Heeeere's Luca!!!

Aunt Tracy's friend Sarah came over when Luca was just 10 days old for his first photo shoot so that we could get a good shot for his birth announcement, wanting to be sure we still caught that "newborn" look before he starts growing into a baby...thank you, Aunt Tracy, for the super cute hat! So hard to pick a favorite, but here are some of the highlights, with all of them HERE.

Eat Sleep Poop

Eat, sleep, poop...that is pretty much the schedule around here...and monkey jammies (for both Luca and Mommy!) are the usual attire. Now that he is three weeks old, we are also seeing increased awake/alert time moving into the window between eating and sleeping - AND, I am happy to report that he seems to be success- fully distin- guishing his days from nights, sleeping consistent 3 hour stretches, even spoiling me with a few hour stretches some nights! (Hope I haven't jinxed myself!) I definitely underestimated the whole sleep deprivation thing that comes along with a newborn, so I am eternally grateful that we are getting to stay with Mimi and Grandpa this first month... mom and I have gotten the whole tag team routine down... yesterday afternoon was an example of a perfect session where I hand him off to her after feeding him so I can go pump while she burps, changes, and cuddles him - then, after I'm finished and she's rocked him back to sleep, we enjoy a glass of wine together in the quiet early evening...a happy hour, indeed!

Do Not Leave Child Unattended With Father

Tony is very cute with Luca, but he can't seem to just let Luca "be" - here he is trying on Daddy's sunglasses while waiting to see Dr./Zia Angela...

...and of course, we couldn't show up to watch football on Sunday without getting him decked out in his new Colts gear...

What I don't have a picture of here is when Tony tried to give Luca tastes of his tangerine popsicle...apparently it greatly amused him at the sour face Luca would make when the cold treat touched his lips...fortunately Drs. Mike and Angela explained to Tony why this was not a good idea...!

Oh, and their favorite father - son activity so far?

Napping!

Luca's Early Days

A few favorite snapshots from Luca's first two weeks...

I loved to just stare at him sleep and listen to him breathe in the hospital...

Tony thought it was pretty funny when the little guy got the hiccups!

First stop after leaving the hospital before heading to Grandma and Grandpa's house was to meet Daisy!

Luca in his going home outfit, a cozy fleece sleeper that said "mommy's little pumpkin" - and cousin Nicole made him a jack-o-lantern for his first Halloween!

Our first family fieldtrip was to Grandma and Grandpa Allevato's for Monday Night Football...he looks so little in his carseat!

Watching football with Daddy

Luca's first spongebath (Mommy still needs practice at this!)


Luca and his lion Boppy

Killing time in the Snuggly Safari Swing until the next nap

Too soon to teach him the 8-Clap?!

Mommy's little monkey...sleeping in his favorite "touchdown" pose