Right before I drove to the salon: I should have gotten a pic with it down - since it's gotten pretty long...but it's too late now! =) Here it is pulled back like usual...
After:
Saturday, September 27, 2008
New Do!
It's done and gone! I tried to hold out for as long as possible...seeing if I could wait until Chris came home - since he prefers my hair long...but I just couldn't do it (sorry babe.) I just didn't have the time or patience to take care of my long hair and it was pulled back pretty much every second of every day. So - I went in today and got it all chopped off. It feels great! I love having a wash-n-wear style. Wahoooo! =)
Right before I drove to the salon: I should have gotten a pic with it down - since it's gotten pretty long...but it's too late now! =) Here it is pulled back like usual...
After:
Right before I drove to the salon: I should have gotten a pic with it down - since it's gotten pretty long...but it's too late now! =) Here it is pulled back like usual...
After:
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Fun Day!
So my plan of trying to catch up just isn't working like I'd like...and if I don't start posting in the "now" - I'm going to be so far behind I'll never get caught up! =) Sooooo - I'll continue to attempt to post pictures from the last few months - but here is some pictures from this weekend.
We attended Fun Day at Salisbury University this weekend - where they had jousting, Renaissance type activities, tons of booths from the community, and lots of fun activities for the kiddies. Luke was a bit overwhelemed by the crowd - and I had forgotten to bring the canopy for the stroller, so Will ended up with a slight sunburn - but all in all, it was a fun time.
Here are some pics!
The jousting was pretty cool to watch...
Here is a fire juggler...
Poor Will! I forget his stroller canopy AND a hat for him! Luke shared his hat later in the day...but Will looked like this for the first few minutes - squinting against the sun!
Here he looks a little bit happier. Though he kept trying to eat the grass - than gagging on it if we weren't quick enough to fish it out of his mouth. Silly boy!
Aunt Jamie and Luke! Randy and Jamie will be proud parents to a little bundle of joy early next Spring! YAY!! Congrats guys! You guys are going to be awesome parents! Chris and I can't wait to be Uncle Chris and Aunt Mindy - Wahoo! =)
Wheeling around in the new Sit & Stand stroller. I love it! And more importantly - the boys love it!
Luke and Will both loved their orange balloons. By the time we left - Luke's balloon had flown away and Will's had deflated...but they had a grand time with them while they lasted.
Luke loved having Will smack at his balloon - they both thought it was the funniest thing!
And - just when you think you've seen everything...
Let me just start by saying that sneak attacks must have been impossible back in the knight in shining armor days...the squeak-clank of the armor could be heard from quite a ways away. Not to mention the low crawl must have been out of the question! It was a funny sight and good for a chuckle!
We attended Fun Day at Salisbury University this weekend - where they had jousting, Renaissance type activities, tons of booths from the community, and lots of fun activities for the kiddies. Luke was a bit overwhelemed by the crowd - and I had forgotten to bring the canopy for the stroller, so Will ended up with a slight sunburn - but all in all, it was a fun time.
Here are some pics!
The jousting was pretty cool to watch...
Here is a fire juggler...
Poor Will! I forget his stroller canopy AND a hat for him! Luke shared his hat later in the day...but Will looked like this for the first few minutes - squinting against the sun!
Here he looks a little bit happier. Though he kept trying to eat the grass - than gagging on it if we weren't quick enough to fish it out of his mouth. Silly boy!
Aunt Jamie and Luke! Randy and Jamie will be proud parents to a little bundle of joy early next Spring! YAY!! Congrats guys! You guys are going to be awesome parents! Chris and I can't wait to be Uncle Chris and Aunt Mindy - Wahoo! =)
Wheeling around in the new Sit & Stand stroller. I love it! And more importantly - the boys love it!
Luke and Will both loved their orange balloons. By the time we left - Luke's balloon had flown away and Will's had deflated...but they had a grand time with them while they lasted.
Luke loved having Will smack at his balloon - they both thought it was the funniest thing!
