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Luke LOVES sitting in his high chair like a big boy! In fact, today he started crying at school because they tried to feed him a bottle instead of cereal. We're actually going to head to Target to buy new baby food tonight!

In other news, Luke had a playdate with his friends Anna, Joseph, Grace, Rece, Evan, and Gwen. All of the daddies have been extremely busy with work, so all of the mommies decided to get together for dinner. Everyone had a great time playing together, but Luke sure was tired when he got home.

I am participating in an audit at work, so I had to miss our favorite appointment of the week with Ms. Anita :( However, the Ms. Tiffany (Luke's teacher) gave me the full report and said he did a great job sitting up in his Bumbo seat and rolling over.

Luke is very excited because he has a new friend also named Luke who was just born the other day! AND....we're eagerly waiting on the his next friend to be born! Some of our best friends, the Larsons (I lived with Christy, and Patrick lived with her husband, Lars, before we were all married) are just about to have their first baby! Luke can't wait to meet his new friends! Keep your fingers crossed he arrives soon :0

Hot Date

And so it begins......

Before Patrick and I had kids, we always joked about when dating could begin. We always said sixteen seemed to be a good age. Well, Anna is just too cute, so 16 weeks just had to do. Luke loved that she took control of the date; however, if you look at the picture of he and Anna sitting together, you can tell there were some awkward moments in the date. Never fear, Anna's big brother, Joseph stepped in (literally) to help out his little sister. There was no first kiss, but Luke did score another date :)

OUCH!

Check out the matching Crayola band-aids on each thigh. Poor guy had to get three shots and some oral drops for his four month vaccines. He only cried for a second, but he sure did generate a lot of sympathy from everyone at the doctor's office and at daycare! The shots must have wore him out because for the rest of the day he only woke up long enough for a bottle and a snuggle. Too bad I didn't get more accomplished while he was sleeping.....

FEED ME!!

Bottles just aren't cutting it any longer. The poor little dude constantly acts like he is starving and chugs his bottles. Last week at parent-teacher conferences, Ms. Shonda, one of Luke's teachers, encouraged us to start on rice cereal. We were going to anyway over Labor Day, so we just bumped up the start a few weeks...and THANK GOODNESS!!! As we were warned, Luke's poor tummy needed to adjust to the new food. Needless to say, he was pretty fussy this weekend from the discomfort; however, I think the worst is past. Despite the tummy issues, he LOVES his cereal! This bottom picture on the left shows him crying, but that was only the first spoonful. Now, he obediently opens his mouth for the next bite and reaches for the spoon. I have to be faster than his reach because next thing you know, there is rice cereal in his hair! Good thing it was bath night. :)

Just one of those weeks

We all have them. You know EXACTLY what I am talking about. Maybe you are better at blocking them from your memory than I am. This is one of those weeks where nothing can go right.

It all started when Ralphie apparently didn't think he was getting enough attention. Rather than sitting nicely in our laps, he thought it was a far better idea to relieve himself on our bedspread. Now, he may be stupid, but he isn't THAT stupid (Ralphie, not Patrick).  I'm not sure what brought this on, but it might have been due to the fact that we have been ignoring him a bit because he constantly wants to go outside to run up and down the fence to play with the dog who just moved in behind us. Regardless, we don't have our fluffy comforter, and blankets just don't cut it.

So, my car has been having some "technical difficulties" lately. We thought we could outsmart it and have it fixed over Labor Day weekend, but it had a different idea.  When Luke and I went out to the scalding hot car after Occupational Therapy Tuesday night, poor little Marylou Mariner just couldn't come fully back to life. She huffed and puffed, but sadly, she died. I would like to point out that this was the first time EVER that I did not have a panic attack during an event such as this. Instead, I calmly called my friend Rob, who luckily works near where we were, for a ride, I contacted the towing service, and I informed Patrick of what had happened without freaking out. Luckily, it was technical difficulties with the battery, so it ended up not being a traumatic financial event either :)

Just wait...stuff happens in three's. Two down, one to go. For now, we'll focus on the happy things like Luke's occupational therapy. His little attitude is starting to come out more and more, so he is very good about letting Ms. Anita know when he doesn't feel like working on certain exercises. Despite his vocal opinions, he is doing a stellar job.

Two posts in one day!

I LOVE my lion slippers. They keep my feet warm for just a few minutes, but then I think they look tasty so I try to eat them!

Sleepy Saturdays

Sleep. No one really tells you to appreciate it when you are young. Now, it is probably our favorite hobby; however, none of us find enough time for it. Luckily, Luke has the same interest as his mommy and daddy. Oh, and don't forget Ralphie! Sophie usually cuddles on the bed during naptime, but Luke's snoring was a bit too much for her this time :)

Time for a Bath!

Grandpa & Grandma (and Maddie) are in town!!!

The family is in town, and Luke is livin' it up! When Grandpa, Grandma, and Maddie got to town they brought Luke the cutest gifts. His new backpack for school says "Cool Hand Luke", he has KU flag for his stroller, and you'll notice the koozie in his hand for cold beverages.

School is closed down for the week to give teachers a "summer break" and to allow time for additional in-services since there is a high special needs enrollment. Luke doesn't mind though because he's spending the week at home with Grandpa and Grandma. Today, everyone came up to Northwest Pipe to tour the mill and see what I actually do at work. Then, we went to Casico's, one of our favorite restaurants for lunch. I had to go back to reality, but Patrick and I came home to a happy baby, enchiladas, and peach pie. All in all, it was a fabulous day.

Monkey & Me

Thanks Jeffrey & Emily for the cute Monkey!

Just Another Weekend

First, the weekend started with an outing on the boat. We've hardly been able to use it due to our crazy schedules and the sweltering temperatures, but Saturday morning was perfect!
Then, we were super hungry, and nothing sounded better than a yummy sandwich at Which Wich?, one of our favorite restaurants.

Luke was hungry too, but his bottle sounded MUCH better than a meatball sub. Check out his newest skill of holding his bottle! He struggles with the giant heavy bottles, but he has no trouble with the little five ounce bottles that we have. He was super sleepy during this bottle, so the holding didn't last long. We'll make sure to lift weights this week.


Notice that there is a new outfit in this picture. Luke decided that his bottle at lunchtime was sssoooo delicious that it needed to come out of his diaper right after eating. Go figure that we didn't have any extra outfits with us!

Later that night, Luke and Daddy had Boys' Night Out and went to see Ironman 2.  Daddy was a little worried at first because Luke started crying during the previews.  However, Luke was just trying to say that he wanted a snack during the movie. After a quick bottle, Luke was sound asleep. Guess he'll have to watch the movie on Netflix.

 While the boys had their man time, I went out to Painting with a Twist with my friends, Suzi and Laura. Basically, the idea is that you paint while drinking wine. The goal is to drink enough so your painting looks fabulous. Luckily, this picture is tiny, so the paintings still look beautiful. None of us should quit our day jobs anytime soon :)

Whew! We are worn out! Daddy managed to escape work early tonight, so after a nice walk it was time for a bottle and bed. It's another busy week ahead, which hopefully means time will go quickly because Grandpa and Grandma Godinez get here next weekend! Luke is counting down the days!