Santa VS. Rob

Although we'll have more christmas photos coming, I wanted to post our first santa picture for your enjoyment...we are ecstatic at how it turned out, considering the horror stories that you hear from people about their children and santa. Thankfully, both Santa and Rob enjoyed the experience!

Standin' Tall

The crib is a new toy for baby Rob since moving to Richmond. While living with Grami and Pop Rock and Aunt Catherine, Rob slept in the pack and play, where he couldn't grab onto the sides...although he really enjoyed the mesh during playtime:


However, once we moved to Richmond, it was game over for nap time...he discovered the beauty of sticking his legs and hands through the crib slats. We'd removed the bumper since he sleeps face down in the corner of the crib:)

Here's the scene from a few nights ago, estimated time 11pm:


The little guy has recognized the beauty of standing up, and although we are very proud of him, it means double attention must be paid:

thanksgiving:)

So although I had a streak of being on top of blogging, with our move, I have been reminded (thanks Pam:) that we are major slacking recently...photos of the new home soon!

We enjoyed a wonderful thanksgiving back in charlottesville with the Luck family in full force. Rob got to spend time with BOTH sets of great grandparents, plus grandparents and aunts and uncles...he is so blessed to have everyone so close:)

Here are a few photos from the day..

loving being on uncle will's shoulders:

eating a big meal of peas and carrots, pumpkin, rice cereal and green beans...mmmm yummy.
lovin' his bouncer with pop rock...the bouncer was MADE for my son.

Triple Whammy

The last few days have been interesting ones for the Luck household. While our son continues to speed through all the important firsts, we approached a few firsts this week that we weren't too excited about.

1. First fever following a shot: Even though he's already had 10+ shots, AND we're doing the alternative (read, less shots at a time) schedule, Robert came down with a fever the last few days...fevers are no fun for little babies.

2. First cold: Runny, congested noses are a pain for adults, but when you can't blow your own nose, they are downright awful...poor boy was so congested that he woke himself up 3, yes, three, times the last two nights...sitting up in his crib, staring around miserable to be awake....we agree little one, let's not make 11, 3 and 5:30 a habit:)

3. First teeth coming in: Although they haven't broken the surface yet, the little guy seems to have three teeth coming in at once...two bottom and one top. This is a huge relief to Grandma Kathy who upon going through her daughter's first full year of life without teeth actually asked the Dentist IF I had teeth at all...gotta love my mother.

So, although we love watching our son grow and change, we would have loved to experience these three firsts at separate times:)

But at the end of the day, when he smiles like the photo below, you just can't help but love him and smile right back:

happy halloween:)

We celebrated halloween on both friday and saturday this year...big time for our family, especially since I have never been a huge fan of halloween! We took time on friday to visit the Lawn at UVA. Every year, all of the lawn residents sponsor a trick or treat evening for the charlottesville area. Let me tell you, it was completely out of control! There were easily thousands of people there, Robert and I felt a bit like we were at a graduation considering the parking struggles....BUT our little cavalier really enjoyed himself and gave mom and dad a chance to visit with charlottesville friends on a beautiful october day.

Saturday was a full family affair for halloween at the Duke game...unfortunately the boys weren't able to spook duke, who came back in the fourth quarter, but our little guy had a great time with his Pop Rock and Grammi:) Mom, Dad and Sandra sported "Luck" jerseys, while Rob and his Pop Rock hoped that Wali Lundy would bring the Hoos some luck.

the rotunda

So there isn't anything more classic than the lawn in the fall, so we headed there to take a few (read 50+) photos of our little guy at six months old. He loved the leaves and became engrossed in them. Here are a few photos from our time on the lawn....for those of you who don't know charlottesville in the fall, you are definitely missing out:)

Playing with cousin Adelyn

We were lucky enough to have Adelyn, Emily and Steven's daughter, come and visit Charlottesville with Steven attended the soaking wet, and highly disappointing, Georgia Tech football game. The two cousins got some good play time and even though they can't crawl yet, they are certainly taking notice of each other and reaching out more and more:)

Our little guy is getting closer and closer to taking off on his own, which only means that I need to make sure my running shoes are close by, because when he finally learns what to do when he's on all fours, I am in trouble!