Cuddle Me

Tonight for some reason Lucas didn't go to bed as easily as he normally does. He kept coming out of his room and just standing there trying to see what was going on in the rest of the house. I had already read him a story and prayed with him so I was starting to get a little annoyed that he wasn't going to bed, especially since I had to much stuff to do. At one point I told him he needed to go to bed so I could get everything done. I needed to pack his snack, find his uniform, fold some laundry, make Curt's lunch and the list goes on and on. When I got done rattling off my to do list he looked up at me with his big blue eyes and said, "Then will you come cuddle me?"

For a second I thought about just telling him yes and then going about my business knowing that he would probably drift off to sleep before I finished. But then something about the sweetness in his voice made me follow him back into his room. I tucked him back in his bed and then I laid down beside him and cuddled him. He snuggled up to me and instantly I realized just how special that moment was and I started to quietly cry, because I almost missed it. The tears rolled down my cheeks and spilled onto his Thomas the tank engine pillow. One day I know I will ache for moments like this when Lucas thinks he is too old and grown up for snuggle time. It only took a few minutes for Lucas to drift off to sleep but I still laid there for a few minutes more brushing the curls off of his forehead and kissing the tip of his cute little nose.

Conversations Before Bedtime

Lucas: "Can you and Daddy hurry up and go to sleep?"

Me: "Why?"

Lucas: "I'm going to lay in my bed for a while and then sneak into yours to sleep"

A Boy and His Pirate Ship

Traded In

Jadie used to snuggle in with us but lately we've been catching her cuddled up in Lucas' bed. Hmm... maybe this is why he is waking up in the middle of the night crying about monsters.

Go Away Sickies!

Last night Lucas woke up and was BURNING up with a fever. He asked for a drink of water and fell right back to sleep. He woke me up this morning and was still burning up. He told me he was hungry and wanted to eat breakfast. I was a little worried that he might do a repeat of Saturday so I told him that if he could keep down water for a little bit then I would make him breakfast. He seemed fine with this and after a drink, he laid back down and fell asleep in my bed. I curled up next to him and before I knew it I was fast asleep too.

We woke up to Jadie barking and when I looked at what time it was I was so surprised to see that is was noon! Lucas still had a mild fever but seemed okay. I made him something to eat and he spent all day ON ME. If I was sitting in a chair he had to be sitting ON ME. If I had to go to the bathroom he had to go with me and lean on me.

When Curt got home I headed to the grocery store to pick up a few things. I took my time going up and down each aisle. When I walked in the door I found Lucas curled up on the couch with Curt and he was fast asleep. He had only been up for four hours AFTER sleeping for more than 14 hours the night before!

He woke up after we finished dinner and ate a little bit and watched the Wiggles OVER and OVER before curling up on the couch and almost falling asleep at 9. I took this as my cue to put him to bed. His fever finally seemed to be gone and he didn't want to go to bed and kept coming out of his room. This prompted us to have the same conversation OVER and OVER.

"Go back to bed Lucas"
"But"
"BED"
"BUT MOM..."
"BED!"
"BUT MOM..."
"What?"
"I love you."
"I love you. BED!"

He would go lay in bed again and then come out of his room again just a few minutes later. He finally fell asleep around 10PM and with all the rest he got today I am guessing he will be up BRIGHT and early in the morning.

I'm Raising a Little Houdini

Ever since Lucas learned to open his bedroom door a few weeks ago he is hardly sleeping. Curt will get up for work at 5:30AM only to find Lucas laying on the couch watching TV or like last night he will wake up 4 times during the night... which means I wake up 4 times during the night. This morning we were supposed to playgroup and make Christmas crafts and share freshly baked cookies... but since Lucas and I were up most of the night we ended up sleeping in and didn't get to go.

Any other morning Lucas would have been up before the sun came up so I never set my alarm. The plan was to get up, make cookies, and then go hang out with our friends. Lucas was so excited to make Cookies and decorate them we just decided to make them anyway and he had a lot of fun. Curt was pleasantly surprised to come home to freshly baked cookies since he is always complaining that I am always making things to take to parties or playgroups and never for him.

Lucas and I had plans to go to the mall and meet up with some friends to have dinner and ride the Christmas train and go to soft play. On the way there I am driving down the highway and when I look in my rear view mirror to see if I can safely change lanes I see Lucas with his back to me waving out the back window to other cars. Turns out tonight he figured out how to escape from his car seat. After I got him belted back in I spent the rest of the ride to the mall lecturing him about why he needs to stay bucked. I know it wasn't just a fluke that he got his belts undone either because when I parked and got out of the car to let him out he had already unbuckled himself again........

He Loves Him Some Jesus Stories

Lucas WILL not go to bed without hearing at least one "Jesus Story" and then his Bible has to be left in bed with him. Tonight when I went to go check on him I found him with the book open in his lap. He must have fallen asleep in the middle of "reading."

Happy Father's Day

Lucas' Best Friend

Dirty Faced Baby Snores

My Little Jumping Bean

I just found out today that there is a new inflatable play center near us. I'm trying to decide if it would be a good idea or a VERY VERY bad one to take Lucas there. He is already obsessed with jumping and most of his days are spent trying to find new ways to sneak and jump off things. I think I say "Don't Jump Off that!" more in one day than any other phrase in my entire life (well maybe not as much as "Lucas Owen!!!!" or "I SAID NO!" but it IS up there pretty close.) This kid will find ANYTHING to jump off of furniture, toys, random containers, unsuspecting people or a stacking of things he puts together.