And - just when you think you've seen everything...
Let me just start by saying that sneak attacks must have been impossible back in the knight in shining armor days...the squeak-clank of the armor could be heard from quite a ways away. Not to mention the low crawl must have been out of the question! It was a funny sight and good for a chuckle!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Leaving on a Jet Plane...
--There's a new post below this post as well! --
More updating...
The flight home:
Our flight was a mid-morning flight...which probably wasn't the best time to fly with two young children...since it's their "waking" hours. But the Army booked it and so we had to take it. Thankfully my dad was with us. I'm not sure I could have done it all without him - he was a lifesaver!
Because it was an International flight, we had to be at the airport three hours early. Which meant our shuttle arrived at the hotel at 5:30AMish. Dad was up at 3:30am to get ready and I got up around 4:00am. We waited as long as possible to get the boys up. The shuttle service was great - it took about 2 hours to get there - but we didn't have to do any of the driving and that's all that counts! =)
Once there, we got stuck behind a large family who were trying to check more luggage than the alloted amount...but didn't want to pay the extra baggage fees. We stood there Fooooorrrreeeevvvveeeeerrrr. Thankfully we had arrived early! We finally made it through security and got to our gate...only to find out that the flight was delayed. Yay.
Luke probably doesn't remember the first time he was on a plane - since he was only 13 months old. This time he could see the planes up close and personal - and know what they were. He loved standing at the window and looking out at all the planes and airport vehicles. I don't think he actually realized he was boarding the plane - since he didn't walk up the plane stairs or anything - but I reassured him many times that he was indeed on the plane.
The first of our two plane trips was....interesting. Luke only slept about 30 minutes of the entire trip. He was not a happy camper for most of the 9 hour flight. He cried and whined and screamed and yelled...and then did it all over again. Will slept here and there - but not very well - and mostly wanted to be held. Leg room was non-existent. Thankfully my dad was in the seat ahead of us and could hold Luke or Will when I needed to take one for a diaper change.
Unfortunately, a very grouchy man sat right in front of my seat. He was right next to my dad in the row ahead of us. Mr. Grouchy Man was none too happy to be sitting close to two unhappy screaming children. He let us know about it too. He had his seat back the entire flight (even before take-off!) - leaving me no space at all...especially since I was holding Will for most of the flight! And then he snapped at me and curtly asked me to keep my kids from kicking his seat. I unenthusiastically apologized and than secretly wished Luke would scream really loud for the rest of the flight...just to spite him. I guess that's mean, uh? Oh well! =) I really wanted to tell him that if he wanted to have his seat in my face for the entire flight, there wasn't anything I could do about my 7 month old son bumping his seat when he moved. I didn't want to create a scene...well, more of one than I was already creating with two cranky children - so I opted for the unfelt apology instead. I really did feel bad for everyone sitting around us - but there was nothing I could do. Everyone but Mr. Grouchy Man tried respectfully hard not to glare at us for the most part though. Needless to say I had a splitting headache by the time we landed.
Because our flight was delayed out of Frankfurt, we landed in Chicago behind schedule. By the time we got through customs and security my dad had to sprint (if you've ever been in O'Hare you know how MASSIVE the airport is!) to reach his flight to St. Louis. He made it just as they were boarding. This would be the second time my dad has had to run through the airport on account of one of my flights! =) You're the best, dad!!
The boys and I had about an hour before our second flight departed. Just enough time to change diapers, nurse Will, grab a cup of coffee for me and a snack for Luke and walk around for a few minutes. This flight was a dream compared to the International flight. The flight attendants were awesome and the people on the flight were really friendly and even helped me get the boys to our seats. Even though we were in Economy seating - we had plenty of leg room. Short of an extremely frustrating spitting episode from Luke before we got off the ground - the boys were AMAZING. They both slept great once we got in the air. The 2 hour flight was pretty much my only down time of the day. I just took the time to breathe deeply and regroup from the incredibly stressful and long trip.
