Here are 2 videos of some before bedtime fun. As you can see, Lucas loves his daddy and loves his Nala!!!
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Weekend Wrap Up
Lucas did great at the game Friday night with Wally and I got a lot of cleaning done. Saturday Lucas and I headed to Milwaukee for my friend Ellen's baby shower (due in a month!). Some of my college girlfriends had never met Luke yet so I brought him along. He did great on the ride up (slept the whole way). We had a really great time seeing everyone. There were 2 other babies there as well. Delanee who is just 2 weeks younger than Lucas and Natalie who is 5 months old. So once again, Lucas was the only boy, LOL! I was really bad about taking pictures (now I am regretting that). I know a few of the girls were snapping pictures so hopefully there are some cute ones out there. The ride home was a different story. While I thought I had planned it just right, Lucas slept the first hour and then was awake. That was fine for a bit, but then he started to get antsy and whiny. I put on the Baby Einstein music for awhile and that helped for a bit, but once I got on I-80, I had to pull over and insert pacifier for the remaining 15 minute ride - he was really starting to lose it!
While we were at the shower, Wally made his first trip to Cabela's (Lord, help us!). Apparently, Wally has decided to start hunting. He got his permits in the mail and is now just waiting for his FOID card. I can't even tell you how excited he is. He made the trip with Charlie who has been hunting for a long time. Charlie let Wally know what he absolutely needs so he made some clothing purchases. I have to say, I never thought I married a hunter and I never thought I would marry someone that has such expensive hobbies (hunting and golf!)...sheesh! The guys came back to the house after and grilled some chicken, drank some beer, and watched some football.
Sunday was pretty low-key. My mom came for a visit for a few hours, and we pretty much just lounged around. We did get some pretty exciting news Sunday night...our friends Chris and Erin Happ are expecting a baby in early May...yay!!! Congrats to them! Blake, Lucas, Connor, and Baby Happ....the group just keeps growing! And congrats to our friends Jim and Missy Perkins who welcomed Baby Kaitlyn Sunday morning! Babies, babies everywhere :)
That's Delanee in the background.
Jes and Lucas....sorry Sarah for all the handprints on the window!
Baby Natalie
Lucas wanted to drink beer with the guys when we got back
Having his first taste of a pickle!
Hanging out before bath time Sunday night.
Patiently waiting...
Grammy bought him his first truck
And the end....this kid was ready for bed!
While we were at the shower, Wally made his first trip to Cabela's (Lord, help us!). Apparently, Wally has decided to start hunting. He got his permits in the mail and is now just waiting for his FOID card. I can't even tell you how excited he is. He made the trip with Charlie who has been hunting for a long time. Charlie let Wally know what he absolutely needs so he made some clothing purchases. I have to say, I never thought I married a hunter and I never thought I would marry someone that has such expensive hobbies (hunting and golf!)...sheesh! The guys came back to the house after and grilled some chicken, drank some beer, and watched some football.
Sunday was pretty low-key. My mom came for a visit for a few hours, and we pretty much just lounged around. We did get some pretty exciting news Sunday night...our friends Chris and Erin Happ are expecting a baby in early May...yay!!! Congrats to them! Blake, Lucas, Connor, and Baby Happ....the group just keeps growing! And congrats to our friends Jim and Missy Perkins who welcomed Baby Kaitlyn Sunday morning! Babies, babies everywhere :)
That's Delanee in the background.
Jes and Lucas....sorry Sarah for all the handprints on the window!
Baby Natalie
Lucas wanted to drink beer with the guys when we got back
Having his first taste of a pickle!
Hanging out before bath time Sunday night.
Patiently waiting...
Grammy bought him his first truck
And the end....this kid was ready for bed!
Friday, September 18, 2009
Friday Fun
Today was a pretty low-key Friday. I had an early morning appointment to get my oil changed, and then I did some work from home, Luke just hung out, and Nala did some sunbathing. Then Wally and Lucas headed to Andrew's Homecoming football game and I am home cleaning (well taking a break at the moment)....boo! But it needs to be done, and they could use a boys night out :) Oh and Lucas is now clapping! It is too cute. Out of nowhere he started doing it last night and it continued throughout the day today! I guess after he see us doing it and saying "yaaaayyyy!" enough times, they do just catch on!
Look! He is wearing shoes (for all of about 5 minutes)...
LOVE his 'cheese' smile lately :)
Nala NEVER goes up top by the pool (not after Wally put in her the pool 2 years ago anyways) so this was so out of the ordinary for her...she does love to sunbathe though and the lower part of the deck was shaded this morning :)
Have fun boys!
