Thanksgiving and more!

Well Luke had his first Thanksgiving (wow isn't that obvious). We dressed him up in the cutest outfit ever well at least in my opinion and went to my grandmas for dinner. Luke sat at the table with the rest of us thanks to a high chair my grandparents bought when Michaela was little and his menu included peas, sweet potatos, and a pumpkin apple blend. He really enjoyed it. When he was all done with his dinner we gave him some apple flavored puffs. This was the first finger type food we have given him. He had a blast moving them around the tray and picking them up and throwing them or handing them to us but had no interest in actually eating them. He really hates the taste of them. I thought maybe it was just those ones so I bought banana ones also but he still refuses to put them in his mouth and if you try he will spit it out, but he really enjoys playing with them. Its nice to have him sit in his high chair and play with puffs while you clean up the kitchen.

Luke is just about crawling. He gets on his hands and knees but then goes back to his belly. I'm a bad mom. I'm trying to keep him off the floor because I don't want him to crawl before we get a video camera. We are working on it. My mom is going to give us money towards one for Christmas and we are in the process of picking one. We went out searching today. We have it narrowed down so hopefully we get it soon. I still do let him play on the floor I just really want a video camera to capture his first real crawl.

Luke has also gotten a lot more vocal in the last couple days. He squeals all day long. The night of Thanksgiving Luke did not sleep. It could be because he is still sick or maybe he is teething but as I was driving around town at 3 in the morning to try and get him to fall asleep I realized we should really be out shopping! Jason had wanted to get his brother something that was on sale and was planning on leaving the house around 4 but I went home and got him up and we went. I have never been to a black Friday sale and can't believe the amount of people waiting in line for stuff. Some people were there since the night before. We got what we went for (along with a few other things). When we got home since I was up with Luke most of the night Jason let me go to sleep. I woke up a few hours later because at first I thought Luke was screaming but he was actually squealing. I got up and walked out there to see him and he started laughing. It was so cute. He is so funny now! You know its really funny because they start babbling more and doing stuff and you think they are getting so big and doing so much then they do even more!

I have had so much fun shopping for him for Christmas. We got him a stand up music table. He loves to stand and since he is starting to hold on to stuff I thought this is great for him, a push toy that he can push around or play with on the ground, it also has a lot of music stuff, a see and say which are way better than the ones we had growing up, some pj's, lots of books, and a big car for his stocking. I keep saying I'm done but I keep finding stuff! I still want to get this foam mat and I just saw a new leapfrog toy (I love the leapfrog toys he has a couple that he loves) that is called my pal scout and its a stuffed dog that is very soft and it has all types of music you can download and it helps with their first words and all kinds of stuff. I think Luke would like it because he loves his sock monkey and really cuddles with it so I think I'm going to have to get that one too!

Well here are some pics from Thanksgiving. Later this week I will post some of the professional pics we did for now you get my handy work!

Here is Luke on his knees for the first time in the crib

He was just too cute

Luke loves to get messy so sometimes I just let it happen

Snuggly with Monkey

Luke and GG

Luke and Michaela

Luke and Daddy

Ladies man

Playing with his cup

Uncle Mike and cousin Michaela

7 month Stats!

Thanks for reminding me Sara! At Luke's 7 month visit he was weighing in at 16lbs 11oz and 26 1/4 inches. He has gone from the 5th percentile to the 25th which I guess is good. The appointment was great! The doctor spent lots of time with us and answered al l my silly questions. I asked is it was ok for him to sleep with his blanket now and the doc said not until tonight! I'm still a paranoid freak about it though. I usually let him fall asleep with a blanket and his monkey then take it away.

Luke also surprised the doctor. For months now when lying on the floor or sitting in the boppy he does what I call crunches. He tries to sit up from a laying down position. He has been getting better and all of a sudden while the doctor had him on his back Luke sat all the way up! It was amazing. The doctor said he had incredible stomach muscles and put him back down to see if he would do it again. He tried but ended up cheating by using his elbow. I'm glad the visit went well. I knew I loved the doctor but with all the drama I had been going through with the office staff its nice to know that when I do finally get with the doctor its a good experience.

Gotta go now Luke is not feeling well and wants my attention.