I was the last off the plane. By this time, Luke had woken up - and was none too happy to have to walk. Thus a meltdown occurs. Not that I could blame him. We were going on 24 hours of little sleep (none for me) by this time. I couldn't carry him because I had our carry-on and the car seat with Will (and for some reason, my stroller didn't make it back up to the plane...it was down in the baggage claim.) Thankfully 4 flight attendants had mercy and helped me get to the baggage claim and into the hands of MeMe, Guka and Jamie. It was a fantastic and exciting reunion!
Thankfully Luke had calmed down at this point. We got the baggage and headed for the van. The boys slept the whole 2 hour drive home - and I slept about an hour. We got home and I got to love on my much missed dog Riley! She was super excited to see me...the jury is still out on how "excited" she was to see that I brought two children home with me! =)
After Luke checked out his new room, we all headed for bed. It was great to lay my head down and sleep. I'm not sure I've ever been more tired in my life! =)
Alrighty - that's all I have time for right now - more later!
More updating...
The flight home:
Our flight was a mid-morning flight...which probably wasn't the best time to fly with two young children...since it's their "waking" hours. But the Army booked it and so we had to take it. Thankfully my dad was with us. I'm not sure I could have done it all without him - he was a lifesaver!
Because it was an International flight, we had to be at the airport three hours early. Which meant our shuttle arrived at the hotel at 5:30AMish. Dad was up at 3:30am to get ready and I got up around 4:00am. We waited as long as possible to get the boys up. The shuttle service was great - it took about 2 hours to get there - but we didn't have to do any of the driving and that's all that counts! =)
Once there, we got stuck behind a large family who were trying to check more luggage than the alloted amount...but didn't want to pay the extra baggage fees. We stood there Fooooorrrreeeevvvveeeeerrrr. Thankfully we had arrived early! We finally made it through security and got to our gate...only to find out that the flight was delayed. Yay.
Luke probably doesn't remember the first time he was on a plane - since he was only 13 months old. This time he could see the planes up close and personal - and know what they were. He loved standing at the window and looking out at all the planes and airport vehicles. I don't think he actually realized he was boarding the plane - since he didn't walk up the plane stairs or anything - but I reassured him many times that he was indeed on the plane.
The first of our two plane trips was....interesting. Luke only slept about 30 minutes of the entire trip. He was not a happy camper for most of the 9 hour flight. He cried and whined and screamed and yelled...and then did it all over again. Will slept here and there - but not very well - and mostly wanted to be held. Leg room was non-existent. Thankfully my dad was in the seat ahead of us and could hold Luke or Will when I needed to take one for a diaper change.
Unfortunately, a very grouchy man sat right in front of my seat. He was right next to my dad in the row ahead of us. Mr. Grouchy Man was none too happy to be sitting close to two unhappy screaming children. He let us know about it too. He had his seat back the entire flight (even before take-off!) - leaving me no space at all...especially since I was holding Will for most of the flight! And then he snapped at me and curtly asked me to keep my kids from kicking his seat. I unenthusiastically apologized and than secretly wished Luke would scream really loud for the rest of the flight...just to spite him. I guess that's mean, uh? Oh well! =) I really wanted to tell him that if he wanted to have his seat in my face for the entire flight, there wasn't anything I could do about my 7 month old son bumping his seat when he moved. I didn't want to create a scene...well, more of one than I was already creating with two cranky children - so I opted for the unfelt apology instead. I really did feel bad for everyone sitting around us - but there was nothing I could do. Everyone but Mr. Grouchy Man tried respectfully hard not to glare at us for the most part though. Needless to say I had a splitting headache by the time we landed.
Because our flight was delayed out of Frankfurt, we landed in Chicago behind schedule. By the time we got through customs and security my dad had to sprint (if you've ever been in O'Hare you know how MASSIVE the airport is!) to reach his flight to St. Louis. He made it just as they were boarding. This would be the second time my dad has had to run through the airport on account of one of my flights! =) You're the best, dad!!
