Updates are on the way, I promise!

Hi everybody! It's been awhile since we posted anything new about our Life with Luke, but that's not because there's nothing new to share with you...just the opposite...it's been busy! Since we last posted, Luke has grown tremendously - you'll see when Rich and I get some photos on here of Lukie now! We celebrated Luke's 4 month birthday on the same day as is Aunt Stef's birthday (July 14th), and Little Lukie was Christened the next day by our friend Father Eddie O'Toole. We planned Luke's Christening around Father Eddie's trip here from England, where he lives, and had the opportunity to have our friend baptize our baby - it was a day we will cherish and enjoy telling Luke about when he gets older. Our attempts to get Luke's photos taken at Kiddie Kandids, however, were NOT something we remember fondly - it took 3 separate attempts, on 3 separate days, to finally get the pictures we have. But the effort was worth it because Lukie's pictures, in his adorable Christening outfit, are just gorgeous! Thanks Leenie and Joe, for the gift certificate to Kiddie Kandids, and Thanks Mom for buying Lukie his outfit! A post on the Christening with photos is on the way so you can all see what I'm talking about.

Luke is full of smiles and very aware of his surroundings now, and grabs everything he gets close enough to get his little hands on. Beyond just smiling, Our Baby Boy shared his first giggle with Rich and me on July 22nd - and it was the sweetest sound we've ever heard! Luke has also, as of July 24th, graduated from sleeping next to us in his cradle and has moved on to sleeping in his crib in his room. This step was harder on me than on Luke - I liked him right next to me, but Lukie has grown too big for his cradle so I must grow as his Mom and allow him to move to his crib. He's still not sleeping more than 3-4 hours at a time, but Rich and I are optomistic that will change soon...we hope! :)

Thank you for your patience as we find the time to get recent pictures on here - we want to share Luke's beautiful life with everyone who is interested - thank you for checking in!
Love, Us