LUKE | TWO & THREE WHOLE MONTHS

oh my sweet baby boy, how are you three months??! the pass two months have gone by so quickly.

you have been such the little trooper. when you were just two weeks old, we packed up and moved out of our townhome and moved in with you grandparents (my in-laws.) we lived with them for four weeks while our home was finishing up then when you were six weeks we moved out of your grandparents' home into our brand new home. it's crazy to know that in your first two months of life you have moved three times but you did it. it was easy since you just eat, sleep, poop and repeat.

you are the happiest little baby except for when you are hungry or tired then you become a grumpy and angry old man. your daddy says that isn't much different then me, ha! but you are my little baby boy and i just love you so. i love that you smile all.the.time and it just melts my heart. i love that when i talk to you, you giggle and laugh ... i swear you do. i love that you coo and ahh, it's the sweetest sound. i love that when you don't see me, you fuss a little then when i return you give me the biggest smile. i love the way you watch your sister play and when she talks to you, you look right into her eyes. i think the two of you will be the best of friends. you sister loves you and every time you smile at her she says "look! luke's smiling at madelyn!"

what do you love | when people are talking you. playing on your activity mat, you have started to punch and grab at the toys and i'm pretty sure you get super excited when you get a hold of one. talking. snuggling. 

what do you dislike | the carseat, i think you're about to get an upgrade because you hate it so much. 

schedule & sleep | you are still on a every three hour feeding schedule but you're getting at least 8 hours of sleep at night. we are working on at least one crib nap during the day which is a hit or miss. you're going to bed around 8:30-9pm and you'll usually sleep until 2:30am. at which point i'm coming in every 45 minutes to pop your binkie in or catching a few zzzz's on the floor or given in and taking you to our room. but you always usually go back to sleep and you wait for your 6am feeding.

activities | we started letting you sit in your bumbo and i think you love it. you usually sit in it when we eat dinner and i'm pretty sure you can't wait for you four month check up to get the green light to start feeding you some food. you are my chunky baby boy and i love every single one of those chunky rolls. 

i started back at work three weeks ago so our morning routines have been less snuggling (insert all the ugly cry emojis) and more go go go. let me tell you ... i've been amazed how i get myself showered, two little ones ready and out the door at a decent time. it's not always smooth sailing but we got it most days.
you are the best little baby and we just love you oh so much!

[here's the little man's two month picture ;)]

LUKE | ONE WHOLE MONTH

my sweet baby boy, how is it that you are already one month?!? it really seems like it was just yesterday that we were introducing you to your big sister. although i'm pretty sure the lack of sleep is contributing to the last thirty plus days all running into one another.

you came into this world a little sooner and a little quicker than we were expecting but honestly it's so crazy hard to remember what our life was like without you. it's truly amazing how you seamlessly fit right in.

we had your one month check up a little over a week ago and you are a beautifully growing baby boy. at a whopping nine pound nine ounces ... so different from your itty bitty sister.

oh how i have absolutely falling in love with you ... i love the way you look at me with your wondering eyes, there's not a single doubt in my mind that you are not a mama's boy. i love that full head of dark hair and the way it stands up after your bath. i love that you want to snuggle all the time. i love seeing the smiles that you make when you hear my voice and the two little dimples that appear, those will be trouble for the ladies in your teenage years i'm sure. i love how mesmerized you are by your big sister and how she entertains us all.

you're not a fan of tummy time and have already rolled your little self over a few times. your neck strength is on point, it kind of impresses me how determine you are to look around and see what's going on around you at all times. you're definitely unsure about bath time which your sister loved. we're working on getting you on a sleep schedule, eating every three hour, more awake time during the day and attempting at least one nap in your bassinet or pack n play. as of the last two weeks you get your bath around 8pm, your last feeding is around 8:30pm and your down for the night around 9pm. you're waking up around 3am a little fussy so we end up having a little night time feeding session then you're up again around 6am. i realized that the traditional swaddle that worked with your sister is not working for you as you have ninja like skills and break free. which is totally impressive but when your little reflexes keep waking both of us up every few hours at night we need a solution. so this week we met our new best friend, the swaddle me blanket. hoping this will provide us with a few more consistent hours of sleep at night because mama definitely needs it.

although you are a fussy little dude,  you are our fussy little dude and we wouldn't want to have it any other way. HAPPIEST ONE MONTH to you my baby boy! i love you all the way to the moon and back.

