A smile is worth a millon bucks!

Lucas started smiling at 4 weeks old.  I caught a few good pictures of him smiling.  I couldn't even remember when the other boys started smiling but I thought it was more like 6 or 7 weeks.  You could tell he recognizes me because as soon as I look at him and smile he smiles right back.  He hasn't done it to anyone else yet so that makes Mommy pretty proud!  He is growing fast and such a happy baby when his acid reflux isn't acting up.  Love you baby boy!

I just had to post this picture of Caleb!

Caleb was getting ready to go with Grandma and Grandpa Kooiker to Village West for a couple days.  He had his coat on waiting for her and then he picked up his dart gun.  He told me he was looking for some rabbits!  I thought it was the funniest and grabbed the camera.  I told him to say "I'm wooking for some wabbits".  I should have captured it on video.  Oh Caleb Benjamin you make me smile!

Happy Valentine's Day....Love Lucas!

Oh how I wish I was good at taking pictures....oh well.  He's pretty cute no matter what!

Okay pictures are done now!!!  It's so cute, when he gets mad the

birth mark on his forehead gets redder and redder!

Lucas is 1 week old!

Things at home are well...crazy!  Isaac doesn't want to let Lucas out of his sight and is in his face constantly.  Caleb doesn't  pay much attention to him but seems to be feeling a little left out I guess.  Ross has been a big help in taking at least one of the boys with him so I don't have all 3 of the boys at home.  Lucas has been a really good baby.  He sleeps a lot right now and I have to wake him to eat during the day.  At night he goes about 4 hours between feedings so it's not so bad right now.  He likes to be tightly swaddled and close to us.  We can't get him into the pack n play.  He doesn't sleep well in there.  Right now he's sleeping in a safe and secure cozy travel bed between Ross and I.  He certainly likes the closeness.  Nursing is going surprisingly well.  Hopefully it continues.  Lucas did have jaundice levels when we were discharged so we had to go to Rock Rapids and have his bili levels checked a couple times.  Thankfully it normalized on it's own without needing to do anything.

Here's a few pictures of our newest little guy!

This guy is so skinny that all his clothes are too big

Precious boy with his ducky outfit

First smile caught on camera!

Zonked out in his cozy sleeper!

Big eyes!

A little jaundice but so cute in red!

Hanging out in his bouncy seat!