up will be a video that Auntie Re took when she was here. Otherwise it will probably be after Labor Day before I get more up. Lucas will be meeting his 3 Sawyer cousins - Andrew, Hannah, and Eden - as well as Caleb and Rachel that weekend! We're looking forward to that visit...although our house is going to feel incredibly small with 4 adults, 4 kids, and 2 dogs:-) TOTALLY WORTH IT!

Love you guys!

(And in unrelated Lucas news - my sweet pal Michelle had her new baby girl, Myah, Sunday morning! Michelle has tiny babies which is unfamiliar territory for many reading this right now. Myah weighed in at 6 lbs 3 ozs and was 19" long. Congrats and lots of love to Michelle, John, big bro Tristen, and sweet Myah!)

1 Month Old Already

I cannot believe my baby boy is already 1 month old. He has grown so much. By our bathroom scale estimates we think Lucas is just a little bit over 10 lbs. He definitely is not a starving baby - quite the opposite. He's all double chin and chubby cheeks and so cute. As you'll see in the pictures, he continues to refuse the paci so we just try and keep our hands as clean as possible. For now I've said 'goodbye' to soft lotiony hands.

We've had both sets of grandparents in. I was very thankful for the help with cooking and cleaning as I adjusted to being a new mom. And now with everyone gone I'm trying to figure out how to be a wife and a mommy all at the same time. I'm a fabulous multi-tasker but after a trip to the market this afternoon, I've got plenty of do-it-yourself meals on hand.

Here are some picks from the grandparents' visit. Love to you all!