Like Father, Like Son
Howdy all – so we left the house today and it was pretty great! The sun is shining and it was warm (ok 35, but warm for us Minnesotans!) So we went and had lunch with Ryan and then visited work. We were there for about 3 hours and Luke managed to poop thru an outfit but otherwise Luke slept thru the whole event. We made it to just about every floor (missed 5th since Jodi was at the food show) but we even ran in to Auntie Kari so we visited her office too! Now we are home and Luke is wide awake and happy and is almost smiling and almost cooing. Gotta Love it!
Apparently Luke learned how to email last night with Grandma…Here's his writing (courtesy of Grandma Rosie)
Dear Momma,
I just want you to know that Grandma Rosie told me I was a good boy last night. We had fun once I figured out that I was still going to be fed. I was a little concerned at first when I woke up hungry and I didn't hear your voice and you didn't come to pick me up and feed me. Grandma Rosie did fine though. In fact, she cuddled me and rubed my head and cheeks and sort of sounds like you. She told me that she was your Momma! Get out! Really she's your Momma?
I was hanging out in my crib last night with Blue (oh that's what Grandma called my bear) while Grandma went to wash her hands and I found out that his ears are fun to chew on. He didn't even care that I was chewing on them. So he's a good pal and I'm glad we like each other because I see him hanging out in my crib a lot. I suppose you are wondering why I was awake and in my crib? Well I had a very dirty diaper for Grandma Rosie. I thought I better give her the works to see if she could handle it, so I filled my pants with some really smelly stuff. You would have been proud of me, heck I was proud of it! Grandma took one look at it and she said "Phew you're a stinky boy!" She was saying other stuff too, but honestly, I was screaming because I didn't want her to think I enjoyed getting my diaper changed. Secretly, I kind of like those warm wet things and a dry diaper, but I didn't want Grandma to know that. As soon as she zipped me back in my jammies I decided that she passed the poopie diaper test and I had to come up with something else to challenge her. That was easy, because by that time I was starving! Grandma told me that I wasn't starving and she was sure I would live and then magically there was a bottle in my mouth! Grandma was right, I wasn't dying and it was actually pretty good. I tried to diddle around and be cute and doze off. I figured if I pretended to be asleep she would go away, but all of a sudden she tweaked my nose! I mean really! How many tweaks can my nose take before it's all gone? The nerve of her! I decided since the nipple was still in my mouth I would take another slam and pretty soon Grandma was banging on my back and telling me to burp. I'm telling you Momma, that when Grandma tells you to burp you should just burp because she is going to keep banding on your back until you do. The nerve of her, she even pulled my leg down too! I mean really, can't she tell I like my butt sticking out so I just gotta scrunch my legs up under me? I was just about to be mad at her and tell her to quit pulling my leg down and OMG, I let out a very big burp. I thought my head was going to snap off it was so big! Grandma said "I knew you had to burp" but she still wanted more. Man she can be demanding, but I burped again and then she seemed proud of herself too. So my advice to you is to just do what she says!
After she changed me and fed me I decided I would stay awake and keep my eye on her. We talked and she looked me over and told me I looked a lot like you and that I reminded her of Uncle Mike. That really confused me, but I figure Uncle Mike must be some really cute guy because I know how beautiful my Momma is and every one tells me how cute I am so I figure that Uncle Mike must be too. But then Grandma said that Uncle Mike was a really good baby, so does that mean that I look like Uncle Mike too or that I act like Uncle Mike? I'm confused, but I think it means that I'm a good baby AND I'm cute too. Sweet! Grandma told me that I have aunts and uncles and I would have fun playing with them and my cousins too. I'm not sure what aunts, uncles and cousins are, but Grandma made it sound like they were good to have and they are lots of fun to hang out with. She even told me that I have another Grandma AND another Grandpa too, and that everybody loves me and that I am a pretty lucky little boy.
I gotta tell you, I was a little concerned when you and Daddy left me all alone with Grandma Rosie, but she cuddled me and kissed me and told me that she loves me and we talked about a lot of things and I think hanging out with Grandma was pretty okay. Grandpa Pat even called and so I think he loves me too. This life so far is pretty cool and I think I'm going to be fine if you and Daddy should ever need to leave me for a while. Now that I've given you a night out and you came back to me we can probably do it again sometime. Hey, Grandma said something about baseball. It sounded like fun and I think Grandma likes baseball so can I play baseball someday, I mean when I'm bigger?
I love you,
Xoxoz (the z is a zerbert, Grandma gave a zerbert. Scared the daylights out of me but I think that's one of those things I better get used to, because she laughed and laughed.)
Luke
Hey everyone, it is me Luke. Mom and Dad get to post all the time and it is my turn. I wanted to let you all know that I finally convinced Mommy to put me in my crib on my tummy, just the way I like it. So I napped that way since Tuesday when Grandma Rosie put me that way. But last night I got Dad to put me on my tummy too. So I didn't really want to go to bed last night since I napped so good yesterday, but around 12:30 last nigh I decided Mommy was looking a little tired so I went to sleep and slept in my crib until 4:30 and then I ate and went back in my crib until 8:30 this morning. My Mommy was really happy with all the sleep that she got last night.
Everything else is good around here, we had Jaime and Leon over to play today, but I fell asleep. Tonight Mommy says that she is going to put me in my bath tub for the first time since my umbilical cord fell off this week I can take a real bath. I hate those sponge baths, but Mommy thinks that is because it is cold, so maybe I will like a real bath. I guess we are going to find out
Happy Valentine's Day and maybe Daddy will put a new Valentine's picture up tomorrow. We are going to have a romantic dinner with the Malecha's and Siverson's tomorrow. I'm not sure what romantic dinner means, is that where I wake up right when dinner is ready, because I do that everyday!
Luke
I can't believe our little squeeker is 2 weeks old today!
This is a big week for us, Ryan went back to work this week, which has made things a little harder on me, he was great with making sure we kept eating and had clean clothes (yes, he learned how to use those big machines in the basement :)) So my down time is a lot less this week, but thankfully Grandma Rosie came yesterday and changed the sheets on our bed and I got a shower. I changed to a fresh pair of sweatpants and T-shirt and even brushed my teeth, it was fabulous. She also put Luke in his crib and he slept there!!!! YEAH! so he is nappig in his crib right now. I am a bad mom in that he is sleeping on his stomach, but sleeping is the key word. He can hold up his head and roll to his side so I think we should be okay.
So I am going to snag a nap while Luke is taking one.
Hello Everyone – Thank you so much for all your well wishes and prayers. We are doing great!
Luke is sleeping really well (on My Chest) and mostly ok (in his swing) and not at all (in his crib!)
Some of you may have noticed Luke's big tube in the pictures, he was a little jaundiced when he came home so he was on a light therapy tube. Sorta like a cummerbund (Mom is that how you spell it?) It really bothered me more than it bothered him. But it was a real pain for diaper changes and feeding and stuff. We still have it, we had a doctor appointment this morning and we are waiting for his test results, but I am pretty sure we will be done with it today.
Fun Facts about Luke: he hates having his diaper changed, but hates having it wet or dirty too. Loves having his head rubbed or hair washed, and he has a perfect circle cowlick on the front of his head. He has small ears and nose and long fingers and toes 🙂
Alright, he is actually sleeping, in his crib (first time ever) so I am going to steal a nap too!
UPDATE: Luke's Bilirubin level is in the acceptable range, no more light machine!