Cutie

Luke is such a cutie! Just had to show off some pictures of him and some updates.Here is his precious smile. He gives me quite a few but loves smiling at his Daddy. I think he is a morning person. He is so happy in the morning...or maybe he is just smiling at how much he kept me up the night before. Ha!

But Luke has really become a better sleeper in the last few days. I started putting him on his tummy and he goes to sleep so fast and for a long time. Before, it would literally take 3 or 4 hours to get him down for the night. I would put him down and he would either be wide awake or wake up 5 minutes later. It was pretty tiring and frustrating every night doing that for 3 hours. A few days ago I finally decided I had to put him on his belly because he sleeps so well that way. And it works great! He sleeps 4 to 6 1/2 hours at a time. Praise God for a good sleeper after having Noah! Luke will be 8 weeks old on Friday. I am enjoying him more everyday as he begins to interact with us more. He is such a happy baby and loves smiling. He is really trying to coo and laugh too but can't quite do it yet. So sweet!

We took down Noah's 3 to 6 month clothes from the attic. It is so fun to see Luke in some of the same clothes Noah wore. They seem so small compared to Noah now! Luke is growing fast and it makes me wonder whether Noah or Luke will end of up the bigger boy. It is so neat to see them grow and learn to love each other.

Potty Training

I have grand plans to potty train Noah in May. I will have my parents helping me for a couple weeks so I thought it would be the best time. I can focus on Noah while I have some help with Luke. I am sure they are thrilled! Noah will be over 28 months old. He is definitely smart enough...but is he physically able? We will soon find out!

John and Noah bought his big boy underwear the other day. They are so cute! I think they did a great job picking them out. I am sure I will embarrass him with this blog post someday :) Noah loves his underwear but isn't quite sure what underwear really is.Noah has always had a pretty healthy system. He goes a lot! I remember waiting until the last minute one time to put his swim diaper on (that will not hold pee at all) when we had a group come over to swim last summer. I saw the first arrival in our drive way so I put the diaper on and by the time they got to the door he had already peed through it. Ahhh! On another note, I was told I was lucky one day picking Noah up from the nursery as they said he had a 'big one' while in there. I told them he would have another three or four...they were surprised. It was normal for me but apparently most children only have one a day?

Noah can still go through a diaper in an hour...that kid nurses his drink. He has this special way of holding on to it to the side so that he can play while drinking and not miss anything. I will have to cut back on the drinks if he is going to be potty trained or my day will consist of sitting with Noah in the bathroom with Luke on my shoulder. After Noah is potty trained, it will be a good time to switch him to a cup so that he doesn't drink so much. But, the fact that he drinks a lot will help with potty training cause he will have lots of chances to learn!

Noah doesn't like it when he leaks through his diaper and it runs down his leg so my plan is to just put 'big boy underwear' on him and let it leak down his leg when he goes. We will spend most of the day outside and I will just take him to the portable potty when he goes to let him know he is supposed to go in there. That is my plan anyway...any suggestions on how it worked best for you? I need to read up on a few ideas on how people do it. Did you train your son standing up or sitting down? If he stands up then does he know when he needs to sit down to go #2? The potty was my nieces and it sings when you go. It is pretty cute! Not too excited about cleaning it up though. Hoping he transitions to an inside potty easily too. So much to think about!!!

I didn't think changing Noah to his big boy bed would go well and it went great! It couldn't have been easier. I hoping this is the same...Yes, I know I am optimistic! I will let you all know how it goes!

Bedtime Routine

We are really enjoying seeing our boys grow together and how much they love each other. Noah is such a good big brother and really does well with Luke. Luke is starting to be more alert and really look for the familiar voices he has heard for so long. He will be 5 weeks old on Friday. I am hoping the 6 week mark will be big for him. He is still only sleeping 1 to 2 hours at a time. He has slept 3 and 4 hours at a time only a few times in the last 5 weeks. I still feel rested compared to the zombie I was when I had Noah but look forward to sleeping more!

Here is a picture of the start of our night time routine. Luke is done with his bath and ready to get dressed. Poor guy...he looks so cold! Break my heart ;(Now they are snuggled on the couch while Noah drinks his milk and gets ready for his bath. It is fun to see how much bigger Noah is than Luke!Noah is giving Luke kisses here. He doesn't quite get the fact that he needs to put his lips to his face. He just puts his face on him. So sweet!

Grandpa Don (John's Dad) came from Colorado to meet Luke for the first time this week end. Luke was 4 weeks old. It was fun for him to see him now that he is more alert. Noah had fun playing with Grandpa Don. I like this picture because it looks like Noah is trying to put his arm around Luke.

Here are a couple more pictures of my sweet boys. I am a blessed Momma!

Luke is gearing up for baseball season with this outfit!Here is Noah wearing his elephant ears he got from the zoo...and of course his Thomas the Train shirt. He loves the elephants! We are so glad they are back from Tulsa! We hope to go to the zoo again next week! Noah and I really miss going to the zoo all the time. We used to go at least once a week in Fort Worth as well as the science Museum, Mall play ground, and several other places. We will just have to enjoy our trips to Oklahoma City...but great excuse to see Grammy!!!

Emily (on behalf of John, Noah, and Luke) :)