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Let's Hear it for the BOYS!

Just two cute pictures of my two cute boys...

Just a few recent pictures. Nothing much to report. We are plugging along as a family of 5 and try to keep our sanity with the triple digit temperatures...

Caleb's Prayer

Dear God,

Please let there be all of the trains that I have and all of the trains that I don't have in heaven. Thank you for this wonderful food and for lunch and for breakfast. I hope that Jesus is the sunshine in heaven.

Amen
Sic' Em Bears!

Firsts....

Today was Caleb's first day of preschool! It was so very exciting for me! I guess it is the teacher in me, but I really enjoyed getting to take him into class, see his teacher, and see him sitting at his special spot with his name tag. I told Jon that it really makes me wish I was teaching, and Caleb said, "No you can't be a teacher, you are a mommy!" Here are some pictures of the big boy!

And several of my observations:
-The moms were all going crazy taking pictures. The kids whose dads dropped them off didn't get nearly the amount of pictures as the kids whose moms dropped them off. It was funny to be a part of the sentimental group of mamas!
-Caleb has officially entered the stage where he knows he is supposed to smile, but has no clue how to do it.
-Abby really wanted to go to preschool too. She kept asking me if her friend Selah was in her class.
-Caleb really really likes gym time!

IT'S HOT!

This has been a record breaking summer for heat in Waco. We achieved 45 consecutive days above 100 degrees. The streak was broken this past Saturday when it was only 99 degrees. Then Sunday and on it has been over a hundred again. I am trying to sneak in some outside pool time for the kids. That is really the only thing they can do outside in this heat!

Luke at 3 Months Old

Our littlest is three months old! Check out his superman pose in this picture. Tummy time is not his favorite thing, but I try to sneak as much in as possible! Luke is growing like crazy and has the cutest pudgy cheeks. Several people have told me he looks a lot like a cabbage patch doll. He is starting to show his personality more and more. He seems to be a fairly easy going baby. He will smile and look at books as I read them to Caleb and Abby. He likes to be held close to me in the Baby Bjorn. He spends a lot of time snoozing in the swing- perhaps too much, but it is a sure bet for a good nap. I have decided that one of my jobs is to make sure he gets the sleep that he needs, and the swing is helping me achieve that. It also may be delaying the inevitable crying it out that will occur in the crib later on. He does sleep in his crib sometimes for naps and all of the time at night. However getting him to go to sleep at night is quite a job. Sometimes we spend hours trying to get him to sleep. Often times he will go to sleep for about 30 minutes and then wake up crying. He takes medicine for reflex, and I am suspicious that because of his weight gain, we need to up his dose. We are seeing the doctor today for a gunky eye, so I will talk to him about it. Once Luke is asleep he does pretty well and usually only wakes up once during the night to eat, which is great for me! Luke is now one month into wearing his brace 23/7. He has two months to go until he should only have to wear it at night. His foot looks red and bruised from it sometimes, but it doesn't really seem to bother him. We are so very thankful that his foot is being corrected this way and without the surgery that was a common treatment around 15 years ago. I know that I have mentioned some concern about Luke keeping certain fingers clenched when he is opening up the other fingers on his hand. This seems to be improving a great deal, but we are going to see the hand team at Scottish Rites to get their opinion in about a month. I was very happy a few days ago when I saw Luke reaching out and grabbing a hanging toy. Luke is a smiley boy, and we love him so very much!

There's just something about a....

sweet, chunky, googly-eyed, pajama-ed, baby boy! AHHH!

Luke at 2.5 Months Old

Luke is about 2 1/2 months old, and I neglected to write a post about him several weeks ago. So I wanted to do an update now. Luke is starting to settle into a bit of a routine... hooray for that! He is sleeping 6-7 hours at night, waking up once to eat, and then going back to sleep for 3-4 hours. He is usually the last one up at our house! Luke is a very smiley boy, and he is "talking" back to us when we coo at him. Luke seems to be quite entertained by his brother and sister and will lay and watch them play over him when I have asked them to entertain him. Luke is going strong with the nursing. At his two month appointment he was 12 lbs. and 15 ounces, which is the 75th percentile. He was 23 3/4 inches long, also the 75th percentile. He is my biggest baby for sure. Luke is doing well wearing his brace on his feet. It doesn't seem to bother him too much. We are now 3 weeks into the 3 months of full time wear. Luke did excellent when we traveled to Albuquerque this past week. He slept on Jon's lap for most of the flying time. We enjoyed getting to share our newest addition with our ABQ friends and family!
Here is a picture that shows Luke's brace, in case anyone is wondering what it looks like...

Just for fun here is a picture of all three Capron kiddos in the same spot at around 2 months of age.

Who do you think look most alike?