Church and Tummy Time

Today we got up and made it to church. Lucas was really good, he slept most of the service. Just started to fuss about 40 mins before it was over. That being said Church went about 40 mins over time so if it had been on time Lucas would have done fabulous.

As you can see from the video Lucas is doing a great job of holding up his head. He listens really well to mom and gives everything a try. When I laid Lucas down I thought I should probably put a cloth under him, as he has been known to spit up quite a bit. Being a a new mom and a little whishful thinking I didn't put down a cloth. As soon as I stopped the video Lucas spit up all over the comforter. So we had to do a second load of wash today - good thing it is still sunny out and the rain hasn't started yet. Come winter our dryer is going to be going 24 hours just to keep up with Lucas. Babies sure do make a lot of laundry.

Last night we went to Sprague and Sandra's for dinner and Lucas was really good. He was social for a little while and then went to sleep for a few hours, waking up in time for us to take him home. What a good little man. Peter and I found it exhausting though so today has been pretty low key.

We had a visit today from my Dad's cousin Barbara, she lives here in NZ. It was nice to catch up with her, and good for Lucas to meet some of his family, although he really didn't feel like having company and decided to eat and cry the whole time they were here.

Great news for the week. Peter is using up some of his time in lieu and has taken Wednesday off this week. Great short week for Peter and some family time for the three of us in the middle of the week. We are really looking forward to it.

As promised I am trying to get a good bath (swim) time video to post but have not been successful so far. Lucas wasn't too happy about his bath the other night and cried a little too much. Hopefully tonights bath will come with a great video as well. I promise to post one soon.

I hope you enjoy all the videos and pictures. I am enjoying sharing them with you, it makes me feel a little closer to home.

Lucas doesn't like waking up, Just like his Mom

Growth Spurt and a Special Delivery

Lucas has been eating none stop almost since he was born. It has paid off though in 9 days he gained 500 grams! Almost unheard of, I guess he had some ground to make up since we made him come out early. Last night he kept me up almost all night - thank goodness for Peter, he took the morning off work and let me sleep a little bit. I think I would have gone crazy otherwise. I think the night of feeding wore Lucas out as well. We spent the day watching movies and catching up on all the sleep we missed last night. He has been a little angel today, eating and then sleeping - not his normal daily routine. Tonight he is looking forward to his swim time (bath time) with his Dad so I guess he is resting up for that as well. I will try to post a video of bath time tomorrow (if Lucas gives me the time).

Yesterday Lucas got his first piece of mail - an Easter card from Nana and Papa. I think he really liked it, he had a little smile on his face while I read it to him, could have been gas though - Papa would be proud!

Our Little Kiwi Miracle

After nine months of waiting and preparing Lucas Malcolm Matter is finally here. He came into the world on Saturday March 8th at 6:16am. He weighed 3.1kgs. What an amazing little guy. Hard to believe he is all ours. We left the hospital on Saturday evening for birth care where we spent 3 days learning how to feed and take care of Lucas and some time for Mom to recover. We came home on Tuesday March 11th. It was a hectic day of getting used to our new surroundings and for Mommy and Daddy to get organized. But Lucas did a good job of letting us get a little bit of sleep that night. Since then we have been working hard to figure out feeding, changing, burping and all the other exciting things that go with having a newborn. Lucas has brought a lot of enjoyment into our lives already and we are sure there is more to come.

Peter has been amazing. He took a week off work and ended up just as tired as I was at the end of each day having done all the cooking (including fully cooked breakfasts - with bacon), washing, cleaning, changing and burping of the little guy so that I could get rest. He treated me like a queen.

He has since gone back to work but still makes sure that he has taken care of us first. He makes sure that I have healthy snacks ready to grab from the fridge and an easy lunch and breakfast prepared for me before he leaves. He rushes home from work every night to spend some quality time with Lucas before he goes off to sleep. Peter is Lucas's swimming teacher - each night before bed Peter makes sure Lucas has his bath and teaches him some new swimming kicks while enjoying some good music lessons as well. The first night Lucas was introduced to the beatles - a good choice.

It has been hard being away from home during this time. We have amazing friends here in New Zealand who have cooked us meals and dropped off snacks for us. Everyone is so excited to get to know the little guy. And we are proud to show him off.

Things have really changed in our Kiwi world - it is the long Easter weekend and we are not going tramping - instead we are planning a nice walk along the water front and some family time, maybe even another trip to the mall. Lucas is still a good sleeper at night (just like his mom) He gets up, eats and goes right back to sleep, but loves to be up and around for all the action during the day (just like his dad). I am really looking forward to the extra pair of hands to walk around bouncing Lucas all day.

I really am very lucky an feel so blessed to have 2 such wonderful men in my life.

Our Little House in Kiwiland

Last year around this time we bit the bullet and bought a house. A tough job for my dutch husband to part with his hard earned money. We bought this cute little three bedroom house in Glen Innes. About a 5 minute drive from friends and the beach. It needed a little bit of work but Peter has proven to be a handy guy replacing weatherboard, insulating, painting and whatever else has come up around the place. We have found out that there is no shortage of things that can be done around the house. The latest jobs are focusing on gettting ready for the baby and Peter has also done a good job of making sure we have everything we need (at least we think we are ready!)