Day #2 with Lucas

Lucas had his first hearing test (using OAEs), so of course Mommy had to document the moment :-)

Nice and clean from a bath

Rocking the faux hock!

Spending time with Mommy

Not only do Lucas and Papa share the same middle name *Alan* but they also have the same chin :-D

Lucas with Papa & Grandma Anita

Lucas and Mommy had fun taking selfies while Daddy napped ;-)

 

Kisses from Mommy

We didn't get any photos of Noah holding Lucas today because Lucas was a little fussy when Noah tried to hold him. Being the good big brother that he is, Noah wanted Mommy to take Lucas and get him to stop crying ASAP!

Lucas is definitely starting to wake up more so we got lots of glimpses of his eyes today :-)

Here is a photo of Lucas's footprints that they will keep on display at the hospital: 

Lucas Alan Fletcher

On September 26th, 2013 at 8:07am the newest member of the Fletcher Ohana made his debut!!! 

Lucas Alan Fletcher was born at Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waimea, HI weighing 8 lbs 2.9 oz, measuring 21 inches long, with a whopping head circumference of 14 inches :-)

Apparently, local babies don't tend to be that big at birth because all of the nurses have commented on how big he is! Also, in true island baby style, we've found that Lucas is not a fan of being cold, but aside from when his blankets are removed he hasn't had a lot of complaints so far :-)

Here are a few pictures from his first day:

Mommy right before we left for the hospital at 5:30 am!

Mommy & Daddy ready to meet our little man :-)

Lucas's first official iPhone photo:

One of the local ladies crochets hats for all the babies born at KVMH. Lucas's hat is perfect for cheering on Navy :-)

Big Brother Noah meeting and holding Lucas for the first time  :-D

Noah is so excited about being a big brother!!! We have never seen him sit so quietly and still for so long as he did the first time he held his baby brother!

Every time he comes to the hospital to visit, the first thing he does upon walking into our room is look for the baby and then get the Boppy pillow so he can hold him :-)

❤️All my boys ❤️

Daddy & Lucas 

Checking out his new world 

Papa with his two boys 

Noah holding his baby brother again :-)

Leaning down to give Lucas a kiss

Noah has also been working his charm on all the nurses! 

Naomi, one of our favorite nurses, let him listen to Lucas's heartbeat :-)

We are so blessed to have you in our family Lucas, and you have already captured our hearts!!!

Happy 3rd Birthday Noah!

We officially have a 3-year-old on our hands!!!

Noah has grown up so much in the past year we've been in Kauai. He loves being outside riding his big wheel around the neighborhood, splashing in the ocean, any and all things involving airplanes, playing with dinosaurs and his train tracks, watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Special Agent Oso, eating Cheerios and Special K with Strawberries, and any and all fruit!

Weight: 38 lbs (of solid muscle!)  *94th percentile for age*
Height: 38 3/4 inches  *72nd percentile for age*


We decided to have a pretty low key birthday party this year since we didn't know if Baby Brother would make his appearance early, so we invited Noah's friends from the neighborhood for cookie cake and ice cream at the playground :)

Noah also likes to watch the Disney show "Jake & the Neverland Pirates" so we decided to have a pirate themed party! 

The kids had fun decorating eye patches 

Some of Noah's friends:

Noah, Katy, Ella Kate, Abby & Jack

A couple of the dads "supervising"

I also made chocolate mustaches for all of the kids :-)



 Abby, Katy, Hayden, Jack, Ian, Noah, Ella Kate, Caroline & Keira

Blowing out the candle on his "Jake & the Neverland Pirates" cookie cake

Happy Birthday Buddy!!!

 (Last photo as a family of 3!)

Opening presents



Taking his new scooter for a test ride :)

Caroline & Keira with their eye patches and mustaches

Papa & Grandma Anita flew to Kauai on Noah's birthday to help him celebrate! (And to hang out with Noah while Mommy & Daddy are at the hospital with Baby Brother)
 

We went to Duke's for Noah's birthday dinner of chicken fingers and French fries :)



Yay for free Hula Pie on his birthday!

One of Noah's favorite gifts: a John Deere tractor!!!

 

You have such a silly and goofy personality, little buddy! You are constant go, go, go and never seem to stop. Everyone is very impressed with how much energy you have (and they also have a lot of sympathy for Mommy & Daddy since you really never do stop moving ;-) But we love how active you are and how sweet and loving you can be. You have a great memory and love to sing and read books.  It also takes several minutes to read a book to you because you love to ask millions of questions about what is happening on each page. You have an amazing vocabulary, and strangers have assumed for almost this entire past year that you are much older than you really are.  You are so excited about becoming a big brother and have been asking for the last couple months if Baby Brother was big enough to come out and play with you :-) We are so proud of the little man you are becoming, and we can't wait to see what the future has in store for you!!!

Maternity Photos

I am very blessed to have some very dear friends that are talented photographers!

My friend Heidi (the fabulous photographer for our Christmas cards last year) wanted to build up her portfolio and take some maternity photos for me and here are the results:

 

I had to have at least one fun moment ;-)

 These were taken at 38 weeks pregnant at Mahalapu Beach down by Poipu. 

*I owe Heidi double gratitude and credit because she is also a fitness instructor on base and attending her classes during my entire pregnancy helped me stay in much better shape this pregnancy!