Tagged

I got tagged today by my friend Jen. I am supposed to write 6 random things that no one really knows about me. So here it goes.

1) I love reading and I really love reading while I take a relaxing bath. Especially lately because I actually get some peace and quiet while doing so.

2) I am addicted to reality t.v. I seriously love a lot of the reality t.v. shows. Survivor, The Bachelor, Amazing Race, American Idol, Apprentice, I also love watching Real world and the Gauntlet on MTV.

3) I dream of buying a REALLY old house that is restored or buying one and fixing it up. I love old houses and the charm they have. I would love an old farm house with a wrap around porch. To bad Dan doesn't share in my feelings of this specific dream.

4) I hate yard work. I don't mind mowing the lawn but anything else I hate. I am sure that if we live somewhere with a nice yard it will look pretty plain not much flowers or anything like that.

5) I hate the snow and cold.

6) When I was little I wanted 8 kids. I even had them named and got 8 goldfish and named them those names. Lets just say that isn't the case anymore. I think we will settle for 3.

YAY for a nice day!

I am SO glad that today was such a nice sunny day. I decided to take Lukas oustide to play. He thought it was so much fun. We played out there for about an hour. He kept falling though which led to some tears so I thought he might have had enough and brought him inside. Well he wasn't happy to say the least, so I took him back out. After about ten minutes of our second trip out he fell into a puddle. His jacket was pretty wet so I figured we had enough time outside and went inside. He threw the biggest tantrum he even threw himself on the ground. I am glad tomorrow is supposed to be nice as well so we can play outside again!

He loved playing with his ball outside.

Mid fall

Such a sad face! He loves being outside.

Throwing himself down on the floor because he was so mad he had to come in.

Sticking with 2 naps

Well my week long experiment of seeing if one nap would help Lukas to sleep later in the mornings has come to an end. The final decesion is we will be sticking to two naps for now. It worked for about two days but it didn't make much of a difference in Lukas's early morning wake ups. After about two days we started seeing Lukas fall a sleep on the floor during morning nap time. A few times he even took his blanky and stood at the gate and when we asked him if he wanted a nap he nodded his head yes. We would put him in his crib and he would go right to sleep. Today was my last attempt. I had a few errands to run this morning so I thought it would be a good distraction. It wasn't! He pretty much has been crying non stop today from being so tired. We got home from grocery shopping and he acted so tired. I decided to feed him an early lunch and put him down for a nap. I put him in his high chair at eleven and he strated falling a sleep while eating. It was really cute but I felt so bad for him because he was so tired. He didn't eat a ton but I picked him up and put him in his crib. He seroiusly started laughing when I put him in there. It was like he was saying FINALLY MOM! Well tomorrow we will be back on our two nap schedule.

New Camera pics

We got a pretty good tax return this year! It is so exciting because we have never had a tax return we have always had to pay. So with some of our tax return we bought a new camera. I am so excited! I can totally tell the difference in my pictures. They look so much better. It is so much faster and has so many more features. I can't wait to get some more use out of it. I am still learning how to use it though and it is going to take some practice. Here are some pics I took while I was just messing around trying to learn what it had to offer.

Naptime struggles

This past week we have had some sleep issues ESPECIALLY at nap time. I know that Lukas has had a little cold. Nothing serious just a little stuffy snotty nose. His issues seem to stem more from him not wanting to miss anything versues not feeling well. You can tell he is so tired because he rubs his eyes but he just will not go to sleep. As I am sure you all know we have had some struggles with getting Lukas to sleep past five or five thirty. I tried everything from just having one nap to putting him to bed later to just letting him cry. Nothing was working. If I did the one nap he would fall a sleep on the floor at around nine. This week he has been fighting nap time as well. I would put him down for a nap and he would scream bloody murder for about a good twenty minutes or so. He would finally fall a sleep then wake up thirty minutes later and scream bloody murder even longer. I didn't get him out because I can tell he is so so tired because he could barley hold his eyes open and I would lay him down and he would close his eyes. I finally decided to try the one nap thing again. Dan and I also put a night light in his room which seems to be helping as well. This has helped with his night awakening and he has been sleeping later! YAY! This morning he didn't wake till a quarter to seven! He woke up and played in his crib till I got him out at seven. Luckliy the past few days he hasn't fallen a sleep on the floor which means one nap time is actually working. The sad part is he is still fighting the nap. Today I put him in his crib since he was falling a sleep on the floor around noon. He cried for about twenty minutes and fell a sleep. Then he woke thirty minutes later! I made him cry again because he needs a nap and he finally fell back to sleep. I miss my good napper!

