18 November, 2013

Luke is TWO!


 Our sweet Luke Brennan turned 2 on the 14th.  I just can't believe it!  Whoever said the days seem long but the years pass quickly sure hit the nail on the head!


Minion birthday cupcakes!


Lukey, you are truly a joy.  You are such a happy-go-lucky boy.  You have the BEST smile and it just lights up the room!  It also allows you to get away with lots of mischief, haha!


 You definitely have a stubborn streak, and have to do things in your own time.  You don't talk a lot yet, but just in the past couple weeks you have started saying quite a few words.  You love to sing, and while the words aren't entirely comprehensible, I love listening to you sing the Alphabet Song and the "Hot Dog Dance" from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  Speaking of Mickey, you LOVE him.


You have to sleep with your white crocheted blanket at every nap and bedtime.   You nap 1-2 hours in the afternoon and sleep from about 9 p.m. - 6 a.m. each night.


Recently, you have become your big brother's shadow.  You love to mimic him and the two of you play pretty well together, most of the time.  ;-)


You are such a little smarty pants.  We are amazed at the things you know.  I have some learning games on my iPad that are meant for Joshua's age group, but you play them like there's nothing to it.  You can sort items by shapes and colors and sizes.  You also know many of your letters.


You love to help around the house.  You help me unload the dishwasher, put clothes into the dryer, pick up toys, "fold" laundry, and you always put your coat, hat & shoes in the closet when we come inside.  You have also recently started bringing me a diaper when you need your diaper changed, so who knows, maybe potty training is around the corner?


You are so sweet with Kaleb.  You will randomly come up to him and kiss or pat him.


We haven't had your 2-year check up yet, so I'm unsure of your stats.  You weighed 28 lbs. a month ago, so we'll see what the doctor has to say in a couple weeks!


You like to take life slowly.  We don't move very quickly when we're out and about because there is absolutely no rushing you!  You just have to take everything in.  I'm learning a lot from you about patience and just enjoying each day.


 Sweet Lukey, I am so thankful to be your momma.  You bring so much love and laughter into our home.  Thank you for just being you.  Thank you, Lord, for our precious boy.  

12 November, 2013

Kaleb's Baptism


Kaleb was baptized on Sunday, November 3rd, 2013.


We were blessed to be surrounded by many family members and friends who came to celebrate with us.


Daddy got to baptize him...what a blessing!


I sang, "Masterpiece," by Sandi Patty at the service.


Someone was tuckered out after his big day!





 Kaleb Nolan, you are now a member of the family of God.  We pray that you will grow to love and know Jesus as your Lord and Savior, and that your daddy and I would raise you to live to serve Him.  We love you, precious boy!

10 November, 2013

For All You Bears Fans...

Yes, we live in IL, but we are still LIONS fans all the way!


Proud papa watching the game with his boys!


Kaleb says, "Go Lions!"





 Lions win!  HOORAY!

07 November, 2013

8 Weeks


8 weeks ago at this time, I was sitting in the hospital, snuggling my sweet, tiny, not-even-24-hours-old baby.



Kaleb has developed such a sweet personality.  He is such a happy baby!



He already loves to pose for Momma's camera, LOL.



Nights have been going pretty well.  He usually sleeps 5-6 hours in the first stretch and then 3+ hours until he's ready to get up for the day.  Sometimes, he's ready to play when Momma & Daddy would really prefer another hour of sleep, but oh well.



Kaleb nurses every 2 hours during the day.  I can pretty much set my watch by him.  He has started taking one 1.5-2 hour nap in the morning and another in the afternoon, with intermittent shorter naps in-between.  He just starting "cooing" this week and it's so adorable!



 Those huge smiles are reserved for his big brothers ONLY, haha.  I happened to snap these when Luke was running past & Kaleb just lit up!

Kaleb Nolan, you are such a joy.  We feel so blessed to have you in our family, and thank God for you every day! 

05 November, 2013

Luke's Birthday Party


 Since so many of our friends and family were traveling to Fairview to celebrate Kaleb's baptism with us, we decided to hold Luke's birthday party in the same weekend.


We settled on a Despicable Me theme because he LOVES that movie!




Sweet birthday boy enjoying his birthday lunch!















All tuckered out after his big day.


 EVERYONE was tuckered out, LOL.

I cannot believe that in less than 2 weeks, my sweet Lukey will be 2 years old!  Thank you to everyone who came to help us celebrate our darling boy!