Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Mr. Photogenic
We took some nine month family pics together for the holidays. The place was PACKED. I think we are getting our family pics made in July next time. It was worth the wait. Luke was a ham. I think he could have gone on a couple more hours taking pictures. He loves to smile at pretty camera ladies!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Sweet Peeks
I never had fun with a basket full of blankets out of the dryer before. Everything sure has changed.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Christmas Wiggles
It took a few tears, patience, and extra batteries to get the picture we finally wanted to send out on our cards. We finally got it though! Here we are on the road to the winning picture. (I left off about 70 of the other not perfect pictures because I think you get the idea.)
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Little Helper
Already at such a young age he is quite the helper. Luke hangs with me while I make the bed and cook every single day. I hope he rubs off on Daddy!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Month Nine
Dear Luke,
This was an adventurous one! You had your first illness. You woke us up at 2:00 a.m. throwing up all over your bed and floor. You were sick like this off and on for seven days. I took five days off work to give you a medicine dropper of fluids every ten minutes to try to keep you hydrated. It didn't work. We had to take you to the pediatric ER to get an IV of fluids. I'm not sure who cried hardest. It was AWFUL. It did, however, do the trick. Within a few hours you were drinking your bottle again and that was such a relief. You were quite fussy for a few days. It took some time for you to get back to your smiling, silly self. It was so great to hear your squeals again and see you slapping your knees with a giant grin on your face! We all managed to get the bug. There was one day where we were all face down in different rooms for about twelve hours. It wasn't fun but we got through it together!
You had several Dr. visits this month. The only one that was fun though, was your wellness check-up. We discovered you are 30 inches and almost 23 pounds. You are in the 95th percentile for everything still. You are growing and changing like crazy. I was thrilled to see your weight back up because you looked so thin while you were sick.
You are now on the move! You are crawling. Yikes! Daddy and I watched you crawl for the first time the day before Thanksgiving. We were all on the floor and you made a B line for his play station. We were all grinning from ear to ear. We called everyone to tell them your accomplishment. You are still a little slow but you are DETERMINED. You get where you need to at your own pace. At times you will just wiggle on your belly to get what you need. Daddy and I were talking about what an independent guy you are. You will play in the floor for a long time with toys scattered around you. Those early days when you needed to be constantly on our shoulders are long gone.
You now play a mean game of peek-a-boo. You eat whole cheerios without making the alarming vomit face. You laugh your fool head off when you get your belly, thighs, or feet tickled. You giggle every time you get startled. You ABSOLUTELY LOVE crowds. You haven’t met a single person who scares you. You have zero stranger anxiety. We can pass you around like a sack of flour and you just grin. I think you are incredibly smart. When you don’t want to eat, I will try to make you giggle. You have learned how to giggle with your lips closed tightly together so I can’t possibly get a spoonful of chicken past your lips. Watching you laugh with your mouth shut is worth the frustration of trying to get you to eat.
I just realized today I don’t really have to burp you any longer. The thought of not burping you made me incredibly sad. Some may think that is crazy. It is a simple little task…but it is something that you no longer need from me. I guess that is the first of a list of things that will be incredibly long. Don’t worry. I’m sucking it up right now and already trying to get a grip on you needing me less and less. I promise not to embarrass you and ask you a million times where my little baby went. I will probably, at some point post a naked butt picture of you on here though. Sorry in advance.
Love you so much,
Mama and Daddy
Month one...
Month two...
Month three...
Month four...
Month five...
Month six...
Month seven...
Month eight...
Month nine...
This was an adventurous one! You had your first illness. You woke us up at 2:00 a.m. throwing up all over your bed and floor. You were sick like this off and on for seven days. I took five days off work to give you a medicine dropper of fluids every ten minutes to try to keep you hydrated. It didn't work. We had to take you to the pediatric ER to get an IV of fluids. I'm not sure who cried hardest. It was AWFUL. It did, however, do the trick. Within a few hours you were drinking your bottle again and that was such a relief. You were quite fussy for a few days. It took some time for you to get back to your smiling, silly self. It was so great to hear your squeals again and see you slapping your knees with a giant grin on your face! We all managed to get the bug. There was one day where we were all face down in different rooms for about twelve hours. It wasn't fun but we got through it together!
