Happy Valentine's Day

Ever since I went back to work I've been slack about taking pictures of Luke. This past week I made an effort to get back to it. I have a lot of new pictures to share, so get ready!

Last weekend we bought Luke a new stroller. It must be comfortable because he keeps falling asleep in it when we go for walks!
The pacifier used to be my ticket to freedom, but lately Luke's just not into it, preferring instead to suck on his hand, shirt or stuffed toy. However, last week he did manage to get the pacifier in his own hand and in his mouth. It's funny how something so simple as this is just amazing to me. This little creature who just 4 months ago couldn't even open his hand is now using it to put a pacifier in his mouth! He is gifted:)Luke is finally starting to sit in the bumbo seat that Santa gave him for Christmas! We love seeing him sitting up in his little seat. Mostly because it's just so darn cute. It's also nice to have one thing for him that doesn't require a small fortune in batteries!Lately, nights have been a bit rough. (Translation- he's waking up 3 times a night most nights.) A few times we've put Luke in bed with us out of desperation. It's not my favorite thing to do because I don't get much sleep (for fear of rolling over on him), but cuddling with him in bed is just priceless. And, when he wakes up and sees me next to him his face lights up and my heart just melts. As you can see in the following pictures, Luke is already taking after his dad.
We had a very nice first Valentine's Day with Little Man! We kicked off the "holiday" with a casual breakfast out. There's a picture below of Luke sitting on his Daddy's lap at breakfast. A woman at a nearby table commented that it was nice to see such a happy family and proud father. I'm not big into Valentine's Day, but now that we have Luke it means something different to me. I look forward to making Luke's Valentine's Days special.
Here's Luke back in his bumbo seat hanging out in the kitchen. He looks so tiny up on the counter! Look at how his feet are kicked out; he's psyched to be on the counter! (Ok, he's excited because the tv was on... we really need to turn that thing off!)
Luke's cousin, Leah, gave Luke this blue hippopotamus blanket when he was born, and he recently starting using it to sooth himself. It's his favorite new toy!

Today was a rough day. Luke threw up or spit up after every single meal and was very fussy and sleepy. We're not sure what's going on, but I cannot help but wonder if the cheese and chocolate fondue- not to mention champagne- from last night are to blame. (Bad mommy!!) Here's Luke passed out (for 90 minutes!) on Daddy's chest.
How can you resist this face?!?
Solid food! We fed Luke rice cereal today for the first time. As expected, most of it went on his bib, but I thought he did a great job for his first time. His face says it all: