Lucas is in love with the little Panda on his baby gym.
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May 2011
May 22, 2011
May 21, 2011
Morning Snuggles
One of my favorite things to do after our morning nursing session is lay Lucas in our bed and just watch him sleep. My iPhone is full of photos and videos of him sleeping, the sweet thing.
Waking up is such hard work!
The Furry Siblings
Everyone has been curious how the dogs have done with the baby.
Dan had brought them a onesie and blanket to inspect before Lucas came home, so they were used to his smell by the time he arrived.
Sammy mostly ignored Lucas in the beginning. He was jealous when grandma held him the first few days, but then seemed mostly indifferent about his existence. Slowly, though, Sammy has been warming up to his tiny hairless brother. He sniffs gently at his head when I'm holding him and has recently taken to lying next to him during his morning gym and tummy time sessions to watch him.
May 6, 2011
We were a little worried about how Frankie would handle being a sister. After all, she's still a puppy and is quite a busy little girl. She's also used to playing with Sammy and we weren't sure if she would realize that Lucas is a delicate little critter and can't be pawed at and wrestled with like her big brother. Dan's protective daddy instinct was in overdrive after Lucas was born and he actually had made a preemptive request to Uncle Steve to take Frankie if she didn't do well with the baby. Luckily for all of us, our sweet girl ended up doing great. She is like a little mama with him. The first night we had him home, she put her bone in his bassinet as a welcome gift. She watches him and sits with me when I nurse and gives me a concerned stare down if he starts fussing. If Lucas is upset, she'll often go and hide under our bed. She doesn't like a sad baby any more than I do! I've recently caught her snoozing in the rocking chair in the nursery. She's not allowed on the furniture, but it's hard to be mad at her when she's made the seat all warm for a nursing session.
April 5, 2011
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Tiny Toes
These fingers.
Oh these fingers.
They are so expressive... always moving, exploring, stretching and, when you're really concentrating, tucked into little fists... You get lint in your palms every day from your little mits collecting debris from fuzzy sleepers and soft blankies. You have recently discovered the joys of sucking on your hand. You ball up your hand and pop your pointer knuckle out a bit and go to town. You're not hung up on sucking that knuckle, but sometimes it just strikes you as a fun thing to do. If you've had a day that necessitated a little bit more knuckle sucking, your little hand smells sour by bathtime from being moist. I kiss your chubby little wrist, stroke the dimples on your hands and trace your long fingers with my own. You grip us with those tiny hands, you aimlessly caress me as I feed you, you bat at things and grab wads of my hair with them.
I dream of all the things you will do with those little hands one day - the world you will discover, the words you will write, the games you will play, the messes you will make...
Oh how I love those hands.
These toes.
Oh these toes.
The first week we had you home, you would scream as soon as we took your feet out of your sleeper to change you. As soon as your feet were safely back in your pajamas, you would instantly stop crying. My best guess is that you were worried about getting poked. In the NICU, you were poked in the foot every three hours for a glucose test, so I can understand your concerns, sweet boy. Soon, you grew to trust us and changing time is no longer a trauma for you. You kick those chubby little legs and I catch one and kiss your sweet feet and toes. I dreamt of those toes when you were in my belly. I remember seeing your foot pushing out my side in the mornings when you'd stretch out.
I imagine the days when I will see your feet outgrow my own, when those sweet toes will be sweaty, stinky boy feet that I'll only be brave enough to kiss if they are thoroughly washed. I wonder what sports they will carry you through and what places they will take you.
Oh how I love thoes feet.
May 5, 2011
Fun With Gravity
Lucas has been kind of drooly lately, which makes for some fun during tummy time.
May 5, 2011
Monthly Pictures: One Month
He looks a little awkward, but still super sweet and adorable for his one month photos. Propping a baby up in a chair with no arms and trying to snap a shot at a close enough range to catch him if he starts to slump over isn't the easiest task!
This one cracks me up! He looks like an adorable little bald, fat man.
Happy Baby
Every day, Lucas seems to be interacting more and more. He smiles in response to us talking to him and loves kicking and grinning under his baby gym. He is such an easygoing, happy kid. I wonder if this is a preview of his personality as he gets bigger.
Sweet little dimple
May 5, 2011
Growing Boy
I think these photos are the first ones where he started to look more like a baby and less like a newborn. It makes me thrilled and terribly sad at the same time. I'm already keenly aware of how fast these early years are going to speed by. I keep looking at Dan and thinking how he used to be Colleen's tiny baby and thinking that one day my little baby is going to be a big man like his daddy. It seems like a simple enough concept, but for a mama, it's impossible to wrap your head around. I don't want to keep him little forever. I'm excited to experience every stage as he grows. I just wish I had a time machine so that one day when he is off to college or starting his life away from me I can go back to these days and hang out with my memories in vivid color once again.
May 2, 2011
