Anywho, back to the beginning of Lucas - he was born after we moved to Laveen and has been daddy's buddy since before he was born. Jeff was so happy to have a boy although nervous....well if you know Jeff, then you know why he was nervous - crazy, adventurous, no fear and more crazy.....yikes! Since we had just moved to the area, we didn't have any friends, well none that I was willing to ask to watch Lea for 4-5 days (still have very few after 3 years...) :) My sister Kristin offered to keep Lea for us during our hospital stay. Lucas was a scheduled c-section because he was transverse (sideways) most of the time and constantly moving. My doctor always had a hard time figuring out what position he was in and where the heart beat was from appt to appt... Already stubborn...
Lucas was born with red hair (this was the first thing the doctors and nurses noticed) weighing in a whopping 7.0lbs 19inches. He is ALL BOY. He's as cute as can be and very sweet. He loves hugs, kisses and making his sisters laugh. He loves to run with the big boys, yet he'll play dress up and kitchen with his sisters. He is quite the social butterfly and says "hi" to anyone and everyone no matter the place. Embarassing for me the non-social one...he loves people and loves his grandpas. He's always talking about Jampa Joensen's (Grandpa Sorensen - my dad) boat and chatting with them on his play phones. Lucas is a blast to be around - there is never a dull moment when he's awake - and sometimes even when he's asleep he provides entertainment. :) He's busy, busy, busy, but has always been a great sleeper - well deserved after the energy he uses all day! We love you Lucas!!
Prego Me and my friend Debbie Webb - Easter in Las Vegas.
A few before shots - Lucas' foot and profile - can you see it?! 1/26/06
Jeff and Lucas minutes after he was born. The drug doctor offered to take a picture for him. Apparently he wasn't busy...... :) 6/10/06
Kristin brought Lea to the hospital after we had been moved from the recovery room. We had a shared room until a private room opened up a few minutes later. Very crowded and very grateful to have a private room. First comment from the nurse when we told her the names of our kids (Lea and Lucas) and first of many - "Oh you must be Star Wars fans." Um, no, but thanks for quickly ruining the moment for me. :)Blessing Day:
A few note worthy moments: Lucas' is wearing Jeff's blessing outift. He (Lucas) wet his diaper and it soaked through the outfit onto my brother's hand - darn Huggies diapers. :)
Left to right: Steven (brother), Jeff, Lucas, Jonathan (brother-in-law), my dad and Bishop Porter (today is known to Lucas as "Coach" - he was Lea's soccer coach this past Feb.) Thank you so much for coming!
About 3 weeks after Lucas was born, we went on our summer vacation - this is one of my favorite pictures. A 4 generation Risenmay photo. Jeff, his dad, grandpa and Lucas.
Can't find the pictures of his first birthday (we've had at least 4 computers since then), but we woke him up for the party and he wasn't happy. He did use a fork to eat his "smash" cake with. This is the week after his 1st birthday on our Risenmay reunion to Rocky Point, Mexico - fabulous trip!
Age 1 - first tube ride at Twin Lakes! Thrilled - don't worry the fear is gone now. :)
Jeff bought him a basketball hoop for his birthday and he loves it - he and Lea will play for what seems like hours and even friends enjoy playing too! Best $5 ever spent!! :) age 2
Age 3: 6/5/09 - 5 days before he turns 3, the potty chart is completely filled in and he has earned a bike!! He's completely potty trained! Stay tuned for more pictures of the birthday and party! :) Happy birthday Luke!!
2 comments:
Hey was such a CUTE baby, holy cow! At first when I saw the picture of being prego, I thought Oh my goodness I had no idea, then I realized it was when you were prego with him:-)
That post was so fun to read. I loved all the photos. He is adorable!
Happy birthday Lucas!
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