The boys and I had about an hour before our second flight departed. Just enough time to change diapers, nurse Will, grab a cup of coffee for me and a snack for Luke and walk around for a few minutes. This flight was a dream compared to the International flight. The flight attendants were awesome and the people on the flight were really friendly and even helped me get the boys to our seats. Even though we were in Economy seating - we had plenty of leg room. Short of an extremely frustrating spitting episode from Luke before we got off the ground - the boys were AMAZING. They both slept great once we got in the air. The 2 hour flight was pretty much my only down time of the day. I just took the time to breathe deeply and regroup from the incredibly stressful and long trip.
I was the last off the plane. By this time, Luke had woken up - and was none too happy to have to walk. Thus a meltdown occurs. Not that I could blame him. We were going on 24 hours of little sleep (none for me) by this time. I couldn't carry him because I had our carry-on and the car seat with Will (and for some reason, my stroller didn't make it back up to the plane...it was down in the baggage claim.) Thankfully 4 flight attendants had mercy and helped me get to the baggage claim and into the hands of MeMe, Guka and Jamie. It was a fantastic and exciting reunion!
Thankfully Luke had calmed down at this point. We got the baggage and headed for the van. The boys slept the whole 2 hour drive home - and I slept about an hour. We got home and I got to love on my much missed dog Riley! She was super excited to see me...the jury is still out on how "excited" she was to see that I brought two children home with me! =)
After Luke checked out his new room, we all headed for bed. It was great to lay my head down and sleep. I'm not sure I've ever been more tired in my life! =)
Alrighty - that's all I have time for right now - more later!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Dad's Visit - More pictures to come!
I am so far behind that it completely overwhelms me to think about updating the blog in one post...so I will try to post small picture/update blogs every other day or so until I'm completely caught up. So here's the first in my update session...
Luke tried to help the packers...
Luke coloring while the packers were busy packing...
Will suffered a nasty reaction to his 6 month shots (which he had received the first part of the week.) He had a temp of 103 for three days and then broke out in a full body rash. Needless to say, he didn't feel very good and needed lots of sleep and cuddle time with Grandpa. Here he is sleeping while the movers were packing around us...
Luke's packed up room...
The boys at the hotel. They loved the low windows!
Idar-Oberstein...
Baumholder...
Burg Lichtenburg...
As I posted last month, my dad flew to Germany to help the boys and I during our move. Everything happened so fast once the ERD paperwork came in. We had to act quick so dad could get on the same flight back to the states as us - Frankfurt to Chicago is always a VERY full flight. God is Good and we managed to book his flight with the return trip the same as ours.
Dad arrived and had very little time to adjust to the time difference. He flew in on a Tuesday and the movers came on Thursday. We were all super excited to see Grandpa and Luke latched on from the beginning and didn't leave his side until we had to part ways at the airport in Chicago.
I'm not sure how I could have managed without my dad there. He was a really really really big help. Thank you so much dad!!!
The week was super busy with the movers packing up the apartment and all the last minute appointments and paperwork - but we managed to get out and see a tiny bit of Germany over the weekend. Here are just a few pictures. I'll have to add more a bit later as I have a TON! =)
Luke helping Grandpa...
Luke tried to help the packers...
Luke coloring while the packers were busy packing...
Will suffered a nasty reaction to his 6 month shots (which he had received the first part of the week.) He had a temp of 103 for three days and then broke out in a full body rash. Needless to say, he didn't feel very good and needed lots of sleep and cuddle time with Grandpa. Here he is sleeping while the movers were packing around us...
Luke's packed up room...
The boys at the hotel. They loved the low windows!
Idar-Oberstein...
Baumholder...
Burg Lichtenburg...
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Just had to share a few things...