This is how I found Lukas the first time I put him down for his nap. He cried for about ten minutes and fell a sleep like this!

This is how I found Lukas after he woke up once during nap time and cried for bit then fell back to sleep!

Just wanted to share

I got this from a friend on another site. It really touched me and I wanted to share.

Found this on my friends blog!! It's great!!
GRANDMA'S HANDS
Grandma, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench.She didn't move, just sat with her head down staring at her hands.When I sat down beside her she didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if she was OK.
Finally, not really wanting to disturb her but wanting to check on herat the same time, I asked her if she was OK. She raised her head and looked at me and smiled. "Yes, I'm fine, thank you for asking," she said in a clear voice strong."I didn't mean to disturb you, grandma, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK," I explained to her."Have you ever looked at your hands," she asked. "I mean reallylooked at your hands?"I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. I turned them over, palms up and then palms down. No, I guess I had never really looked atmy hands as I tried to figure out the point she was making.
Grandma smiled and related this story: "Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have, how they have served you well through out your years. These hands, though wrinkled shriveled and weak have been the tools I have used all my life to reach out and grab and embrace life. "They braced and caught my fall when as a toddler I crashed upon the floor. They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. As a child, my mother taught me to fold them in prayer. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. They held my husband and wiped my tears when he went off to war.
"They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent. They were uneasy and clumsy when I tried to hold my newborn son. Decoratedwith my wedding band they showed the world that I was married and loved someonespecial. They wrote my letters to him and trembled and shook when I buried my parents and spouse. "They have held my children and grandchildren, consoled neighbors, and shook in fists of anger when I didn't understand. They have covered my face, combed my hair, and washed and cleansed the rest of my body. They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken,dried and raw. And to this day when not much of anything else of me works real well these hands hold me up, lay me down, and again continue to fold in prayer.
"These hands are the mark of where I've been and the ruggedness of life. But more importantly it will be these hands that God will reach out and take when he leads me home. And with my hands He will lift me to His side and there I will use these hands to touch the face ofChrist.
"I will never look at my hands the same again. But I remember God reached out and took my grandma's hands and led her home. When my hands are hurt or sore or when I stroke the face of my children and husband I think of grandma. I know she has been stroked and caressed and held by the hands of God.
-- Author Unknown

Valentines Day

Valentines Day was good but also a little rough. Lukas must be getting some teeth because there was a lot of crying today. When Dan got home we had Lukas open his present from us. He got a swimming suit and a board book about baby kisses. He loves to read his book! However, he only likes to read it himself! He doesn't really like Dan and I to read books to him he takes it away and walks off to his own corner to read. A few hours later Lukas peed through his diaper all over his Valentines outfit! O-well it was cute while he was wearing it. For dinner we had heart shaped red pancakes and red scrambled eggs. Lukas ate a little bit of it but most of his food ended up on the floor. His new favorite game is to throw his food on the floor and laugh. Even though Lukas had a rough day I am so glad that he is my little Valentine. He is so cute and Dan and I love him very much. I am also grateful for my Valentine Dan he is a great husband and a great dad. Lukas loves his daddy and is always so excited for him to come home and play with him. I even helped Lukas make Dan a worlds greatst dad Valentine. Lukas colored on it and stuck stickers on it.

