Luke’s 2 week check-up

We took Luke to the pediatrician for his 2 week check-up on September 24th.  He weighed 9 lbs 10 oz (95th percentile) and was 22.5 inches long (between 95th and 100th percentile).  He is a BIG BOY! 

Our doctor said everything looked great and checked out normal, except for Luke’s belly button.  The cord had not fallen off yet and it was starting to really smell bad.  The doctor looked at it and said that it looked a little odd.  He called another doctor in for another opinion and they decided that it was best if we go to Children’s Hospital and have an ultrasound performed.  We headed right over to Children’s for the test. 

Luke was not fond of this test at all…he screamed and cried, but thankfully it only lasted a few minutes.  The ultrasound technician said that she could clearly see that the bladder and the umbilical cord area did not separate like they should have prior to birth. This anomaly will most likely require surgery to fix, but it’s also something that can fix itself overtime.  We have an appointment on October 5th for an x-ray of the bladder and a meeting with the urologist, so we will definitely find out more then. 

Luke doesn’t seem bothered by this at all and if our wonderful doctor hadn’t recommended an ultrasound we would have never known anything was wrong! Right now, we just need prayers that everything will check out ok or that this will be an easy fix.

Aunt Jennifer came to town!

Aunt Jennifer came from Oklahoma to help out with Luke and Gwynn for a week.  It was so nice to have her here to help cook and clean…we miss her so much and our house is back to being a mess! She even got to tag along to 3 doctor’s appointments for Luke (she kept Gwynn entertained which was a huge help!).

Thank you also to Grandma and Pop who came up from Tuscaloosa to help out and to Grammy who will drop everything to see her grandbabies.  We couldn’t have made it through these first few weeks without you guys!

Visit from the Brasfields

The Brasfield Brood made a cameo at the Belcher home…Gwynn had a great time playing with Caleigh and Peyton!

Women love babies. Jana is no exception.

Gwynn was a big fan of Andrew. Not sure why we chose this particular bib though.

Luke awake for a few moments.

Visit from Uncle Jeremy and Julie

Daddy’s brother and his fiancé came to visit the family and brought some great gifts/supplies for Luke (lots of diapers, wipes, soap, lotion, etc). Gwynn even got a few presents out of it too!

“Scuffy?! How did you know?”

Gwynn is a pro at putting things in the trash. She is an amateur at knowing the difference between what is and is not trash.

Luke doing what he does best: sleep.

Julie is much better with the young ‘uns than Jeremy.

Gwynn can tell uncle Jeremy is completely making everything up.

It was hard to get Luke to look at the camera.

Playtime

Gwynn still loves her bunny mask. We’re not sure how much it cost, but it was worth it.

Luke in his preferred position.

“Are we going or not?”

Gwynn can’t get enough of her car. Several times a day she’ll go over and sit in her car and wait for someone to take her on a ride.

“I am not amused.”

Gwynn gets into any bags that are laying about. Here she is playing with a bag we had used to carry her brother’s bottles down to Tuscaloosa.

She carried it all around the house.

She got a big grin on her face before heading to the bathroom.

We’re not sure what she was planning, but we didn’t want to find out.

Gwynn has a gaggle of toys in the living room. She tried to see if she’d fit in her doll’s crib. She didn’t.

Luke did though. We didn’t let her see that he fit in there.

Here she is with that mask again. This time using it while helping Grandma clean.

Cute little fellow.

Gwynn talking on the phone while checking herself out in the stove.

 

Luke’s 1st bath

Luke did not enjoy his first bath at home, but every bath since has been great. 

Nice and warm now…

Gwynn’s a great big sister

Gwynn has been great with Luke so far.  She loves to cover him when he’s in the swing and take him toys to play with.  She has recently started tickling his feet when we’re holding him (she’ll walk up to him with a big grin on her face and as she’s ticking his feet she’ll say “tick tick tick”…it’s so sweet). She’ll also give him kisses and say “muah.”

She hasn’t seemed jealous at all, but she is a little more cuddly than normal!

Luke’s 1st trip to Tuscaloosa

Daddy had a cross country meet in Tuscaloosa on Saturday so we all headed down to stay with Grandma and Pop for the weekend.  Aunt Jennifer was in town for the week so she came down too. 

In the 2 pictures of Gwynn you can see Cookie Monster in her shirt.  We put him there for some reason and she kept him in her shirt for hours!  She watched the whole Bama game, played outside, and ate dinner all with him still there.  She loved it!

Roll Tide

Here’s what our kids think of watching Alabama Football…they have a lot to learn.

Coming home…

Took us awhile, but we got the car loaded up and headed to our house as a family of four.

We made it home!

Trying out the swing…

I don’t remember Gwynn ever being this small! I have to get used to holding a tiny baby again.

Tummy time…