Picture time

Home with baby Halle

Little sister is here

Luke's baby sister Halle was born at 2:52pm on Tues August 11th and weighed 7 lbs 9 oz and was 19 inches long. Here are some pictures from the hospital...

Luke is doing well with the change. The first day we got home with her he was a little upset, he kept pointing to her and crying and would cry over just about anything. But the next day was a lot better and each day has gotten better since. He likes to show her his stuffed animals and toys and help throw her diapers away and LOVES to hold her (with our help of course :) and gives her kisses. I can't believe how big and old he looks next to her! It's like last week he was a baby, and this week he is a little boy. It makes me kind of sad to realize how grown up he is and sometimes I wish I could still look at him like the little baby he was to me last week! It's crazy. But it is so fun having him be a big brother and he is already such a good little helper with her.

"As long as I'm living my baby you'll be..."

Tonight I had a special moment with Luke, and the first thing that came to my mind was this line from the cute book "Love You Forever"..."I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living my baby you'll be." Luke has been sick the last couple days with a fever. He hasn't been too horribly sick, but has been a little more subdued then usual and has not been his normal active self. Tonight he was tired extra early so I sat with him and rocked him in the rocking chair until he feel asleep, which didn't take long. I sat there rocking him and looking at his sweet little face and this overwhelming sense of sadness came over me. I'm sad that he won't be my baby anymore and that things are going to change. I love this little guy so much and it has been so much fun and so rewarding the last year and a half with him. It's not that I'm not excited for this new baby, but it's just weird to think that he won't be my baby anymore. Tears come to my eyes now just thinking about it. But as I sat there I thought of this little book and that line in it and thought how true it is, he will always be my baby... no matter how many babies I have or no matter how old he is. I couldn't help but think that even though I hate for him to be sick and not feel well, maybe this little fever and sickness was a little blessing in disguise for me because the last couple days I've gotten to hold him and snuggle him more than usual since doesn't feel 100% himself, we sit and watch Thomas the Tank Engine videos and he cuddles with me and it has just been nice to have that time with him. And then tonight I had that little moment with him rocking him to sleep and it was so nice to have that. I'm so grateful to have him and to have the blessing of being a mom. I couldn't love anything more or want to be doing anything else. And the amazing thing is I'm sure I'll love this new baby just as much. My sadness has gone away as I think of that line from that book and remember that "as long as I'm living (and forever) my baby you'll be". I took this picture of him tonight after I laid him down.

Some of Luke's Favorites...

FAVORITE BLANKY...

Luke loves this blue blanket. He likes to carry it around with him - inside, outside, just wherever we happen to be! He isn't so attached to it that he absolutely has to have it at all times, and sometimes it can be substituted with a stuffed animal, but he always likes to cuddle with it before he goes to sleep, when he wakes up, and just other random times. I usually let him bring it with him in the car if he wants to but I make him leave it in the car when we go in stores and other places and he is usually okay with that. He sure loves it!

FAVORITE SHOES...AIR JORDANS

We got these shoes for Luke awhile back. First, we got him Jordan's for his one year birthday but the didn't like to wear them then, they were too big and clunky for him to walk in. So we exhanged them for a bigger size and got these ones which he now fits in and he loves them! He thinks they are so cool. We always say "cool shoes" when he is wearing them and he smiles. He loves to point at them and make sure everyone notices when he is wearing them.