The first one is from last night and is a little dark. They are short videos because the clapping doesn't last long, but I am trying to capture it as soon as he starts (if only we could have a videographer follow Lucas around all day long).
Look! He is wearing shoes (for all of about 5 minutes)...
LOVE his 'cheese' smile lately :)
Nala NEVER goes up top by the pool (not after Wally put in her the pool 2 years ago anyways) so this was so out of the ordinary for her...she does love to sunbathe though and the lower part of the deck was shaded this morning :)
Have fun boys!
The first one is from last night and is a little dark. They are short videos because the clapping doesn't last long, but I am trying to capture it as soon as he starts (if only we could have a videographer follow Lucas around all day long).
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Growing Boy!
Today we had Lucas' 9-month doctor's appointment. He is developing wonderfully. Lucas was standing holding on to Wally's hands when Dr. Panzica came in. The first thing he asked was if Lucas was walking because he was standing so steadily...he was quite impressed! Luke is now up to 23.1 lbs. and is 29 1/4 inches long. He sustained his usual approximately 4 lb. weight gain between appointments. He is within the 83rd percentile for weight and 80th percentile for length so he is, as doctor said, very proportionate :) The best part of the appt. was that there were no shots!! I was all prepared for them, but apparently, I wasn't aware that there are no shots at the 9-month appt. Nice little break for the little guy! Basically Lucas is doing great, and we should just keep on with whatever we are doing! Hopefully we won't make another visit to Dr. Panzica's until the big 12-month appointment...can you believe it??? These past 9-months have flown by!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Punky Update
If you recall, Punky is our babysitter. She has a daycare out of her home, but the whole first floor is the daycare and she is licensed by the State as a center. She has 4 other ladies that help out as well. It has been a blessing that we found her to care for our little guy while we work.
There were a few points here and there where I had mixed feelings about all of this, but I think it had more to do with me and my mommy guilt versus the actual care Lucas was getting. Everyone is wonderful there and they truly love our little man. So anyways...I thought I would share some stories about Lucas at Punky's.
His little temper is starting to show more and more. One day Punky was sitting in a circle with a couple of the kids around Luke's age and a couple of toddlers. They were taking turns pushing a toy truck around. When it got to be Lucas' turn, she was helping him to push it to the next person, well, Lucas was not in the mood to share! She said he just started crying because he was soooo mad that it was taken away from him, and when she went to give it back to him (because as she said, they work on sharing, but he is still too young to quite get it), he threw it. He didn't want it anymore now! Temper, temper!
We had some trouble with Lucas re-adjusting to Punky's after being home with Wally all summer. His napping was not going well or well, not going at all some days! Therefore, he would fall fast asleep on the drive home and would still be sleeping as I took him out of the car so I would bring him right to his room. There were a few days where he would sleep for like an hour and a half or more, but he would still go to bed around his regular bedtime because he was so tired. This was not ok with Wally and I...that is our precious time with him so we want him to be ready to play. The past couple of weeks have been better - no more naps when we get home, just a catnap in the car most days. Well today, Punky said she finally thinks she figured out a good schedule for Luke. It has worked the past 3 days anyways. Come afternoon nap time for the older kids, Punky would try to get Lucas to nap in the crib in the baby room, but being the nosey baby that he is, he wouldn't do it or wouldn't sleep for very long. He is afraid that something is happening in the other room, and he is going to miss it. Punky decided this week to put a mat down on the floor (all of the other kids sleep on their individual cots) in the room with the older kids so Lucas could see that everyone else was resting...it worked!! The past 3 days he has napped right there with the others. So now he is taking an hour nap in the morning and an hour and half to two hour nap at 1 in the afternoon - perfect! Let's hope this sticks!
Today when I picked him up some of the kids were playing outside. Lucas was in a stroller sitting face to face with Amaya who was in another stroller. Amaya is 2 months older than Lucas. Punky saw me pull up so she took Lucas out, and he was standing holding on to Amaya's stroller and Punky's hand. Amaya was rubbing his arm - it was too cute! They were just looking at each other. I have a feeling those 2 are going to be best buds there. Amaya (My My) just started walking, and Lucas is trying really hard to follow in her footsteps (literally). Lucas was pretty mobile towards the end of the summer, but he was mostly just scooting. It seems ever since he went back to Punky's for the school year, his mobility has increased significantly. As I mentioned in my 9-month post, he is crawling on all 4's at a pretty high speed, pulling up on everything and anything, and attempting to stand on his own. I have a feeling he wants to be just like the "big" kids, especially little My My! This is something that I remind myself of everyday and it makes dropping him off just a little easier...I know he is learning and seeing so many things there that he just wouldn't get if it was just him and I at home all day. Don't get me wrong - I would love to be home with him everyday, but this interaction is great for him and I can already see the difference it is making in our little Lucas!
