Vacation!

Destin 2014 has been SO good to us! This time away from home came at the perfect time & it's been a relaxing vaca!

15 Months and another BOY!!!

Luke is going to have a little BROTHER!!! Never did I expect to have 2 boys!!! God must know what he's doing because I sure won't! haha! I've had mixed emotions, of course, what mom doesn't want a little girl at some point (not to say we are or aren't done, only God knows!)...But now Tyler and I get excited talking about another boys room, building a tree house, watching the boys down in the creek and being the best of buds! Thank you, Lord for this blessing and another healthy baby boy on the way!

Luke had his 15 mo check up this past week and weighs 26 pounds (90%) and is 33 inches in length (95th percentile). That explains all of the MAN sized meals he eats 3x a day, not including snacks!

We head to Florida in the next month, so I will for sure have some fun photos to share soon!! Until then -- love from the 4 of us!

12-14 Months

It’s been a while and I haven’t posted on Luke’s 1^st Birthday (back in November!) YIKES!

Luke, or any kid, turning ONE is a big deal for first time parents….So, we went all out! Decorations, colors, banner, food, cake, family & fun! It was a great time and Luke thoroughly enjoyed the balloons and streamers, which happened to stay up a week before falling down.

Then life got a little crazier and we found out on Luke’s 1st Birthday that we are pregnant and adding kid #2 to our crazy clan in the Summer of 2014!

Christmas came and went, as well as the New Year (which I fell asleep promptly at 9, as always), while Tyler rang in the new year at a church get together that lasted until 11! Woohoo, crazy kids we are! I failed to mention that I made 12 T-Shirt Quilts for Christmas in a matter of 6 weeks! Wow, I was busy and it’s nice to enjoy a hobby from home and make some extra cash from this stay-at-home-mom standpoint!

Jumping to now.

So, I am currently 14 weeks and we have heard a healthy heartbeat and had one sonogram. We are thrilled and I am so excited to see Luke as a BIG brother!!

A few things that changed in Luke’s schedule at the 14 month mark was that he showed he was ready to go from 2 naps (10am and 2pm) to just 1 nap. We play in the morning, eat lunch and he will go down shortly after lunch. We are still working on making it last around 2 hours. Tons of teeth coming in now, so around the 90 minute mark he seems to get uncomfy, but mom comes in to save the day, or should I say oragel does! Luke also just recently stopped getting the warm milk before bed. We offer him some in his sippy as he’s winding down in the living room. I also did away with the baby bath rub within the larger bath and HE absolutely loves splashing around in his big boy bath. Just 2 weeks ago, Luke signs “poop” once he’s gone in his diaper, but this specific day he told me prior, so I put him on the potty training toilet and he went! I am keeping it out just in case he shows any more interest in the weeks to come. I have been reading about how the US is really SLOW in training our youngins to go on the potty and frankly I am SICK of cloth diapering and don’t want 2 in diapers come this summer!

Luke enjoys EATING (some fav foods are avacados/all veggies&fruit, cheese sticks, yogurt, sipping my tea, and bugles!), playing with legos, Chloe, and his blankie. He’s a little hooked to the paci, but I only let him have it at bedtime. We took him to Children’s Discovery Museum for the first time last Friday and he was in play-zone heaven. We bough a year pass, knowing we will most definitely get our $ worth! 

The title of this blog should really change to read “The life & details of my kids,” but I guess I’ll talk about us a bit! We ventured with 40+ teens and adults to Winter Retreat 2014 up in WI just a few weeks ago and it was a GREAT trip. We have the best group of teenagers, respectful, fun & we have seen so much spiritual growth take place in their lives. God is at WORK! (Luke stayed with nana & papa, and returned home a LOT spoiled!) haha. SO Thankful for Godly grandparents who take him when we are serving & they serve us beyond words! I think I could write a blog about how awesome my in-laws are, no joke. It makes a difference that they have the biggest hearts for the Lord, encouraging and contagious, love them to death!

I look forward to the spring, prepping another nursery and enjoying a trip to Florida. We have had the NASTIEST winter with worlds record amount of snow days at the local schools. More snow to come on my Birthday too!