Be Right Back.

Tomorrow afternoon, Matt and I are leaving for Carmel to celebrate the marriage of Stephanie & Kevin on Friday. Saturday we'll be heading up to San Jose for the night and then will drive back home to SLO on Sunday. Luke will be staying in SLO with Matt's parents, Papa & Grandma Chrissy.

This will be the very first time (since Luke's been home) that Matt and I have left Luke overnight without one of us being with him. I'm so excited for us to enjoy some "grown-up time" but my heart is already breaking- how am I going to wake up in the morning and not be greeted by my sweet little man's toothy grin and whispered "yeah" when asked if he's ready to get up and greet the day? Papa & Grandma Chrissy will do a fabulous job (and Luke loves a captive audience!) but it makes me remember the pain of leaving him "alone" in the NICU nightly for 5 weeks last year.

Not wanting to end on a depressing note (seriously- I'm VERY excited to be going to this wedding!) Here's a random adorable picture of our adorable son doing something adorable.

Oldie but a goodie- Uncle Brad & Luke on Christmas Day 2007. This look/pose ensured that Luke will NEVER be on Santa's Bad list.

Just A Boy...

Sitting on a bench.

Playing "Where's Luke?"

Standing with a ball.

Exciting Nuptial News.

Luke's Uncle Brad (my youngest brother) is engaged to be married! He proposed to the beautiful Sarah on May 2nd and they are planning to be married September/October '09! We are so excited to have Sarah join our family and Luke LOVES that she will be his aunt!

Brad and Sarah were in town last weekend for a friend's wedding so they stopped by to show off Sarah's new sparkly accessory (Gorgeous! Good job Brad!) and get some cuddle time with their favorite nephew!

How to Make a Baby Burrito.

1) Lay on your back and grab the side of your blanket.

2) Roll onto your stomach keeping a firm grasp on your blanket.

3) Baby Burrito achieved!

This is a very common sight in our house as of late... The feet sticking out is our favorite part!

Pool And Party.

We set up Luke's little pool in the backyard last Saturday morning. He needed a little help sitting up (mainly because the ground was hard and slippery) but he very much enjoyed splashing around.

Later in the day, we headed up to King City to celebrate Amber's 30th birthday. It was even hotter there but Luke went pant-less (ah, to be young again...) and enjoyed a very refreshing mint chocolate chip ice cream cone. Never one to poop out on a party, Luke was exhausted by the time we drove home.

Feeling the Heat.

Warm weather = naked baby hanging out in the coolest room of the house (master bedroom.)

Eye.

Ceiling fan observation.

Teeth.

Sweetness.

So Bad But So Necessary.

I broke down on Wednesday and put Luke in front of the TV for 1/2 hour. He refused to take a nap and wanted entertaining but I needed to get dinner in the crock pot. Lately, Luke has been really into the TV when we fast forward or rewind the DVR so we know he knows it's there. But regardless of what he can see, he's really into high pitched voices and music so I figured some toddler show on Nick Jr. would make him happy. My theory was right on target. He LOVED the show and was so vocal about it and jumping around in his seat that I couldn't help but continue to peek in on him and finally break down and take some undercover pictures.

Hard to believe that the same little boy we thought was almost completely blind 6 months ago is now watching TV. Besides his trouble with controlling his eye muscles (we see him crossing his eyes a lot in addition to them individually wandering) he's totally responding visually. That's our amazing Luke!