Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas from Colorado. May God bless you and your family on this special day.

New Pics of Luke

Our little boy is getting so big. He is now 15 months... Wow!

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Happy 1st Birthday to Luke

Luke celebrated his first birthday on August 21st. The year has really flown by. He really enjoyed the cake and the sugar... he went face first into his cake.

Eleven Months and Almost Walking

Hey everyone, it has been a while since I have updated the blog so I have posted lots of pictures this time. Baby Luke is growing so fast... he has gone from a cornerback to a linebacker. He is so close to his first steps now, so we are definitely in trouble because he is already so mobile and loves pushing his walker all around the house... get ready.

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9 Month Update - Big Boy Luke

Hey everyone, time for a quick update on Luke and some new pictures. He is growing so fast and now weighs in at 21 lbs, 6 ozs. Since the last update, Luke has his first tooth popping through and is very close to crawling, but not quite yet... which is ok. He is trying to say some words too, but everything sounds kinda like "da da da". We are trying to teach him some sign language (like more, milk, eat, etc) and he is picking it up a little (trys to do more). He is eating some real food now... pieces of fruit, cheese puff-like snacks and vanilla wafers and it is really entertaining watching him feed himself. He sleeps like a champ (good for us) and loves his bath time. Rachael got to enjoy her first Mother's day with her little boy and had a great day. Luke also got his first dip in the river with his new floaty suit for Memorial Day... he loved the water. We are really enjoying the parent thing and the fun and laughter of having a kid. We hope all is well with your family.

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8 Months This Week... and growing so fast.

Hey everyone, we hope you are doing well. We can't believe it, but Luke turned 8 months on the 21st. We have been having so much fun with Luke. He is really funny and laughs all the time, and is so cute (you just want to squeeze those cheeks). Luke continues to grow so fast and is getting close to crawling. He has not quite figured it out yet, but it will not be too long. No teeth yet either, but that seems really close too. We have had a good month since our last update. My brother Scott and his family came to visit, we left Luke with my mom and took our first trip without Luke to California and then took a trip to Fredricksburg for a friend's wedding, celebrated our first Easter with Luke, and we found out that Rachael got approved for her job-share with her company. She will work 2 days a week plus every other Friday, so she will have more time with Luke... this was an answer to prayer.

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Big Boy... Six Months Old and almost 17 lbs

Hey everybody, we wanted to post and share some new pictures of our big boy. Rachael took Luke for his six month check-up and Luke weighed in at 16 lbs and 15 ozs and was 26 inches long. Luke continues to do great and to be a lot of fun. He laughs all the time, loves to run in his walker, is using his sippy cup pretty good and is eating carrots and sweet potatoes now and making lots of messes. On Feb 16th we celebrated Rachael's birthday and that was fun. Rachael started back to work after taking six months off, so Luke got to start going to day care. Our pastor's wife and good friend is watching Luke at day care, so we know he is getting lots of love and that makes it better for mom and dad.

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Five Months Old Now...

Hello everyone. Over the past week(s), Luke passed the five month marker. He now weighs in at 14 lbs 10 ozs. Luke is now sitting up on his own... not perfect yet, but still pretty good. Luke is eating rice cereal now too, and it is amazing how messy he can get himself. He somehow manages to get cereal on the back of his neck, on his forehead, you name it. At our church in Waco, we got to dedicate Luke during the baby dedication service. It was pretty cool to have our pastor say a prayer for Luke, for us as parents, and for our little family. Grandma Fineske got to come down and share this time with us too. Rachael is also taking Luke to a baby music class at Baylor once a week. It is goofy but cute and Luke has fun playing and dancing around with mom during the songs, and that is what matters. We are having so much fun watching Luke as he grows... each day there is something new.

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