Lesson learned

Mistake #1--never put your child to bed without shorts/pants over his diaper.
Mistake #2--don't make your child wait in his crib after he wakes from a nap

Yesterday, Lucas woke up from his nap. I was busy so he had to wait a few minutes before I could get to him. I quickly realized my mistakes when I saw he had smeared poop all over his crib, all over himself, all over his books and toys, and then picked it up and thrown it on the floor. Needless to say, I learned my lesson the hard way. We were 30 minutes away from leaving for his doctor's appointment so I turned into supermom mode. He got a bath and fed and I got his room cleaned and deodorized and left on time for the appointment. I think I was in so much shock I didn't really get mad. I know better for next time.

Lucky for you, no pictures, I just wanted to record the memory.

Show me your muscles!

Lucas' latest thing is to show us his muscles. I caught him on video the second time he did it. It's pretty cute! Enjoy!

Lucas' 1st Birthday

Wow! Talk about good times with a lot of memories. We appreciate everyone who came to the party. Thank you for all the gifts. I am still full from all the food. We had a wonderful time and Lucas is very blessed to have family and friends like you guys. Here are some pics...

Time's Gone By Fast

In the past weeks, we have really noticed Lucas starting to recognize things. For example, he helped me put the dog bones away and picked out one bone to bring to the dogs. Today at daycare, he started dragging his diaper bag towards the door. I hadn't even said it was time to go yet. Sam and I are both just amazed at how quickly babies pick up on different things, especially at this age. It's just a huge reminder of how fast this year has gone by. He's only about 2 weeks away from his 1st birthday. Wow! I wish somehow I could have every second of every day recorded so I could take it all in again and again. This year has been truly amazing.

Mother's Day

We spent the day at the FW Zoo for Mother's Day. The weather was perfect and no big crowds. Lucas even started paying attention to the animals. He couldn't get his eyes off the gorillas and the zebras. He really liked the bird sanctuary. He kept trying to catch the birds. But, his favorite was the white tiger exhibit. They were very active on Sunday. He was so fascinated with them. Check out the video below. I am so thankful to spend my first Mother's Day with Sam and Lucas!

Easter 2010

We spent Easter Sunday with Sam's family. It was nice to have all 4 generations over for the day. It was fun to watch Lucas and cousin Jace hang out. We had to wait about 2 weeks to get some outdoor pictures of Lucas and his basket due to all the rain, but finally sunshine!! And yes, I know it took me even longer to post the pictures. It is just CRAZY having him all over the place. He keeps us on our toes for sure! He's been walking consistently since the end of 9 months but in the last couple of weeks, he's really gotten his confidence. He turned 11 month old on May 2. It's gone by so fast and he's changed so much we are just amazed.

Fort Worth Zoo!

After Lucas' 9 month check up we took him to the FW Zoo for the first time. We started with a picnic in the park and then headed over to the zoo. We had a great time, the animals were active--the lion was roaring, the primates were all out playing, the elephants and giraffes hanging out, and the hippo yawned really big for Lucas and Sam. We got some great pics. By the way, the doctor said Lucas looks great. He's 30.5 inches tall weighing 19 pounds. He did suggest we try allergy medicine for him. Looks like he inherited our allergies!










Oh, the Musuem of Living Art just opened in early March and its awesome. That's where Lucas saw the Komodo dragon. He couldn't stop staring at it.