Thursday, January 24, 2013

Joseph's First Month

We are celebrating another birthday this week.  Joseph is one month old!  He is such a great baby.  He is eating well, sleeping well, and smiling a lot.  He smiled after he was about a week old.  Now, every time his tummy is full or he just wakes up from a nap he gives us big smiles.  I am loving his sweet cheeks so much.  He has outgrown sink baths.  I think that today was his last one. He is wearing 3-6 month clothes and size one diapers.  He is sleeping on his side without being swaddled at naptime and at night.  He somehow sleeps through the noise of his two big brothers.





Lucas says that Joseph's name is "Baby JoeJoe Joseph Thomas."


Samuel said that he loved Joseph for the first time this week.  Samuel loves rubbing Joseph's hair.


This is the first smiling picture that I have gotten of him and it makes me so happy!


We love you Joseph and we cannot wait to see how much you have changed by next month!

Lucas is Four!

It is so hard to believe that Brian and I have a four-year old son this week.  Wasn't he just a baby yesterday?  

I have definitely noticed so many changes in him lately.  Mostly in how he talks.  He sounds so old.  Last night we took him to Teds for dinner.  As soon as we sat down he said this to the waiter.

"It is my birthday.  I am almost four...Um I would like a hot dog please."  

He was very matter of fact and confident about it.  



Everyone had a great time...even Joseph



Lucas got to wear the sombrero while the waiters sang.  He loved it.


After dinner we went to Mamaw and Pawpaw's house to make ice cream sundaes and open presents.



Here are the boys enjoying the new gifts.

Lucas, we love you so much.  You are getting to be such a big boy.  You are enjoying school and are growing so much because of it.  You love Samuel.  You guys do everything together.  You are usually pretty patient with him but you know how to get under his skin.  You speak very kindly.  You are always saying please and thank you.  You are great with Joseph.  You sing and talk to him and you are really gentle with him.  You have decided that when Joseph gets bigger you are going to show him how to jump.  You are always ready to hug and cuddle.  Usually when you cuddle you say, "Mama, you are my best friend."  That just melts my heart.  You love all of your extended family so much.  You call them your friends too.  Daddy definitely has a special place in your heart.  He can fix anything and life is more exciting when he is around.  You cannot wait to grow big like him (after you eat your peas of course.)

You are growing up so fast.  I cannot wait to see how you continue to grow.  I love you Lucas!  Happy Birthday!

Monday, January 14, 2013

Newborn Pictures

Meghan and I played photographer this weekend while we were in Tulsa.  Joseph was a pretty great model. He was exactly three weeks old in these pictures.







Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Life in Pictures

One cute sleeping baby.

Cute baby sleeping again.

Big boy chillin' in his underwear.  (Probably should quit posting underwear pics of him soon.)

Sweet baby in his last newborn outfit.  We are moving on to bigger things.

New ride from Mamaw and Pawpaw

Yet another picture of this sleepyhead.

My blue-eyed boys

Brotherly love

Our best Christmas present

Is this all that this kids does?  

Happy Boy

Photographer Lucas and his models

Christmas Snow

Daddy and  Joseph