Blog-worthy

I do not know why it is so hard for me to keep up with this blog! I have trouble deciding whether or not things that happen are "blog-worthy" or not. I really have good intentions and think about blogging often! I just hope I have some readers left! :) I definitely consider this story "blog-worthy" though. Only wish I would have recorded Lucas as well as just taking photos. Oh well, just another thing to work on!

My best friend, Marla, came over to visit on Monday and she bought Lucas a baby swimming pool. Of course it was a blow up one and we couldn't find the bicycle pump so Marla decided to blow it up the old fashioned way. Before she even got finished with the bottom section of the pool, Lucas was ready to get in it! We set it on the floor while she finished the last two sections and he just had a ball rolling around in it and laying on his back moving his arms and legs all around! It probably took a little extra time for Marla to blow it up since Lucas so graciously "helped" her out some, but she was a good sport about it! As soon as it was all blown up and we got Lucas out of it for a second, we were ready to take it outside.









Now our backyard is not exactly flat anywhere, but we did our best to find the flattest part. However, once the water was in the pool, we noticed there was both a deep end and a shallow end! Lucas was not too sure about the pool once it was outside, but once we plopped him down in it, he was okay. He enjoyed playing with his bath toys. He loves to take all of his toys and put them outside the pool in their container and then proceed to take them out of their container and put them back in the pool. After doing this a few times, he was ready to get out. He figured out pretty quickly how to get out of the pool. He would walk around on the grass for a while and then decide he was ready to get back in again. It was quite amusing for Marla and I. He tipped out a couple of times, but it didn't phase him and he seemed to have a great time! We will definitely be enjoying this for the rest of the summer. Thanks Auntie Marla!

Laughter is the best medicine!

Today would have been my mother's 59th birthday. She was an incredible woman and not a day goes by that I do not think about her, especially now that I am a mother myself. I have so many fond memories of our times together. I would love to post some pictures, but those of you that knew her would agree that she would not approve of her picture being posted on the internet and I will respect her wishes. Instead, I will share with you her favorite joke/cartoon of all time. I can see her now the first time that she received this in an e-mail! She laughed so hard! So, as I celebrate her birthday, I feel it only fitting to laugh along with her. I love you mom! Happy Birthday!

Lucas turns 1!

My how time flies! I can't believe our little man turned 1 today! The day was filled with playing with all of his new toys he received for his birthday and plenty of good food. We even topped off the day with a little cake! His birthday party was last Sunday, but I'll blog more about that later. I just wanted to wish my little guy a Happy 1st Birthday. I treasure every moment I spend with him everyday. He is quite entertaining these days too! I love how he gets so excited to see his daddy when he gets home from work. He is learning to play by himself, but there are moments when he notices me down on the floor with him and he crawls over and stands up next to me and gives me a little hug. Those are the moments that just melt my heart! We go to the doctor tomorrow morning for his year checkup and I promise to update the blog with what we have been up to and what the doctor says. There will be plenty of new pictures as well so please check back! For now, I wish my baby a Happy 1st Birthday one last time! I can't wait to watch you grow over the next year to come! We love you Lucas!

Finally... an update!

I know, I know. It's been too long since I last posted and I'm sorry. The last two months of 2008 flew by! Actually, all of 2008 flew by! I can't believe that Lucas is now 9 months old! He weighs 17 lbs. 10 oz. and is 29 in. long. He has a total of six teeth now. Four on top and two on bottom. On Christmas Eve, he started crawling. He is all over the place now! He is pretty good at finding things that he is not supposed to have! Kevin was off from Christmas Eve afternoon until January 5th. Lucas and I really enjoyed having him home and getting some much needed stuff done around the house. We very much enjoyed Lucas' first Christmas. He was very interested in the wrapping paper and boxes that his new toys came in. He has officially taken over our family room with all of his toys! Sometimes I think that I have more fun with his toys than he does, but he does have a few favorites! He is now starting to dance (or rock really) when he hears music. He also clucks his tongue and can make a fishy noise/face. We are working on clapping and waving bye-bye and of course, saying mama. He says dada quite well, even though he doesn't really know what it means yet. ;) I am loving staying at home with him and am learning to cherish every moment we have together!

In the beginning of December, Kevin and I went on vacation with Dad and his friend, Rhonda, for a week. We spent four days at Disney World and took a four day cruise to the Bahamas. Lucas spent the week with Kevin's parents. He did very well, but Kevin and I missed him so much. We had a great time, but were very happy to be home!

Well, I think that just about catches us up. There are pictures from Christmas in the photo album, but here are a few of my favorites.