You had several Dr. visits this month. The only one that was fun though, was your wellness check-up. We discovered you are 30 inches and almost 23 pounds. You are in the 95th percentile for everything still. You are growing and changing like crazy. I was thrilled to see your weight back up because you looked so thin while you were sick.
You are now on the move! You are crawling. Yikes! Daddy and I watched you crawl for the first time the day before Thanksgiving. We were all on the floor and you made a B line for his play station. We were all grinning from ear to ear. We called everyone to tell them your accomplishment. You are still a little slow but you are DETERMINED. You get where you need to at your own pace. At times you will just wiggle on your belly to get what you need. Daddy and I were talking about what an independent guy you are. You will play in the floor for a long time with toys scattered around you. Those early days when you needed to be constantly on our shoulders are long gone.
You now play a mean game of peek-a-boo. You eat whole cheerios without making the alarming vomit face. You laugh your fool head off when you get your belly, thighs, or feet tickled. You giggle every time you get startled. You ABSOLUTELY LOVE crowds. You haven’t met a single person who scares you. You have zero stranger anxiety. We can pass you around like a sack of flour and you just grin. I think you are incredibly smart. When you don’t want to eat, I will try to make you giggle. You have learned how to giggle with your lips closed tightly together so I can’t possibly get a spoonful of chicken past your lips. Watching you laugh with your mouth shut is worth the frustration of trying to get you to eat.
I just realized today I don’t really have to burp you any longer. The thought of not burping you made me incredibly sad. Some may think that is crazy. It is a simple little task…but it is something that you no longer need from me. I guess that is the first of a list of things that will be incredibly long. Don’t worry. I’m sucking it up right now and already trying to get a grip on you needing me less and less. I promise not to embarrass you and ask you a million times where my little baby went. I will probably, at some point post a naked butt picture of you on here though. Sorry in advance.
Love you so much,
Mama and Daddy
Month one...
Month two...
Month three...
Month four...
Month five...
Month six...
Month seven...
Month eight...
Month nine...
Sunday, November 30, 2008
First Turkey Day
What a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! We were all finally well in our house and we had the most relaxing time ever. Thursday we had dinner with the family at Memaw's house in Nixa. Sunday we had dinner at Grandma's house in Springfield. We are so thankful this year to have this little boy in our lives. I think Luke is mostly thankful for mashed potatoes and vanilla pudding. He had so much of each at the dinners!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Baby's First Projectile Vomiting
Yes, you read that correctly. I have been on hiatus while taking care of a sick baby. Luke came down with a nasty bug about a week ago. It has been a roller coaster ride. He has been very sick to his tummy and hasn't wanted to drink much at all. That landed us in the pediatric ER yesterday. They gave him a bag of fluids and some anti-nausea medication. It has helped quite a bit. Today he has finally started to drink a little pedialyte mixed with gateorade.
You can't put a sick baby in the corner and quarantine him. You gotta give a sick baby lots of cuddles and lovin'. So, Matt and I also got the crud too. It has been one very long week here at the Patterson household. I would stay far away for a while. Make sure to come armed with hand sanitizer when you dare!
You can't put a sick baby in the corner and quarantine him. You gotta give a sick baby lots of cuddles and lovin'. So, Matt and I also got the crud too. It has been one very long week here at the Patterson household. I would stay far away for a while. Make sure to come armed with hand sanitizer when you dare!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Month Eight
Dear Luke,
This all is going too quickly! You changed more than ever this month! We had a well baby visit this month. You now are 29 1/2 inches long, 21 pounds and 12 ounces. That places you in the 75-90% for weight and above the 95th percentile for height. That also places you in clothes that don't fit most kids your age! You are growing like a weed. You did just great with your shots but you were unhappy for several days afterwards. I think you were mad at me because you thought I betrayed you by letting the nurse stab you. You gave her the saddest lip ever afterwards. I thought she was going to cry!
