We had quite a full weekend. Friday and Saturday we ran errands and worked around the house. Since its been sunny we went shopping at The Little Red Wagon for some shorts. TLRW is a children's consignment shop in Lynden where you can turn in your used items and earn credit to spend. We had $10 in credit, went for shorts but came out with new overalls, shoes and a red hat. I couldn't resist this outfit (see below and you will know why!).
Luke has not been sleeping well. He started waking up a couple times a night, then it turned to three, then four, now we're up to five. And sometimes he absolutely refuses to go back to sleep in his own bed. So I give in and bring him to mine...I need some sleep too. He seemed to sleep very well in our bed. So we thought we would look for a co-sleeper. Its sort of a small crib type thing that goes in your bed so that you won't roll on the baby and they can't roll off. But they are spendy. So we resorted to using his diaper changing pad that has walls to try him sleeping in our bed. It was nice not to have to get up, but it didn't really help and its not the best thing for Howie and I. We realized that we haven't been consistant in how/where he sleeps so we are working on that and hoping that will help with the waking up at night.
Sunday after church we headed down to see Grandpa and Grandma Howland. We hadn't seen them since Luke was two weeks old. It was Luke's first ferry ride! And his first time meeting great-Grandma Fern. We had a nice BBQ dinner, stayed the night with them, had a waffle breakfast and headed back Monday morning.
Monday afternoon we weeded the garden to get ready to plant REAL plants.
Check out our adventures below!
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Friday, May 29, 2009
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Sunday, May 17, 2009
Garage Sale & Other Silly Things
We had a garage sale this past Saturday. Friday night we went out and hung garage sale signs. Then we got up early Saturday, Luke and I set out our stuff while Howie went and got cash and breakfast. We set up our chairs on the front porch and hung out from 8am to 3pm. It was actually a lot of fun. It was a good day for it. But even though we were in the shade all day, Luke's face got a little sun burned. I feel bad but it doesn't seem to bother him. We went today to check out sunscreen but the bottle says to consult a doctor before the age of 6 months. So I don't really know what you are supposed to do before then.
The other pictures included are just random things we have done or he has been doing. He has found a new toy: his feet. He's grabbing them every chance he gets. Tonight he decided to taste them! At least he was in the bath and they were clean!
As bad as it is...he loves the tv. I'm really trying not to let him watch it lately but when its on he will strain to look at it. Since he is so interested, I put him in his jumper and turned on his baby sign video (in the computer because our DVD player isn't working). Then at least he's watching something that might teach him something valuable.
You'll also see him sitting in his Bumbo. Many of you have seen how these things work...as much as Luke likes sitting up in it, he's always trying to weasel his way out, so he's invented a new way of sitting in it.
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The other pictures included are just random things we have done or he has been doing. He has found a new toy: his feet. He's grabbing them every chance he gets. Tonight he decided to taste them! At least he was in the bath and they were clean!
As bad as it is...he loves the tv. I'm really trying not to let him watch it lately but when its on he will strain to look at it. Since he is so interested, I put him in his jumper and turned on his baby sign video (in the computer because our DVD player isn't working). Then at least he's watching something that might teach him something valuable.
You'll also see him sitting in his Bumbo. Many of you have seen how these things work...as much as Luke likes sitting up in it, he's always trying to weasel his way out, so he's invented a new way of sitting in it.
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
3 Months Old and Growing So Big
Luke is 3 months old today and there are so many things he has been doing…
Last night he slept in his big boy bed in his own room! But being so used to his swing he slept pretty restlessly. He ended up in our bed at 4am. When I woke up at 8, Luke was looking at me and smiled. I let him loose from him swaddler and held him and he just laughed and laughed. Its moments like that that are the best.
We got him a jumper because whether he is lying down or being held his legs are continuously kicking. He wasn’t sure about it at first but now he goes crazy in it.
Last Sunday he reached down and picked up a rattle for the first time and has not stopped picking things up since. So we got out all his rattles and plastic baby toys for him to play with. But they all go straight to the mouth!
Now that he's a little more in control of his hands he holds onto his bottle. He really likes to "help" and pulls it out of his mouth and tries to get it back in, but doesn't have much of an aim right now. I try to be patient and realize he's discovering and learning but there comes a point when we need to stop playing with our food!
He really tries to sit up. He is not happy laying down or reclining. He keeps trying to pull himself up but he's not quite strong enough.
He's not quite strong enough to sit up by himself yet either, but he loves being able to see everything. So at a restaurant we sat him in a high chair stuffed with blankets at the end of the table. He seemed to like it and could see everyone around the table.
He also now rides in his stroller like a big boy. We don't put him in the carseat and click him into the stroller...he just doesn't like that. I wish I would have gotten pictures of all of these things...I need to keep the camera in the diaper bag at all times!
