New Addition to the (extended) Family!

Luke is an uncle again! And he keeps insisting that I'm an aunt now...but there's no ring on my finger, so for now I'll just be the weird lady Uncle Luke keeps bringing around to family gatherings ;o)

I'm assuming most of you reading this already know who Luke is, but for those who may not, here's a proper introduction:

Luke is the wonderful guy I get to come home to every day. We've been dating for over 3 years, and we both went to Miami University for undergrad, but didn't actually meet until we both graduated. We did the long-distance thing off and on while I lived in India, went to grad school in Chicago, and took a teaching job in Ohio...but I can happily say we are now done with long-distance!

Luke is currently in his 3rd year of an orthopedic surgery residency (only 2 more years to go!), and we share a house with our 2 year old yellow lab, Sheely. Having a house is an entirely new adventure in itself, but luckily Luke was born with an "I-can-fix-anything" gene, and has proven to be quite the handyman. Together (and by together, I mean I hand him the tools and carry lumber/stones around while he does the rest) we've built a new stone wall in our front lawn and a new deck in the back yard. He's also built a stone fire pit, a dog house, a shoe rack for my closet (he knows the way to a woman's heart), and a poker table that seats 12. We've been debating over whether or not to finish the basement, so that said poker table does not have to inhabit our living room for days at a time. But I digress...

Back to the point of this post...new baby! Luke already has a 3 year old nephew who is currently trying to make sense of the world, and always manages to say something hilarious in the process. This nephew is now big brother to the new nephew, who was born just over a week ago! Luke's sister and brother-in-law are pictured below as well:

Luke has a very large family, so new babies are par for the course for them. I, on the other hand, have a very small family and have not had a baby in the family since 1989 when my little brother was born. So for the time being, babies are fairly novel and exciting to me! They're so little and cute!