You are quite the eater. You love your fruits and veggies but you hate any real solid foods so far. We tried the puffs. You make the worst vomit face ever when I give you those. Daddy said no more because it was so torturous to watch. I'm going to give it a couple more weeks and try some other finger foods.
Fall is here and we have been having a lot of fun with that. Grandma took you for a walk the other day and you collected leaves of all different colors and brought them home. She said you tried to eat most of them. This is a year of so many firsts!
You are a rolling machine now. You are never where we left you. I worried that you would never move for so long...now I worry that you will never be still again! You can get up on your hands and knees and rock, rock, rock. You haven't made it to crawling quite yet but I anticipate that stage will be here in the next few weeks.
The cooler weather seems to help you sleep better. You are sleeping through the night so well now. You don't really ever need a binky or blankie search party called in. If we hear you through the night you fuss for a few minutes and then fall back to sleep. You seem to love tummy sleeping which I thought would have never been a possibility the way you screamed your head off for months while on your tummy! When it is time to sleep all I usually have to do is put you down in your bed with a little noise on and you drift off without any help. You are such a mellow, mellow guy. Daddy and I still wrap you up before we put you down (although you only last in the wrap for about 3 seconds). Daddy says this is his favorite time of the day. The other night we were wrapping you up and you were squealing and gurgling and kicking and daddy said, "we sure do fun stuff in this house". We sure do. It is all because of you. Thanks for being our wonderful boy.
Love,
Mama
month one...
month two
month three...
month four...
month five...
month six...
month seven...
month eight...
This all is going too quickly! You changed more than ever this month! We had a well baby visit this month. You now are 29 1/2 inches long, 21 pounds and 12 ounces. That places you in the 75-90% for weight and above the 95th percentile for height. That also places you in clothes that don't fit most kids your age! You are growing like a weed. You did just great with your shots but you were unhappy for several days afterwards. I think you were mad at me because you thought I betrayed you by letting the nurse stab you. You gave her the saddest lip ever afterwards. I thought she was going to cry!
You are quite the eater. You love your fruits and veggies but you hate any real solid foods so far. We tried the puffs. You make the worst vomit face ever when I give you those. Daddy said no more because it was so torturous to watch. I'm going to give it a couple more weeks and try some other finger foods.
Fall is here and we have been having a lot of fun with that. Grandma took you for a walk the other day and you collected leaves of all different colors and brought them home. She said you tried to eat most of them. This is a year of so many firsts!
You are a rolling machine now. You are never where we left you. I worried that you would never move for so long...now I worry that you will never be still again! You can get up on your hands and knees and rock, rock, rock. You haven't made it to crawling quite yet but I anticipate that stage will be here in the next few weeks.
The cooler weather seems to help you sleep better. You are sleeping through the night so well now. You don't really ever need a binky or blankie search party called in. If we hear you through the night you fuss for a few minutes and then fall back to sleep. You seem to love tummy sleeping which I thought would have never been a possibility the way you screamed your head off for months while on your tummy! When it is time to sleep all I usually have to do is put you down in your bed with a little noise on and you drift off without any help. You are such a mellow, mellow guy. Daddy and I still wrap you up before we put you down (although you only last in the wrap for about 3 seconds). Daddy says this is his favorite time of the day. The other night we were wrapping you up and you were squealing and gurgling and kicking and daddy said, "we sure do fun stuff in this house". We sure do. It is all because of you. Thanks for being our wonderful boy.
Love,
Mama
month one...
month two
month three...
month four...
month five...
month six...
month seven...
month eight...
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Halloween Footage
Our friends Shelly and Jenn were over to help get the boy ready to terrorize the neighborhood. There were giggles all around the room.
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