He looks at books. But again, if he's going to "help" turn the page, the page goes staight in his mouth.
A couple weeks ago at Aunt Holly's we noticed him looking at his feet and trying his hardest to reach down and get them. He reaches his knee then his ankle but hasn't quite gotten to the toes yet.
Unfortunately, he still hates the car. I hate driving to work every morning because he screams the entire 15 minutes. Often when we buckle him into the seat in the house, he is fine until he hears it click into the car. Now, he starts crying when I set the seat down next to the car while I put everything else in. And he screams....he screams so hard that he is soaked with sweat when I get him out of the car. I feel horrible making him ride in the car. It has come to the point that I ride back there with him when Howie drives. He's usually fine then. While at my mom's house, I needed buckle the carseat base into the car. So I set him in the seat next to the car seat...he wasn't even in his carseat, he was just sitting there in the car...and he started screaming! I couln't believe it, he wasn't even in his carseat, just in the car and he was so upset.
Its so interesting to see his personality come out. He's always moving and wants to be active, he loves people and being out in public...how is it that you can tell a 3 month old is an extrovert??, and he loves to be thrown in the air...so I call him my athletic, extroverted risk taker. Everything I'm not! :)
Last night he slept in his big boy bed in his own room! But being so used to his swing he slept pretty restlessly. He ended up in our bed at 4am. When I woke up at 8, Luke was looking at me and smiled. I let him loose from him swaddler and held him and he just laughed and laughed. Its moments like that that are the best.
We got him a jumper because whether he is lying down or being held his legs are continuously kicking. He wasn’t sure about it at first but now he goes crazy in it.
Last Sunday he reached down and picked up a rattle for the first time and has not stopped picking things up since. So we got out all his rattles and plastic baby toys for him to play with. But they all go straight to the mouth!
Now that he's a little more in control of his hands he holds onto his bottle. He really likes to "help" and pulls it out of his mouth and tries to get it back in, but doesn't have much of an aim right now. I try to be patient and realize he's discovering and learning but there comes a point when we need to stop playing with our food!
He really tries to sit up. He is not happy laying down or reclining. He keeps trying to pull himself up but he's not quite strong enough.
He's not quite strong enough to sit up by himself yet either, but he loves being able to see everything. So at a restaurant we sat him in a high chair stuffed with blankets at the end of the table. He seemed to like it and could see everyone around the table.
He also now rides in his stroller like a big boy. We don't put him in the carseat and click him into the stroller...he just doesn't like that. I wish I would have gotten pictures of all of these things...I need to keep the camera in the diaper bag at all times!
He looks at books. But again, if he's going to "help" turn the page, the page goes staight in his mouth.
A couple weeks ago at Aunt Holly's we noticed him looking at his feet and trying his hardest to reach down and get them. He reaches his knee then his ankle but hasn't quite gotten to the toes yet.
Unfortunately, he still hates the car. I hate driving to work every morning because he screams the entire 15 minutes. Often when we buckle him into the seat in the house, he is fine until he hears it click into the car. Now, he starts crying when I set the seat down next to the car while I put everything else in. And he screams....he screams so hard that he is soaked with sweat when I get him out of the car. I feel horrible making him ride in the car. It has come to the point that I ride back there with him when Howie drives. He's usually fine then. While at my mom's house, I needed buckle the carseat base into the car. So I set him in the seat next to the car seat...he wasn't even in his carseat, he was just sitting there in the car...and he started screaming! I couln't believe it, he wasn't even in his carseat, just in the car and he was so upset.
Its so interesting to see his personality come out. He's always moving and wants to be active, he loves people and being out in public...how is it that you can tell a 3 month old is an extrovert??, and he loves to be thrown in the air...so I call him my athletic, extroverted risk taker. Everything I'm not! :)
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Train Trip to Vancouver
Luke took his first trip to Vancouver for my brother's college graduation. He and I rode the train down which went really well. I can't imagine how driving would have went being that he hates riding in the car. We had a full five days there going to Baccalaureate, Graduation, Parties, and out to restaurants. He met lots of family for the first time. The weekend went extremely well. Luke is so good when he's around other people and in public. He loves to be around people and out doing things. He is definitely an extrovert! I think he just gets too bored when we sit around at home. One thing I discovered on this trip is that it is a serious pain when public bathrooms do not have changing tables in them! You can't change a diaper on a table in a restaurant so you have to go back out to the car! I feel like writing to every place that doesn't have a changing table in the bathroom! There wasn't one in the bathroom on the train either so I had to change him right there in the seat, which he pooped both times riding the train! I was a little embarrassed about that. Then at the end of our train ride we walked past the wheelchair access bathroom, the door was open, and there was the changing table! It would have been nice to know that. Anyway, here are a few pictures from our trip.
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