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Friday, January 15, 2010
Big Boy Hair
Luke got his 2nd haircut this morning, but his first one in a salon. We went to one here in Monee. I had never actually been in there, but their website made it look nice and it was! Luke did awesome. He sat on the booster seat in the chair all by himself with the cape on. He didn't make any sudden moves, but he was definitely being nosey and checking things out around him. He officially looks like a big boy (sniff, sniff :( ). His hair was a little wet when we left there so I put his hat on him. I had a couple of returns to make at Wal-Mart so we were standing in line there and when I took his hat off, his hair was crazy. The front part is still a little longer. The lady behind me started cracking up...she said that was his Ryan Seacrest 'do! He did look pretty studly - I grabbed a pic with my phone!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
A Day
Today has been a day....it all started with waking up to a flat tire on my car.
We basically knew this was coming when Wally thought he heard some air coming out of my tire last night when he pulled into the garage. We thought we would just wait it out though. So at 6 AM when Wally was getting ready to leave, he checked my tire and yep, it was flat! With no time to change it, we needed to wake up Luke to bring Daddy to work and then drive back to Monee to finish getting ourselves ready and then off to daycare and work we went. I was about 45 minutes later to work than usual. Not quite the start you want to your day, but not horrible.
Work went fine. Worked at my desk, meeting from 11-12:05, lunch, some more work, and then budget meetings from 2-5. I needed to finish up a few more things and then off I was to pick up Luke. As I was driving and realizing the time, I thought to myself that this was the latest I have ever gotten Luke (it was about 5:30) and he was probably going to be the last one there (he is usually the first one picked up!).
So I am driving along and get to the intersection where I need to make a left turn. The turn light was yellow, verging on the end of yellow though I must admit. I made the turn anyways, next thing you know, there are lights behind me...crap! I pull over and wait...it took the officer forever to get out of the car. He comes up to the door and says "I stopped you for an illegal turn". I say "I am sorry Officer, etc. etc." He says "can I see your license and insurance?". I pull out my wallet and without thinking give him a card...he says, "I don't need your credit card". I pulled out my debit card and handed it to him without even thinking. I sort of made a joke about using that card so much shopping, haha...funny right?!?! He smirked...so I gave him my license and am desperately searching for the insurance card in Wally's car. He finally tells me that I will probably get a ticket in the mail from the red light camera and that he could give me one on his own too, but he wouldn't (swell guy!) and not to worry about the insurance card so I am finally back on my way to get Luke. Fingers crossed no ticket comes in the mail!
Finally I walk in to get Luke and yep, he is the last one there...poor guy. Although he seemed to be having a ball running around like he owned the place! So then it was 5:45 and Wally said he would be ready to picked up around 6:30. He was working the scoreboard for the freshman boys basketball games. A game was at 4:30 and the B game right after. He said both last about an hour. It takes about 20 minutes to get to Andrew High School so I decide it wouldn't make sense to go home first at all, but I knew that Luke was probably starving so I thought a cheese rollup and some water from Taco Bell would have to do for him until we got home and he could have something a bit more nutritious. But of course I missed the turn for Taco Bell and had to turn back around to get there.
So we have Luke's Taco Bell in the car ready for him. My plan was that once we got Wally one of us will just sit in the backseat with Luke and feed him his cheese rollup. Obviously not ideal to feed your child while they are riding in the car, but you do what you have to do sometimes. We get to the school about 6:20. I hadn't heard from Wally so I thought we would just go in and catch the last seconds of the game and Luke could start eating anyways. We walk into the gym and I see kids warming up like they would BEFORE a game...yep, the B game hadn't even started. Turns out the A game went into triple overtime....uuuggghhh....so Luke and I sat on the bleachers and I gave him his cheese rollup and water. All was good until the food was gone...no more sitting still for the bugger. So we went behind the bleachers to another basketball court that was open and he was able to run around. We found a ball to keep him occupied...that is until about halfway through the 3rd quarter. By then he had had enough and to tell you the truth so had I. I was hoping this whole time Luke didn't need a diaper change, etc. I didn't have anything with me since I had thought we were just going straight from Punky's to pick up Wally to home....thank goodness we were good on that front! Finally the game got over about 7:30...it was a close one too...I was praying for no overtime! We went to Wally's classroom to get his stuff and were heading home.
We got home about 8 PM...poor Nala had not been out since 7:30 that morning...she is a trooper though! We put Luke in his pajamas, gave him his milk and he was pretty wiped out. I was a little worried about him being hungry, but he was on the verge of sleeping so I just let him be. Not more than 10 minutes later though, he was crying in his room. I tried rocking him and laid him back down, about 5 minutes after that he was crying again. This is so not like him, when he is tired, he goes down no problem! So I thought he has to be hungry....nothing like some carrots and strawberries at 9 PM (what a combo huh???). He played or rather just hung out for a bit after that and was FINALLY in bed AND asleep by 9:45 (yikes!).
