Luke Austin Windels

Turns out that one of the things Luke absolutely loves is water. Who knew? We thought bath time would be a scream fest of monumental proportions. But to our surprise, he couldn’t be happier. Of course this means that we’re happy too. Happy Luke = Happy Kasey & Dan! Here’s a couple of pics from today’s bath.

Luke post-bath wondering where all that “super fun” warm water went.

Luke pre-bath modeling his “Pee-pee Teepee” (which in case you’re wondering works amazingly well). Judging by his expression, we think he’s already plotting how to get us back for posting this picture:).

Here are a few more pictures from this weekend.

Luke hanging out on his favorite swing…Kasey.

Luke and cousin Rylie in Lake in the Hills, IL

Luke practicing his head lifts during tummy time.

Luke and Dan getting ready for a Sunday full of activities.

Luke hanging out on his giraffe blanket.

What a difference a week makes. Seems like it was only yesterday when we saw Luke smile for the first time. Today he was all smiles. Okay, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration. While he still has more than his share of fussy moments, his happy time seems to be increasing each day. Not surprisingly, nothing puts him in a good mood more than a full belly of food. The change is so noticeable that even Abby likes being around him now….which if you know Abby and her dislike of loud noises is saying a lot:)

While there’s no doubt Luke has been a handful over the past five weeks, there isn’t a day that goes by where he doesn’t amaze us with something new. The latest change that he’s discovered is his wonderful smile. The first glimpse of a happy face came last week, but over the weekend he broke out into several ear-to-ear grins that stopped us both in our tracks. In honor of inauguration day here’s a collection of happy Luke pictures…definitely the kind of change we can believe it.

Outside of Mom and Dad, Luke has two best friends…Abby and his pacifier.

In the first three weeks Luke had two expressions: 1). eyes closed and sleeping, or 2). eyes closed and screaming. But as he approaches his first full month of life we’re seeing new expressions daily. Not only is he focusing in our faces, but he’s following us as we move, and gets excited when he sees us enter the room. Very cool stuff.

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Since our college teams are now 3 – 0 when Luke shows his school spirit, we plan on stocking up and outfitting his entire closet with LSU, Oregon, & Texas gear in time for next season.

At kickoff it was a little challenging getting Luke excited about Texas playing in the Fiesta Bowl

However, once the game got started he was hooked.

Luke celebrates another big Texas win!

Luke has gotten so many cute outfits from friends and family. Here are a few that make him cooler than his mom and dad already.

Luke looks like a little man in his jeans and DwellStudio shirt.

Luke shows us what his cries are usually for with his “Just Add Milk” shirt.

Luke shows his support for late night comedy and the Colbert Report.

Luke continued his indoctrination into college football madness by putting on his LSU gear and cheering on the Tigers. So far, he has been able to see two winning teams. Hopefully his winning streak continues when Texas takes on Ohio State.

Luke takes his cheering seriously. “Geaux Tigers!”

Luke cheers so loud, the neighbors can hear him.

Yumm. Nothing goes better together than football and formula.