Lilacs and Sweetpeas

My two favorite flowers are lilacs and sweetpeas. Unfortunatly I don't have any sweetpeas yet, however I do have lilacs. Last year when we moved here I told Aaron that we were going to have to plant a lilac bush at some point. To my delight, last spring I looked out the basement bedroom window to see lilacs in my backyard. Who knew! So this spring I have been waiting patiently for them to bloom and they are finally here. Yay! Sadly you can't smell them through the computer, but don't they look pretty?

Comparrison

I have been meaning to do this for a couple of weeks already, but I am finally getting around to it. Many have been saying that they think Luke looks like Katie when she was a baby. Well, I guess now you can compare yourselves.

New Attire

Several months ago I decided that we were going to try cloth diapers this time around. I decided for several reason, one being the difficulty with Katie potty training since I thought that you may feel wet more with them (I'm not so sure about that with these ones though). Second, the cost of disposables compared to cloth and finally the amount of garbage that there is with disposables. Anyways, I finally took the plunge and ordered some just before Luke arrived, and he is finally in them. So far, I love them and I think they look really cute too.

I have also added a picture of mommys little helper. She is a complete imitator and loves to help (sometimes too much). I am so proud of how she is with her little brother. As you can see in the picture, she is almost always carrying a baby around now as well.

Spoiled

Yesterday was my first day at home with Aaron back at work. Although Katie has a cold, the day went very well, and a good friend brought us an amazing supper so I didn't have to tackle that as well. Thank you! On top of this, Aaron came home with roses for me. I know we all say what great guys we have, but here is the proof! He even took Luke for a drive at 10:30 last night after a stretch of non stop crying. I am so very greatful for him!

A Week Already?

I can't believe that Luke is already a week old. I knew this time would pass quickly, but I am still sad that it does. Here are a few pictures that were taken yesterday of him awake (this doesn't happen often).

A Bike For the New Sister

On Wednesday we went out and purchased a run bike for Katie. It was something just for her that she wouldn't have to share...yet. She was thrilled with the idea, and maybe even just a little bit more excited about the new helmet that she also got. Aaron took her out for her first ride after her nap and it started out great, but our driveway has a bit of a slope and she picked up a bit more speed than she wanted. So for the time being we are a bit timid of the whole bike idea but we were able to get her back on for a few photos. I look at her in these pictures and she looks so grown up now especially with Luke to compare against.

And Then There Were 4

Luke Aaron Radke has finally joined us. He was born Saturday April 11 at 8:19am, weighing 7lbs 13oz. Much to our surprise he was 11 days early, which by the end I was sure that he would be right around his due date but definitely not early. Katie has been the proud sister and has announced that she is the big sister and now has a baby brother named Luke to almost everyone we meet. We are glad that she is so proud of him, but we think she as of today is starting to feel a little put out at times. We'll see how that plays out. Overall the transition has been easy, Luke sleeps very well and is a very contented baby. Here are a few shots of the last 4 days.