Playing catch up...

Playing catch up stinks!  I really need to be better about blogging these first amazing months of Luke's life!  He has grown soooo much it's crazy! Here is a list of milestones:

How Luke has grown

D      Luke weighs 16 lbs in the 97^th percentile

D   He is 25 in long and in the 90^th percentile.. he may be bigger than every baby his age we know..plus the ones that are 2,3,4 months older than him F love me a big baby

D   His head is in the 20^th percentile, Dr says some kids just have small heads C

D    Just started laughing when mom and dad blow on his belly

I may have the hiccups this whole vidoe..

D    He loves giving open mouth kisses

 D Luke wishes he can sit up all by himself, he tries every time I set him down

D   He has always loved to stand ever since he was a couple days old

D    loves to box and dance with dad

D      He  loves to talk and mimic our noises we make

D    He has a LOVE HATE relationship with is pacifier  F

D    Tries to scoot during tummy time, and had almost rolled a couple of times

D loves to stick out his tongue 

D   Luke will find his thumb and it’s the cutest thing ever to see him suck on it 
D   He has pooped on dad 4 times now F The most recent was at church in the middle of sacrament meeting

 D   Luke is a good sleeper, as of right now we only get up once at night, and he has a pretty set schedule! 

 D Luke's schedule is bedtime from 8:30-9:00  wake up once to eat, we wake up at about 7:00, and he naps at 9:00 up at around 10:30.  The afternoon naps vary, but around 1:00 he'll take another nap... life is good

Luke has been such a blessing in our lives, and I cannot even begin to say how much we love this kid and how much joy he has brought into our lives!

Luke's best faces

Don't know what scared him here..

Not so sure how he feels about this hat

I think this is my favorite

BIGGES SMILE EVER

Squishy face

Love the look on his face here

My favorite picture ever

Utah Trip

Luke's first trip to Utah was sooo great!  He did so well in the car on the way there, and back.  He slept pretty much the whole way there!  We have such a good little man!

So we left on Wednesday Aug 8th and came home on Tuesday the 14th.. Kyle's birthday.

We made the trip up in the first place to go to my friend Ashten's wedding.  She was one of my companions, and the only one the I had the pleasure to train.  I just love her and I am was soo excited that I got to be at her wedding.  I drove with another missionary from my mission Charity Eyer, we never served together but we served around each other and in a lot of the same areas.  It was so nice to catch up with her and talk about our mission the whole way to Manti temple, which is where Ashten got married.  I love going to weddings!  The spirit felt in the temple in like nothing you can feel anywhere else!  I love it!!!

Sisters from the mission

Beautiful Manti Temple

Not the best picture, but more sisters from the mission

She is soo beautiful!

In between weddings, because we went to another one at the end of our trip, we got to do all sorts of fun stuff.  Like going to our favorite places to eat, going to Thanksgiving point, visiting our family, playing games, and playing ultimate frisbee.  That is the first exercise I've done since I got pregnant...

Highlight for me is going to Costa Vida!!  I LOVE this place!

Love me some Annie!!!

Thanksgiving Point

such amazing flowers!

Luke meeting Tenny

We went in and saw Karly's new classroom and her PE office.

She is going to be amazing!

We got to see Nate and Victoria's family again before they move to DC.. boo

We had a very yummy birthday boy breakfast.  We also got to spend Kyle's birthday going to Sam McConkie's wedding in Salt Lake.

I love the Salt Lake temple.

Our family picture in front of the temple!

Lots and lots of firsts for Luke

Because it's been a while since I've blogged I have a lot to catch up on!  Luke is already 6 weeks old, and that time has flown by!  We have been busy.  He has grown so much, and we had one little scare that I don't think should have been a scare at all.. I will explain.  We've been out the lake in Fallon, Tahoe, Reno, Auburn, and we are taking our first big road trip to Utah in a few weeks.. eek.

I am going to bullet point these as there has been way too much to catch up on to write it all out

1. First trip to Reno and Auburn at 2 weeks!

2. Found out that Luke hates his car seat, and screamed almost the whole way to Reno the first time we went.  He puffs up his chest so his straps are way too tight, and then lets it fall when he realized he's lost that battle again.

3. First bath pictures.. he's sooo cute!

I didn't give him a real bath first.. we washed him off by the sink.  I didn't trust myself to hold him up without dropping him.  The picutre with Kyle and I is his first bath in our apartment.

4. Luke got to meet his uncle Kolvin in Auburn, who was born just 5 days before Luke.

Luke and Kolvin

Our little family in Auburn, we didn't get to go the river, but we soon will. 

5. His first time to the lake

His swimming outfit was way too big, and now at 6 weeks it fits him just right.

I was nervous to take him out there, but we made it two days in a row.

6.  Meeting his family

Meeting aunt Tonya

Meeting grandpa and uncle Bill

Meeting grandma Tetzel

Meeting grandma Sorensen

Meeting Uncle Tim, aunt Kassi, Kylan, Mya, and Emmit

Papa Rick

Uncle Gav

Aunt Rayanne, Braden.. who is not in the pic, Leah, and Joce

Meeting grandpa Sipherd

Logan

And even though she is not related by blood, his honorary aunt Annie

All of this to be continued...