Three Months!

Luke turned three months old last week! Time flies with a little one in the house :) 

Some fun things happened this month -- Little man rolled over from tummy to back three days in a row leading up to his three-month mark, but has not felt the need to do so since then. He smiles and laughs all the time now (makes having a baby much more fun!). 

Also at three months...

Luke Likes:

• Bathtime! 
• Being held
• Looking at pictures (thanks for all the Christmas cards!) and the mirror
• Putting his hands.... and everything else... in his mouth
• Pulling mom's hair and playing with dad's arm hair
• Trying VERY hard, but alas, unsuccessfully to roll from back to tummy
• Seeing new faces and giving big smiles to everyone
• Southern accents
• When dad "eats" his tummy (I suppose I didn't need to put quotation marks around that unless you really thought that Richard eats Luke's tummy)
• Skyping with family (most of the time)
• When dad gets home from work
• Going to the library and reading library books

Luke Doesn't Like:

• His carseat
• His acid reflux medicine -- although he's getting better!
• Taking naps anywhere but his swing
• Not being held
• Tummy time, after about 2 minutes

Two months!

Sorry, we're a bit behind schedule here in the Peterson household, but Luke turned two months old on Christmas Eve!

At his two month appointment, we found out that Luke is our short chubby boy with a big head. He weighed in at 11 lbs 14 oz (50th percentile), 22 inches long (10th percentile) with a 16-inch head circumference (90th percentile, and obviously a sign that we have a genius on our hands with a huge brain). Luke's cousin was born last week and at birth was the same length that Luke was at two months! He also got some vaccinations at the appointment, which was quite traumatic (mostly for me, he pretty much just went to sleep right after he got pricked).

Here are some fun things about Luke at 2 months (and... a couple weeks):
- The boy has found his hands! He can often be found "scheming" as Richard calls it. He rubs his hands together and looks off in the distance with a shifty look. I have to get a video of it -- it is so funny!
- His nighttime sleep schedule is a bit erratic, which I suppose is normal for this age. Some (very sad) nights, he won't go more than 2.5-3 hours between feedings, but last night he slept for 8 hours! Bless you, child. I hope that trend continues, as his mom his much more fun with a full night's rest than when she is sleep deprived.
- Luke is a total daddy's boy. He always greets Richard with a huge smile when he gets home from work and won't take his eyes of him for most of the night.
- And of course, the question on everyone's lips... how's his poop coming along? Glad you asked! He is pooping more regularly now, going once every day or so. Way to go, L!

Love you, Lukey boy!