Summer in March

Since last week was so incredibly warm, we decided to snowshoe up to Camp III and meet some friends on the deck for some sun and drinks.  No better way to spend a Sunday!

 

Cereal

Our little man seems to be oh so hungry lately, so we've been trying some cereal.  It's definitely NOT his favorite thing...

but he does love sitting in his new high-chair!

Happy 4 Months!

Smiles and laughter fill most of our days.

A Swing of Emotions

He started of so happy...

Played a bit with his feet...

Sat with his truck...

And then was totally done.  

On the move!

He has front to back down pretty well, not we're just working on back to front. 

And a tooth on the way... can't believe L is almost 4 months old!

Mobile

As I was searching online for DIY ideas for L's room, I found this bird mobile pattern from Spool and totally fell in love with it.  It took me maybe a total of two hours to make, not including the walk I took with Thor to find the sticks.  The mobile hangs right over L's crib and he loves looking at it.  I am so happy with how it turned out!

An Update

So...  it has been about four months since I last wrote a post on this blog.  SO much has happened since then!  Over the months I have sat down to write and haven't really known where to start so I haven't written anything.  Hopefully the posts will be on a more regular basis from now on.

Here's a quick photo recap of the past four months...  enjoy!

Lukas was born at 5:03pm on Sunday October 2, 2011.  My labor was pretty easy and the actual delivery went fast.  It was about 12 hours from when my water broke at home till I was holding him in my arms.  I keep thinking back to that day and am so thankful that everything went so well and we have a happy and healthy baby boy.  We couldn't be happier.

So tired!  Getting dressed and ready to come home from the hospital.  It was so wonderful to have all Luk's grandparents there to celebrate his birth.  He is so loved.

Handsome boy.  

So we have this tradition with our friends every year.  We get together, have some spiced cider and carve jack-o-lanterns each Halloween.  We have a contest to see who's is the best but there is never a prize... just pride.  You can see Luk's first little pumpkin on the top step.  A classic design for his first Halloween.

One month old!

My parents always took photos of us on the first day of school and I've decided to keep that tradition alive.  Here is Luk ready for his first day of school.  I would of course rather stay home with him, but that isn't in the cards right now.  I know he is in good hands while I'm at school each day.  The best part of my day is when I pick him up and he's all smiles when I walk in the door :-)

2 months old!  Totally posing for the camera.  

Picking out Luk's first Christmas Tree.  All the holiday traditions were much more meaningful this year.

First hockey game at PSU.  He's already a little athlete.  His legs never stop moving!

He's so happy all the time.  Wakes up smiling and laughs all day.  He is absolutely the best and makes us so very thankful.

3 months old!

   

Best friends :-)  Thor is never too far away from Luk and is always bringing him bones and balls to play with.  Thor will be SO excited when Luk can actually play with him someday!

It's true what everyone says.  They do grow so fast!

Mobile for Baby S.

We are trying very hard not to spend a ton of cash getting ready for Baby S., and I knew I wanted to make a mobile for his room.  So when I stumbled upon this the other day, I knew it would be perfect for his room! I've made some of the birds already with some scraps of fabric and Spool's super easy pattern.  I'll post some photos when it's all done.  I can't wait to see it hanging in his room!

Spool's Bird Mobile

Baby S. at Fenway

Our little boy is well on his way of understanding the importance of being a Red Sox fan.  He already has Sox books, onesies, and the coolest little hat.  We wanted to expose him to the wonders of Fenway as soon as possible, so we went to a game a few weeks ago and are going to another one in a few more weeks.  There aren't too many things that beat watching the Sox win at Fenway.

Baby S.

I can't believe that we only have about 9 more weeks until Baby S. makes his arrival!  When you say it like that, it seems like such a short amount of time!!  Before I was pregnant, I never really understood why people talked in "weeks" instead of months.  I never thought I would be one to do that, but now I get it.  Each week is such a change in growth that it's much easier to understand how the baby is developing week by week, rather than month by month.  

My mom and sister hosted such a nice shower for me a few weeks ago.  It was actually really overwhelming to have so many people there from all aspects of my life... childhood, high school, college, now...  it was awesome.  Everyone was SO incredibly generous and I know Baby S. is loved already.

We decided to keep the baby's room green and are not doing a "theme".  We're going to use some great fabric from IKEA for the curtains, some DIY artwork, and passed down things from when J and I were kids.  We put the crib together the other day and love it!  I really think the drawer underneath will be so useful in keeping sheets and such in.  Handy when changing wet sheets in the middle of the night!

We still have a lot to do.  I'd love to have the room basically set before school starts, but not sure if that's going to happen.  We'll see!

An update

It has been well over a year since I last posted on my blog.
I'm not exactly sure why it's been so long.  There were many days where I came to write something and then decided not to, for whatever reason.

But, I'm back... and hoping posts will happen on a more regular basis.

Some things I've seen through my blue eyes since last year...

Summer 2010

  

We went to Europe for an absolutely amazing honeymoon.  I don't even know the words to use to describe the time we had there.  Three weeks traveling through Italy, Switerzerland, and France.  Oh, how I wish we were back there eating fresh and delicious food and drinking wine!

 

Thor came to live with us.  We picked him up when he was 8 weeks old and we instantly fell in love.  He's grown a lot since last summer... 85lbs now!  He makes us smile every day.

And the BIGGEST news is that we're expecting!  A little baby boy will join us in October and we couldn't be more excited (and a little nervous) to be parents!