My First Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers in our family!

I spent my first Mother's Day morning awake for several hours before the official start of the day! Poor Lucas is teething so badly and he just couldn't calm down and get back to sleep. We finally gave him Benedryl and got to sleep in until 8:30! Before I got out of bed, Ben made the coffee and cinnamon rolls.

After I fed Lucas, it was present time! Lucas enjoyed helping me get all of the paper off the box for me and then playing in the box. I was so excited that Ben got me a ton of scrapbooking stuff! Including a Cricut Jukebox and two new cartridges!!!! I can't wait to find the time to finally use it all!



Lucas got me a beautiful card and one of the best presents any baby could ever give-he finally used sign language!!!! We were eating and at first, we thought he was clapping. However, looking a little closer, he was signing "MORE"!!!

Ben let me take my sweet time getting ready for the day. I definitely took advantages of days when I could shower, put my make-up on, and dry my hair without getting pulled in a bunch of directions.




While Ben was getting ready, I packed up Luke's toys. Here he is chilling out in his pack and play waiting to leave.




For my first Mother's Day, both Ben and my families went to the Waverly Hotel at the Cobb Galleria for the Mother's Day brunch. If you have never been, I highly recommend it!!! WOW!!































GiGi wanted some alone time with Lucas and offered to watch him while we went to the Waverly. She had such a good time! I heard that they went for a walk, she had company over to meet him, they ate a lot of food, and crawled around every square inch of her place! Thanks GiGi!

Happy Mother's Day to All!!

Catching up... the week before Mother's Day.

I know, I know, I haven't blogged anything in awhile. My excuses: baby, teething, crawling, scrapbooking and new computer (did I mention teething?!). There are just sooo many things to do and just not enough time to do them all.

So, now let's go back to two weeks ago...
Tuesday, we had a fun lunch over at Sam and Olivia's house with the mom's group. Lucas sat in his Bumbo at the table with us while we ate. Since he is just so mobile now, we have to pack a lot of stuff when we travel. He finds it quite fun to push his toys around a new environment.

Wednesday was Aunt Brooke's 24th birthday. We celebrated at a small Mexican restaurant down off of 285 inside the perimeter. Lucas had a great time following all of the waiters around and playing with Pops.

Thursday we went to visit Grandma at her office and went out to eat at Bugaboo Steakhouse. The food was not that great, but Lucas was hilarious! They had all sorts of stuffed animals around the restaurant that randomly moved around and talked. Lucas really liked the talking moose and skunk that popped out of some waders. We sat in front of the fireplace which had a large black bear on the mantel. Lucas could not stop looking at it!!! We would be eating or holding him and he would randomly turn around to check on that strange thing above him.


















After a very funny lunch, we went back to Grandma's office to show Lucas off. He was in rare form and I think probably making a statement about how he did not want to be sitting in a chair or car seat. Lucas found himself a large bankers box and pushed it around the entire office. People were coming out of their office to watch this little 8 month old "working hard."










That night, Ben's parents came over for pizza and also brought some of Ben's old baby clothes. It was so much fun going through some of the things that Ben wore as a baby. I can't wait for Lucas to be able to fit in some of the outfits (especially the dental scrubs!) We all had so much fun watching Lucas play with some of the clothes too!










Friday, we rested around the house in order to get ready for Dawson County's Relay for Life. Ben's parents were Team Captains and organized a group to walk. It really is amazing and eye-opening to go to a cancer event and see all of the survivors and those battling the disease. There is nothing that will bring tears to your eyes faster than seeing young children fighting cancer. I'm glad that we were a part of the event and thank you MiMi for working so hard.

8 Months Old!!!!!

Happy 8 Months Lucas!

Wow! I can't believe sometimes that my little baby boy is 8 months old! It really seems like not too long ago he was just 8 lbs. 1 oz. and wrapped up tight in a swaddle!

