Weight Check

Well, Go ahead and call Mommy and Daddy impatient and slightly anal. We couldn't wait for another weigh in at the doctor's office. We got out our digital scale that I use for weighing sausage seasonings. It reads down to the 1/10th of an ounce. I think thats accurate enough. Thanks to a handy 9 x 13 backing pan we found out he now weighs. Exactly 7lbs. 0.1 oz. Thats 6 oz since Monday so thats great. Not bad for exactly 2 weeks old.

First Photo Shoot

Sara Blankenberger (Mommy's cousin) came over this weekend and took pictures of Lucas. Photography is a hobby of Sara's and she got some great shots. To view the photos, click on the First Photo Shoot slideshow to the right. Thanks Sara!!

Weight Check

We went to the Doctor's again today for a weight check. Lucas weighed in at 6 lbs. 10 oz. So he is just one oz from his birth weight. The goal is to reach birth weight by 2 weeks old. So we just need to gain an ounce before Wednesday. Amazingly enough Mommy and Daddy can see a difference in Lucas's face with the weight gain. His face is much fuller, and our clothese are fitting better :)

Party at the Fishers

Look everyone! We had family dinner night at the Fishers. Lucas hung out with his friends Lucy, Patrick, and Audrey. Here's a few pics of the kids on the couch.

Mommy is a multitasker

Look everyone. With so many people saying they are looking at our blog Mommy barely has time to keep things updated on the blog and reply to everyones emails AND take care of Lucas. Good thing she is a multitasker. We are so fortunate to have so many friends and family.

1 Week Check up

Today Lucas had is one week check-up at the doctor's. He is still 19.5 inches long (which means he didn't shrink when is cone head went down :) ) He weighed 6 lbs. 3 oz. The doctor would like to see him gaining weight now, so she sent us to the lactation consultant for some help. We got a lot on good pointers and I think we will be gaining weight soon. They said that babies born early, even at 37 weeks can be lazy nursers because they sleep more then babies born at full term. We go for another weight check on Monday. All in all the doctor said he looked great :)

Who does Lucas look like?

Who do you think Lucas looks like?

Andy???



Carrie?




Nathan?????





It's pretty funny how much Lucas looks like his uncle Nathan :)

Slide Show

We posted the slide show earlier this week. You can click on it and a larger view of all the pictures will come up. Enjoy!!

Thanks to all those friends and family that stopped by over the weekend to see Lucas. We had a very good time showing him off. He and mom are both doing really good. He's eating really good now and sleeps alot. Lucky for us he's pretty content and doesn't fuss much. (Quick someone find me some wood to knock on!) Our first doctors visit was today and everything is going good. Mommy and Daddy decided to take advantage of one of these long afternoon naps and take him out for our first family meal today on our way home.

Congrats to Marc and Kathy

Oh goodness. Look Lucas already has a girlfriend. Born just 24 hours after us is Mackenzie (spelling TBD) Mitchell. Congratulations to Marc and Kathy. We're thinking of you back here in Southern Indiana.

Hospital Pictures

Here's a link to the St. Mary's Hospital pictures. A big thank you to all those people at St. Mary's. The nursing staff and nursery were both wonderful.

McEvan Portraits

Search for Lucas and the one on 1-16-08 is ours. The password is Rudolph.

Birthday Party

Last night Lucas had his first birthday party or as Grandpa Tony called it his zero birthday party. Lucas's grandparents and aunts and uncles were there to celebrate.

Lucas James Pics

Baby Lucas Is Here

Lucas James Rudolph was born on January 16th at 10 PM. He weighed 6lbs 11 oz. and is 19.5 inches long. Mom and baby are doing great. We will post pictures as soon as we can :)