Anthony Practices Swaddling

Lucas still loves being swaddled. And Anthony has seen me do it a time or two! :) Anthony has been "practicing" swaddling his Tigger...

little tuck here, and a little fold there...

TA-DA!!!

(Something tells me he's not quite ready to try on the real baby yet! We'll keep working on it!)

Lucas Loves to Bounce

I have never seen a baby love his bouncy seat as much as Lucas does! Maybe it has to do with the fact that my hands are often tied up with Anthony, so Lucas thinks of ways to entertain himself!!! This is his favorite place to be--even more so than Mommy's or Daddy's arms! We take our bouncy seat everywhere...to the pool on playdates, to friend's houses, etc. I just can't leave home without it when it makes him this happy! Now, if I could just figure out a way to take it on the airplane to Ohio.... :)

This was the first video I captured of Lucas bouncing on his own. It is from back at the beginning of April! Doesn't he look young?!? Sorry, Mandy, I know, I know--another dark movie! This one was late at night!

I took this one just a couple of weeks ago. I love his sweet smile! This is seriously how content he is all the time! Please excuse the monkey noises in the background! :)

Anthony and Audrey

Anthony has a sweet friend named Audrey who is just a few months younger than him. They play sooooo well together! As a matter of fact, he is quite taken with her (and she's pretty fond of him too!). Whenever we talk about friends, Audrey is the first friend that he names. He will often ask, "See Audrey?" Many times throughout our day, he will see something, and it will remind him of her...his magnetic fridge alphabet (they like to play with the letters together), cheese or raisins (Audrey brings cheese and raisins to our house as a snack), colorful straws (they picked out straws for their smoothies--see below), our booster highchair (where she sits when she eats with us), the color pink (what she usually wears), mention of the word "swimming pool" (we swam at her neighborhood pool), and many more that I can't remember right now! He'll just say "Audwey" in this cute little whisper like he's remembering the good times! They are just so sweet together and have similar personalities. Here are some pictures and videos of some of their adventures!

Playing in the backyard--they both love being outside!

Little friends

Drinking banana coconut milk smoothies...yum!

Posing for the camera

Little monkeys

Love how they both suck their thumbs and tug at their ears

Being silly in the window

Playing with Noah's ark

Enjoying a snack

I let them watch the David and Goliath Veggie Tales one day, and this "belly-button" song came on right after. Audrey started dancing, and when Anthony saw her getting into it, he jumped in too! This video cracks me up every time! So cute!

Anthony enjoyed playing his guitar for Audrey, and she humored him by dancing to the music!

Potty 101

We are now a little over a month into potty training. I'm not sure how it's going, really. Anthony is definitely making progress, but the inconsistency is making me a little crazy. I absolutely had some unrealistic expectations going into it...just having never gone through this before, I didn't quite know what to expect. However, while we are all working toward the end goal of Anthony's being potty trained, we are doing our best to have a little fun in the process...

our friend the frog potty

lots of oversized t-shirts lately

(i forget how cute he can look when he actually wears pants!!!)




trying to find ways to keep Anthony entertained

in his grover underpants trying to kill a fly

still working on that fly

(don't tell him Mommy already killed it!)

And last but not least, Anthony watching American Idol while sitting on his potty. (He always asks for the "singing show". It's a special treat he gets every once in awhile since it's on past his bedtime.) He's jamming out with Daddy to the music! So cute! This kid never slows down!!!

Lucas' Monthly Pics 1, 2, and 3

one month old

two months old
10 pounds, 4 ounces (25th percentile)
22 inches long (25th percentile)

three months old

11 pounds, 8 ounces

I just can't believe how much he has changed in such a few short weeks!!! Lucas is such a sweet baby, and it's so fun to see his little personality start to emerge! He is very laid back and calm, an excellent eater and sleeper, and generally very easy. He's already sleeping 9-10 hours every night, and still naps four times a day!!! The only time we ever hear him cry is when he is hungry--he becomes very demanding with an almost angry sounding cry...but as soon as he begins to nurse, all is right with the world again! So, in essence, we really only have to hear him cry as long as it takes us to get him from his crib to his Mommy! He'll do a little wimpery cry when he's sleepy. We've moved Lucas into his big crib in Anthony's room, and he's loving it. He loves watching big brother Anthony run around, and Anthony likes to entertain Lucas and make him smile. Anthony is always asking to "hold that" referring to Lucas!!! Lucas loves his pacifier and has made no attempts to suck his thumb. He has found his hands over the last six weeks and always either has his hands or his paci in his mouth. He loves batting at the mirror, fish, and ball on his playmat. He is very active. He always rolls over when I place him on his tummy, and I've never seen any baby before who bounces himself in his bouncy seat! (I'll post a separate video of that later!!!) His hair still stands straight up. He loves attention and will just coo and gurgle and "talk" when anyone plays with him. I think he likes the "flying like an airplane" game the best! He also loves being kissed and tickled. He still loves being swaddled at night, though he always manages to wriggle his arms out. He really enjoys his quiet time with Daddy in the mornings.

So, that's our sweet boy in a nutshell right now. I'm savoring every minute of it!!! He's still considered a "newborn", right!?!

Happy Easter 2010!

Anthony had fun his very first time dying easter eggs! Notice the t-shirt change in the photos...Mommy wasn't thinking straight and had one of his nice shirts on when he started. And guess what--he got dye on his shirt--imagine that! Good thing it came out in the wash!

patiently waiting for the dye tablets to dissolve

say "hi mom"!!!

he was only allowed to "stir" the clear water all by himself

(a two year old, dye, and glass just don't mix!)

careful!

putting all the eggs in

wow! look at all the colors!

sweetie pie Lucas on Easter morning!

The picture turned out so dark, and it's the only one we got of him the whole day!

Anthony found some hidden easter eggs with treats in them!

Anthony's hidden easter basket

Yay! He found it!
It only took a little coaching!!!

"What's in the eggs??? Candy???"

Some playdough and other treats from Nonna were included!

Thanks, Nonna!

Lazy Day

Lucas woke up early one Saturday morning last month, and we let him fall back asleep in our bed (which we rarely do). He was so comfortable, he stayed asleep long after the sun came up! Is this the good life, or what?