Rolling Over

My little monkey rolled all the way over for the first time today. and mommy missed it :( lucky for me i have a great sitter who took action shots so mommy could at least see it,and had them printed off her computer when i got there! i am so blessed with his sitter, and her kids adore him and dote on him! i couldnt have gotten luckier. looking forward to the craft fair with rosemary tomorrow -other than that not much going on here

monday monday..

not much exciting going on. got to spend a girly day w\ stacy and the girls saturday (and baby lucas) they wore me out!!! from 10 am to 8 pm shopping. they loved on lucas so much i know he ate it up. he is almost 13 weeks now. getting the grasp of reaching for things but still not opening his hand but you can tell now he is trying to reach out and not just randomly batting about. We are going more and more to bottle only, that is a very tough decision. Breast feeding is such a sweet time when he looks up at me while he feeds and i know that only momma will do sometimes. mostly now it is more for pacifying him when he is upset or to get him to sleep. i still desperately wish i could find somethign to do from home to be with him but right now financially i cant.

Reaching Milestones and Making Decisions

At his last dr appt just before he turned ll weeks Lucas was 14 1/2 pds and 24 inches. that was painful watching him get 5 shots, i am sooo glad his daddy was there to help momma was a wreck. Today i put him in his walker (which he is to little for but daddy insisted i try him in it once in a while) and for the first time i saw him really try to reach for something. still with a closed fist but he kept digging at the honey pot with a clenched fist as if trying to draw it closer, with the cutest little look of concentration on his face. He is smiling alot more now and cooing as if he wants to talk. (say maaamaaaa) I am trying to make a very hard decision about work right now, i am looking into findng a couple kids to watch so i can stay home with him but i am so afraid to quit my job right now in this terrible economy. we cannot make it on jrs salary. but i am basically working for little more than to pay daycare and missing out on so much with my son. Please God make a way for it to happen!

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Almost 10 weeks!

time is flying by, and while i am trying to take everyones advice and enjoy the here &now , i cant control how quickly it goes. no matter how much time i spend holding, loving, or staring at him he is still changing before my eyes! so i do the next best thing and try to preserve every moment in my head and in my scrapbooks! i want him to always know how much i love and treasure him. one thing is for sure I WILL MISS THIS! already the newborn look is gone and he is developing his little personality. he sleeps great at night (in my bed shhhh) he is a hungry little man, just really learning to smile on command, and sooooo snugggly . look at those cheeks who could resist? the dogs are pretty good they dont bother him, they just forget sometimes they cant run across him in the bed or jump on him when daddy is holding him. other than lucas there is nothing new. back to work, its ok rather be home with him but dont mind earning a living.

Clorox Company Picnic

Saturday was JR's company picnic down in Tampa at Medard Park. Except for the fact that it stormed the whole time we had a great time (huddled under the shelter) Lucas, Jr, and i had funny caricatures made. Lucas slept almost the whole time so that means like mom and dad he sleeps well in a rainshower. jr and braiden brought their poles for a bit of fishing- no bites...I got a fake tattoo from the face painter, and who know maybe i will get a real one! We ate a ton of bbq, and snow cones, and to top it off we stopped at Starbucks on the way home and i had my favorite- a peppermint white mocha frap- yummm! Jr won a $100 gc for Outback where we went sunday w/ his mom and dad- it was soooo goood! I have been scrapping like a mad woman and almost have 2 albums full!! my pregnancy album, and lucas hospital album- yes i had enough from his 2 days at hospital to fill it up!

Thursday

my friend from work vicki is coming to visit after work, yipee!!! grownups!!! and she is bringing drinks! i better get to pumping so i can enjoy a few! lol. baby napping good today, usually during the day he is cranky and wants to be held, he is so wide awake all day because he sleeps good at night and i am not complaining! 2 weeks left till i go back to work. today i am trying to get ready for a yardsale this weekend (so i can spend more money on baby stuff lol) ha as i type he is getting fussy and crying in his swing. i spoke too soon. i am hoping to get him outside today to do some outdoor pics hopefully with he and i together as well as just him on a blankie in the shade. the dogs will appreciate some time outside i am sure! still a few thank you cards to get out and birth announcements, hard to believe little man will be 4 weeks old tomorrow!

SUPERMODEL BABY

Sunday I took Lucas to my friend Missy and her sister for his first photoshoot. nakey newborn pics! he is just over 3 weeks but looks older as he is so big and so alert. She did a phenomenal job on them and i cant wait to have them hanging all over! She has a bomb diggity camera but what she can do with it is amazing. She has no school for it yet she has an eye for it, somewhat taught by her also amazingly talented sister. She also did my maternity pics that i love.2 1/2 weeks left on the countdown until i go back to work, i could just cry i will hate to leave my little man! The dogs are doing awesome with the baby, Gretchen is gentle and stays away, fergie is not agressive, she is just a puppy and forgets if i am holding the baby that she cant run across him like she can do to Gretchen- she just needs to be taught puppy manners. I have actually been scrapping, in small spurts when little man lets me but this week i have done 2 -2 pagers and 3 1 pagers,feels good to get back into it especially when i have such a cute little subject!

First Dr Visit

Ok ok i am not doing very well keeping up on my blog because i already post everything on myspace and my allyscraps.com so.... it seems redundant to repost here but i really do prefer this "grownup" forum over myspace. so i will attempt to update everyday this week. i can do it for a week right? ok then. Well lucas had his first DR's appt since hospital last tuesday, he has already put on 2lbs since leaving hospital and gained 3/4 of an inch for a total of 9lbs 8oz 21 inches. he seems to be in great health. passed his hearing test this time, and hated his first shot but didnt cry but for a minute. He is growing and changing much too fast for momma. When awake he is very alert, and holds his neck up lots. Daddy has already promised when he turns 3 he can have his own wiener dog.lol . i dont know about that! i love holding him, and smelling him, and taking his pic. it is very hard to get anywhere with him though i have to make sure i feeed him right before we leave, pack his bag, get him and all his gear loaded ,get it all out put it in shopping cart, and keep him amused if he is awake. so right now i try to stay close to home. He is a

He is fnally here!

after 9 loooong months of waiting my little prince is here! he is darling and just perfect as far as his dad and i are concerned. he came via c-section so his little head was shaped just perfect, beautiful skin tone, gorgeous dark hair, he was a healthy 8 lbs. 20 1/4 inches long, 9 on his agpar score (i want a 10 he is perfect after all) today he is 8 days old. i meant to restart my blog as soon as i got home from hospital but the first 6 days were a blur of spinal headache, csection pain, diapers, sore boobs, breastfeeding round the clock and staring at my perfect little man! he is strong and tries to hold his head up quite a bit, his favorite spot is chest to chest with momma. i have had a bit of postpartum. i am trying to enjoy every minute with him but it is never far from my mind that i only have 6weeks maternity leave and i dont know how i will ever be able to leave him for 9 hrs a day.