7 Months Old Already?

Yep, Luke is already 7 months old!  He is really enjoying his sitting up playing with his toys and entertaining himself.  I think that his daddy is enjoying it too - seems like Stephen is playing a lot more XBox360 during day!

The week of February 14th, I had to leave this sweet little face for 8 days to go to training for work in Houston, Texas.  I was not prepared for how hard it was going to be.  But, I only cried one time and that was when I was leaving him at the airport in Tupelo.  Thankfully, I have a wonderful husband and knew he was in great hands.  Stephen took lots of pictures and sent them to me on my Android and I even got to see him in video chat a few times while in Houston.  I think Luke was starting to think I was living inside of the black box (Stephen's cell phone).

I finished with class on Friday and then drove to Dallas - Ft.Worth on Saturday to visit Mary Beth and Michael (Stephen's sister and husband for those of you who don't know her) and their new arrival - Thomas Edward Ketchum.  He arrived on February 11, 2011 at 7 lbs 15 oz and 23.5 inches long (I think those are his right measurements).  He is a sweet little boy and looks just like his daddy!

Luke went for his 6 month check on February 15th.  He was 16 lbs 2 oz and 26 inches long.  The doctor said that all looked good!

Now that he is sitting up and trying to feed himself some, we decided to start giving him some rice mum-yum snacks.  Boy, does he like them!!

He even let Reeses clean off his hands when he got finished - it for sure won't be long till Reeses decides that she likes Luke.  He sure does like her - he squeals when he sees her and his jabber goes up a notch when he is "talking" to her.

Luke is starting to "try" to crawl.  He just can't figure out how to get moving besides spinning in a circle on his tummy!  When he starts to move, he just straightens his legs and tries to push with his tip toes.  It is so cute until he gets frustrated.  Once he figures out to get those knees down and under him, I think he will be off to the races - I don't think I am ready for that yet!  He is growing up too fast!

Well, off to bed!  Will post later about Luke and his cousin Martin!

Fresh Fruit!

Well, today was another first!  I got this awesome fruit holder as one of Luke's baby gifts.  The green handle has a slot filled with water to put in the freezer and on the bottom part of the blue ring is a net.  You put any fresh fruit in the net and then attach the green handle to it.  A tasty little treat for his afternoon snack!  Today was our attempt at giving it to Luke - surprisingly, he did pretty good - especially when I was holding it for him to chew.  We are going to have to work on this independent eating and drinking thing.....

Then, I tried to add the sippy cup - as usual, that did not go well!  Look at that said face.....

Well, that's it for the Luke updates for atleast a week.  I leave tomorrow for training in Houston, TX for a week and the to spend the weekend in Dallas with Mary Beth, Michael and Thomas Ketchum!  Yes, Thomas has arrived!  He arrive last night 7 lbs 15.5 oz and 22 inches long - perfectly heathly!  Mary Beth is doing well!  Please keep us in ya'll prayers this week as this is the first time I have spent a night away from Luke, much less 8 nights!!!  Also keep Stephen in your prayers as he will be Mr. Mom all day and night for the next 8 days!!!  Gosh, I'm gonna miss this cute little fellar!!!

Thanks Shutterfly for Our 2010 Christmas Cards

Hahaha!!  I saw in our Edit Post section, that this blog never got posted!  A way belated THANKS to Shutterfly for our 50 FREE folded Christmas Card!!!

As most you may remember, I posted a few weeks ago about Shutterfly offer 50 free christmas card to bloggers.  Well, they actually came through with the promise.  I was able to pick any 5x7 greeting card that I wanted, order 50 of them and only pay the shipping and handling!  I think that our cards turned out so precious - but what else would i suspect - it has several pictures of our sweet little Luke on it :).

Conquering the Art of Sitting Up

Well Luke does not have teeth yet and still hates to be on his tummy so therefore not crawling yet but he does like sitting up and playing with his toys!  Over the last few weeks, he has been working real hard to stay sitting up when sat up.  When laying in our bed on the pillows (slightly inclined) or sitting in his bouncy seat, he will pull himself up.  Today we decided to set him on an old comforter on the hardwood floor in the living room.  We placed a lot of his toys around him and he has been so content for the past hour!  Isn't he just precious?!

 

We are now working on learning to drink from a sippy cup!  So far, no luck because he refuses to hold his own drink.  But, I will keep ya'll posted on the progress!  

Today, we are awaiting the arrival of cousin Thomas!  Thomas Edward Ketchum is scheduled to be here as some point today - proud parents are Mary Beth and Michael Ketchum!

6 Months Old

I can't believe it, but my baby boy turned 6 months old last Thursday!  The time has flown by - he is growing and changing so much each and every day!  Mom can't keep me outfits for him to wear - when she makes something, he gets to wear it once before it is too short!  So far, it looks like he is not going to be a shorty like his mommy!  But, he still has those beautiful blue eyes that he got from his mommy!  His hair has really lightened up to a light brown but is starting to curl on the top like his daddy's did when he was a little boy.

He is such a happy baby and has the most enjoyable personality!  He loves to laugh at loud when you talk to him and when you tickle him on his chest!  Such a cute little giggle!  But when he sees Reese's, he just squeals!  He loves for her to give him kisses.  I am sure it will not be long before he is grabbing her ears and making her squeal!  Reese's has already figured out where he eats and is sitting beside him on the floor as we feed him his baby food and cereal.

He is still not crazy about tummy time.  He has gotten better but refuses to roll from his tummy to his back, even though this is how he started rolling!  His favorite game is to lay him down on his activity gym face up, within a minute, roll to his tummy, stay there for a few minutes, scream until someone rolls him back over to his back, and then start all over again!  But, he loves to stand up while you are holding him - I am worried that he may try to walk before crawling......  Time will tell!  He is also really enjoying his Jumperoo - he is just long enough so that his tippy toes touch the ground.  It won't be long before he is jumping up a storm.  Well, it is time for some Luke and Mommy cuddle time - my favorite time of the day!!!

(Oh, he loved the icing from our Birthday cake!!)