This was just a crazy day for everyone....nothing horrible of course, but just not the usual! And I forgot to put my rings on this morning when trying to rush out the door so I wasn't super late for work....not having my rings on just throws me completely off. I am worrying all day if I lost them, they fell off, who knows....it's ridiculous! Anyways...again, nothing catastrophic happened, but a day I wouldn't care to repeat in the near future. Thank goodness I am off tomorrow and Monday and can just forget today and move on! I feel better writing/typing it all down...it is all out there now and I can really just go to bed and start a new day in the morning!
I did manage to take a few pictures on my phone while we were at the game...not the best quality, but whatevs!
Making sure the kids recylce in Daddy's classroom!
We basically knew this was coming when Wally thought he heard some air coming out of my tire last night when he pulled into the garage. We thought we would just wait it out though. So at 6 AM when Wally was getting ready to leave, he checked my tire and yep, it was flat! With no time to change it, we needed to wake up Luke to bring Daddy to work and then drive back to Monee to finish getting ourselves ready and then off to daycare and work we went. I was about 45 minutes later to work than usual. Not quite the start you want to your day, but not horrible.
Work went fine. Worked at my desk, meeting from 11-12:05, lunch, some more work, and then budget meetings from 2-5. I needed to finish up a few more things and then off I was to pick up Luke. As I was driving and realizing the time, I thought to myself that this was the latest I have ever gotten Luke (it was about 5:30) and he was probably going to be the last one there (he is usually the first one picked up!).
So I am driving along and get to the intersection where I need to make a left turn. The turn light was yellow, verging on the end of yellow though I must admit. I made the turn anyways, next thing you know, there are lights behind me...crap! I pull over and wait...it took the officer forever to get out of the car. He comes up to the door and says "I stopped you for an illegal turn". I say "I am sorry Officer, etc. etc." He says "can I see your license and insurance?". I pull out my wallet and without thinking give him a card...he says, "I don't need your credit card". I pulled out my debit card and handed it to him without even thinking. I sort of made a joke about using that card so much shopping, haha...funny right?!?! He smirked...so I gave him my license and am desperately searching for the insurance card in Wally's car. He finally tells me that I will probably get a ticket in the mail from the red light camera and that he could give me one on his own too, but he wouldn't (swell guy!) and not to worry about the insurance card so I am finally back on my way to get Luke. Fingers crossed no ticket comes in the mail!
Finally I walk in to get Luke and yep, he is the last one there...poor guy. Although he seemed to be having a ball running around like he owned the place! So then it was 5:45 and Wally said he would be ready to picked up around 6:30. He was working the scoreboard for the freshman boys basketball games. A game was at 4:30 and the B game right after. He said both last about an hour. It takes about 20 minutes to get to Andrew High School so I decide it wouldn't make sense to go home first at all, but I knew that Luke was probably starving so I thought a cheese rollup and some water from Taco Bell would have to do for him until we got home and he could have something a bit more nutritious. But of course I missed the turn for Taco Bell and had to turn back around to get there.
So we have Luke's Taco Bell in the car ready for him. My plan was that once we got Wally one of us will just sit in the backseat with Luke and feed him his cheese rollup. Obviously not ideal to feed your child while they are riding in the car, but you do what you have to do sometimes. We get to the school about 6:20. I hadn't heard from Wally so I thought we would just go in and catch the last seconds of the game and Luke could start eating anyways. We walk into the gym and I see kids warming up like they would BEFORE a game...yep, the B game hadn't even started. Turns out the A game went into triple overtime....uuuggghhh....so Luke and I sat on the bleachers and I gave him his cheese rollup and water. All was good until the food was gone...no more sitting still for the bugger. So we went behind the bleachers to another basketball court that was open and he was able to run around. We found a ball to keep him occupied...that is until about halfway through the 3rd quarter. By then he had had enough and to tell you the truth so had I. I was hoping this whole time Luke didn't need a diaper change, etc. I didn't have anything with me since I had thought we were just going straight from Punky's to pick up Wally to home....thank goodness we were good on that front! Finally the game got over about 7:30...it was a close one too...I was praying for no overtime! We went to Wally's classroom to get his stuff and were heading home.
