3 Weeks Old

I couldn't decide which picture I liked better, so I just used both!

Today, Luke took a ride in the car to the mall and then Buy Buy Baby where Trey stayed in the car with him while I ran in to quickly pick up some items. He has yet to have a real outing, but we're a little hesitant right now to really take him out because he's still feeding pretty close together and he can't take a lot of outside noise right now. He gets overstimulated pretty quickly which leads to an unhappy baby. I'm hoping in the next couple of weeks we'll be able to start getting out, though, because I'm going house crazy!

I'll post Easter pics tomorrow. There's no egg hunt or easter baskets for him this year, but he's got a cute outfit to wear.

We put it on him to 'try it out' for his ride around town today. Here's a sneak peek:
Super Cute :)
There will be better pics of it tomorrow :)

Two Weeks Old

Luke at two weeks old!

We went to the doctor yesterday for his two week appointment.
He weighed 8 lbs. 12 oz. which makes him almost a pound over his birth weight!
He's in the 50th percentile for weight.
He's now 20 1/8 inches tall. He's grown a pretty good amount!
He's also in the 50th percentile for height.

They also measured his head circumference, but I don't remember what that was.
I just know that he's in the 30th percentile for head size. Good thing we know intelligence is not proportional to how big your head is!

He also had to get his heel pricked again. They send the blood samples to the state where they do testing for different things- what exactly, I'm not sure. I'm supposed to get the results back in a couple of weeks, so I'll know more then about that one.

He definitely did not like the heel prick at all, but he recovered very quickly. At the next appointment, he'll begin to get his immunizations. That appointment won't be very fun during or after. They gave me a list of all the possible side effects, and I have a feeling I'll need a drink at the end of that day! I don't think he'll feel very good after this next one.

Here he is napping today:
Don't mind the awkward outfit. He's wearing a 0-3 month onesie, but his pants are still newborn size. He's a little between sizes, so I ended up mixing a couple of different outfits. I need him to get a little longer to fit into 0-3 month outfits well. Right now, they're a little long on him. I have a feeling, though, that we'll be dealing with that issue for his entire life :)

Also, we got the final pictures back from our professional photo shoot session we did the week he was born.
Here's the link to see them!
http://www.shareitvideo.com/watch.php?v=241555671535400
We can print all the photos easily, so if you want one, we can easily get it printed.
Enjoy them!

Home Sweet Home

Luke on his way home :)

We've had Luke home for a little over a week so far and he's already changed so much!

What he's been up to:

• Last Friday at the doctor, he weighed 7 lbs 11.5 oz. I'm thinking that he's already gained back up to his birth weight, but we won't know for sure until next week when we go back.
• He is a great eater! He knows when he's hungry for sure. He tries to latch himself on already, but he usually misses so he still needs help, but it's funny to watch.
• He'll go four hours between some feedings- usually one long stretch during the day and one longer stretch at night. The other times he likes to eat about 2 to 2.5 hours apart.
  
• I need to get a picture of the face he makes when he's done feeding- it's pretty cute. It's this little frowny face.
• He moans and makes little noises in his sleep.
  
• His startle reflex is really good! He's always flailing his arms in his sleep when he hears a noise on the TV or something.
• He makes this grunt noise when he doesn't want to do something.
• For the most part, he's really laid back. He just hangs back and watches things.
• When we do tummy time, he can turn his head from one side to the other. The nurse even commented that he's very strong!
• We like to make his hair kind of poofy after his bath. We want it to looks like Trey's :)
• He's already scratched himself twice on his cheek and bled a little. I've got to file his nails more often!
• I'm trying to capture on film all of his funny faces he makes- they're pretty cute!
  
• We just LOVE him! He's wonderful and perfect!

First Bath at home!

Sleeping sweetly in his cradle. I think the next day, though, we moved him to his crib. Such a big boy already!

So cute in his jeans!

Love it! Thanks to Dave and Corinne for this one :)

His name on his butt! So cute!

Luke Henry

Luke Henry Jackson
April 2, 2011

A week ago today I decided to go for a short walk before dinner and little did I know that walk would change everything.

I'm pretty sure it sent me into a regular labor pattern and just a few hours later, our little boy was born!

Luke came into this world at 4:46 am on April 2, 2011. He weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. and was 19 3/4 inches long.

This week has seemed so long! It's been a week of big changes in our lives, but it's also been a wonderful week that I will always look back on with a smile. Not only did Luke arrive, but three days later, I turned 30. I feel like I've had a week of milestones!

My last picture pregnant. We had just arrived in labor and delivery. Very soon after this, they told us we were being admitted and we knew for sure we'd have a baby that night!

Luke right after he was born. The nurses had to work on him a little bit after birth because he had a ton of fluid in his stomach. He is a really good sucker :)

Our little family. Luke's one day old in this picture.