The one with some outings.

Movie watching at its comfiest according to Luca.

Luca and I went to run a few errands, and ran into THIS:

Halloween people!! AND CHRISTMAS!! I could so work at hobby lobby.

This is my life now at stores.  Luca needs to walk--and he willingly--for the most part--holds on to the side, or he will ride on the back.  He knows the consequence for letting go and wandering off is sitting in the seat of mortal peril, so he usually does well at listening.  However, he has to run his hands on everything we pass, and if there is anything shiny on the floor he gets distracted and absolutely has to walk over it, jump on it, and or jump off of it.  Children.

I found this adorableness on my car--yes, my dirty car, oh well.  Nicole left her mark.

We got some stuff for the plane ride, and these are a hit!! I am so excited to use them! If he doesn't want to use them, at least they will be amusing for me.

He seems to be good at leaving them on as long as he can hear something in there.

WHY do the best pictures always have to be blurry!?!? I don't understand why there isn't a focus edit thing, there should be.  Come on apple, get it together.

The one with the big red car.

We went to Sara's the other day--and while she put Grant down for a nap Luca enjoyed the car by himself. He loved the thing. He played in it for a good half hour. Standing in it, getting in and out, driving it around, honking and eating the horn. It was hilarious to watch. 

That is his "no mom I will not sit down" face. Fun. He literally shook his head no when I asked him to sit. 

Getting out was quite the adventure. It took him quite a whole but he finally succeded. I don't know why he had to do it that way, he had been doing it normally the whole time, but whatever works. This way was much more entertaining. 

He's been loving pasta lately, and when I say pasta I mean spaghetti. He slurps the long pieces right in. 

He is also a pro at straws. He prefers them over sippy cups and drinks more that way. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The one where my babe is three months!

Well. It has happened. My babe is three months old!! As much as I wish I could stop time and just have him be tiny and little forever, everyday there are new fun things!! He changes so much all the time. When I say "this is his favorite thing" that only applies to the next 12 hours or so because his preferences change so often. It's hard to keep up but so much fun. 

Here are things that mark his 3 months of life, milestones, and his favorites:

-He is still tiny. At his last appointment he was almost 11lbs, so I am guessing he is probably around 12lbs now. :) he's a little guy. And it sure makes for easier carrying.  

-He finally can hold his little head up--for the most part. He's still tiny so he doesn't weigh enough to keep that thing up. 

-He is so close to rolling his little self over. 

-Thomas finally taught him to like tummy time and actually do it right, and lift his head instead of just his bum. Thanks for that mister. 

-He laughs all the time and loves to play. The changing table is still his favorite spot for that. We are there for a few hours a day. Seriously. 

-He wraps his little arms around my neck and squeezes just like I do, and I LOVE it. Sometimes I may possibly squeeze him a little too tightly back. But he still loves it. We have multiple tight bear hugs everyday. 

-He is trying so dang hard to sit up on his own. I feel like that is so close!

-He scoots a little when he is on his tummy--he may be army crawling before he sits. 

-He is making more and more noises everyday. He can make pathetically sad ones, hilariously funny, squeaks, and everything in between. And seriously. He says mom. I am claiming that. He does. When I answer he is satisfied. 

-He has been needing his arms swaddled in to fall asleep. He will be mad mad mad until I wrap him up and then he is out within a few seconds. 

-He loves when I sing to him. Not well I might add but he can't tell so I still do. :)

-He is ticklish all over his little body and is finally learning that he can laugh about it instead of crying. 

-He is still sleeping through the night--and he has added a few hours! It is now 9/10pm-8/9 am. And let me tell you. It is beautiful. I can fully function through the day with no nap! 

-He is loving playing on his own, in his jumper--staring at his sun and playing with his orange ball(which is still his favorite toy), and on his mat laughing at the star. It's amazing to watch him engage himself with things. 

-He has mastered getting things right into his mouth, toys, fingers, his bottle, blankets, his fists, anything really. 

-He tries really hard to hold his bottle up for long periods of time as well--he can for a little bit, and when he drops it he tries to fix it himself. 

-He has lots of friends and laughs and plays with them all the time. And it's touching and makes me feel safe. Even though I can't see them, he is being watched over. 

-He loves to be carried around, instead of being in his car seat. In stores, outside, at church, everywhere. He wants to look around and observe so I let him as much as I can. And he loves loves to be outside. He likes to lick the cold air. 

-He loves to read, I read with him everyday and usually do it when he is having a rough time, and it calms him right down. Scriptures and harry potter are the daily reads right now. Yes. I am serious. 

Well. That was more than I planned on putting in. Oh well. I'll look back at it one day and be glad. :)

We are going to do a three month photo shoot this week and I'll add those pictures in when we do. 

   

The one with the firsts and favorites

Luca's firsts:

First day out and about- October 26th- to pick up Grandma Becky from the airport. 

First day at church- Sunday October 27th--dad was called as the elders quorum president!

First family walk- November 1st

First snowfall- November 2nd 

First real bath- November 5th he did not appreciate it--we have since perfected that. 

First "play date"- Novemeber 11th--with Kelly and Em and their babes!

First nap in the crib- November 12th (3 hours!) 

Pooped out of first diaper- November 13th-All over mom and dads bed. Lovely. 

First movie at the theatre (don't judge)- November 20th- we saw free birds. Which was lame. 

First time meeting Grandpa Danny- November 29th

First "social/response" smile- Novemeber 30th

First time meeting Great Grandma Mary- December 1st--she came for the baby blessing!

First night in crib- 5 weeks old. 

First diaper rash- 6 weeks old. So not fun. 

First time meeting Santa- 7 weeks old

First time in size one diapers (finally!)- 7 weeks old

First time reading Christmas stories- 8 weeks old-- he sat through 4 before he fell asleep! :)

Luca's current favorite things: 

Watching tv. Yes. I'm aware how good of a mom that makes me. 

Sleeping on his tummy. Again. I know. 

Looking at pictures of Christ. 

Using his hands and discovering the new things they can do. 

Laughing and giggling with mom and dad. 

Listening to the blow dryer while mom gets ready in the morning. 

Being held to go to sleep. 

Sitting in the bumbo. 

Reading Christmas stories. 

Taking a bath. 

Grabbing blankets and shirts. 

Listening to dad play the piano. 

Having his hair brushed. 

Being sung too. 

Having clothes changed on the pad upstairs. 

Being swaddled. 

Having just your hair washed over the sink. 

Watching the birds on the bouncer.