Lucas Walter was born December 11th at 11:19 AM. He weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was 20.5 inches long. The labor and delivery went very well - no complications. We brought Lucas home on the 13th and Nala (our dog) gave him lots of welcome kisses. Is Nala still as impressed with Lucas or excited about him????? That's another story, but we are giving her lots of love so she doesn't feel left out!
We celebrated Christmas here in Monee. Both families brought Christmas to us - presents and food - we didn't have to do a darn thing (thank you!). We took Lucas to church Christmas morning, this was our first outing, other than a doctor's appointment. He was so good through the mass and still is to this day. He comes with us every Sunday, and either sleeps through mass or just sits quietly in his carrier looking around and listening to the music. Hopefully he will continue to be this good in the coming years (I am sure there will be a post on a future meltdown in church within the next few years!).
At Lucas' one month doctor's appointment, he had grown an inch and gained just under 2 lbs. He certainly has no problem eating - he sure does love his milk! Around 6 weeks, we started to get smiles - these smiles came with some coaxing from Wally and I, but now he smiles freely and it just melts my heart everytime I see it. I love that he just looks at us and smiles now - there is nothing better! He is also full of fun sounds lately. He has certainly discovered his voice. Wally likened it to our dog Nala and her "finding" her bark. He remembered that Nala never barked when we got her until we took her to the vet for the first time. In that room, was her first bark, and believe me she hasn't stopped since!
As for sleeping, we have actually been very lucky. Lucas has been a pretty good sleeper from the moment we brought him home. I think that first night he only woke up two times. I think within the first 2 weeks, we had a 5 hour stretch of sleep. Of course the problem with those long stretches so early on is that as new parents, we are so paranoid that the baby is ok and breathing so we are constantly checking on him or waking up to every little sound he makes in his sleep. Wally was especially paranoid in the beginning, but somehow that quickly faded for him and now he doesn't even hear me get up at night with Lucas....interesting how that works for dads.....we have certainly had our share of some bad nights with Lucas, but honestly, I really can't complain - he likes his sleep! Right now, it seems that he only wakes up once usually sometime between 2 and 4 am (so about a 6-7 hour stretch), but he goes right back to sleep after he eats for another 3-4 hours. I can't say that I enjoy interrupted sleep, and I am sure there were a couple of nights where Wally thought I was going to lose it because I seemed so mad to have to get up, but once I pick up the little guy, I could care less that I am up in the middle of the night - he is so warm and snuggly then - those are the moments that you can never get back! I find myself cherishing those moments even more every night!
Well I guess that gets us up to speed - now I just need to keep up! Here are some pictures of Lucas from the
past 2 months. Enjoy!
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