FAMILY MATERNITY PICTURES

today is luke's due date.
so in honor of our little man, i thought i share our sweet maternity pictures. these beautiful pictures were taken by my dear friend and ah-mazing photographer, brooke of brooke whitney photography. thank you so much, we absolutely love these and so very thankful you were there to capture this special time for us.

29 WEEKS & LIFE LATELY

hello third trimester!!

it's so crazy to think how close we are to meeting our little man and puts me into a semi panic attack knowing that we have so much to do with the kiddos' rooms between now and then.

weight gain:

i had an appointment last friday where my doctor told me i have gained 20 pounds so far then processed to tell me that when i was pregnant with madelyn i had only gained 6 pounds. talk about a difference. i definitely feel a lot bigger and more tired then i did with m but then again i have m now. of course to cure the news i went to publix and bought items to make an ice cream sundae, i feel much better now.

the little man:

within the last few weeks vy and i may have agreed on a name for the little guy. vy is ready to commit but i'm not ready. we're been teaching madelyn how to say his name and have talked with our parents about it. so far everyone is on board. 

clothing: 

i've been rocking maternity clothing since about 12 weeks. this time around the bump has definitely shown up a lot quicker which forced me to purchase some strechy waistband clothing. i am so happy that the weather is starting to warm up so i can wear dresses every.single.day.

sleep: 

overall, i'm sleeping pretty well. there are times that i am woken up by a charlie horse which makes me pop out of bed like there's a fire and freaks vy out (haha!) but other than that we are doing well. 

movement: 

there is lots of movement although when i try to get vy to feel, little man seems to call it quits.  takes me back to when i was pregnant with madelyn. those little movements are amazing and reminds me why i love being preggo.

cravings:
moe's. yes moe's. i can't get enough of the taco salad. i need it at least once a week. pistachios. really just ben & jerry's pistachio pistachio ice cream. lemonade, really love simply raspberry lemonade. eating a lot of fruit which is what i did when i was pregnant with m too.

in other news ... our home is currently on the market. we decided over a month ago that we would list our lovely home in hopes of finding a better layout before the baby. it hasn't gone exactly how we thought but we have a timeline in which we can still work with. we are hoping that someone will love our home as much as we did when we first found it and we are hoping for that perfect buyer to come a long any day now. if not, we'll stay until after the baby arrives. it's crazy i know to be this far along attempting to sell a home and stresses me out a little when i really start to think about how many weeks are left but we're staying positive.

for now, i am planning on designing madelyn's big girl room and we'll most likely make this tranisiton with her next month. then we'll work on setting up the little man's nursery.

BABY BOY P'S NURSERY INSPIRATION

Since the day we found out baby number two was a boy, I've been day dreaming about what this little boy's space should look like. I wanted to keep the colors pretty neutral, white and natural wood with pops of blues. In our current home (more about this in another post) we have three bedrooms upstairs, our master and two spare rooms. Therefore, Madelyn will be moving into a bigger room and a big girl bed so the little man can have her crib and the smaller room. Time to get my shopping on and for Daddy to get to work ;)

Elephant Wood Plaque | Monogram Metal L | Jenny Lind Crib  | Star Print Crib Sheet | Blue Splatter Pillow & Blue Shifting Shapes Pillow | Side Table | Glider | Faux Sheepskin Rug | ForLikeEver Print - from Super Rural | Wooden Sunburst Mirror | Dresser