Little Mama and Big Daddy

The big thing around the Tyree house these days is "who gets to hold the baby?" Wish Luke liked it as much as Anna and Jaden do...

Luke is one month old

It's hard to believe that a whole month has passed by already. Time sure does fly when you are sleep deprived and busy changing diapers, nursing a baby, chasing a toddler, keeping a 5-year-old entertained, doing loads and loads of laundry, running errands... But, the truth be told I wouldn't trade it for the world! I love new baby sounds, smells, and cuddles. Those little squeaks and grunts melt my heart. In my opinion they don't last long enough. Luke went to the doctor today for his check up and he has gained 2.5 pounds and grew 3 inches in just three weeks! See, what I mean? He now weighs 10 pounds 7 ounces (50th-75th percentile) and is 23 inches long (95th percentile). I am tickled that he is doing well. It's always a worry for me - is he getting enough to eat? am I doing a good job taking care of him? I'm sure I'll worry till the day he leaves for college. But in reality it probably won't stop then either. That's just parf of being a parent.

This has been an interesting week. My plan was to spend the week just nursing the baby and getting rest since Chris was off. I tried but the plan has to be adjusted. Jaden came down with a runny nose on Saturday and had a little fever on Sunday. I thought it was just a little bit of allergies and it would clear up but it didn't. His nose just poured yucky stuff for days. He was so miserable despite our best efforts to keep him comfortable with decongestant and ibuprofen. He was like an extra appendage to Chris. Thank goodness he was here to carry him around because I don't know how I would have managed. He just wanted to be held. Plus, Jaden didn't sleep well most nights. Everyone was exhaused! I took him to the doctor on Wednesday to have him checked out. It turned out that he has a bacterial upper respiratory infection and impetigo (which is contagious!). One of us has had to tend to Luke while other tended to Jaden. Anna was good about going back and forth between whoever was free. She was also wonderful at occuping herself with her Barbies, coloring, and working on her handwriting. She has also been doing a good job sounding out words and learning to read. She is working hard. We are very proud of her.

A few more sleeping baby pictures...

Surprise! A few awake baby pictures... there has to be a first time for everything.

(He makes some funny faces but they are precious!)