Board Interview and Job Position:
I had my Local License interview last night – and though I was a bit nervous, I also felt God’s peace with me. I’m excited to say that the Church Board granted me my Local Minister's License! This is step one in a long process of pursuing Ordination. After I hold my local license for a year, I can apply for my district license. Then I will have to put in many years of experience – and take some courses – until I’m invited to interview for Ordination as an Elder in the Church of the Nazarene.
I also had a meeting with the Administrative/Worship Pastor concerning my job position. I don’t think I can even begin to express how incredibly excited I am to start and be a part of this new ministry! My job title is Director of Audio and Visual Productions. I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my new computer so I can start making videos! Waaahooooo! =) There is a lot of planning and prep I need to do to start organizing this new ministry too. I am just so excited to have this opportunity – I’m so excited I’m almost giddy! =) I just praise God for all the doors He’s opened. I haven’t been able to be actively involved in a church since we left Manhattan (love and miss you guys!!!) and I’ve felt such a huge void in my life. Being an active part of the church is such a huge passion and desire of mine – and I was really missing it! God is good!
Settling in:
We are still settling in – though with each passing day, we feel more and more like we’re home. Since we have always come to MD to visit – it was hard to get out of the mindset of being a “visitor” and get into the mindset of “settling in to stay.” Just the other day the thought struck me square between the eyes – “We live here now!”
This morning the boys and I ventured out to the mall so I could buy Luke some more accessories for his room. I’ll post pictures of his room soon. No one’s allowed to see pictures of my room yet. It is still a work in progress...
I can’t believe we’ve been here for over two weeks now! In a lot of ways I feel like we just got here. I am still WAY behind on most things – i.e. e-mails, blogging, cleaning, homemaking, etc. - but have decided to stop stressing and let the settling in process take as long as it needs to take. I rarely get much done during the day as the boys take up just about every spare second I have. You can’t turn your back on Will for even a second or he’s into mischief…that means even a small task can take all day to accomplish. Today has been one of the lucky days where both boys are napping at the same time…thus this blog! =)
Meme, Guka, Aunt Jamie and Uncle Randy have been AWESOME! We have really enjoyed being together again. It’s nice to have some help with the boys again too. It’s also nice that the coffee is already made in the morning (compliments of Guka being an early riser)…mmmm…coffee…now that’s living! =) hehehe!
Well, Will is awake - and Luke is sure to follow, so I better sign off and make the afternoon pot of coffee. =) Coffee is so good!
Hope all is well for each and every one of you! More later!
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Does this count as catching up? =)
Wow – am I ever behind on blogging! I can’t even begin to get caught up right now, but hopefully over the next few months I can at least get most of the photo’s posted from the last month.
We’ve kept quite busy – and though jetlag is almost completely out of our system – I still have quite a bit to do to be completely settled in. Luke’s room is almost setup – short a few “CARS” accessories. My room…well…it’s getting there. I’ve been moving furniture around to find the right layout…and the best babyproofed layout. That is the biggest challenge as Will is into EVERYTHING. Everything goes in his mouth – everything...I’ve even had to snatch electrical cords out of his hands and mouth…he just moves too quickly these days! Not to mention how many times he’s overturned the dog’s water dishes…maybe I should put his baby soap by the dog dish so I can just lather him up every time he soaks himself – that would save me from giving him a bath in the evenings.
I had a few new furniture purchases in my head (new desk and chair, etc.) but because I ordered my new computer…and spent a little more than anticipated…I decided I didn’t need new furniture for awhile. =) Though – I did buy a new couch that fits my space perfectly. Our couches are huge and overstuffed…so they’ll go into storage until we buy our house. This new couch is small and colorful – and the price was WAY amazing!
Next week I have my board interview for my local minister’s license. I’m a bit nervous as most of my conversations over the last two years have been directed to infants and toddlers…i.e. my children. I just hope I don’t say something like, “Original Sin was when Mr. Adam and Miss Eve made a big boo-boo and didn’t listen to God’s rules – it was a big No-No.”
