Knocked Up

It looks like Lucas will be having a little sibling in the next nine months.

Woo-HOO, we're expecting baby #2!!

While it seems awfully early (they will be just nineteen months apart), we are trusting God for His perfect timing. We were actually ready for another one as of this month.

Now I am understanding the excessive trips to the potty lately, why I've been so tired all the time, and have been needing to eat at odd hours.

How nuts that we will have two next Christmas! So much for traveling to Ohio.

Clogged Arteries

This morning I went out for breakfast with the women in our Bible study. I ordered a Strawberry Belgian waffle and asked for some bacon on the side. You need the salty bacon to cut all of the sweetness of the strawberries and whipped cream. My side was ENORMOUS-5 or 6 pieces!! I didn't want that much but I ate most of it since it was on my plate. Lucas had some, too. I am trying to fatten him up afterall. Anyway, I spent $5 on the side. 5 Bucks for bacon! I can't believe it costs that much for a heart attack. Next time, I'll ask for the mini side.

Chipped

Lucas had 6 teeth and now he has 5 7/8. He has a chip in one of his bottom teeth. I think that it was his first one. Sheesh, he's only had them for 4 months and one is already broken.

Perhaps it was from his habit of grinding them or from the time that he knocked a small metal flashlight around his mouth banging on his teeth in a full circle. I took it away, but the damage was already done. Thank goodness that they are not the permanent ones.

Energized

I am feeling so excited about life lately. I'm getting to be more like my old self again. Finally seeming to come out of the moved across the country, pregnant and new baby funk and making fun plans once again.

This week I am organizing a monthly breakfast for the ladies of our Bible study. I am also brainstorming social activities for the group. I recently started planning Lucas' 1st birthday party. And am having that Pampered Chef party next month.

Also, my just moved to California sister is coming for a visit next weekend. And our parents will visit at the end of March.

Oh and then we are going skiing (my first time) with church in February.

So many things to look forward to. What a sweet change!

Not Intended for Children

This morning, my glorious, how I love him, husband, took Lucas into the bathroom with him as he got ready for work. This allowed me to at least lay in bed for another half an hour. Oh how I needed it and really appreciated him. The boy was up at a little after 5 this morning!! As I tried to relax and go back to sleep, I heard Mike teaching Lucas how to drum.

"Like this buddy," BAM, BAM, BAM!

How calming.

A while later, it was time for me to take over so Mike could finish up and I noticed the toilet brush tossed on the floor amongst Lucas' pile of toys and books. Mike had given him the toilet brush to play with! Alright let me clarify that it is not really a brush with crusty, rusty bristles, but just the stick kind that holds the reusable toilet cleaners, but STILL. Gross.

Classic Christmas Carol

Ok, so this post is not really timely...it is something that I heard when in Orlando at Christmas time. But I was reminded of it as I began singing the catchy little tune last night and thought that it might be blog worthy.

It was a new "Christmas carol" that I heard on the radio (XL 106.7) in Orlando. It went like this:

All I want for Christmas, Christmas,
Is to get drunk, get drunk, get drunk...

No joke. Did anyone else hear it? Could you imagine carolers coming to your door next year and singing that?!

First Steps

Today Lucas took a few small first steps on his own. He actually ran. That's my boy!!

One small step for baby, one giant leap for babykind and toward growing up.

Hypocrite

Ironically, I really want to host a Pampered Chef party now. I am needing some new kitchen gear and what better way than to get it for free. Anyone want to buy any Pampered Chef stuff? Now I just need to make some friends to invite;-).

Nursery Rhymes

I came across this familiar nursery rhyme in one of Lucas' books. Though I did not remember the surprising conclusion.

Goosey, goosey, gander,
Whither shall I wander?
Upstairs and downstairs
And in my lady's chamber.
There I met an old man
Who would not say his prayers.
I took him by the left leg
And threw him down the stairs.

How is that for a new evangelism technique?

And had you ever heard the second half of One, Two, Buckle My Shoe?

Here it goes after Nine, ten, A big fat hen:

Eleven, twelve,
Dig and delve;
Thirteen, fourteen,
Maids a-courting;
Fifteen, sixteen,
Maids in the kitchen;
Seventeen, eighteen,
Maids a-waiting;
Nineteen, twenty,
My plate's empty.

Nice. It's a wonder that I never heard that part before.

What a mess!

I am pretty obsessive compulsive about cleanliness and tend to keep a pretty squeaky clean house (at least by outside appearance--I would fail the white glove test for sure). Lately, though, my neatness has be thwarted by the following: Lucas puking on the kitchen floor and then playing in it, a half dead fern that dropped many of it's leaves on my just cleaned kitchen floor, a picture that crashed to the floor and shattered glass as I was trying to clean up the fern leaves, and apple juice that sprayed its stickiness all over the kitchen as I was shaking the pitcher when I just needed a little drink. Darn it. Oh and there was the coffee that exploded in the microwave this morning. I think that I will stay out of the kitchen for the remainder of the day. I may burn it down or something.

Splish Splash

Lucas loves his bath. Last night, he had the most fun in the tub ever. He smacked the water with his hand, splashing the walls, the floor and my glasses. His toothy grin, giggles and squeals of pleasure were priceless. A few times, Lucas even bent over and drank the water from his tub like a dog(gross!).

When it was time to get out, I started draining the water. He continued to splash and smile until the last drop disappeared. Then he crawled over to the drain to find out where all of his fun went, studying the hole that robbed him of his water. Smartie!

I bundled his wriggly naked body in a fluffy towel, dried him off and put him in his jammies. Only to have him get crusty again eating his dinner.

Natural Disasters

We left Florida in August of 2004, right before a string of four hurricanes hit the state. Much of the Orlando area was affected by the storms, many were without power and had roof damage. Some of our close friends had to practically rebuild their home because of excessive water damage from the storms.

We've been grateful not to have to deal with hurricanes here. But now we are facing new storm problems--flooding, mudslides, and such. Our city, Roseville, is flooded in some areas now due to excessive rain overflowing creeks. Luckily, we are not too close to the flooding. Our yard is just really soggy and muddy.

They did not have a white, but a wet Christmas in Sacramento this year. I'm glad that we got to enjoy some sunshine in Florida.

It's raining again today. Oh the weather outside is frightful.

We're Home

After a week in Florida for Christmas, we are back home safe and sound. We had a lovely time visiting and catching up with our family and friends. Too bad we didn't have longer there so that we could have enjoyed more downtime. Unfortunately, traveling home for the holidays doesn't make for a very relaxing vacation. I need another vacation now to recover.

Lucas did so well on the trip (I was really worried about the flight). He was about as perfect as a baby can be: he didn't melt down on the plane, he slept well at night, and grabbed naps when he could as we drove all over the place. We just have to get him back on California time and his readjusted to his nap schedule again.

I spent all day yesterday doing laundry--7 loads!! And today I will relax and enjoy the start to the new year.