Pitter Patter

What fun news to report today! We are expanding our family in September! I was at work and couldn't wait a moment longer to find out if I was pregnant. I knew I was just by how I felt but I needed fact plus confirmation! And here it is! The top stick is from finding out Luke was coming and the bottom one is our latest! I just can't get myself to throw away a memento from two of the happiest days of my life! Our due date is September 5, 2009....there's just something about those September babies I guess!

Merry Christmas!

Taking a ride in your new waggon!
Catching some z's

Your Snoopy phone was a hit!

I think this may be your favorite gift yet! A little radio of your own! It even plays Rhianna!

We had a great Christmas this year. You spent Christmas Eve at Nana and Papa Schneider's house with Daddy. Mommy had to work this year. From what I hear you were a busy boy removing things from Nana's pretty tree! On Christmas day we went to Mike and Suzanne's for a wonderful breakfast. We were very late and everyone waited for us which was sweet. We knew we'd be in for a long day if we woke you up early! Around nap time we went home so you could rest up for the next party! You didn't nap much but on the way to Nana and Papa Eschingers house you caught some z's. We had a wonderful dinner and a great time opening presents. You were a great boy and went to bed so we could play Mexican train. We didn't leave until after midnight!

Bounce U

Today was a fun day we met Mike, Suzanne, Will, Cate and Stephen at Bounce U. It's a fun place with a bunch of air filled things you can bounce on! You were skeptical at first and didn't seem to be enjoying the bouncing but you loved to run around. That was until we found one that was full of foam balls to toss! Then you were in heaven!
Daddy giving you a pep talk to go down the big slide. You hated it! Mommy later went and it was really fast and pretty steep! No wonder you didn't like it. Maybe you won't like rides like Mommy...or you'll learn to love them and go with Daddy!

What a fun way to burn off some energy! Great idea Mike and Suzanne!

Such a big help!

Laundry days seem to come around all too often! You are always willing to "help". Usually this means taking all the clothes out of the basket and placing them around the house! Sometimes you even throw them over the loft edge at the dogs....I wonder where you have seen that before! It's always fun to sort the laundry because the laundry bags seem to be your new favorite hiding place for little treasures! I've found all sorts of things including my shoes, a comb, lotion and the telephone!

Meeting Santa 2008

It's that time of year again! We are off to The Minors house and look who just happened to stop by! We had our annual Christmas party with Tom and Carole Minor and as usual it was great fun. This year you were old enough to try a candy cane and you loved it! You were a busy bee tonight running around checking everything out. Grammie Carole has so many pretty things for you to admire...we would have hoped from afar. We only managed to break one snow globe! What a mess! Thank goodness you are so cute and Grammie didn't seem to mind. I guess we know what we have to look for when we go shopping now :) You weren't quite ready to sit with Santa solo so Daddy went with you. You loved the toy horse he brought you that makes gallop noises!

Where have the days gone?

I can't believe it's already the middle of December! We have so much left to do before Christmas! Not to say we haven't been busy! You are learning new things each and every day. I just said to Nana and Papa Schneider "I wonder when Luke will learn how to drink from a straw". And the very next day you did it! You are more stable on your feet and run all over the place. You still love to splash in the dogs water bowl and have endless amounts of fun playing with all the lotions and bottles under my sink! You're trying really hard to communicate with everyone. Your vocabulary is expanding rapidly. I even swear you've said things like "I'll get it" and "over there". You do say things like thank you, mama, dada, nana, papa, Tee Tee (Katie), baba (bottle), dawg and something that sounds like Macy. You even yell at Sakai just like Mommy and Daddy! Also you are big at pointing to what you want. Which is working much better than the crying we had before! I've been trying to teach you body parts but you aren't quiet interested yet. Although you will give me whatever is in your mouth when I ask you "Luke what's in your mouth". No matter what it is I usually get it back covered in drool. Speaking of drool you are back at it! You have at least three teeth coming in! The two on either side of your current bottom front teeth and a molar in the back right. I'm not sure what else is going on in there as I get bitten if I inspect! OUCH! You had your third haircut this week and it went better than the second one did! You were a wiggle worm but there wasn't any screaming. Phew. You are also very excited when it comes to meals (as are mommy and daddy) because you love to feed yourself now! You've mastered a fork (you love to stab things) and understand the spoon it's just nothing seems to stay on it long enough to make it to your mouth! One of your favorite places to go is Sweet Tomatoes. They have all your favorite foods all in one place. I can't even being to tell you how amazing you've become at your breathing treatments. You sit like such a big boy and take the whole thing with minimal squirming. And you love taking your pill at night. I'm half tempted to try one because they must be very tasty! Luke you still LOVE the telephone. In fact today the phone started to beep...which was a good help in letting me find it under your puzzle. However the battery was dead because you'd been "talking" for over four hours to a number in Errol, NH. I could do without seeing that phone bill! Next time you can just call Nana...she's local!