All the jumping has even made nap time a challenge again. You would think Cirque de Soleil was practicing in his room from the sounds that I hear when he is SUPPOSED to be asleep. If we open the door to see what he is doing he will drop to the floor from where ever he is and close his eyes and sometimes he even fake a snore!!! During days like these (today) I have to leave his bedroom door open just to make sure he stays in bed. He usually falls asleep within a few minutes. I guess watching me check my email and do laundry is pretty boring. I know we are creating a habit that I don't really want but I'm not ready for Lucas to give up his naps just yet either.

So Happy Together

While we were in PA Lucas found a stuffed dog at his Great Grandpa Jim's house and carried it around with him and called it Jadie. On Friday morning when we were getting ready to leave Lucas didn't want to get out of bed until Curt asked him if he wanted to go see Jadie. For the 12 hour ride we had to hear "Jadie back! Want Jadie back! Go to Grandma's now!" (She was staying at my parent's house.) When we finally made it to my parents house he could not wait to see Jadie and gave her a big hug and she gave him a big kiss.

Tonight when Lucas would NOT go to his room to get ready for bed I was able to get him to cooperate by telling him that Jadie was really tired and she needed us to read her bedtime stories to her. Lucas went in his room, picked out the books that he thought Jadie would like to hear and climbed up in bed and called Jadie to join him. After the stories we all gave Lucas good night kisses (I got mine before Jadie did) and Lucas went right to sleep.

Now if only Jadie could babysit.....

I Love This Kid

Today when we got home from church Lucas was in his room quietly playing. Usually when Lucas has been quiet for too long it means that he is getting into something so I went to check on him. I found him standing in front of his bed laying a bear and a doll on his pillow and covering them up with a blanket. Next he leaned over each one and gave them a kiss and a "love you." I couldn't help myself... I let out an "awww."

Lucas turned to me and put his finger up to his mouth and gently said "shhhhh. Sleeping," and then he walked me out of the room and he closed the door behind us. A few minutes later he opened the door and excitedly said "Hi!" I guess it was time for his toys to get up from their nap.

Sound Asleep

Celebrating the First Night in the Big Boy Bed

Lucas' first night in his big boy bed was a success. He did go to bed REALLY late and get up REALLY early but he stayed in his bed all night.

Even though we were both pretty tired I wanted to make a big deal out of his latest milestone so we went to a special lunch. Lucas rarely gets fast food so he was super excited to get a kids meal. I just got water and sat there and focused on giving him my full attention and we just hung out.

When we got home it was such a pretty day so we played a little bit of t-ball before going inside and putting Lucas down for a nap (which went smoothly.) Oh not only was it Lucas' first night in a big boy bed last night it was also his last time in a high chair. Wow, my little baby is growing up!

Night-Night Mama

Some nights Lucas lets us know he is ready for bed by waving bye-bye to us.

Are you Sleeping?

This is the third weekend that Lucas and I have gone to church. Since I've started going back to church my weeks just seem to go more peacefully. A small part of this peace is because Sunday is the only day of the week Lucas takes two naps. I'm not exactly sure why Sunday is his double nap day but I am not complaining that is for sure!

Looks like he is Keeping a Secret

Today Lucas and I got up and went to church again. I had to parallel park for the first time in years and I'm SO GLAD I have a little car. I'm glad I went again today. The message was about not worrying about things... which I think is a good message for ANYBODY. We got home before Curt was even awake. We ate lunch together and then for some reason I was so tired I went to take a short nap. I woke up three hours later to find Curt putting Lucas down for a nap. It was so nice to not have to take care of anyone for a few hours and just sleep curled up with Jadie.

Back from Helen

This weekend went by so fast and the car ride there and back went by so slow! Amazingly though Lucas handled it very well! He slept most of the way there and was only a little whinny on the way home because he had gas and his tummy hurt. We stopped two times at gas stations to take turns burping him.

We had a great time and it was fun showing Lucas off. I'm so glad that Lucas started sleeping on his own because it really paid off. We were able to leave him safely sleeping upstairs in our room with the baby monitor on instead of being in our room 24/7.

Also, the poncho idea worked and Curt wasn't too uncomfortable with me feeding Lucas around other people. They couldn't see anything at all. I meant to take more pictures of our big family but at least I finally got pictures of our little family.

Lucas had his first taste of Apple Juice this weekend. It was just half an ounce mixed with half an ounce of water (well he also had his first taste of water too). It was a cocktail suggested to us to make him poop because he was so gassy and miserable. It worked! We don't plan on giving him juice anymore for a long time but lets just say it did get the job done and Daddy changed it.

Oh Forgot

Oh and I forgot to add that Saturday my brakes start squeaking but I can't go and get them looked at until I am sure the money posts to my account! C'est la vie though!

On the bright side I have a roof over my head and food in the cupboards even though there isn't much and I really need to go grocery shopping...

Who wants to eat cereal or PB&J without milk???

Oh there was one really funny moment in the midst of all the stress... My loving husband Curt is a talker in his sleep! Well Thursday night (early Friday morning) I am laying in the bed trying to go to sleep and Curt is snoring... the next thing I know he passes gas VERY LOUDLY and stops snoring long enough to say "Sorry Jadie" then goes right back to snoring...

Jadie is our little dog that sleeps at the foot of our bed under the covers snuggled up next to my feet. So in his sleep he apologizes not to his wife, but to our dog and then goes right back to snoring... I cracked up laughing and thought I was going to wake him up....

I need to get a tape recorder to keep by the bed! He never believes me when stuff like this happens!

My Mood : tired
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