Luke's First Portraits

My mom and I took Luke to have his 3-month portraits taken today, and what an adventure we had! Of course we ended up purchasing way too many pictures, but it was hard to resist our cute baby in all of his poses. We justified this by deciding that Luke will only have his first pictures taken once, so we just had to buy everything that looked adorable. Here are a few samples from the MANY precious pictures that we now have!

Winterhoff Family Beach Week

We spent a wonderful week at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware with our Winterhoff grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Luke was a great traveler and we had lots of fun going to the beach & boardwalk, and spending time with our family. Luke was outnumbered as the only boy among his girl cousins and enjoyed lots of attention as the baby of the family. He went in the pool for the first time and loved the water, and was a great sleeper all week. Thanks to Grams and Poppy for such a special vacation!

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Birthday Boy!

Here is our adorable Luke with a birthday candle in his pancake breakfast (eaten by Daddy) this morning. Luke's 3-month birthday began with him sleeping from 9 p.m. last night until 2:30 a.m. this morning. This was quite an amazing accomplishment, as he has never gone longer than 3 hours without a feeding since birth. Luke may have even slept longer, but I woke up every half hour from midnight on, just to make sure he was still breathing. As a neurotic first-time mother, I felt the need to finally place my hand on Luke's chest at 2:30 a.m. just to make sure it was rising, and as a result, I woke my sleeping child. I think I've learned my lesson, but am thrilled to see a glimmer of a full night's sleep sometime in the future. Happy Birthday dear baby!

3-months old!

We've been deliquent in our blog postings lately because we have been trying to capture a video of Luke smiling to share. However, whenever we take out the video camera, our little boy decides to be stern and serious... at least as serious as an infant can be! He now spends a lot of time on his back, kicking his arms and legs, and is a much more content and happy baby in the past few weeks. Luke turns 3 months old this weekend, and we have been busy unpacking from our last vacation and preparing to leave for our next family adventure with the Winterhoffs in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. We have decided to split our trip into a 3-day driving affair so that we don't have to endure more than 5 hours at a time in the car with a screaming baby. We leave tonight and are staying with friends in Roanoke, VA (where we used to live), going as far as Pennsylvania tomorrow, where we will drop off Winnie with her Mimi (my mom) for the week, and then arriving at the beach on Sunday. We will certainly be happy to arrive, and are excited to spend what will surely be a busy and fun week with our family at Rehoboth, with 4 children ages 5 and under in 1 beach house! Bring on vacation!
P.S. Luke's latest weigh-in at the pediatrician's office yesterday: 16 pounds, 2 ounces. Unbelieveable!

Luke's First Vacation

We just returned from Topsail Island Beach, NC where Luke spent his first vacation. My family has been going to Topsail every summer since I was a little girl, and we always have a great time. We loved being with our family and introducing Luke to his cousins, aunts, and uncles. I especially had fun dressing up our baby in his swimming trunks, adorable beach hats, and summer outfits! Winnie also comes to the beach every year, and loved splashing in the waves and retrieving her balls from the ocean. Luke was a great sleeper and smiled often at people, which is very rewarding for us. He even cried for 4 hours in the car on the way home- I guess he misses the beach as much as we do! Here are some pictures from our trip:

Happy 4th of July!

For My Aunts

Dear Jamie, Anika, Sara, and Kristin,
Here is a special picture for you all. I love you!
Love, Luke