Luke's 6 month Pictures from Babyfaces!

Just wanted to pass along Luke's pictures we had taken on his 6 month birthday. Hard to believe these are already over a month outdated! Oh well, here they are anyhow :)

7 Months Old....Dedication, Party etc.....

Luker doo is now 7 months old and has been busy the past few weeks! What's new right? Haven't been swimming lately since there was a change in weather recently. We've enjoyed the cooler, much less humid weather, and now the rain. It's nice for when I try to take an afternoon nap with Luke before I go into work! Anyhow, he was dedicated, went to grandma and grandpa Kandel's surprise party, and had his 6 month appointment. In addition to the sitting up, Luke is now able to get onto all fours, but that's about it! He kinda rocks sometimes and then flops to him belly again. He's gonna be a wild child when he can crawl! He is into a new squeal, almost a high pitched cat sound. You think he's whining, but it's just one of his weird noises he likes to make! His loud laugh is so adorable too that we take any opportunity to tickle, make sounds, or suck on his fingers/toes to get him to do it. Luke's antics on the changing table are getting more frustrating, but I can't help but laugh sometimes. Any time we put him down to change his diaper, he IMMEDIATELY flips to his belly. We try to be firm and tell him no, but he just giggles and tries again. Eventually we get him to stop! Ornery little guy! He loves his sippy cup and wants any kind of food. No teeth yet though!

Took this the other day. This was the bear he got as a gift when he was born. I thought I'd sit him next to it and see how big he looks! He's sitting in the same position as the bear...haha! Not very amused though! Daddy and Grandma Estes had to take him to his appointment cause mommy of course had to work :( I was SOOO upset! (He was a little behind since his 6 month appointment falls 5 days before he's 7 months old!) The Dr. says he looks GREAT and to keep doing whatever we're doing! He was 26 3/4 inches long, 15 lbs 11 oz, and his head was 42.5 cm. He's growing equally, but still around the 15th percentile in everything! I don't mind that he's a little guy cause at least he fits into the appropriate sized clothes so far!

PARTY!

Friday night was a surprise 50th Birthday, 30th Anniversary party for my parents at the Hartville Kitchen. We had 48 people all together and it was really nice! My mom had known about it, but my dad was TOTALLY surprised. Should've seen his face when he walked in! This is just a picture of the cake table. We had one for each occassion :) Of course we concentrated more on the Over the Hill Birthday!

The birthday boy and girl with their special garb.

Geriatric bibs they received as one of their gag gifts

My handsome hubby and a dazed little Luke!

Luke started out "reading" his book in the stoller......

Then EATING his book in the stroller.

If those aren't some ornery eyes, I don't know what is!

Goofy goofy smile!

DEDICATION

David and I were incredibly blessed to have about 30 family members present for one of the most special days in our son's life! Sunday August 5 we dedicated Luke to the Lord. Us, our family, and our church promised to guide and direct his path in Christian faith as he grows. I couldn't help but get teary-eyed!

Luke just wanted to play with the Pastors beard! Poor little guy had behaved himself so well in the service till it was his turn! It was even nap time!

Pastor Mike introducing Luke David Estes to the congregation :)

Mommy and her sleepy baby boy!

Grandma Estes invited EVERYONE back to their house for a lunch and celebration! She made chicken and all kinds of good stuff for us to feast on! This was the beautiful cake she ordered for Luke.

Luke's little shrine!

Aunt Heather and Uncle David are mocking me!

The happy family on a happy day! Luke had changed out of his cute little suit into something more comfy!


RANDOM PICS

Oscar getting some toe jam. Luke doesn't look too impressed!

The little man likes to hold his own bottle now!

Daddy likes to blow big breaths in my face and hair! It makes me laugh!

Hee hee hee!

Luke and his two sidekicks :) (Oscar looks a little "drowsy")

"Good puppy" The only time Luke actually PET the dog and wasn't bathed in kisses.

"What'd ya want now?"

Daddy's new secretary! Guess we'll have to start paying him for his duties.

Luke is 6 months! (A little late!)

It's definitely been awhile since I've updated Luke's blog, so here we go! It's August and let me say I feel for you teachers and students out there that are going to be heading back to school....well kinda :) Luke turned 6 months old on July 21 and he had his first professional photo shoot. It went pretty well and we got some good shots. The fam has to decide which ones they want and when we purchase them I'll be able to post them. It was in fact that day we found out that Luke could actually sit up by himself. He sat up during two of the outfit changes and I was amazed :) He's still working on perfecting it though. We had gotten him a jumper that hangs from the doorway and he absolutely LOVES it. He'll spend hours at a time in it, even when he's tired! Good exercise too! In fact when you hold him all he does is bend his legs like he's bouncing. It's also so fun to see him so much more interactive with his exersaucer....pushing the buttons, pulling things, and still of course trying to put everything in his mouth. He loves to play peek-a-boo and leans over his changing table looking for us crouching down. He laughs when he's tickled and smiles when he sees himself in the mirror. He's definitely a growing boy. He doesn't have his 6 month apt until Aug 16, so we'll see how much he weighs and how tall he is. I'll bet he's 15 lbs 7 oz and 26 inches long. Luke is getting dedicated tomorrow at church and a lot of family is coming to be with us as we promise to raise our son in the way of the Lord. I'm sure I'll have pictures to share! I think that's about it for now. As usual I have a ton of pictures! Sorry if they bore you!

Such a handsome little face! Just wanna pinch his cheeks!


Goofy look :)


Laughing at Daddy.



The infamous jumper!


The 4th of July with Great Great Uncle John. They had nearly matching hats on.

Aunt Mim and Uncle John have a beautiful pool and Luke was all ready to hop in with his suit and shades!


Enjoying mommy's iced coffee....I don't think the plastic tastes quite as yummy as the drink did!

His big ol high chair makes him look so small! Nice face!


Luke sleeping sideways in bed...looking so sweet and innocent. (colored pencil print)

Cute in plaid!


Another more recent development is that he now loves to play with his feet and of course...PUT THEM IN HIS MOUTH!


Worn out after a long days work......I mean of sitting around doing nothing!


Luke had been swimming on Mem Day and the 4th of July and really didn't seem to enjoy himself that much, never smiling or doing anything. But we went back on Wed with Grandma Kandel and he had an absolute BLAST! He got in and right away started kicking and splashing! I was so happy he loved it!

Closely examining the beach ball before putting it IN HIS MOUTH!


Break time for a 20 minute nap and a bottle


Then it was back to swimming for another hour and a half. Daddy came and met us after work.

Taking only that 20 minute nap took it's toll as Luke was zonked within 2 minutes of the ride home. Such a cutie pie and a really good boy that day!