Not one, but two

So my mom doesn't get to be around Lucas as much as she wants and it is always good when she can have memorable moments with him. While we were in Crawford, Lucas discovered his hands.
It was Saturday morning and he was sitting with gammy D when she pointed out that he found his hands and asked me if had done that before...which he hadn't.
It was pretty obvious that he discovered them because he would move one slowly and watch it, and then move the other slowly and watch it. He would hold them out and stare at his hand as he moved it to his mouth.
He likes to watch his dads hands as I am trying to teach hime to open and close his fists. He just smiles at me.

Bla, Bla, Bla

I found my voice today. Lucas finally started to recognize his voice and he decided to share it with his mom and dad...a lot. He coos all day, sitting in his bouncy, riding in his car seat, getting changed or taking a bath. He even coos the second he wakes up. It eventually changed to a grunt and then a uh uh uh uh and so on. He is quite funny.

Cough, sneeze, poop

Poor little Lucas had his first sickness, sometime a couple of weeks ago, wait I remember, it was around March 3rd. I was always concerned about outsiders getting my son sick and low and behold, I was the one to get him sick. I eventually wore a mask, but it was too late. He already had a cough and stuffy nose and watery eyes. He even had a temp one night, but nothing too serious. Daunee' was at work, but her mom was visitng and she helped me out a lot with him, basically taking him while I worked and Daunee slept and while I slept and Daunee worked.
I felt really bad for getting my little boy sick. He would just moan in pain and he didn't eat a ton, but enough to poop and stay hydrated.
I am pretty lucky to have a wife as a nurse. She monitored him and checked his lungs and what not. He eventually got better.....ten days later.

Three Months Old

I don't think that I have posted these yet. If I would do this on a regular basis it would be a lot easier. Anyway here are his three month photos, once again done by his gammy D. Thanks again.

Fun Filled Family Weekend

This last weekend, Daunee's inlaws came to town and so did her brother-in-law. Also coming to town were Lucas's Grammy and Pappy and his Uncle Jeremy. If that wasn't enough, my mom and dad and oldest brother Jeremy stopped by for a few days.
We had fun. We relaxed in the hot tub, went pawn shopping and found nothing, went western shopping, cuz that is all the shops we have in town, and we drove up the mountain and I ate the Paul Bunyan burger at Arrowhead lodge. I almost tackled the two pound, twelve cheese Devils Tower burger, but I wasn''t sure if the beef would taste good enough to consume that much. It was good food though.
It was also Lucas's first trip up the mountain and he had a blast. He got to eat on the mountain, take a wiz and get changed and he got to ride up and down the hillside. He was exhausted.
The rest of the time was spent hanging out and talking about this and that. We also managed to fit in a pretty long photo shoot for Lucas's three month photos. He did a good job and my mom took some excellent photos. I will show those in his three month blog.
Thanks to everyone who came up this weekend. We all enjoyed the company. See you in a month.

One of us has to work

Daunee' finally had to go back to work. She wanted to be a stay at home mom, but one of has to work and I am too lazy for that. So she went back for a three night stretch. That meant I was left to watch the baby.
I knew I would handle it, but I wasn't sure how easy it would be. He must have known his mom was gone because he got depressed and slept each night for at least 6-8 hours without needing a feeding. It was good sleep for me and as soon as his mom was done and had her seven days off, he was back to normal.
Daunee' is a good mom and she always stayed up when she got home for a little baby time and she would wake up to pump and play even though she was exhausted after a 12 hour shift. It must be hard for her to only see Lucas not even three hours a day when she is working. But I think she enjoys getting out of the house and getting some work done. Don't we all.

Daddy and me

This is one of the best smiles we have caught on camera.

My mommy and me

Despite seeing Lucas's eyes open in the one photo, he really was sleeping with his mom. I think they both exhaust each other.

Two month old Random Photos

This is his most recent photo, this weekend.

Baby Dedication

This past Sunday, Daunee' and I dedicated our son Lucas to our Lord, Jesus Christ. Our pastor spent some time with us explaining what the dedication meant. It opened our eyes to the fact that her and I are the ones who are put to the test of raising our child in the eyes of the lord. It will be solely our fault if we fail to do this. It is a big thing to take on, but we have God to look to when we don't know what to do. So here are a few photos of the dedication.