Afternoon Playtime with Lucas

Lucas gets more and more entertaining everyday! And the best part is he seems to think his mommy is the funniest thing on earth (comments regarding the previous statement are unwanted. Thanks). What does Lucas's day look like these days you may be wondering? It goes something like this:

• Wake up. Eat. Smile at mommy & daddy while I hang out in the recliner until it's time for morning nap.
• Wake up. Sit in my Bumbo chair and watch 5 minutes of the Backyardigans - my favorite TV show because of all the colors and singing & dancing.
• I might stay up or I might not. Just depends but eventually I'll give mommy a break and take a 2-3 hour nap around 2.
• Wake up. Playtime again and sometimes a short nap before dinner.
• Wake up. Bathtime and soon off to bed - around 8 or 8:30 these days.

This is one more video had to be posted from his afternoon on playtime (now that I know what I'm doing). Lucas got very expressive during afternoon playtime after his nap and snack. Enjoy:)

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We've Got Video

It was brought to my attention that putting video taken with our video recorder onto the computer and onto the blog is a bit of a process... so here are some video shorts after bathtime tonight. He gets to talking but as soon as he sees the camera, the good shows over. But hopefully this will get a few smiles anyway!

Aunt Haley's Weekend Visit

Hi all! My sister Haley visited this past weekend and let me just say, Aunt Haley has the right moves to make Lucas the happiest baby on the block! We had a great time hanging out with her. However, it is next to impossible to behave with Aunt Haley in church. Lucas burped the loudest old man burp ever in the middle of the sermon, and I really thought we were going to have to step out to collect ourselves we got to giggling so bad:) Here are a few pictures from her visit. I'm hoping to get some video on the blog by the end of the week - but that will depend on Will.

Love you all!

A Few Stories from the Mouth of an 8-Year Old Boy

Way too tired last night to provide some great laughs from this weekend. Note to self - one must have tough skin when a tell-it-like-it-is little boy is around:-) PS Andrew...if I recall correctly when you were as little as Lucas, you weren't too far behind size-wise... LOVE YOU!

Andrew is starting Taekwondo and is very excited to become a little ninja. Will was relaying his life as a ninja when it suddenly occurred to Andrew that ninjas need to be super-stealthy and be able to sneak into windows. Alas! Lucas will not get to live the life of a ninja because he would get stuck trying to climb through said windows!

Lucas is pictured here sitting in Eden's Bumbo chair which is this great little chair that helps the little guys learn to sit up and get strong. We were trying it out to see if they're all that we've heard they are. Turns out to be true. When it was time for Lucas to get out I grabbed him at an angle and, well, those chubby little legs held on tight and up came Lucas AND the Bumbo. We all laughed:-) And Andrew quickly relayed to Uncle Will and Caleb that Lucas got stuck in the chair because of his big bottom.

It seems to me that Uncle Mark has had way too much of an influence over our sweet Andrew!

Playdates, Doctor Appointments, and Family Fun

So a lot has happened since the last update. It's turning out that Lucas could use a few baby boys to play with! For now all he has are girlfriends. But they are super-sweet girls! In this slide show you'll meet 5 year old Isabel, 8 week old Shea, and you guys met 2 year old Clara in the last entry:-)
We also had Lucas's 2-month checkup (at 11.5 weeks). He's doing well - definitely growing and getting stronger. Numbers - 16 lbs, 11 oz and 24.5 inches long. The doctor is happy with his progress. The only issue we're having is reflux which is pretty awful. And Lucas started his vaccinations. We're doing an alternative schedule - just slowing things down a bit. He got 1 shot (just a few crocodile tears) and 1 was a sugar-tasting drop which he didn't seem to mind at all.
And over Labor Day weekend Lucas met a whole bunch of family. Aunt Nancie flew over from Colorado Springs and stayed with us, and then Caleb, Rachel, Andrew, Hannah, and baby Eden came too. It was the first time for us to meet Eden. We had a great time - good food, lots of laugh as always, and many many pictures.
So what is Lucas doing these days? Sleeping through the night (Hallelujah!), wishing it could be bath time all the time, beginning to get control of his head, watching TV in the morning (yeah...I know. But its a good way for the mommy to get a shower in), and starting to really enjoy just hanging out with a toy or music mobile on his back or tummy.
So here are some new pictures...enjoy!