One month old

1 month..
 I can’t believe that a month has gone by since sweet baby Luke was born. It seems like only yesterday that I was pregnant with him waiting around for the day he decided to come into the world. This month has been such an interesting one. What has really surprised me about the whole thing is how natural everything has been becoming a mother. That’s not to say I’m a pro at it, I just haven’t really had a freak out situation or anything like that; we are just kind of taking things day by day. It has been such a special thing for me though. Some of my favorite moments are when Jered and I are laying in our bed just looking at baby Luke and it hits me that we are a family. I love going on family walks and just being together. The love I feel for him is so intense. It is a different kind of love than I’ve ever felt for anyone. I feel so responsible for him and his wellbeing and just want everything to be done right. That’s hard as a first time parent because there is so much that I don’t know, but I am learning a little more every day and so grateful he is finally here. I am also so grateful he is a little boy. When I was first pregnant, I was so convinced he was a girl that I felt a little let down when I found out he was a boy. But now, I can’t imagine anything different. I am so happy we are starting out little family having a boy as the oldest.

Here are some things I want to remember about his first month:
 - Luke is such an alert baby. From the second week he started staying up for long periods of time just looking around and checking out what was going on around him. My mom came when he was like 8 days old and was reading a book to him and he was already looking at the pictures!  - I love when he is looking at us and his eyes cross. It cracks me up. - He is such a long baby! Our nieces who are twins are eight months old are only 3 inches longer than Luke.
 - Along with being really long, his hands and feet are huge! He already fits in 6 month old socks and his hands are the same size as the twins.
 - He makes this cutest crying noise when we are holding him out and his head is back while he’s crying, it makes Jered and I laugh every time.
 - I love how he holds his hands. Unless he’s fussy or crying, his hands are almost always either folded or crossed in front of him like a mummy.
 - He has amazing head control. From the time he was born, he has never just held his head against our chests, he bobbles it back and forth which can be dangerous for those holding him. He has been known to give fat lips, head butts and bang into unsuspecting collar bones.
 - He’s already super manly. 100% boy. We call him our little gremlin because he is constantly growling and snorting when he eats and passes gas and belches like, well a man.
 - I can’t get over his red hair. I think it is the cutest thing and I’m so happy he has it. When he wakes up he gets the most adorable fuzz ball bed head.

 He is growing up so fast! I can’t believe it. All day yesterday every time I was talking to him I just kept telling him how big he was getting and how I didn’t want him to grow up so fast. He is already bigger than most babies a month older than him so I feel like I’m getting kind of gipped in the ‘having a small baby for at least two months” category.

        Reading with grandma

 Bathtime

 The classic Luke arm fold

 Tummy time with daddy

Sleeping with mommy