I think next week will also bring a meeting with the Worship/Administrative Pastor to discuss the logistics of my new job. I’m really excited to get started. I just ordered my dream computer for video editing – and I’m really pumped to see how it works. It’s supposed to bring the rendering time of edited videos down to minutes opposed to hours. That’s fantastic news! The longest process of editing has always been the rendering time…then if you have to make one little change – it takes hours to re-render the project. Since I had the computer custom built – it’ll probably be another week or two before I get it – but I’m sure it’ll be worth the extra wait.
We have yet to find a routine/schedule for the boys. That may take a few more weeks to establish. Naps have been…uh…really rough. Getting Luke to bed at night has been quite the ordeal as well. I’m sure that a routine will begin to help those issues. Let me see if I can do a quick brief of what the boys are up too:
Luke: Luke is having a really awesome time. He really misses his friends in Germany though (as do I.) Luke has become quite the outdoors boy. We’ve never lived in a place that provided him safe and easy access to play outdoors. I think he’s been outside more the last week then he has his whole life! Guka built him a sandbox – and he has thoroughly enjoyed playing with his sand, trucks, sand toys, and sidewalk chalk. The environmental change seemed to do a number on his sinuses as he has a loose cough and runny nose – but doesn’t seem to actually be sick. Plus his appetite and complexion has improved dramatically.
He is talking constantly. He can now talk in full and complete sentences – and it’s great to watch him learn and imitate a conversation. He is quite opinionated and strong-willed as well. =) He has been a bit overwhelmed by meeting so many new people in such a short time period – and I’ve seen his shy/reserved side dominate in a lot of social situations. Luke is an observer/processor so it takes him awhile to adjust to new people and new situations. Once everyone looks familiar to him though, he’ll start to break through his shy shell. He is really loving living with his MeMe and Guka. He is Guka’s shadow! He also loves when he gets to spend time with Uncle Randy and Aunt Jamie.
Will: Will is growing everyday. He is as happy as a lark for the most part. He wants to move move move! Now if only we could work on his sleep…=) He has been eating cheerios, baby food, and some table food. He’s not a big fan of the baby food – but seems to like more solid food. I’m not too concerned since he still primarily nurses for his nourishment. He still hasn’t slept through the night yet…ever. He nurses quite a bit during the night still – probably more as a comfort than for hunger.
He chatters and sings all the time – and I love hearing his dinstinct little voice cattering away – “mamamamamama” “babababababa” *raspberry* *smack the table repeatedly* “uhhhhhh” *smile* "ahbababab"
He’s become a very good natured baby. He’ll let anyone hold him. He laughs and smiles and just has a good ole time. His facial expressions are priceless. He’ll have the most somber face – like he’s contemplating a difficult mathematics equation – then he’ll break out in a huge smile that lights up his whole face. It makes your heart melt!
He’s still quite the chunk. He was off the charts in his length and head circumference and in the 95th percentile for his weight…almost 22 lbs! No wonder he’s so heavy to lug around! =)
There is so much more I could blog about, but I’m going to have to stop for now. Once I get my new computer set up, I’ll try to get back into blogging weekly...and I’ll try to catch up on my e-mails too. =)
You’ll have to wait for pictures until I get my computer set up. I tried to upload some – but they all “errored.” Sorry! =(
More later!
We’ve kept quite busy – and though jetlag is almost completely out of our system – I still have quite a bit to do to be completely settled in. Luke’s room is almost setup – short a few “CARS” accessories. My room…well…it’s getting there. I’ve been moving furniture around to find the right layout…and the best babyproofed layout. That is the biggest challenge as Will is into EVERYTHING. Everything goes in his mouth – everything...I’ve even had to snatch electrical cords out of his hands and mouth…he just moves too quickly these days! Not to mention how many times he’s overturned the dog’s water dishes…maybe I should put his baby soap by the dog dish so I can just lather him up every time he soaks himself – that would save me from giving him a bath in the evenings.