There were a few points here and there where I had mixed feelings about all of this, but I think it had more to do with me and my mommy guilt versus the actual care Lucas was getting. Everyone is wonderful there and they truly love our little man. So anyways...I thought I would share some stories about Lucas at Punky's.
His little temper is starting to show more and more. One day Punky was sitting in a circle with a couple of the kids around Luke's age and a couple of toddlers. They were taking turns pushing a toy truck around. When it got to be Lucas' turn, she was helping him to push it to the next person, well, Lucas was not in the mood to share! She said he just started crying because he was soooo mad that it was taken away from him, and when she went to give it back to him (because as she said, they work on sharing, but he is still too young to quite get it), he threw it. He didn't want it anymore now! Temper, temper!
We had some trouble with Lucas re-adjusting to Punky's after being home with Wally all summer. His napping was not going well or well, not going at all some days! Therefore, he would fall fast asleep on the drive home and would still be sleeping as I took him out of the car so I would bring him right to his room. There were a few days where he would sleep for like an hour and a half or more, but he would still go to bed around his regular bedtime because he was so tired. This was not ok with Wally and I...that is our precious time with him so we want him to be ready to play. The past couple of weeks have been better - no more naps when we get home, just a catnap in the car most days. Well today, Punky said she finally thinks she figured out a good schedule for Luke. It has worked the past 3 days anyways. Come afternoon nap time for the older kids, Punky would try to get Lucas to nap in the crib in the baby room, but being the nosey baby that he is, he wouldn't do it or wouldn't sleep for very long. He is afraid that something is happening in the other room, and he is going to miss it. Punky decided this week to put a mat down on the floor (all of the other kids sleep on their individual cots) in the room with the older kids so Lucas could see that everyone else was resting...it worked!! The past 3 days he has napped right there with the others. So now he is taking an hour nap in the morning and an hour and half to two hour nap at 1 in the afternoon - perfect! Let's hope this sticks!
Today when I picked him up some of the kids were playing outside. Lucas was in a stroller sitting face to face with Amaya who was in another stroller. Amaya is 2 months older than Lucas. Punky saw me pull up so she took Lucas out, and he was standing holding on to Amaya's stroller and Punky's hand. Amaya was rubbing his arm - it was too cute! They were just looking at each other. I have a feeling those 2 are going to be best buds there. Amaya (My My) just started walking, and Lucas is trying really hard to follow in her footsteps (literally). Lucas was pretty mobile towards the end of the summer, but he was mostly just scooting. It seems ever since he went back to Punky's for the school year, his mobility has increased significantly. As I mentioned in my 9-month post, he is crawling on all 4's at a pretty high speed, pulling up on everything and anything, and attempting to stand on his own. I have a feeling he wants to be just like the "big" kids, especially little My My! This is something that I remind myself of everyday and it makes dropping him off just a little easier...I know he is learning and seeing so many things there that he just wouldn't get if it was just him and I at home all day. Don't get me wrong - I would love to be home with him everyday, but this interaction is great for him and I can already see the difference it is making in our little Lucas!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Another Fair and Da Bears
Sunday we headed over to the Monee Fall Faire with Jes and Charlie. It is a small fair, but just the right size for a small town like Monee. There was a very small petting zoo, an auto show, some carnival rides, and some food. Wally made sure that Lucas "rode" any animal that he could, including a turtle...LOL.
Then, we watched the Bears game - well, some of it - we go to bed pretty early :) Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like we missed too much. Oh and there were fireworks at the Faire at 8 PM last night and we can see them perfectly from our couch so Lucas saw his first bit of fireworks just before bed.
Even Nala was in the football mood!
Then, we watched the Bears game - well, some of it - we go to bed pretty early :) Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like we missed too much. Oh and there were fireworks at the Faire at 8 PM last night and we can see them perfectly from our couch so Lucas saw his first bit of fireworks just before bed.
Even Nala was in the football mood!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Baby Moonwalk
I am considering sending this video in to America's Funniest Home Videos...what do you think?!?! :)
Luke does this all the time now...he backs up and can spin around in circles on that little toosh of his! It is too funny!
Luke does this all the time now...he backs up and can spin around in circles on that little toosh of his! It is too funny!
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