Doctor appointment

Today Lucas had his 2 month check up. Our little boy isn't so little any more. He is 12 lbs. 4 oz. and 24 inches long...yep, he's 2 feet tall! This measurement puts him in the 50th percentile for weight 80th percentile for height. We fear the height number will slowly diminish as he gets older but we're making the most of his height while he has it. (Nathan is so proud.)

He also had to get several vaccinations in 3 shots. Mommy was pretty nervous not only because she doesn't handle needles well but the thought of her baby getting shots is a little much. However, Lucas was a trouper...he handled it so well! This picture makes it look worse than it was...he was very hungry by the time we got home.

After he got lunch, the smiles were back. (sorry I can't get the pictures turned correctly)

Wimbledon

Lucas hung out with us as we watched several of the Wimbledon matches and for the Sunday Gentleman's Championship match he got dressed in his tennis onsies to watch the match with dad while mom went to play a match. Nathan and Lucas got to see history in the making as Roger Federer won his 7th Wimbledon title. We look forward to the day Lucas will play on Centre Court. :)

4th of July

On the 4th of July Nathan spent the morning smoking ribs and chicken while also watching Wimbledon with Erin and Lucas. Then in the afternoon we headed to the Heuser house for a late lunch, playing with Campbell in her little pool, and watching Jake light a few sparklers.

We got a few pictures of Campbell and Lucas in their red, white & blue outfits but struggled to get ones they both were smiling in. When we told Campbell to put her cheek on Lucas' it helped to get them in a good position, and asking her to hold his hand worked well too.

It becomes more apparent ever day that Lucas is Nathan's mini-me...just look at those faces.

A decent family picture...but Erin is going to need to work on framing photos to include more than the top of Lucas' head.

"Happy 4th of July peeps!"



2 months old!

And the second month has passed almost as fast as the first. Our little Lucas is now 2 months old. He is growing into such an adorable and happy little boy. I don't know that we go more than a day without saying what a good baby he is...we are very blessed and fortunate to have such a sweet little bundle of joy in our lives. In our monthly pictures I've tried to capture a few of the new things Lucas is doing.

We'll find out on the 9th how big Lucas is but as you can see here he's filling out and growing like a weed.

Lucas is so alert and able to watch/track things so well...he's still a bit unsure of the camera in his face but you can see he's looking at something...and is happy about it.

I like that he's pointing to the 2 on his shirt.

Nathan has been encouraging Lucas to stick out his tongue by sticking out his tongue at him...now Lucas does it all the time. He likes to makes bubbles and bring them out of his mouth with his tongue too. He thinks the bubbles are so funny.

Lucas has been kicking his legs and moving around for awhile now but in the last week or so he's learned to roll on his side. We think he generally enjoys the feeling of rolling around but he's also learned that it's easier to relieve the pressure in his tummy on his side. :) He keeps us guessing and smiling all the time...we love you Lucas!

Annual Pearce Family Camping Trip

For at least the last 5 years the Pearce family has been getting together for a 'camping' trip each summer. It's a 'camping' trip because we've stayed in tents only twice, the other years we've been in cabins. This year we stayed at Three Bears Lodge in Warrens, WI. It was Lucas' first time in Wisconsin, first time in a lake and pool, and the first time he met his Uncles Brent and Shawn, Aunt Courtney, and cousins Breck and Cullen...lots of new things for him. It was a busy weekend and Lucas handled it well. Here are a few pics from the trip.

Cullen meeting Lucas...he liked touching his head. In a way I think Cullen thought Lucas would react like Mazie (their dog) would because he always took his hand back quickly after touching him.

Lucas getting ready for the lake...hanging out in his trunks.

The cousins are united! What a good looking group of boys. Thanks to Auntie Elicia they had matching sunglasses in honor of the 4th of July.

 Too cute. Enough said.

Lucas meeting Uncle Brent and Aunt Courtney. I think Brent is enjoying the slow take over of boys in our family after being out numbered for so many years.

Uncle Shawn finally getting some time with Lucas...his boys are so grown up by comparison.

One morning when Grandpa was trying to get some quiet time on the porch, the grandsons invaded his silence...so I thought I'd get a picture of the boys together.

Lucas wasn't a huge fan of the lake but he did pretty good at the pool. Here he's hanging out in the shade...where we tried to keep him but he ended up with a small sunburn on his cheek and arm. Oops, lesson learned...seconds and minutes matter significantly for babies and the sun.

And here's Grandma with her grandsons. (Cullen was getting tired of all the pictures.)



I really like Lucas' smile in the picture with Grandma and Mommy...just wish he was looking at the camera.







It was another great family vacation. Thanks all for the memories!

Our little baby

Our friend Lauren Obalil of Lauren O Photography took pictures of Lucas when he was two weeks old. She did a great job of capturing our little guy. A few dirty blankets, 700 photos, and hours of editing by Lauren later, here are a few of the great pictures. Many thanks Lauren!!!

Typical day

Our typical day schedule consists of the following:
7:30am breakfast followed by some play time and lots of smiles
9am nap, time for Erin to get ready for the day
10:30am snack followed by a walk; about once a week Lea Ann and Campbell come over and join us. Here's a picture of Campbell and Lucas playing together afterwards.

12:30pm lunch followed by more play time, especially in the mobile/gym (see above) and mommy taking pictures of Lucas...example below: first picture is taken by Lauren during his 2 wk photo shoot, second taken by me when Lucas was 6 wks old to see how much he grew in a month

1:30/2pm nap for Lucas and time to get as much done as I can
4:30/5pm Lucas' dinner
5pm Nathan gets home and hangs out with Lucas while Erin gets dinner ready and the rest of the evening goes by quickly with feedings, playing, cleaning, and hanging out
9ish Lucas goes to bed, sometimes on daddy's chest for awhile and other times directly to his crib
9/10pm Nathan falls asleep on the chair
10:30ish Erin goes to bed