Reading his Valentine book

our Valentines dinner. Heart shaped pancakes and red eggs.

Lukas eating his red eggs.

Were in trouble now!

As I was making dinner tonight I hear Dan say "Were in trouble now!" then he called me into the living room. I then saw Lukas climb up onto the coffee table. As soon as he got up onto the table he said "did it" He was so excited that he figured it out. I knew our make shift baby gate of the coffee table and cradle wasn't going to last forever. We weren't quite sure what we were going to do since our stairs are shaped so weird. I ended up going and getting another gate on my way home from the gym. We put the cradle in front of the stairs and the gate is able to attach to the wall. Dan said while I was at the gym he kept crawling onto the coffee table and dancing. HA HA. I guess we will be keeping an even CLOSER eye on him to make sure he doesn't hurt himsel falling off of it.

Not it

I got tagged and like Karen said there are numbering issues so ignore them. HA HA.

1. what time did you get up this morning? Six my baby wakes VERY early!
2. diamonds or pearls? diamonds are a girls best friend
3. what two things do you always have with you? Lukas and my cell phone
4. what is your favorite TV show? I have lots. American Idol, One Tree Hill, October Road is my new favorite.
5. what do you usually have for breakfast? I usually always drink a diet mt Dew. Then I eat whatever I feel like with it.
6. what is your favorite book? I love the Twilight series but one of my favorites since I was younger is Number the Stars. (Karen what is deceptively delicious about?)
7. what is your middle name? Lee
8. what food do you dislike? fish and I hate green beans
9. what is your favorite CD? Any mixed C.D. that I make of my favortie songs of the moment.
10. what type of car do you drive? Toyota Corolla
11. favorite sandwich? Turkey and I like Grilled Cheese with turkey on it as well.
12. what characteristic do you despise? I worry about everything!
13. favorite item of clothing? If I am not going anywhere I love staying in my jammie pants. If I am going somewhere it would be jeans.
14. if you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? I really want to go to NYC
15. what color is your bathroom? A mixture of colors.
16. favorite brand of clothing? If I am shopping for myself American Eagle. If I am shopping for Lukas Old Navy and Baby Gap. If I am shopping for Dan American Eagle.
17. where would you retire to? I really do not know.
18. what was your most memorable birthday?Just like Karen mine was right before I had Lukas. Dan and I knew this would be my last birthday before we had a little baby. We went to the melting pot and I got a necklace from Tiffanys. 2 and a half weeks later we had little Lukas.
23. favorite saying? Depends on the moment.
24. when is your birthday? Dec 21st
25. are you a morning person or a night person? Well before I had Lukas I was a night person. I still stay up later then I probably should be he forces me to be an early riser. However, he has slept still six or six thirty for a week now so hopefully we are past the five in the morning stage.
26. what is your shoe size? 8 or 8 and a half
27. pets? No but I am just waiting for Lukas to be able to say I want a dog because I am sure the minute he asks Dan we will have one.
28. what did you want to be when you were little? A nurse just like my mom
31. what is your favorite candy? White Chochlate Reeces Peanut butter cups.
32. what is your favorite flower? rose
33. what is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Our Anniversary we actually hopefully will get to go somewhere for the night. This summer when Dan graduates.
34. what church do you attend? Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
35. what are you listening to right now? The shower. Dan just got in. Other then that pure silence Lukas is napping
36. what was the last thing you ate? a piece of lunch meat (ham)
37. if you were a crayon, what color would you be? Orange
38. how is the weather right now? It is actually a nice day not too cold and the sun is shining!
39. last person you spoke to on the phone? My mom
41. favorite soft drink? Diet Mt Dew
42. favorite restaurant? Tuconos and Goodwood
43. hair color? Brown for the moment.
44. sibling(s)? None
45. favorite day of the year? Christmas
46. what was your favorite toy as a child? My Sesamee Street Play house. I actually just got it out of storage so Lukas can play with it.
47. summer or winter? Summer for sure!
48. hugs or kisses? Depends on who they are from
49. chocolate or vanilla? How about both. Ice cream swirl.
51. when was the last time you cried? I can't remember but I am sure it wasn't too long ago. I am a pretty emotional person.
52. what is under your bed? Probably lots of stuff. I am sure I need to clean under there.
53. who is the friend you have had the longest? Crystal we have been friends since I was 8 and she was 6. We dont' talk as much as we use too but I still consider her my best friend.
55. favorite smell? Lukas after a bath or Dans cologne.
56. what are you afraid of? Me or Dan dying.
57. plain, butter or salted popcorn? The more butter and salt the better.
58. how many keys on your key ring? 5
59. how many years at your current job?A year and a month
60. favorite day of the week? Saturday
61. how many towns/cities have you lived in? 5
62. do you make friends easily? I use too but it seems like the older I get the more I get in tune with my comfort zone and don't seem to be quite as out going as I use too.

