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 teeth!
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 [...]
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 [...]
We had a great visit to the Cottage (we capitalize the word, yeah). My Aunt Jan watched Luke on several occasions, allowing us to have our first dining experiences alone for five weeks. We’ve gone out with Luke in the past, but we were able to celebrate our anniversary in a nice restaurant without worrying about him [...]
We decided that we could make it up to the family cottage this year, at the last minute. Luke is 4 1/2 weeks and proving to be a pretty good car rider. Also, this is our last opportunity to go to our favorite place and to see some family. Lots of people are anxious to [...]
