Luke's New Little Brother

Luke's new brother: 5 pounds, 19.5 inches long
Diet: Nothing, he won't ever wake you up in the middle of the night for a feeding!

Proud father of 2

I still have a huge belly even though the baby is born? Ugh! I hope not!

Is it going to be this easy being a big brother?

Tonight's family home evening was about the baby joining our family (hopefully this week). Austin thought it would be good to have a visual aid...what kid wouldn't want Elmo for a brother? Luke LOVED it and played along. I hope he's not too disappointed when his brother isn't quite as red and doesn't laugh or vibrate when you"tickle" him.

Vote Kramer

Despite what you may have heard, in a shocking turn of events, delegates at the RNC awarded the nomination to dark horse candidate Luke Kramer with his Dad as his V.P.

We've recently become aware of some great second-hand stores in our area. To make a long story short, we found this adorable suit for Luke in one of those stores. It was only $4! Can you believe it? Anyway, it's the perfect size and as it is IMPOSSIBLE to find little church clothes for babies this time of year, it was the perfect find. Austin thinks Luke looks like a politician. Would he have your vote?

A (little man) and his bike

Born to ride.........and smile

For some reason Luke is obsessed with motorcycles...I'm sure it must have something to do with his Grandpa Kramer (genetics I guess). Anyway, one of the times we went to see Dillon in the hospital there was this bike sitting outside the front doors. Luke begged to get on so Austin put him up. You can see how much fun he had on it.

Dillon, talking about the accident

Dillon - day 2 after the accident

Dillon’s head is a little misshaped from the swelling and stuff. But I think it will go back to normal soon.

You can kind of see the gash in Dillon's head. I think this is where his head hit the rock and fractured his skull.

Another shot of the gash on Dillon's head.

You can kind of see how red Dillon's skull is underneath his hair (that is the fracture line in his skull). Mom said there are some bruises and stuff behind his ears, but this shot doesn't show that well.

Dillon is still in a little pain, even with all the pain meds, but good spirits.

He's so happy to not have the neck brace anymore and to be able to move his head around a little.

Again, you can kind of see how his head is a little misshaped and bigger than usual right now.

I was trying to get a shot of Dillon's fractured skull, but you can't tell very much.

Dillon at the Hospital

Dillon looks and acts one million times better than yesterday. He is still in the ICU but we talked to him for half an hour - well, really he was the one doing all the talking, which is a great sign! We are so grateful for everyone's prayers, fasts and faith. We know Dillon is making such great progress because of all the prayers on his behalf. We are so encouraged and so, so grateful!

Luke's new pose

So Luke finally understands what I mean when I say "smile" when taking a picture. These are the faces he makes. He's pretty dang cute!