7 Months

Luke is now 7 months old. He weighs 18 pounds and is 26 inches long. He still does not sleep through the night. Since I am back at work the sleep deprivation makes life a bit frustrating. We think we might need to implement some tough love soon for the sake of our sanity. We'll see how that goes...

Luke is a very active and happy baby. He likes to babble, roll onto his stomach, jump in his exersaucer  and pull mommy's hair.

Luke has been eating stage 1 solids for a few months now. So far he has had peas, carrots, green beans, squash, sweet potatoes and prunes. The prunes are to help his digestive troubles. He really enjoys eating and gets very excited at lunch and dinner time. His favorites so far are the squash and sweet potatoes. I am sure it is because of the sweetness. In a week or so we will start him on the purred fruit. I'm positive he'll enjoy the fruit as well.

Life is returning to normal for us. We are back to being busy and out and about on weekends. Marc and I have even been able to go to a few concerts. We are lucky to have a few babysitters we can count on. This past weekend Luke attended his first park party for his friend Kegan who turned 2 years old. Although he isn't quite ready to mingle with other kids he enjoyed getting a lot of attention from the ladies.

We are looking forward to our next big event which will be Easter and a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Uchida in May.

Enjoying his ExerSaucer

Luke is 3 months old now and what a roller coaster ride its been! Life as we know it has changed but we are having fun and enjoying every moment of it (thru tired eyes). We can't believe how much attention such a little person needs!

Luke seems to change daily. He is very alert and likes to look at his suroundings. Lately feedings have taken a little longer because it seems as though he gets distracted and pops the bottle out of his mouth and starts to "talk" to whatever object caught his attention. It was cute the first few times but now ...not so fun. :) He is lucky he's cute!  

3 Months Old



2 Months Old

Welcome Luke!

30 Weeks and Baby Gifts!

Thank you to all those who came out to our babyshower. We are very grateful to those who came all the way from Northern California (Berekly and San Jose) Luke will be very lucky to be surrounded by such wonderful friends and family. A special thanks to my sisters for putting together a beautiful baby shower, Shelley for making the cake, Irene for the homemade jamaica to add to our authentic mexican meal, Gaby for her veggie enchiladas and Linda and Bernie for providing all the fresh fruit!

We received such wonderful gifts and there is no doubt Luke will be the best dressed infant in town! He will definitely be stylin' with all the 'music' onesies he received. (RUN DMC, PINK FLOYD, BEATLES, AC/DC)

24 weeks and counting...

I've almost reached the end of my 2nd trimester. Time is surely going by quick. We have been so busy that I have not been doing a very good job at taking belly pictures or updating everyone on the status of the pregnancy so here is a quick recap.

I started to feel better at about week 17. The nausea and vomiting was so bad that the doctor had to put me on medication. Glad all that is over with. The bad news is that my appetite has returned. In order not blow up like the Good Year Blimp I met with a nutritionist (who is awesome, you can check her out here http://eating-made-easy.com/ ). She made me more aware of what I'm eating and how to make healthier choices for the baby and I. I still eat most of my favorite foods but instead of snacking on junk food I snack on sweet fruit which usually satisfies my sweet craving. There are a couple of food choices I can't substitute like the occasional fries and egg mcmuffin from McDonalds.

At week 18 we found out the sex of the baby. The ultra sound was a bit nerve wrecking for me. I was stuck with an intern who took two hours performing the exam. I was very anxious and thought that something was wrong. Fortunately, she was just being very detailed. When we received news that the baby was BOY we were overwhelmed with emotions. Words cannot describe what I felt at that moment. We have also come up with a name - LUKE. We are still working on a middle name, but that will come with time.

Recently I've started to feel Luke kicking around a bit. It only happens a few times a day but its an incredible feeling and reminds me that although I can still fit into my low rise regular jeans (with the help of the Bella Band) and most of my tops, he's in there growing!

I am so grateful to all my friends and family who have shown so much love and support. A few thanks and shout outs to Denise who baked ginger bread for me while i was ill, Shelley brought over a homemade baby bootie cake along with a pregnancy book, Becky has been very helpful with tons of info and sent me a baby journal where i track my pregnancy week by week. She is also pregnant and its nice to bounce off feelings and ideas off each other. Ashleigh bought baby Luke a Paul Frank onesie, Aunt Linda bought some beanies, Sandra bought Luke his first set of skater type shoes, Jenny sent me my first maternity clothes, she has also been very helpful with info. Marc's mom, Una has bought the baby tons of clothes, i'm sure its the first lot of many to come and Stacy has sent Luke clothes and other items.

I hope you are all enjoying your spring and making way for summer! Make sure to scroll down or view the other May posts for belly shots and other pictures.

Belly Shots10 weeks
17 weeks

18 weeks

20 weeks

23 weeks

Thank you to Pat and Denise Fagin for the Steelers baby gear. Guess we really are having a boy and he'll be ready for football season!

This is the Nursey bedding we purchased from Pottery Barn. I like the old fashioned style print. Now we just need a bed, dresser, changing table...oh so many things!

We had our 18 week sonogram where we found out the baby's sex and well...ITS A BOY! We are very happy!

Baby is brewing….

That’s right, I’m 11 weeks pregnant and what a ride it’s been so far. I keep hearing that the nausea and vomiting will get better and I sure as hell hope so or I’m in for a long 7 months!

We found out we were pregnant in early January and our first ultra sound was towards the end of January. Although it didnt look like anything other than a peanut, it was a very emotional moment. Marc is very excited and anxious to be a daddy and so am I!

Our due date is September 15th so i'll be nice and plump during the hot summer months. The above is a picture of the fetus at 7 weeks. She/he is only 1.10 cm but already had a heart beat.

I'm still shocked that there is life brewing inside me. Stay tuned for more updates!

oh and for those of you wondering...yes it was planned because thats the way I roll!