It's hard to believe that Luke is 3 1/2 weeks old already!  It's been a GREAT 3 weeks, I must say!! This is one sweet boy!!  He is sooooooo good!!  We're enjoying him so much!! He continues to be super laid back & content.  And he's such a good little eater!! At his 3 week check-up, he had already grown 1.5 inches and gained 2 pounds!! As my friend, Amy, says "Mommy's milk must be half cream!!" :o)  He seems to be getting his days & nights figured out as well...he still wakes up about every 3 hours or so to eat, but usually goes right back to sleep.  

Brett's mom, Sue, came to Wichita recently to meet Luke.  It was sooooo nice to have her here!!  She cooked dinner, helped with laundry, entertained Emma, and even let me have a few hours of "freedom" to go run errands while she watched Luke (& Emma was at Mom's Day Out).  It was great!!  Then Emma went back to TX with her for a week.  This past week has been nice...Brett and I both have had a good time getting to bond with this new little guy!  And I've gotten a few little projects done around the house and tried to catch up on sleep.  We sure have missed our Emma, though.  My parents are bringing Emma back today and staying for the weekend.  They should be getting here within the hour....we're so excited to see our little girl & to introduce Luke to his Nana and Pawpaw.  Hopefully I'll remember to get the camera out this weekend....

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HERE'S A FEW PICS:

GOING....

GOING.....

GONE!!

Here's Emma, Meme, and tired little Luke.  I read this week that newborns can sleep up to 20 hours a day!! I'm pretty sure that's the case for this little one....too bad it's only in 2-3 hour chunks! :o)

I'm so grateful to have this nice, comfy chair in Luke's room....I find myself here feeding him 8-12 times a day at this point!!  

Life is so rough!!

Here's a few random tidbits we've learned about our little Luke:

• Eating & pooping go hand-in-hand for him....As he eats, he's usually grunting, moaning, snorting, etc.  He's a very LOUD eater!  Diaper changes happen after (and sometimes in the middle of) every single feeding!!
• Diaper changes often end up extremely messy!  It's become quite comical how many times we've been pooped & peed on in the last 3 weeks.  No matter how fast we are it's just not fast enough!! Our pediatrician says that urine is very sterile....just FYI, the wall next to the changing table is quite clean!!
• Luke loves baths!!  
• He won't take a pacifier, just like Emma.
• He's not a fan of being swaddled.  Most nights I just give up & let him keep his arms out.

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Who doesn't love pics of sleeping babies?!?!?  Isn't he so cute?!!!   We're in love!!!  :o)