i feel the earth move under my skin....

the earth MOVED on tuesday, july 28th at 11:42am!!!! luke's first earthquake with a magnitude 5.4 with its epicenter in chino hills! we were visiting grandma and granpa when the earth moved so we were right there! i havent felt an earthquake in forever and it was lukes very first one- although he probably didn't even notice it! we were standing in the living room and grandma was holding luke. when the earth shook my mom ran around with luke looking for a place of safety and i kept saying, "mom dont squeeze him!" ha ha! she ended up squatting on the floor, holding/hoovering over him! hmmm....
i just stood there.... in shock and then i yelled for my dad to see if he was ok-- he was/is-- he was upstairs by himself.
glad it's over with! no damages and no injuries! =)

more pix of lil lukey

Luke chillin on Cousin Taylors Elmo chair

Here's Luke smiling!

Cousin Taylor & Luke
i can hold a rattle!

celebrate good times!

Congrats to Scott & Michelle on their engagement!

Michelle & Scott

The Mason's
Daddy & Luke
Mommy & Luke
Grandma & Luke
Michelle & Steph

the girls...
Baby Luke looking cute.... and tired from his first fancy party!

take me out to the ball game...

On Friday R & J invited us out to a ball game at the Quakes Stadium! Luke's very first baseball game! it was hot & a bit humid! we didnt last very long but it was fun to make it out there and see the Sanchez clan and Scott & Michelle! Thanks guys!I borrowed the pix below from the band site that jeanette took- she's a very talented photographer!

smiles and laughs.....

can i just say that i absolutely LOVE when Luke smiles and giggles! this morning before tony left i went to go check on luke in his crib and he was sooo content- smiling and giggling at his mobil-- he loves his mobil too--when it turns off he gets sad and cries... but it was sooo cute this morning how much he was giggling and smiling all by himself..... =)
last night we tried to get a picture of him smiling... but its so hard to time it! here's our attempt:

in the last week...

Luke is 2 months today!

he's catching up to taylor- already 11.4lbs & 23in long!

he had his first round of vaccinations today and he did well....after he wailed!

some of us girls at the beach (look at taylor!)

mama & luke
luke in his little tent at the beach
maria and lukey

last tuesday our girls biblestudy group celebrated christina's (& stephs) bday at macaroni grill

babywise, mommywise, God-wise...

so.... during my pregnancy many friends told me about "on becoming Babywise." All of them eagerly encouraged it so i decided to pick it up and read it for myself before Luke was born.... and i must say... i like! it gives great guidelines and promotes PDF- parent directed feeding, and flexibility and all... and it encourages getting the baby to sleep on their own and into this "routine" of feed, wake time, sleep... through prayer and persistence Luke has been able to fall into a "routine." now, some days are easier than others and some more difficult, but there is definitely a good and healthy routine that has been developed and I am happy and proud! Luke is almost two-months (tomorrow to be exact and he has to get his shots!) and well.. we had been building it up so that he could sleep through the night. for a couple of weeks now his last feeding would fall somewhere between 9 to 930pm and then he would sleep through and not wake up till sometime between 2-4am for another feeding and then i'd wake him up sometime between 6- 6:30am to "start" his day.
well-- praise God! he slept through the night last night for the first time!- all on his own! i prayed that it would happen and it did! his last feeding was close to 9pm and he slept till almost 6am!
just that day, a friend in the church nursery was talking about her "routine" and how she had been wondering when her 2month old would sleep through the night and that night- he did!
yay! i pray that Luke will continue to sleep through the nights! =)

some goodies

every chance i get i try and pick up books to build lukes lil library. i found these ones in the dollar bin at target and they were only $.50cents each!

luke needed more burp rags so grandma mia bought some plain ones and i sewed on some fabric to add to his collection that kate had already started for him

a new york visit

last thursday janelle was in town and we met up with her at coffee bean

taylor wanted a chance to hold luke too

more of luke

baby luke finally enjoys his play gym!

pictures of luke

lil family beach trip- daddy n luke

baby luke with his hat
family beach pix
luke "sunbathing"
luke loves to curl up on daddys chest