Here are a few things that Lucas is up to at 8 months old:

-He is now WAVING and CLAPPING!!!
-He is sleeping through the night from 8:30 pm to 7:30 am!!!
-He loves to feed himself! Now that he is 8 months old, he gets to try A LOT more food.
-He loves to help with the laundry! I bring the basket in and he pushes it to the bedroom where I fill it up with dirty clothes. He then pushes it to the door where I put it in the wash. When it is dry, I bring the basket back in and he pushes it around the room while I grab some clothes now and then to fold them. Lucas then pushes all of the folded clothes to the room for me. I am just sooo proud!!
-Lucas really enjoys playing with "Mommy's toys" in the kitchen while I make dinner.
-This one I am not too happy about, but Lucas has learned how to crawl up the stairs!
-One of his favorite toys is a computer keyboard that daddy gave him to play with.
-He loves all things and toys that he can push and walk behind.
-He really likes to jump in his doorway jumper.
-I know his Pops is proud because Lucas loves to brush his two teeth and gums!! He also likes for us to put the end of our Sonicare toothbrushes in his mouth to feel the vibrations.
-Lucas is finally really interested in books. His two favorites are: Just Like Daddy and Where Is Baby's Bellybutton? Each night Ben reads the books to Lucas after his bath and before I feed him and put him to sleep. Lucas likes to turn the pages, feel the fuzzy animals on the pages, and lift the flaps. He really can do it all by himself which shocks us!
-He also has developed a sense of humor! When he's crawling away from us and we call him back, he squeals and goes faster. Lucas is also trying out some funny faces to make us laugh.



















We had a very busy 8 month birthday week! First, our air conditioner decided to break on us so it got very hot in our house for a day. Fortunately, since I was pregnant in the summer last year, we had a few extra A.C. units laying around until they fixed it. Then, we got Dish Network installed. We also had our first Gymboree Play and Learn class where Lucas got to play with Olivia and Ms. Sam. Lucas had soo much fun! He got to play in a tunnel, bang noise makers, play peek-a-boo with a clown, and sing fun songs. However, just like Olivia, some of his favorite activities of the day were definitely the bubbles that Ms. Joyce blew all around him and laying under the parachute with the other babies while all the moms made it go up and down. Lucas also loved the play area where he got to climb up the stairs and go down the slide. We will definitely be going back to that class!! That night, we enjoyed Shawn and Dylan coming over for dinner. Believe it or not, all of this happened in ONE DAY!! What a way to celebrate turning 8 months! Lucas is such a good baby and just goes with the flow. Thanks to everyone that sent birthday thoughts our way!
This week we also registered Lucas for swim lessons! He starts May 12 and goes Tuesdays and Thursdays for 4 weeks. I can't wait to see him in a swimsuit and in the water!









We also met two other new moms in Ms. Sam's neighborhood this week for a play date. Lucas really loves his girl Olivia, especially since she shared her blanket and toys with him! We also met 11 week old Parker (pictured below) and 7 week old Jackson (asleep in his carrier, but we'll meet next time). We have lunch this Tuesday with everyone and hopefully the babies will be on their best behavior again while we eat some yummy food :)































As a special treat, we went shopping and got Lucas some more toys. I know, we are obsessed with buying for him!! This time we got him a play sports tent (too complicated to explain- you will just have to come over to see it!), a few puzzles, a new DVD, a water book, and another activity center which resembles a house. We are officially running out of room in our house!









Saturday night, we went to a Kim's graduation party! Lucas got to see Ms. Kathy who always messes up his hair (I know Lucas secretely loves it!). We brought along one of Luke's push toys to keep him entertained. However, we are finding out that simple things such as a plate can keep him entertained! He really liked walking around a new house and playing with all of the other children there. One of our friends Sandra even offered to feed Lucas while we ate, and he was great for her and gobbled up his Mango/Blueberry/Yogurt meal.









I'm warning everyone that this last part of the blog is full of videos!!! What can I say, he's just too adorable!

Here is a SHORT video of how busy Lucas is and how much he moves around!


Below is a video of my little man waving and pushing his walker...


My baby playing ball...


Clapping for the VERY FIRST TIME (and fortunately I had my camera right there!)...

Happy 8 Months my love!