Luke is 6 weeks old

Luke is now 6 weeks old and about 11lbs. He still eats often, and it shows. His baby acne has mostly cleared up, which I am very happy about. It seemed to linger forever. His neck muscles are getting stronger so he can hold his head up very well. We also got to see our first real smiles out of him this week, which was absolutely precious. Makes a mama's heart melt. His awake time during the day seems to equal or surpass his time asleep during the day, so that has been an adjustment for all. Thankfully, he's a pretty laid back kid.

Jacob was pretty good this week, behavior-wise, my only complaint is the constant whining for his pappy. I'm not sure why he's decided he needs it all the time again. We try not to give in, but sometimes the whining does me in. He was allergy tested this week, and though still allergic to egg, the severity seems to have lessened. Hopefully he'll outgrow it completely in another year. Preschool starts in 2 weeks, I think we are both ready.

Aunt Catherine came to town for a few days and got to meet Luke for the first time. Though Jacob has spent some time with her before, it has been awhile, and he's grown a lot since then. He was happy for a new playmate calling her "Caffrin." We got together with the family a couple of times while she was here, which Jacob loved. Grandma and Catherine celebrated birthdays earlier this month, so we had a little birthday celebration for them. Go here for the rest of this week's pictures.