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!!)

Shutterfly is Doing What?? 50 Free For Bloggers??

For the last few years, we have used Shutterfly for different things.  We've always been very pleased with the results and the prices. In addition to using Shutterfly for Christmas cards, Stephen’s aunt makes calendars each year using their templates. After Luke was born, I decided capture all of the pictures from his 1^st month into a photo book.  I used the book just as if I was making a scrapbook – with captions and all.  It was so much easier using Shutterfly for this “scrapbook” than having to find the time to do one myself.  With a newborn, my time was better spent with him and making the photo book.  I'm excited about creating a Christmas card this year with Shutterfly because I will get to have Christmas card with our handsome fellar – Luke!  I am sure we will use their products to document his growth throughout his life and as gifts for grandparents!


This year, as always, they have lots of new cards to choose from! The styles range from simple to elegant to cute! You are sure to find something that fits your family! There is even a promotion for bloggers--hence the reason I'm writing this blog! If you blog about Shutterfly's Christmas/Holiday cards, you can get a promo card for 50 free cards!! Check out Shutterfly's website to see what they have to offer. Here are three of my favorite things:

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• Calendars
• Photo books

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Luke - 4 Months Old

Wow - I can't believe that Luke is almost 4.5 months old!!  Each day with him is such a blessing.  I wake up every morning and can't wait till I get dressed so that I go into his room, kiss him on the check to, tell him and I love him but then have to follow with be good for daddy!!  Then, I find myself looking at my clock bout 3:30 and ready to leave the plant to come home and give him another kiss!

Last Thursday, Stephen took him for his 4 month checkup.  He weighed 13 lbs 12 oz and is 24.5 inches long.  Stephen that Luke was the only one that cried this time :).

At the doctor's visit, she told us to start him on cereal.  So, we tired...

It did not go very well - he opened his mouth for the spoon, but didn't know what to do with the cereal inside his mouth.  So, he just screamed and demanded the bottle and he got what he wanted.  We said that we would try again the next night.  He is getting better but still doesn't really know what do - and if one more person tells me to put it in his bottle, I may scream :)  We are trying to teach him to eat from the spoon, not just to eat cereal because as you can tell - he's a chunk with just his formula.  Well, off to Luke's favorite time of the night - bath time and then cuddle time with Mommy :).  I'll to post again soon!