Grandma Vickie and GrandBob were around for Lukas' first month birthday this weekend. They came in Friday. Mom and Dad and I went into town on Saturday morning to get me a smart phone (joining the ranks of the connected) and take a walk at Tusculum. Pete and Dad hooked up our new dishwasher in the afternoon. We figured that once Lukie is using more bottles, we might want a dishwasher to clean and sanitize them. Mom and Dad were awesome and bought it for me for my birthday.
On Sunday, we all went to the Book Lovers' Warehouse in Jonesborough to buy some used books. I bought Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe and Lake Wobegone Days by Garrison Keillor. Pete and I both love Garrison Keillor; in fact we considered Garrison as a name for Lukie.
Tonight we had coconut pie with a candle in it for Lukie's birthday (after dinner of BLT's, tomato salad, corn on the cob, and mac 'n cheese). I thought I had regular candles, but it turns out I only had a big 3 and a big 4, apparently left over from last year when I must have meant to make Pete a 34th birthday cake. Oh, well. One month is close to 4 weeks, right??? Mostly, the pie is to congratulate Pete and me for surviving a month with a baby...and to congratulate Luke for surviving a month without us messing up too badly.
And now, for something truly scary.
Lukie at 3 days old and 7 lbs 8 oz (well, probably less because newborns lose a decent amount of their body weight right off the bat).
Lukie at 1 month old. I think he's somewhere around 10 lbs now. We'll find out at his doctor's appointment on Wednesday, but he was 9 lbs 4 oz two weeks ago Tuesday. I'm so proud of all that baby fat and that double chin. It means that, despite all the nursing trouble, I'm doing a good job fattening him up!!
He's plumping up quite nicely! Being Pete's child I'm surprised at the bored look with the pie. I guess considering his alternative it's understood. ;)
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That pie lasted like 1 day. If Luke ends up liking pie as much as his daddy does, I'm going to have to make two pies every time instead of just one!
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