Target shopper

I am so happy to share with you that we have a Target supporter on our hands....yay! Luke took his first trip to Target with me tonight and he was the BEST! He was such a good boy, just content as could be while mama shopped. I went there with the intention of buying diapers and baby wipes...shopping like a true 'new mom'. Because Luke was being such a good boy, I took a gander over to the clothing section to check out what was new. If you are a Target shopper, I encourage you to go check it out...they just put out all their new Fall stuff and they have some adorable sweaters. I always find the best things when I am not looking. I bought three new sweaters, two of which are the argyle pattern and one stripped cardigan sweater. Oh yeah...and I found a dress for Luke's baptism! It was a great trip, thanks to my very cooperative little boy!

Little Grunter

We have a grunter on our hands! Luke has given up cooing for a hefty grunt! It is absolutely adorable, he is becoming more and more vocal these days! Luke is starting to enjoy his swing and loves sucking on his entire hand! He and Gunner enjoy tummy time together and hanging out on the floor.

Luke has spent a little time in his crib! Now that I am getting around much better we moved our rocker upstairs to the nursery so I have started spending more time up there and introduced him to his crib...he hasn't figured out yet that it is for napping!

suppose to be napping!

This weekend we had some friends over to cheer on the Hawks big victory over Penn State! It was fun evening of great company and good football!

Sunday we had our first showing on our house...which led to a crazy Sunday morning. We were really looking forward to a relaxing, lazy Sunday of watching football and hanging out. That changed in a hurry. The realtor called at eleven and we had to get our house put together for a showing in just a couple of hours. Thank goodness for our great friends, the Jankovic's for inviting us over for a late lunch and NFL Sunday!

This is Sean's last official week of working in marketing before he begins his new role as the Stryker Orthopaedics Sales Manager. He is very eager to meet his new team! His work is having a joint going away party for Sean and another fellow marketing manager this Friday evening. Again, we are very excited about all the changes taking place but sad to say good-bye to West Michigan. I am really having a hard time with it these past few days. The "for sale" sign in our front yard has definitely made the move 'real' and makes me sad thinking about our final month here:(

Today has been a very rainy, dreary day...which has been perfect for cuddling with my little Luke and vegin' out! I always feel so guilty when it is nice outside and not enjoying it, so the weather today gave us a great opportunity to be lazy and take lots of naps!

Luke hanging out today in his "daddy's cute recruit football pj's"

Due Date

Today is my official due date! It seems so surreal to me that I could still be pregnant and for the past several months September 24th was the day etched for us to expect our "Baby Love". We feel so blessed to have already shared 20 wonderful days with our sweet little Luke! Many of my friends have little children and I know how much they all adore their sweet little kids, but nobody could have ever prepared me for the love that I have for our little boy and just how much Sean and I adore him with all our hearts. Sean spent the morning with us and it just melts my heart to see Sean and Luke together, Luke loves his daddy's voice! He will lay and stare at Sean forever listening to him talk.

Our Family 9.04.09

I just love Luke's mouth here...this is what I get from him a lot!

Luke all cozy and warm showing off his big blue eyes

He is becoming our little chunky monkey!

Growing Boy!

We had Luke's two week appointment this morning and were pleasantly surprised to see he is almost 7 lbs....6 lbs 15.5 oz. They want babies back to their birth weight...Luke surpassed that goal plus 10 more ounces! Do we have a linebacker on our hands?!?!? Daddy hopes so!
Luke is going through what the doctor called a growth spurt/feeding frenzy these last couple of days...wanting to eat every couple of hours. They said we can expect this for a few more days and then he will likely fall back into his 3-3 1/2 hour schedule we were doing so well with, and hopeful for some more 4 hour stretches at night.
We continue to go for our nightly walks, trying to go a little bit further each day. I am still a little sore, but am feeling great for the most part.
We officially put our house on the market today:( What's the frown for???? I love our house, love our subdivision, and love our neighbors! I am excited for our move and all that is to come, but I am really going to miss our home and our great friends here. It really hit me today when I walked outside and saw the "for sale" sign!

2 weeks!

Little Sweet Luke has been hanging out in this world for two weeks plus a day and we are loving every minute!

