Happy Father's Day!

 my sweet boys :)

Isn't he the cutest little guy? :)

Today marks Luke's first Father's Day! He had to work today and he's going to be taking Carlos and I to the airport tonight though so we didn't get to do anything really special. I did however take some pics of him and the boy together this morning before Luke had to get ready for work. I love my husband so much and love that he is the father of my child :D I also want to wish all the fathers in my life a very Happy Father's Day too! Love you all!!! It's also my Daddy's Birthday today! Happy Birthday Dad!! We love you so very much!!

Yes, my husband is a little strange sometimes ha ha
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here's a good one (sorta ha ha)

my sweet baby boy :)
his shirt says "Daddy's ALLSTAR"

~Nicole

shots are not so fun when you're little :(

We had to take Carlos in for his 2 month doctor appointment this morning and he had to get 3 shots. I had Luke hold him down for me because I knew I would lose it ( I couldn't even watch). My poor baby screamed his little head off and then now all he has wanted is to be cuddled all day. Hopefully the (generic) baby Tylenol will help him not get a severe fever. I have to remind myself that these shots are good for him, even if they hurt him for just a minute. It's ten thousand times better than him getting the diseases they are preventing. He's doing good though as far as his growth and development is concerned :) He is 12 lbs and 7 oz and is 22 in tall :) He's been sleeping much MUCH better at night the last couple of weeks ( like 6 or 7 hrs straight and then up every 1 1/2-2 hrs). The doctor was really impressed with how well he holds his head up and how alert he is. He is doing things a 3 month old normally does and is doing them well! I love my big boy :)

Well, I need to go comfort him since he won't take a nap without being held. Good thing we got this done a couple days before going on vacation! Later!

~Nicole

an entry about firsts...

Luke and I took Carlos to the beach at Ko'Olina for his first time ever(outside of my womb)today. He had a couple firsts happen to him today while we were there:

He got his toes in the sandy grass...

Look at him stand up! my strong little man :)

(and as you can see by him curling his toes, he did not enjoy his first time feeling the grass so much ha ha)

and was being cuddled by his Momma :)

(this isn't a first of course, but I thought the pics were cute)

He also stuck his toes in the ocean for the first time, but we didn't get pics of that. We did get some video which I posted below. He didn't seem as bothered by the ocean as he was the pool the other day. Oh, I forgot to mention that Carlos and I went to my friend Erin's house last Thursday. Her housing complex has a pool so we went there and had lunch by the pool. We tried to get our boys in the water and neither one of them would have anything to do with it ha ha. We figured it was because the pool was a little chilly. Someday they will like it I'm sure :) For now it will just have to be a warm bath ha ha.

I'm so excited about going on vacation next week!! Getting to see family is always a treat :) It will be Carlos' first plane ride which also means it will be his first time to Utah. So many firsts will be happening for us on this trip. Carlos will be meeting his Grandmas April and Shelly as well as his Grandpas Rich and Greg AND all his Aunts and Uncles from my side of the family for the first time! :) And that's just a handful of the people he will be meeting for the first time. There's all my Aunts and Uncles and Cousins and Grandparents that he will get to meet too. Another neat thing that will happen is Luke will be meeting my Johnston siblings and Shelly for the first time as well! I'm really excited about the Wegener Family Reunion too since I have never been to one since joining the military, so this will be an awesome and fun experience :) All in all, this vacation is gonna be fReAkInG aMaZiNg!! :D Just 7 more days till we are there in wonderful Utah! I Can't Wait!!!

6 weeks old and full of smiles :D

On the 2nd, Carlos turned 6 weeks old :)  We got to see Grandma Kathie and Poppa Tony one last time before they left to go home to UT.  Here's a couple pics of Carlos being held by Grandma at lunch in a burger joint in Haleiwa.  He was giving her big smiles until I pulled the camera out.  He then decided to stare her down for a bit....

and then we got a smirk :)

The other day he was giving me big smiles so I took some pics.  I love his chunky cheeks :)

Today we worked on tummy time, he's getting so strong!

He also was pretty happy too.  He stopped smiling for a minute and gave me a weird look.  I think if he could talk he would have said something like,"what are you doing Mom?"

and then he gave me a big smile :D

and a cute pirate smile to boot!

Happy 6 weeks of life little man!  We love you!!