A visit from Aunt Carol

Sean's Aunt Carol stopped by on Memorial Day for a visit. We were so happy to show off our Luke to her. We all always enjoy her visits and wish she still lived close by so that we could see more of her. She has an uncanny knack for filling the room with happiness and aughter.

Growing up too fast.

I'm continually amazed at how quickly my little Izzy is growing up. I was attempting to download video of her from last summer and could not believe how much older she seems now (and no, I still can't figure out our camcorder..so frustrating! I have not given up though!).

Last Saturday Izzy was in a particularly indepedent mood and spent a lot of time playing by herself. To our surprise, she decided to spend about an hour working in one of her activity books. She loves doing the mazes and looking for the hidden pictures. I was shocked at how focused she remained on this activity. She's normally a ball of energy and floats from one activity to the next but on this day, she actually remained still enough for some great pictures.

Playing in the rain.

Luke, LaPooh and I like to take an early morning walk before the heat gets too stifling. Last week on one of our walks, we got caught in a torrential rainstorm. We were about halfway through our one mile walk when it started to pour. I thought for sure he was going to cry the whole way home but he seemed to like the feeling of the rain on his feet. He was quiet and enjoyed the sound of the rain hitting his stroller canopy. I snapped a few quick pictures when we got home. If you look closely, you can see the rain drops resting on his chubby cheeks.

Bathtime!

Sean decided to save some time by combining Izzy and Luke's baths. Izzy was beyond excited to help give her baby brother a bath. Luke wasn't too thrilled at first to be taking a girly bubble bath but after a few seconds, he relaxed and began to enjoy the soothing bath.

Mommy snuggles

While Izzy was taking her nap, Luke and I took a little cat nap together. It's so cozy to hold him while he's sleeping. I love to listen to the sound of his breathing. He tends to make squeaking noises when he sleeps which are so cute. Sean snapped this picture (at my request) shortly after Izzy woke us up. Love my blue-eyed boy.

Luke is 2 months old.

At 2 months old, Luke weighs 13 pounds (90th percentile) and is 23 3/4 inches long (85th percentile). He has already outgrown his 0-3 month old clothes and is currently wearing clothes meant for 6 month olds. I just can't believe what a strapping boy he is. He weighs half of what Isabella currently weighs. No doubt he'll outweigh her soon. Just love those chunky baby thighs.

A precious moment shared between siblings. Luke loves to watch his big sister. Earlier today she was jumping on the bed and he was mesmerized by her acrobatics. I can already picture him following her around trying to do everything she does. Love it!

Bounce bounce baby

Luke had his 2 month checkup last week. The doctor encouraged me to require more "tummy time" for Luke which he absolutely hates. Every time I lay him on his stomach he screams and screams and makes me feel like I'm torturing him. Still, tummy time is a necessary evil to ensure he develops his muscles for sitting and walking. I decided to help him get this exercise in a more enjoyable way by setting up his bouncer. Technically, he's nowhere near old enough for it but I padded it with blankets (a trick I learned from Isabella's babysitter). He enjoyed his new perspective of the world for a few minutes. Izzy of course wanted to play with all the toys on the bouncer and buzzed about him. I think all the noise and movement finally got to him and he started to cry. I think he'll enjoy it more and more with a little more practice. I have to continually remind myself that just because he LOOKS like a 6 month old, he is just 2 months old and can't do all the things a 6 month old can do.