So, it's been a bit. Life is really crazy with a baby who doesn't sleep very well. Hopefully we're headed for better sleep in the future. (He
did sleep pretty decently the night before last, but then last night, not so much.) Of course, just when I get him sleeping again, something else will happen and I'll have to start all over. Welcome to life as a mother, hey? Anyway, we had a blast in Canada. It was so good to see family and friends from up north. I don't have as many pictures of the trip as I would have liked... I need to work on specific pictures for these trips and then make sure I get them. I don't think I have any pictures of Luke with Grandpa. I have some video, but no pictures. how did that happen? There are quite a few like that that I just can't believe I missed. Next time I will be better.
The two weeks since we've been home have been crazy. Andrew's had a lot of stuff going on at work, and Luke and I have been struggling to find a workable schedule since we've been home. First we were thrown off by the long trip and then by shots and "pre" teething. He did SO well for his vaccinations though. For which I'm glad because I was a mess sitting in the waiting room listening to other children and babies screaming as they got theirs. I couldn't decide whether I was happy or sad that this didn't yet pose a problem for Luke. I mean, it's great that he doesn't anticipate the pain, but it's also hard to not be able to explain what's going to happen to him. Anyway, it's over and it seems like he's doing okay. He's growing well and as of last Thursday he weighed 16 and a half pounds and was 26 and a half inches long. Yay Luke. I can't believe my baby is so big! He's almost five months old, which is just ridiculous.
Anyway here are a few pictures of the car ride to (and from) Canada, in no particular order. I'll try to post a few pics of the time there at some point...
Diaper changes in the car... If I recall correctly this one involved an outfit change as well.
Mmmm mmmm. Hands really are delicious!
I blow bubbles in your general direction.
Good morning! That was a good nap. Now let's play.
A nap.... and, it seems, another outfit change. He actually arrived at Gramma and Grandpa's in this one. :)
"Mom??? What are you doing?"
Our sleepy boy.
Well, that's it for now. The above sleepy boy is "helping" me type at the moment. He's getting really good at hitting the keyboard and bringing up the start menu. :) I'm off to try to get him to take a nap.
Also, the car seat freak in me has to state that the car seat strap covers on his straps have since been removed cause I learned that they aren't considered safe unless they came with the seat and have been tested with the seat. It's funny the things you become passionate about in random ways. But we are now quite passionate about car seat safety! We're planning to keep Luke rear facing up to the limit of his seat and I have learned how to install it properly. Okay, end rant, and back to the blog!
I have no idea what is up with this picture... I'm pretty sure he's yelling "NACK!" while still chewing the previous animal cracker. No one who's met this kid would believe that, though...
