Daddy Day-Care

Yesterday (Tuesday) Luke and I (Rick) had another full day together. After some morning work-outs (tummy-time and exersaucer) we went to visit his cousins Ava and Christopher. Ava and Luke share the same birthday and although Luke is definitely bigger, Ava seems to be getting much taller and catching up quickly.

After having lunch at Michelle's and having some play-time, we headed over to Nana's to visit the great-grandparents. Nana fed Luke while I helped Papa close up the pool, and then a delicious dinner.

Patriots game rituals

We decided that we needed a ritual that we do before Patriots games. So, Luke decided to wear his Patriots PJs to bed on Saturday night. Sunday morning before the game, we played with his Patriots football.
Then he got dressed in his Patriots outfit for game time.





After the excitement of the game, we took a nap on the couch.
Not what we imagined for a first Patriots season of Luke's life, with no Tom Brady :( but we will see what the season brings!

Saturday

Last night after mom got home from a long week at work (first week back) the 3 of us went for a walk and enjoyed some family time together. This morning we all slept til about 9 and then relaxed for a bit before mom and Luke got ready for the day. Grandpa came over for a quick visit to see the little guy.

We went to see Mom's boss (Gerriann) and her 2 daughters - Shannon and Kaleigh. Shannon fell off the monkey bars this week and broker her arm :(

We had a nice visit with them and then headed over to see Nana and Papa for a bit. As always, Nana and Papa had fun with Luke and enjoyed seeing him.

We are having wind and rain from the hurricane tonight so we decided not to go to the lake until tomorrow. The rest of the weekend is supposed to be nice though!

the past week!

We had a great time at nana and papa's on Labor Day for one last cookout of the season! A great way to end the summer :)

For the start of the holiday weekend we were up at the lake relaxing. Grandma and Grandpa came up on Saturday afternoon and enjoyed spending some time relaxing on the deck with Luke.


Last Friday Luke and mom had lunch with Nana and Aunty Aggie. We went up to the seafood resteraunt near the lake house and then they got to see the camp! We had a great time:)

Mom is now back at work, so Dad and Luke enjoy "boy time." We are all getting used to our new schedules, but so far it's going well!!

Luke is starting to babble and coo a lot. His favorite time of day is first thing in the morning. When he wakes up he plays in his crib and we usually wake up to him squeeling and laughing to himself :) He continues to get stronger and should be able to sit up in a month or 2. We are done with doctor's appts until the end of October and we are all happy about that!

So, Nana was wondering what our living room looked like with all of Luke's toys and gear in there. So, I took a picture. We stash it in the corner when he is not using it. Plenty of room for all of us :)

I am a little concerned about Luke's wardrobe when I return to work because this is how Dad dresses him. (*Note* onesies go inside pants)
This is Luke in his super cute Patriots outfit Isolde, Roland and Taylor got him for his baptism!

So, we all know that Rick is addicted to Craigslist for his campers and jet skis. Well Luke and I have made some great finds on there recently too! We picked him up a Bumboo seat today and he likes being able to sit up without help!

This first picture is Luke's impression of a pirate. I think he has it down pat. I wish he was wearing his pirate outfit, but its still cute :)

This is Luke in his new bumboo, sitting up like a big boy :)

Weekend

We had a busy weekend as usual. On Saturday Luke went to Grandma and Grandpa's for a few hours in the evening so mom could go out to a movie with Aunty Dee and Aunty Karen. He had fun with his grandparents!

On Sunday we went to a going away party for our friend Kate. She got to meet Luke before she left and had fun holding him. Luke got to spend all evening being cudled and held. He was exhausted when we left to head home.

This is mom's last week at home before heading back to work :(