I had a few new furniture purchases in my head (new desk and chair, etc.) but because I ordered my new computer…and spent a little more than anticipated…I decided I didn’t need new furniture for awhile. =) Though – I did buy a new couch that fits my space perfectly. Our couches are huge and overstuffed…so they’ll go into storage until we buy our house. This new couch is small and colorful – and the price was WAY amazing!
Next week I have my board interview for my local minister’s license. I’m a bit nervous as most of my conversations over the last two years have been directed to infants and toddlers…i.e. my children. I just hope I don’t say something like, “Original Sin was when Mr. Adam and Miss Eve made a big boo-boo and didn’t listen to God’s rules – it was a big No-No.”
I think next week will also bring a meeting with the Worship/Administrative Pastor to discuss the logistics of my new job. I’m really excited to get started. I just ordered my dream computer for video editing – and I’m really pumped to see how it works. It’s supposed to bring the rendering time of edited videos down to minutes opposed to hours. That’s fantastic news! The longest process of editing has always been the rendering time…then if you have to make one little change – it takes hours to re-render the project. Since I had the computer custom built – it’ll probably be another week or two before I get it – but I’m sure it’ll be worth the extra wait.
We have yet to find a routine/schedule for the boys. That may take a few more weeks to establish. Naps have been…uh…really rough. Getting Luke to bed at night has been quite the ordeal as well. I’m sure that a routine will begin to help those issues. Let me see if I can do a quick brief of what the boys are up too:
Luke: Luke is having a really awesome time. He really misses his friends in Germany though (as do I.) Luke has become quite the outdoors boy. We’ve never lived in a place that provided him safe and easy access to play outdoors. I think he’s been outside more the last week then he has his whole life! Guka built him a sandbox – and he has thoroughly enjoyed playing with his sand, trucks, sand toys, and sidewalk chalk. The environmental change seemed to do a number on his sinuses as he has a loose cough and runny nose – but doesn’t seem to actually be sick. Plus his appetite and complexion has improved dramatically.
He is talking constantly. He can now talk in full and complete sentences – and it’s great to watch him learn and imitate a conversation. He is quite opinionated and strong-willed as well. =) He has been a bit overwhelmed by meeting so many new people in such a short time period – and I’ve seen his shy/reserved side dominate in a lot of social situations. Luke is an observer/processor so it takes him awhile to adjust to new people and new situations. Once everyone looks familiar to him though, he’ll start to break through his shy shell. He is really loving living with his MeMe and Guka. He is Guka’s shadow! He also loves when he gets to spend time with Uncle Randy and Aunt Jamie.
Will: Will is growing everyday. He is as happy as a lark for the most part. He wants to move move move! Now if only we could work on his sleep…=) He has been eating cheerios, baby food, and some table food. He’s not a big fan of the baby food – but seems to like more solid food. I’m not too concerned since he still primarily nurses for his nourishment. He still hasn’t slept through the night yet…ever. He nurses quite a bit during the night still – probably more as a comfort than for hunger.
He chatters and sings all the time – and I love hearing his dinstinct little voice cattering away – “mamamamamama” “babababababa” *raspberry* *smack the table repeatedly* “uhhhhhh” *smile* "ahbababab"
He’s become a very good natured baby. He’ll let anyone hold him. He laughs and smiles and just has a good ole time. His facial expressions are priceless. He’ll have the most somber face – like he’s contemplating a difficult mathematics equation – then he’ll break out in a huge smile that lights up his whole face. It makes your heart melt!
He’s still quite the chunk. He was off the charts in his length and head circumference and in the 95th percentile for his weight…almost 22 lbs! No wonder he’s so heavy to lug around! =)
There is so much more I could blog about, but I’m going to have to stop for now. Once I get my new computer set up, I’ll try to get back into blogging weekly...and I’ll try to catch up on my e-mails too. =)
You’ll have to wait for pictures until I get my computer set up. I tried to upload some – but they all “errored.” Sorry! =(
More later!
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