Luke and I went to a new mom group meet up in our neighborhood yesterday morning, a first for us. While I found out Luke was pretty big for his age at his 2nd month well visit, I didn't really think much of it. 

At the meet up I realized just how big Luke is for his age. He was the youngest baby there at 3.5 months but bigger than the oldest babies that were 5 and 6 months old. When we went around making introductions I assumed everyone else's babies were younger than Luke. :O 

Rarely ever seeing other infants, we didn't have anyone to compare Luke to but yesterday it became very evident to me that right now Luke is humungo for his age! There was another baby born one day before Luke and she weighed 14 lbs, 3.5 lbs less than Luke.

I think the other moms could tell I was just as shocked and quickly reassured me that there's nothing wrong with Luke's size. But I have to admit I felt a little bit self conscious about my super-sized baby. I don't ever try to overfeed Luke and always stop nursing him when he pulls away. Oh well, I guess Luke has a hearty appetite like his mom. ;)

I doubt Luke will continue to be the biggest kid on the block as he grows, he is Asian after all, but for now he has the distinction of being the biggest baby in the group. That's my boy!

Anyways, once I got past the surprise of Luke's size we had a good time at the meet up. Luke totally charmed the ladies in the group with his killer smiles and giggling. It was his first time interacting with other people his age (at the birth class reunion he was oblivious of the other babies). It was so adorable to see the babies making eye contact with each other and smiling. Luke's still working on his laugh but he will randomly let out giggles. It's the sweetest sound to my ears! 

We sat next to a mom from the UK named Sarah and her adorable daughter Francesca. Luke was smitten! They made eye contact, he smiled, she smiled back and then he started giggling! I snapped a quick photo on my iPhone (sorry it's blurry). 

I'm still a total newb when it comes to these mom groups, play dates and baby activities but Luke was a natural!

Happy 2 Months to our baby boy! I will probably say this every month, but I can't believe how fast and how slow time is going by. Fast in the sense that, wow our little one is growing up so quickly but slow in the sense that how can it only be two months? I feel like Luke's been with us much longer than that. 

Growth/Developments

Luke had a huge growth spurt this past month!

At his two week appointment: Weight 9.7 lbs Height 22 inches Head 38.1 cm

Today at his 2 month check up: Weight 15 lbs Height 24.5 inches Head 41.3 cm

I never knew or bothered to look up what growth percentiles Luke was in before but our pediatrician told us today that for Luke's weight he's in the 98th percentile and for his height about 93rd percentile for 2 month olds. Our little baby is getting so big and heavy!!

I love this set of photos of Luke taken after a good night's sleep. He's so smiley and happy in the morning. He looks so mischievous in these photos. :)

Two weeks ago while I was holding him I went to pick something off the floor and strained something in my back. :( I'm really out of shape but it probably didn't help that I was holding my little butterball. :P

Luke's vision and attention span has also started to get better and increase. We noticed that he seemed to focus on objects and would look around his room when we put him in his crib, so we got him a mobile and put picture books in as well for him to check out. 

After he wakes up from a nap, he can entertain himself in his crib for up to 30 minutes sometimes! We'll put his mobile on and watch him coo and smile at it in the baby monitor. 

Luke also discovered his hand, or rather has discovered the art of putting this thing that comes near his face in his mouth to occasionally gnaw on. He finds a way to bust one arm out of his swaddle to put it in his mouth. 

My favorite development of the month is his smiles! He gives us the biggest smiles in the morning after a good nap and when we talk to him. I LOVE to see him smile and try to catch his cute little mug on camera whenever I can to show my parents. Luke's smiles totally melt my heart and make both me and Oppa all moony! :) More Here...

How is it possible that a month has passed since Luke was born?!?! Oppa and I keep saying it to each other but seriously what did we do this past month?! Actually we know -we've been changing Luke's diapers, feeding, burping, putting him to sleep and then repeat over and over again!

Luke about to take his first cab ride

Life at Home

When we left the hospital, it became so real to both Oppa and I that Luke was ours and that he was for keeps. ;) We were both so nervous to take him home in the cab and get him inside our apt.

So tiny in his car seat!

Oppa and I have been so touched by our friends and family throughout the entire pregnancy but during the first week we really were completely humbled and overwhelmed by the love and generosity of our friends and community in NYC. 

Since Luke came early and my parents weren't scheduled to come until Dec 27, our pastor's wife Bethany set up a MealBaby registry for us so that people could bring us food. I thought I would be able to handle cooking and taking care of Luke but thank goodness Bethany convinced us to set up MealBaby! It was so wonderful not to have to worry about meals especially since I didn't anticipate the c section or the longer recovery period.

Our good friends Janet and Jason also helped us a great deal by not only bringing over so much food but by Janet showing us how to take care of Luke. I'm so thankful for her expertise as a NICU nurse! In and out of the hospital I've learned the most about caring for Luke from the nurses in my life! More Here...