2 Months Old

Sweet, sweet Luke you are 2 months old! You are truly the sweetest thing we could ever ask for! I'm not sure if you seem extra sugary sweet because your brother is quite spicy at the moment (it's nearly impossible to think that you, too, will one day be shouting "NO" and throwing epic tantrums - sigh), or if you are sincerely the sweete

st baby in the whole wide world! Probably a mix of both. You are growing so, so fast and I find myself just staring at you, squeezing you, smelling you...just trying to soak all of you up because it's flying by way too fast. Here are your 2 month stats: - You weight 12lbs, 13.5 oz - You are 23 inches long - You are wearing size 3-6 months clothes and size 2 diapers - You are eating about 4-5 oz. every three hours - You are sleeping about 6.5 hours in one stretch at night (YIPPEE!) - You LOVE to stretch and it's one of the cutest things I've ever seen! You throw your arms above your head and then bring the back of one open hand down to cover one eye. You grunt and stick out your tongue and bottom lip. SO PRECIOUS! - You are smiling more and more and will usually smile when we smile and talk to you. - You're becoming more social and you love to coo back and forth with Mommy! It's one of Mommy's favorite things to do with you, too! - You're a pretty content little guy and you don't cry too often. You get a little fussy at times, but you're usually easy to calm. You are loved more than you'll ever know!

Falling for Fall

We l-o-v-e fall around here! From the weather and pumpkin carving to cider and Halloween, October is without question my favorite month of the year. We've been busy celebrating the coming of fall. Last weekend we went to the Duluth Fall Festival. It was pretty crowded and a little hot for October, but we had fun walking around and checking out the vendors. Cade even rode a couple of rides and danced to the band that was playing! This weekend we decided to head to Stone Mountain to let Cade ride the train (trains are one of his current obsessions...along with trucks and Bubble Guppies). The smile on his face when we got on the train was worth a million bucks. As an added bonus, we got to see the Pumpkin Festival while we were there! In non-fall related news, Cade and I made pizzas tonight for dinner! He loves to cook almost as much as I love fall. :)

vendors.

Time Flies

Last weekend we roadtripped it to KY to attend Todd's 20 year high school reunion.

Aside from the occassional meltdown in the hotel room...

Cade and Luke both did a great job being away from home. We left the boys with grandma and granddaddy on Friday and Saturday nights so we could hang out with Todd's high school peeps and Cade had a BLAST! He was running around the house as if it were someplace he visits every weekend and they reported that he was on his very best behavior. And Luke did what Luke does best...slept. As much as we love our babies, it was SOOO nice to have some time to ourselves. Thank you grandma and granddaddy (and Betty)! Todd had fun catching up with his old classmates and it was fun to see what Todd was all about before I knew him (one of the nicest guys in the school someone commented). Haha!

Mr. and Ms. Caverna...20 years later.  Ha!

And another year passed for Todd. We celebrated his 38th birthday when we got home. Gettin' old T.O. double! ;) Time sure does fly!

1 Month Old

*Blogspot seems to be having some issues...the bullets aren't showing up as they should and it won't let me start new paragraphs...sorry for the cluttered entry! Sweet Little Luke, you are one month old! Your first month has gone by so quickly. We have loved getting to know you and you are the most perfect addition to our family. If we had to sum you in one word it would be SWEET! You are so stinkin' sweet! Here's a little more about you at one month: - You weigh 10lbs, 8.5 oz (63 %tile) - You are 22.25 inches long (66%tile) - Your head circumference is 15.25 (56%tile) - You wear size 3 months clothes and size 1 diapers - You eat every two hours. At night, you will give me at least one 3-4 hour stretch - usually between 11pm and 3am. - You are still sleeping a lot and you sleep best when someone is holding you. - You ball your little fists up next to your chin when you eat or suck your paci...it's so sweet. :) - You love to stretch and you make the same little stretchy faces that your brother used to make when he was your age. - You started smiling in response to our smiles a few days ago and nothing makes me melt more than a Lukey smile. - You are most laid back in the mornings. You get pretty fussy in the evenings, but I think that's normal. Lucky for mom and dad you're pretty consolable - even if it does require lots of bouncing, pacing, patting, and shushing. - You cry mostly because you're hungry or your tired and you can't get to sleep. - You like to spend most of your time in our arms. You're not a big fan of your swing, bouncy chair, or pack and play cradle. Maybe carrying you around all day will help mommy lose some of this baby weight! We love you Luke and we feel so blessed to be given the gift of raising you.

Music Man

Cade LOVES music! He likes to sing songs and he LOVES to dance! Anytime he hears music he boogies down. My favorite move of his is his spin move. In the car he rocks his head back and forth when he likes a song. It's super sweet to watch! Although I was not blessed with a singing voice, I have sung to him every day since he was born. We sing a lot in the car, during baths, while we're putting his pajamas on, and during bedtime. One day last week while singing the ABCs I stopped at a few points in the song and was taken aback to hear him fill in the blanks with the correct letters. Over the next few days I began to pause at various points in all of the songs I was singing and could not believe that he could fill in the words to every blank in every song I sang. I was completely in awe! It was weird to know that 1) he had this ability and I had NO idea. As far as I knew, the only song he kind of knew the words to was Row, Row, Row Your Boat and 2) to see first hand how much kids pick up when you don't really think they're intently listening. It's funny that he can't sing a song all the way through, but he can fill in the blanks. We look forward to hearing his sweet singing voice one day soon! In other news...we've been soaking up the last few days of summer. Last weekend Cade got a haircut, we had dinner at Chipotle and then went to Carvel for ice cream and on Saturday we went out to dinner with Ali, Austin, and Olivia. We don't have a whole lot of Luke news. He still spends most of his time sleeping!





Trainer Todd

The weekend before last Todd passed the test to become a certified personal trainer. He took a class for a few months and then spent weeks studying for what seemed like a very difficult test. He passed! We are SO proud of him and we're excited about the new opportunities his certification will bring - and we're also excited to have his time back each night now that he doesn't have to study! :) Way to go Todd! We love you!

Brotherly Love

One of the things I love about Cade is that he's very spirited. He's a bit of the rough and tumble type. He likes to throw things, bang things, run, jump, and dump things. He likes to scream very loudly and lately he's been into hitting - mainly mom, dad, and Cassius...we're working on it. So it came as a very pleasant surprise that he is incredibly sweet and caring when it comes to Luke. He gives him tons of kisses throughout the day (with his sweet little tongue poked out), brings him toys, and wants him to sit with him while he's playing. He rushes over to him when he cries and I've even seen him trying to pick him up a couple of times (and made a quick mental note to never leave them alone in the same room together). One of the best things about having Luke is watching Cade love him. I can't wait to see them grow up as the best of buddies!