Luke vs. the Doc

Well, today was the dreaded day of vaccination shots for Luke. I was lucky that Greg was off so he could come with us. My plan was to let Greg hold him that way Luke could blame the pain on Greg and not me (I know that's bad), but I would much rather him be mad at Greg than me. Everything was great. He weighed in at 13 pounds 11 oz. and was 23.3 inches long. He seemed to be meeting the check list of things that he suppose to be doing at this age. Then came the time for shots! Greg held on to him, and they ended up sticking him in both legs. I felt sorry for the little guy (no lidocaine and those needles were big). I had to chuckle when Greg looked at the doc and wanted to know the needle size, and then suggested a smaller less painful size (It's great having a husband that deals with this kind of stuff daily). I quickly had to explain that Greg was an Anesthesiologist and not a drug dealer. The doc was looking suspicous when he started talking needle sizes. Luke didn't seem to mind though. He let out one little cry, and then I gave him a bottle. He was laughing after that. What can I say my kid loves to eat!

He didn't seem to be very mad at Greg either.

The Tradition Lives On!

Yes, it's true what they say about Cub fans, we don't die we multiply. I am now passing that love on to my son. My dad had me at or watching Cubs games at a very young age. It's a special connection that the two of us share, and now we're going to let Luke in on it too. The Cubs played the Cardinals this weekend in St. Louis, but I didn't take him. Don't worry he'll be there when he can offically cheer with me, and sing take me out to the ballgame!

Jumperoo King & Tummy Time

I have been staring at this toy of Luke's since we put it together. It looks like a lot of fun. It's got so many little interactive things to do on it, and you can jump and spin circles. It's like the ultimate jungle gym. Anyway, I remember watching Carson in his jumperoo toy, and let me tell you the kid went hog wild in it. He loved it. So I'm thinking to myself, "Self (because that's what I call myself) maybe Luke is ready for his jumperoo". I quickly put him in it just to find out that he looked miserable in it. It almost swallowed him up. I barely saw 2 little eyeballs peeking out. Oh well, he was a good sport about it. I guess for right now I have to let Carson have the Jumperoo King title for a little while longer.

Now, the other little toy that Luke has he seems to like. It's his tummy play mat. He really doesn't mind hanging out and talking to the ground. We did have to change clothes because his diaper wasn't on very good, and he soaked through his clothes (and it wasn't pee). I had to put him in his cow outfit. He looks so cute in it, and when you turn him over it has a cow tail with MOO on the butt.

The 3 Amigos

I couldn't resist this picture last night. We were watching the finale of America's Got Talent (I was excited to see the Mayfield guy win because that's the town we used to live in), and I noticed that both Otis and Luke were sleeping on Greg. He never seems to mind.

Hunting Season is OPEN!

There are few dates that you learn as a child. All children of course know their birthday (and all other holidays where they get gifts). I have a funny feeling that my son is also going to know Sept. 15th (opening day of bow season), Nov. 10th (time for rut which is the best time to shoot a big buck), and March 1st (the day you have to renew your fishing license every year). Well, at least golf season is closed until next year!

Lazy Labor Day Weekend

We didn't do much this weekend. Greg and I made sure that the couch didn't fly away most of the time. We also had to make a trip to Bass Pro (Labor Day sales you know). Funny we didn't make it to any of the stores I wanted to go to. We went to Mike and Jessica's to visit with new baby Bella Branson. The kid has fingers and toes like Mike, but mainly looks like Jessica. Then we bar-b-qued. On Monday we went to Fulton. Greg wanted to play golf with my brother and dad (he crushed them). Then my mom and I took Luke to Columbia to shop. Boy was that an adventure. We weren't going to go to the mall, but ended up anyway. Of course I didn't have Luke's stroller, so I carried his chucky butt around in his pumpkin seat the whole time. Let me tell you I got my arm workout. He sat and laughed the whole time while I slowly lost feeling in my upper extremities. Oh the joy of parenting!

Visit to Fulton

Today we went to Fulton to visit my family. I always love to go home or so I thought. Now that Luke's here I've become a 2nd class citizen. I now know how Otis feels. Ouch! That's Ok I'm glad that everyone loves to see my son come and visit. Susie even left work early to get her time in. That's because when Grandma Toosley gets a hold of Luke no one else gets to hold him. He dosen't mind though, Luke is in heaven when someone is holding him. Can you say my son is spoiled rotten.

Lucas's Room

I realized that I never put pictures of Luke's room up for everyone to see. Not many people get the chance to come and see for themselves because we live so far out in the country, so here you go. This is where he's suppose to sleep (he still sleeps in the room with us right now), but he's progressing to his room. He takes naps there everyday. He really doesn't nap, he just sits there and watches his barnyard animals sing to him. We decided to turn Luke's room into a barnyard (because our house looks like one most of the time). I was going to turn the doors into barn doors, but I never got around to it.

Losing My Mind

Ok, so I am really eating my words. Before I became a mom I always made fun of those "over protective" moms. You know the ones that run to the ER for a cough. I of course said I will never be one of those moms. Today I was on the brim of being there. I decided to do some planting in my yard today because it was so nice outside. I put Luke in his stroller, and let Otis run like a mad man. Luke was cooing and playing with his rattle thing. I started messing in the yard and decided to see what Luke was so excited about. That's when I saw a HUGE mosquito sitting on his face. I immediately killed it. I was like Mr. Miagee (on Karate Kid) snatching it with 2 fingers with lightening speed. I showed it no mercy. Luke found it to be very interesting and Otis wanted in on the action too. Then a story popped into my head from the early morning news I had just watched. The first reported west nile case for this year was reported. OH MY GOD I PANICKED! I immediately went in and googled west nile and infants. Then I tried to match the picture of the mosquito to the one that I killed ( I so need to stop watching forensic files). After I really worked myself up, I had no choice but to send Creeper a text message. For

those of you that know Greg you now know that I was DESPERATE. Greg immediately sent a message to me that said please tell me you didn't call the doc on this because you have officially lost your mind. Of course after reading that I realized that I had and that my son was fine. I can't believe how I over reacted on this one. I feel sorry for this poor kid. I will definitely have to stay away from WebMD from now on.