We got home about 8 PM...poor Nala had not been out since 7:30 that morning...she is a trooper though! We put Luke in his pajamas, gave him his milk and he was pretty wiped out. I was a little worried about him being hungry, but he was on the verge of sleeping so I just let him be. Not more than 10 minutes later though, he was crying in his room. I tried rocking him and laid him back down, about 5 minutes after that he was crying again. This is so not like him, when he is tired, he goes down no problem! So I thought he has to be hungry....nothing like some carrots and strawberries at 9 PM (what a combo huh???). He played or rather just hung out for a bit after that and was FINALLY in bed AND asleep by 9:45 (yikes!).
This was just a crazy day for everyone....nothing horrible of course, but just not the usual! And I forgot to put my rings on this morning when trying to rush out the door so I wasn't super late for work....not having my rings on just throws me completely off. I am worrying all day if I lost them, they fell off, who knows....it's ridiculous! Anyways...again, nothing catastrophic happened, but a day I wouldn't care to repeat in the near future. Thank goodness I am off tomorrow and Monday and can just forget today and move on! I feel better writing/typing it all down...it is all out there now and I can really just go to bed and start a new day in the morning!
I did manage to take a few pictures on my phone while we were at the game...not the best quality, but whatevs!
Making sure the kids recylce in Daddy's classroom!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Box-o-Blocks
Luke probably put the blocks in and took the blocks out for about a half hour tonight. It was serious business too!
Unfortunately, he forgot to put them back in the box before he went to bed!
Unfortunately, he forgot to put them back in the box before he went to bed!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Happy 13 Months!
Lukey baby is 13 months today...wow!!! Where does the time go???????? I think every mom says that every month, but it really is so true how quickly time flies!
Here are some updates on our little toddler :)
- You are no longer just toddling around, you are practically running! You would really love to run - unfortunately for you, your bottom half can't always keep up with your top half! Luckily, you have good reflexes and catch yourself before the face hits the ground - it is a little scary to watch though....yikes!
- You love to hide in your tent and under daddy's clothes in our closet. You especially love this when we are chasing you....probably the most fun game there is to you!
- You are eating much better (this must be the reason for the above!). You still LOVE fruit (any kind), but really you want anything and everything that we are having. Daddy and I can't even sneak a snack without you being right there looking for a bite!
- You love to throw things - this is both good and bad. Food = bad, balls=good (for now, until they break something!). You have quite the arm at times and it is mostly with your right arm (sorry daddy!).
- You LOVE music...any kind! The shortest commercial can come on with music and you just can't contain yourself for those 2 seconds. You have added a few new moves to your repertoire.
- You are just about ready for your 2nd haircut...it is getting to be a bit too mullet-like for me!
- Your eyes are still big and gorgeous. I still can't really tell what color they are...sometimes they seem like an olive green and sometimes more brown. Your lashes are still long. We receive the most comments from strangers about your eyes.
- You are still a snuggler. I LOVE putting you down for a nap or bed (although Daddy loves this equally as much so we have to share). You snuggle right up, still fitting perfectly in my arms across my belly and we just rock and sing and chat away until you start to get fidgety and can't find a comfy spot, then I know it is time to lay you down and kiss you goodnight! I do cherish these snuggle moments - they will grow fewer and farther between I'm afraid!
- You are still a fun-loving, crazy little boy. You love to laugh and love the attention you get from others when you are being silly!
- You are a joy! We love you buddy - happy 13 months :)
Here are some updates on our little toddler :)
- You have 12 teeth. I forgot to mention on your 1-year post that you had 10 teeth, and 2 more have made their way through this month. You have 4 on top, 4 on the bottom, and your 4 molars. You are an AMAZING teether - I really mean that! You have never given us any reason to give you Tylenol for teething. Most of the time we don't even know you are getting more teeth! You are one tough cookie! You also don't mind us brushing your teeth and once you have hold of the toothbrush, it is hard to get it away from you!
- You are no longer just toddling around, you are practically running! You would really love to run - unfortunately for you, your bottom half can't always keep up with your top half! Luckily, you have good reflexes and catch yourself before the face hits the ground - it is a little scary to watch though....yikes!
- You're a climber! You try so hard to climb up on the furniture, but it is just too high for you yet, but other things aren't. For example, you climb onto the fire hearth, you climb onto your step stool, last night you discovered you can climb on top of your toy box (which is in front of your window in your room, therefore it will be moved!), etc. I am not a fan of this 'milestone'. I guess I could add to this that YOU ARE FEARLESS! Maybe that isn't such a bad way to live your life when you are 22, but NOT when you are 13 months....