I tag everyone that hasn't done this and reads it.

Yay for Walking!

Lukas is now officially a part of the walkers club! It is so fun to watch him as he becomes more and more steady on his feet. We are so proud of him and he is SO proud of himself as well.

Date night to the Jazz game

Tonight Dan and I were able to go out by ourselves! It has been a while so we were so grateful. Dans boss gave him some Utah Jazz tickets as a thank you for working so hard. My aunt was nice enough to come to our house and watch little Lukas for us. Dan also got a Ruby River gift card for working so much overtime last pay period. So we were able to go out to eat as well. We had a great time! I am not a huge sports fan but the games are always fun. Plus I love to people watch and observe. Here are a few things that I observed while being at the jazz game.

1. The Utah Jazz dancers actually got confused for the Chicago Bulls dancers! Hello, don't come out wearing black and red if those are the other teams colors. Eventually they changed out of the black and red outfits to blue and purple which was MUCH better!
2. The Jazz dancers really weren't that great.
3. The guy behind us thought that he was the coach and would totally yell out the things he thought they should be doing.
4. Jazz games aren't great for first date conversations. The couple next to us obviously were on their first date. It was actually sort of cute because you could tell that he really liked her. I am not so sure if she felt the same.
5. Number 24 (I think that was his number) was having some problems and kept readjusting all throughout the game.
6. The game is really fun when your team wins

All in all though we had a good time and Lukas did great with aunt Suzanne. She said he would go to the door every once in a while but other then that he was good. She did say that he didn't like her giving him a bath though. She said that all three times she has given him a bath he has not liked it so she thinks it is destiny now.

Build a bear

My mom decided to start a new tradition that every year on the grandkids birthdays they get to go to build a bear and build their own bear. So we took Lukas yesterday to build his very first one! It is such a cute fun store. I picked out a koala for Lukas and then we went and had them stuff it. You get to pick out a heart and they put the heart in and then stuff the bear and sew it up. After that you move on to dress your bear. They have so many different outfits. They even have Sketcher shoes for the bears. Well I held up a few outfits for Lukas to choose from. He sort of just stared at them for a minute and I said point at the one you want. He then pointed at the pirate jammies and grabbed them. So pirate jammies it was. We picked out the red slippers to match and moved to the next station. After you dress your bear you get to name it and get a birth certificate for it. The cool thing is if you loose your bear and someone turns it in to the build a bear store they can look up your info and mail it to you. I know the chances of that are slim but I thought it was cool. We decided to name Lukas's bear Matey. It will be fun next year to see what Lukas picks out since he will be old enough to pick out exactly what he wants.

Lukas's favorite thing about Matey is his slippers. They fit his feet and he likes me to put them on him and then he takes them off. He also tries to put them on my feet.

Getting closer

I thought for sure Lukas would be walking by now, but he is sort of a scaredy cat! However, he is getting closer each and everyday. He now takes about ten steps frequently through out the day. Everytime he takes steps he claps and laughs, he is so proud of himself. I am sure he will be on his way anyday now.