7 Months!

Can't believe my little guy is 7 months old today. Only 5 more to go until he is 1 year old. Wow I won't know what to do with myself when that happens. I already got a little teary eyed today when I was thinking about how fast time is going and how big he is getting. I told him he could slow down now but I don't think he understood me. I have decided that as I remember all the horrible things that come with pregnancy and after the c section I'm going to write it down so it when I think I want another baby right now I can get over it. Today's memory is a week after having Luke and I broke out in a rash all over my body. It was so itchy and miserable and there was nothing the doctor could do about it. Oh yeah and the swelling. The end of my pregnancy was bad but nothing compared the two weeks afterwards. I could barely walk. I remember just shuffling my feet through the hallway holding Luke in the middle of the night afraid I was going to drop him. I think after those two things I'm cured from wanting another baby for now!

Well on this very special day today my little guy woke up very sick. He has a horrible cough, definitely the worst one he has had so far. Kind of sounds like croup. I guess we will see today. We already had Luke's 7 month visit where he would get his vaccinations and hopefully the flu shot booster (he's not due for the swine flu booster for another few weeks). I don't know that they will give him his vaccinations today now that he is sick. I'm bummed because my cousin Jesse and his wife Valerie and their little girl Ava are supposed to stay with us this weekend. I really wanted Luke his happy usual self. Today he is very low key and mellow. Its very sad to see him like this. He is not running a fever but is whining a lot. Poor baby.

I know I need to post some pictures. We got the proofs back from the photo shoot we did at our house but I'm waiting to get the cd of the pics before I post them. They are fantastic! She did a really good job I love them!

Thank Goodness Daddy is finally home!

The last few days have been mommy and Luke time. Jason went to LA to a baseball camp for college umpires. The first couple of days were great. Luke was being his funny happy self. We hung out with Grandma (and Papa for a few minutes) on Wednesday. Thursday we went to the doctors to get Luke's swine flu shot. I am proud to say he cried for a half a second then was smiling at the guy who gave him the shot.

Friday we had lots of fun. We went to the zoo with Aunt Loralyn and Aurora. We may not have seen all the animals but mommy and Loralyn got lots of talking time in and we had a wonderful lunch that we packed and took to the park. When we got back to Loralyn's house Luke and Rory played on the floor together. Rory is going to start crawling any minute! Luke is still far from it (but I'm not in any hurry because Iam not ready to chase after him!). We ended up having to leave because Luke was being naughty and kept taking Rory's book away and making her cry.

One thing we are having a hard time with is telling him NO. He throws tantrums every time we say no. I know he doesn't get it yet but there are things he should not be playing with (like mommys pump when she is hooked up to it and various other things that are dangerous). My mom thinks he is too young but she did hear him today on the phone when I told him no he started to scream! I think we are in for it. Our kid knows what he wants and doesn't care if we say no.

Today was rough. I don't know whats wrong with the little man but he screamed all day today. Everything I did was not the right thing. I tried holding him (this was the best option for the most part of the day), I tried the moby, the jumperoo, excersaucer, bouncer nothing helped for more than a few minutes. I actually got all ready to take him in the car for a little while because I knew he needed a nap. Once I strapped him in he fell asleep! Then we started all over again. When Daddy came home he got very very excitd for about 5 minutes then back to mr. cranky pants! I know his mouth is bothering him so I'm hoping its the teeth finally coming through. He has been teething for 3 months and his doctor saw at his 4 month visit the bump on his bottom gum but nothing has popped out yet :(

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to me and my hubby! 2 years. Can't wait to celebrate on Saturday by doing "date" night set up by our church while Grandma and Grandpa come to hang out with Luke!

Happy Halloween

Luke had lots of fun on his first Halloween. We dressed him up and surprised Great Grandma and Great Grandpa by trick or treating there before we headed to see Ryan, Loralyn, and Aurora at their Halloween party. They were definately surprised and thought he was so cute in his monkey costume. He decided he had some things to say to them and talked like a wild little man.


When we got to the Cross house before the party started I went up to Rory's room to pump and then as I was coming down the stairs I heard a baby laughing hysterically. Well since Luke only does a couple of giggles at a time I thought it was Rory. Nope it was him. He was laughing at Guinness (Loralyn's dog) and kept going and going and going. It was truely the funniest thing I've heard ever! He thought she was hilarious for some reason.


On Friday we had our pictures taken and Lisa was fantastic. She was so sweet and patient with us. I can't wait to see the pictures. Last night I came home from the party and she had emailed me 1 of the pics we did with her and it made my night. Here it is:

By the way he was a monkey. His ears wouldn't stay out so some people didn't know what he was.