Luke was born on April 11th 2002
at 2:59am
weighing 10 pounds 12 ounces
21 inches long
Birth story posted here .
Now my Luke Man is
45 pounds
and
47 inches tall.
Almost 4 feet.
Time goes too fast. :(
We've been having fun all day
watching home videos of his
birth and younger years.
When I was pregnant with Luke,
I would play this Celine Dion song
"A New Day Has Come"
(which represented
the feelings she had about her son
and battle with infertility),
and imagine I was
having a boy. (we waited
"A New Day Has Come"
(which represented
the feelings she had about her son
and battle with infertility),
and imagine I was
having a boy. (we waited
until his birth to find out)
It's our special song, and
hearing it makes those
precious memories come
flooding back. :)
It's our special song, and
hearing it makes those
precious memories come
flooding back. :)
As an aside, I thought it was funny to
learn that when Celine's son was
a baby, he would cry if she
tried singing to him.
Luke was our dream baby-
slept through the night from
almost the day we brought him home.
I would have to wake him up
for feedings to prevent his blood
sugar from dropping. (and
severe engorgement!)
I would also have to check
on him frequently after nap time to see
if he was awake because
he wouldn't make a peep after
waking up.
I was very grateful for an easy
baby after experiencing colic
and a night owl with our first!
(and to this day Lainey
still hates sleep while
Luke puts himself to bed)
*Luke's 1st Birthday
Then
Now
As an 8 year old here are his favorite things:
-Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter
-Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie
-pasta with butter and fresh Parmesan cheese
-sweets!
-cooking/baking
-mango smoothies
-creating artwork from scraps
and making gifts for people
(*a doll he made for Nana)
and recycling
and making gifts for people
(*a doll he made for Nana)
-sewing/crafts
-limos and mansions
-wants to "count gold when I'm rich one day"
(future Pirate?)
-die cast cars
-Did I say Limos?
-decorating his room
-loves gift giving
-piano
-GOLF
-Camping
(and now he's a cub scout!)
-favorite subject in school is Spanish and Art
Luke's dream vacation: "Hollywood"
When he grows up: "I want to be an artist"
Wants "2 kids" when he's married and plans to live
in a "fancy mansion in Hollywood"
Luke wanted a Mad Hatter Tea Party with
Queen of Hearts theme. He will be having
an outdoor party with his cousins
later in the month.
I found these cute used black Chester Cat mugs
on E-Bay and they look brand new. Amazon also
has them (new). I was lucky and found the
ceramic plates and other
decor from the discount stores
Ross, Marshalls, and Home Goods.
Queen of Hearts plates and napkins came from
Century Novelty.
We started our morning with the
traditional crepe breakfast. Recipe here
I had stayed up until 2am
decorating, wrapping, and cleaning
for his special day so it was very hard to wake up.
But,
Luke was not going to let me forget about
those crepes and was persistent! :D
I had stayed up until 2am
decorating, wrapping, and cleaning
for his special day so it was very hard to wake up.
But,
Luke was not going to let me forget about
those crepes and was persistent! :D
Next it was time to open the gifts!
Isabelle crying to open the gifts
My favorite picture of the day:
*I found this old Cheshire Cat on E-Bay and
it still had tags
Papa and Nana stopped by to wish Luke a Happy Birthday,
and his Grandpa and Grandma T called him
and sent a gift from Utah.
Traditional Birthday Bubble Bath in "the big tub."
*King for a day-
Luke milked this day for all it was worth. LOL
Anytime he wanted something or didn't want to do
something, he would invoke the birthday card.
*King for a day-
Luke milked this day for all it was worth. LOL
Anytime he wanted something or didn't want to do
something, he would invoke the birthday card.
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