Happy baby!!! 

Ok...just one more from this scene. He did so well having his picture taken! 

As you can see Luke can really concentrate on objects now...though I'm not sure what he sees. 

Here's looking at you kid... 

I hope you enjoyed these pictures taken with all the beautiful spring foliage! We had a great time taking them.

Happy Easter!!! This was Luke's first Easter, and he is wearing his romper from Nana and Papaw in NC. He is fresh from the nursery in this shot. The poor guy had a bit of a rough time because Mommy forgot his passy. Fortunately we have friends working in the nursery when he's in there so we know he's in very good hands. 

Sweet Baby Boy! 

Bottoms UP!!! I find Luke like this in his crib very often. How cute!!! Last night he even had the bottom up while pushing up on his elbows for a couple of seconds. Crawling may be in our very near future. 

We borrowed Big Pappy's Portable DVD player for our trip, although I never actually used it in flight. We did have time to pull it out on our layover. John and I also found it to be handy as we were unpacking. Luke is watching his Baby Faith DVD here. 

We had a short layover in Atlanta on the way back, so I let Luke spend some time on the floor so he could stretch out and so my arms could rest. He did very well flying, and it really wasn't as scary to fly alone with him as I thought it would be. You really get alot of assistance when you're a Mommy traveling alone with a baby. 

Oh Nana, I don't want to go!!! Luke and Mommy went to visit Nana and Papaw in North Carolina recently. 

Ewww.....Somehow Luke ended up with spit-up right between his eyes while playing on the floor one morning. I had to take a picture before I cleaned him up. 

Luke's Great-Grandma Sansom gave him a fluffy bear for Christmas. He really enjoys playing with it. 

Here are Luke and Daddy enjoying story time. Luke likes to try holding the book. 

Update

Sorry no pictures this time...scroll down to see some VERY cute pictures of our growing son.

I was reading back through some of the first posts we made to our blog during Christy's early pregnancy and it struck me how the Lord has answered all of our concerns that we faced then. Let me explain, our primary concern was for the Lord to provide a job that would allow a little more financial room. He has done that but more on that in a second. What I didn't know (but the Lord did) at the time I wrote that was how long Christy would continue to receive a paycheck once she stopped working. Her last day at work was Nov. 22 I believe (may have been the 23) and we still are receiving paychecks from her job. However, that will stop very soon. Nevertheless, that has allowed us to pay off all our debt and store a fully funded emergency fund. Additionally, the bills from Lukes birth have been much lower than anticipated plus we received a sizable unexpected tax return that will more than cover his expenses.

The Lord REALLY does meet all of our needs.

Now about my job. After MANY delays and multiple interviews I was offered the position of Vice President of New and Existing Industry with the Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation which I accepted. It was a tremendous honor to even be selected for an interview much less be offered the position. This new opportunity will be a huge challenge but I am confident that the Lord will work through me and give me favor with the area businesses so that we can be successful.

Next, we were concerned about our living arrangements. If you have followed these posts you will know that in August the Lord opened the door for us to move into the downstairs apartment which has been a tremendous blessing. We have quickly realized that this will have to change again before Luke gets mobile. The apartment simply is not conducive to an active toddler. The Lord has opened a possibility here as well. Last Friday, Christy and I made an offer on a house here in Owensboro that, after a little work, could meet our needs for many years. Stay tuned for how that develops.

Another concern was for Christy's pursuit of her Masters. Christy stopped taking classes after she finished her required hours to keep her certification. Our thought was that this at least gave us the option for her to go back to teaching in a few years. However, through her time at home, the Lord has confirmed that going back to teaching is not in His plan for her...at least in the foreseeable future. Christy is looking into some opportunities to earn income...more for the adult interaction than anything I think. One good possibility is the use of her wonderful singing talent. If you have not heard her sing that you have missed out on a tremendous blessing. She really is very talented and has such a great heart that really comes out through her music. We are looking at the possibility of her doing some weddings as they come up and as we have time. The great thing about this is that we can choose which events we want to do depending on our schedule. Christy is also involved in MOPS at our church and a women's bunco group so she does get out some adult interaction. It is very important to me that she does get out and interacts with people.

Well, I think that's about all for now. I apologize for not posting any pictures but we will again soon I promise.

A beautiful baby with a beautiful smile. We had Luke's 3 month pictures done Friday night, and they all turned out really well. This is just one example. We think he's just oh so cute, but we're just a tad biased. 

Mommy's New Haircut 

Enjoying my Jumperoo with Daddy.  

Luke's Learning Gym has a sit-up method that we started using with him yesterday. Looks like he finds it to be a great chew toy! 

Mommy had noticed that Luke seemed to be getting pretty bored with his floor toys so we decided it was time to pull out his Jumperoo. WOW!!! What a difference it made. Luke loves being able to sit up and play. He is enjoying this new toy although he has not figured out the bouncing part yet.