- You are a talker! Your vocabulary hasn't changed too much since 12 months. You still say 'dada' (sometimes daddY - always emphasizing the 'Y' - it is too cute!), 'mama' (lots of 'mamas'...remember when I posted awhile back about how there were no 'm' sounds in his vocabulary - well, there is now!!! :) ), 'Nala' (the "L" sound is becoming more frequent rather than just sounding like 'nana'), 'ball' (although that one has kind of fallen off the vocab. list for whatever reason). You have added: 'more' (sounds like 'ma'), 'babY' (again, emphasis on the 'Y'), 'bottle' (sounds like 'ba'). Other than that though, lots of babbling. It sounds like you have your own language. You like to pace and talk on your many phones! We are doing our best to introduce new words to you. Oh and your voice can sound so angelic sometimes.....so cute! Especially those calls for mama when you first wake up :)
- You love to hide in your tent and under daddy's clothes in our closet. You especially love this when we are chasing you....probably the most fun game there is to you!
- You use your toy golf club as if it is a sword - it is quite frightening, especially to Nala! Everybody watch out when that toy is out!
- Your tummy just keeps getting bigger and bigger...we were laughing last night because it was almost busting out of your flannel button down pajama top!
- You are eating much better (this must be the reason for the above!). You still LOVE fruit (any kind), but really you want anything and everything that we are having. Daddy and I can't even sneak a snack without you being right there looking for a bite!
- You love to throw things - this is both good and bad. Food = bad, balls=good (for now, until they break something!). You have quite the arm at times and it is mostly with your right arm (sorry daddy!).
- You LOVE music...any kind! The shortest commercial can come on with music and you just can't contain yourself for those 2 seconds. You have added a few new moves to your repertoire.
- You are just about ready for your 2nd haircut...it is getting to be a bit too mullet-like for me!
- Your eyes are still big and gorgeous. I still can't really tell what color they are...sometimes they seem like an olive green and sometimes more brown. Your lashes are still long. We receive the most comments from strangers about your eyes.
- You are still a snuggler. I LOVE putting you down for a nap or bed (although Daddy loves this equally as much so we have to share). You snuggle right up, still fitting perfectly in my arms across my belly and we just rock and sing and chat away until you start to get fidgety and can't find a comfy spot, then I know it is time to lay you down and kiss you goodnight! I do cherish these snuggle moments - they will grow fewer and farther between I'm afraid!
- You are still a fun-loving, crazy little boy. You love to laugh and love the attention you get from others when you are being silly!
- You are a joy! We love you buddy - happy 13 months :)
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Happy 2010!!!!
It's hard to believe it is already 2010! We laid low for New Year's. Just the three of us hung out at home. Surprisingly, Wally and I even stayed up until midnight!!! After Luke went to bed, we watched Four Christmases, had a few drinks, and just waited until midnight. I have to admit we were laying in bed by about 11:50, said Happy New Year and it was lights out by 12:02...ha!! Exciting, I know! But it really was nice just to stay put and relax!
Wally and I have both made a couple of resolutions...I'll let you know if they stick :)
Below are some other pictures of our week off together - just the 3 of us :)
Hard at work with his tool bench!
Andrew basketball game - Kankakee Christmas Tourney.
Desperately wanted IN the toy box!
Then desperately wanted OUT of the toy box!
Pouting or tired...I can't remember....
Poor Nala!!!
The World's Greatest Beggars!!!
Having a taste of something...
All comfy cozy on New Year's Day!
Final Bears game of the season - better luck next year!
What a precious face :)
Wally and I have both made a couple of resolutions...I'll let you know if they stick :)
Below are some other pictures of our week off together - just the 3 of us :)
Hard at work with his tool bench!
Andrew basketball game - Kankakee Christmas Tourney.
Desperately wanted IN the toy box!
Then desperately wanted OUT of the toy box!
Pouting or tired...I can't remember....
Poor Nala!!!
The World's Greatest Beggars!!!
Having a taste of something...
All comfy cozy on New Year's Day!
Final Bears game of the season - better luck next year!
What a precious face :)
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Children's Museum
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is the real work of childhood.” Fred Rogers (I loved Mr. Rogers!)
On New Year's Eve day we took Luke to the children's museum in downtown Frankfort (about 15 minutes from our house). He definitely enjoyed himself!
Talking on the phone (of course!)
Some girls were going to put on a show on the stage...Luke wanted to join in!
Exhausted!
Oh and that boo-boo by Luke's eye...unfortunately, Lukey took his first tumble down some stairs...other than that boo-boo and a bruise on his cheek, he was just fine (thank goodness!). It was very scary for all of us!
On New Year's Eve day we took Luke to the children's museum in downtown Frankfort (about 15 minutes from our house). He definitely enjoyed himself!
Talking on the phone (of course!)
Some girls were going to put on a show on the stage...Luke wanted to join in!
Exhausted!
Oh and that boo-boo by Luke's eye...unfortunately, Lukey took his first tumble down some stairs...other than that boo-boo and a bruise on his cheek, he was just fine (thank goodness!). It was very scary for all of us!
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