Blathering On

I don’t really have much to say, but I have some more cute photos of Luke to post. He’s officially EIGHT WEEKS OLD!

We finally were able to go down to Lexington, KY to see my mother, Luke’s grandmother. She had a few baby pics of me and I was surprised at how much luke looked like me. What do you think?
Luke was exceptionally well behaved on both days, barely even crying. Mostly, he was [...]

Luke has started smiling regularly and even laughing. It’s gratifying, to say the least, especially after he’s been crying alot. We play Itsy Bitsy Spider with him and it almost always gets a big “Pumpkin Smile” as I call it. He reminds me of a Jack O Lantern because he’s got no [...]

Back in olden days (about fifteen years ago), all babies were sleeping on their tummies.  When a direct correlation was found between tummy sleeping babies and SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), pediatricians started recommending that all babies sleep on their backs.  As this practice became more widespread, the incidence of SIDS direcreased proportionately.
One negative side [...]

Luke had his one month checkup (actually 5 1/2 weeks) and passed with flying colors.  I did not attend, but the doctor did some strength tests to see about whether he had good head control and leg strength and he passed all with flying colors!
Elizabeth said he got his second hepatitis shot and was smiling [...]