What's been going on in Luke's life??? He had his Grandma and Grandpa Einck visiting this week, who he loves hanging out with. Luke loves it when Grandma reads to him and snuggling on Grandpa's chest. He loves to be talked to, read books, enjoys his tummy time play mat, doesn't like his swing just yet or his cozy seat! Mr. Luke is eating about every three hours during the day and giving us 3-4 hour stretches at night!!!! He even gave his mama a five hour stretch Thursday night while his daddy was in Denver for work. Luke loves going for walks with Gunner and being outside. The past few nights we have met up with our friends The Rozewicz, Mike, Deb, Melina, and their dog Luna, and go for walks with them. Luke doesn't like it so much when mama changes his diaper, but doesn't shed a tear or peep when daddy does.

Today we had some more wonderful friends visit us, The Steiners from Dubuque and The Foley's from Chicago. We had a great afternoon with them, grilled hamburgers and Luke got lots of loving from Rachel and Liz. Not to mention, the most adorable little outfits...they spoiled him!

Tonight Luke got his first FULL bath since his cord and circumcision fell off. I was certain he would scream bloody murder because he didn't like his sponge bath, but much to my surprise, he LOVED it!

Luke enjoying Tummy Time

Nice and cozy on Grandpa's chest!

One more picture with Grandpa & Grandma Einck before they leave

SO Cute!

Liz & Rachel with Luke

Fresh & Clean...after Luke's first FULL bath! He was such a good boy!

Mommy & Luke all ready for the day...unfortunately this outfit lasted about 1 hour before he had a blow out...which is becoming a daily occurrence!

where have I been?

I can't believe how fast a day can go by. We have had quite a few visitors, taken lots of walks outside, and been lovin on our little boy Luke!

Last Friday my great friend Molly, her husband Jarrod, and sweet little Nora stopped in for a visit. It was so great to see them and introduce Nora to her buddy Luke.

Me & Luke with Molly

Luke's buddy Nora...are those not the most beautiful eyes?!?!?

Last weekend was definitely a lot different than what Sean and I are use to. A day of watching college football with his little boy Luke doesn't get any better for Sean!

Sean and Luke enjoying the first of many Saturdays watching college football

Sean went back to work on Monday, we missed him so much! Today he left for Denver, CO and will return tomorrow, he has been texting like crazy...I don't think he realized just how much he would miss his little guy...and his wife (of course) My parents came back last night to help this week while Sean is gone. They are even babysitting tomorrow so I can go get my hair highlighted! I had it planned to get my hair done today thinking Luke would be arriving tomorrow via a scheduled c-section. I guess you can't plan everyday of your life!

Sean couldn't get home from work fast enough to hold his little boy!

Luke and Grandpa enjoying some "awake" time

It is so hard to believe that we would be going in tomorrow morning for a scheduled c-section and we have already had 12 precious days with our little guy!


Luke discovered his fingers today!

...and we can't forget about our precious boy Gunner!

Gunner has been such a good boy with Luke. I think he is still trying to figure out what is going on and why he isn't getting all of our attention, but we sure try to give him extra lovin!

I want to also take this opportunity to again Thank everyone for all the phone calls, emails, cards, and gifts sent our way. We are so blessed by so many great friends and wonderful family.

ONE week old...already

Luke is One week old today!

This past week has been an amazingly, wonderful experience for Sean and I, words can not describe the joy that fills our hearts when we look at our precious little Luke. Truly a gift from God!
Sean has been home with us all week and it has been so wonderful sharing this family time together. Not to mention that Sean has been an AMAZING help around the house, I am so thankful for all he has done helping me get around and he is a natural when it comes to being Luke's daddy. He is absolutely adorable to watch with Luke and the pride he takes in being Luke's dad!

Today we find ourselves going through every minute we experienced last Friday, "a week ago now we just got to the hospital, a week ago now they just finished the aversion, a week ago now Dr. P came to us and said we were having a baby today, a week ago now I entered the OR". It overwhelms me with complete emotions (hormones might add to the emotions:)!

I can't post this without mentioning how great our boy Gunner has taken to his "lil brother". We are trying to give him extra attention, and call him over to us when we are holding Luke. As you can see from the pictures below, he doesn't let Luke too far out of his sight...who needs a babysitter when we have Gunner looking after him!?!?!

Gunner watching out for Luke while he has some "tummy time"

Gunner's always looking out for his "lil brother"

Getting ready to go on our first walk...just a few blocks, mom's gotta take it slow! But it felt so good to get out and enjoy the gorgeous weather.

Grandma Einck made Luke a "Birth Day" cake, so we enjoyed this on our homecoming!