The Stracener Scene: Luke

From May 3rd to June 3rd has only been a month but SO much has happened/changed in this month it is amazing. In order to condense this post I will give bullet points...

Spent first night away from Luke - not really by choice (had to attend a wedding out of town where no children were allowed on Mother's day weekend) wasn't thrilled about it at first but ended up really enjoying the break and full night's rest.
He has began showing signs that he may be a thumb sucker. I am trying to make him prefer the paci by removing his thumb and replacing it with a paci but not sure if my efforts will deter.
He sat in his bumbo seat for the first time and didn't seem to mind it.
He is grabbing for toys and hanging on to them for a short period of time.
He is holding his head up really well and has great control of it.
At 10 weeks Luke began sleeping in his crib (in his room upstairs...) - We slept in the guest room upstairs for the first week one so I wouldn't have to make too many trips upstairs during the night and two because I really wasn't ready to be that far away from him during the night.
At 11 weeks Luke began sleeping through the night!! I think the combination of his own space and increasing ounces for night time bottle did the trick. Now to clarify my sleeping through the night is 9pm- 5:30 am. At 5:30am I retrieve him from his bed and put him in ours and he continues to sleep for another hour or hour 1/2 .
At 11 weeks we heard his first out loud giggles. It is the cutest most precious little sound. The giggles are still sparse and he sometimes startles himself by the sounds but I am sure they will come more often.
At 11 weeks he went to the beach for the first time and it was our first family of 4 mini vacation (reference previous post) I will say I forgot how much you have to pack for a baby no matter how many days you are staying. Our car looked like we were staying for weeks but it was really a short 2 day trip.
Luke is gradually losing his newborn hair and poor thing has small patches left in the back. New hair is starting to come in and it is definitely blond just like big brother.
At 13 weeks just shy of his 3 month birthday he started day care and I returned to work. It has been an emotional week for me to say the least. I am physically at work but mentally not there yet. I miss him like crazy during the day but picking both babies up in the afternoon is the best. He is in great hands and seems to be doing really well according to Mrs. Heather. I know he is charming her with his smiles. We still have some work to do to figure out the most efficient way to get all of us out the door without it seeming so chaotic but I am sure that will come with time.
At 3 months Luke weighs approximately 16 lbs. He is drinking 6 bottles a day and hates to take a break to burp. He has the best demeanor and is so happy all of the time. Chad had a weekend deep sea fishing tournament over Memorial day weekend and Anna and I took both children to Orange Beach on Sunday to wait for him to return. James was so excited about seeing his daddy return we just couldn't leave even though it was late. It was way past Luke's bedtime and I had no bed time bottle and it was only 95 degrees. He never made a peep!