15m check up

Lucas had his 15m check up this weekend....wait. What?! 15m?!?! Seriously, time has gotten away from us. Sitting in the waiting room for 50 minutes was not what I had in mind. Neither did Lucas. Long story short, by the time the called his name I had auctioned him off to the highest bidder. The kid was giving me grey hair!

Once we got into the room he calmed down. Then all hell broke loose. He wanted to part of the exams and then the shots. Those are always fun. Poor guy did all he could but fall off the table. As soon as we were done he fell asleep.

The doc and I spoke about some development issues and answered some questions I had. Peanut butter. Toddler beds. Words. Thankfully he's on track. His stats blew my mind this time. He's always been high in height and middle in weight. At 15m he's:

25lb @60%
35in @99%

Holy Moses. We have a tall kid on our hands :)

Some of Lucas fav things are still the same but we've acquired an extreme liking for cheese balls. He's orange over half the time I see him :)

First family vacation

An opportunity came up for Danny and I and Lucas to take our first vacation. I couldn't say no for the price! Condo on the beach! Yes please. We asked my mom to come along as well. She needed the break just as much as the rest of us. And so, we were off. Friday night we left shortly after Danny got off work at 10:00. We loaded up the car and hit the road by 11:30. Gas stops and restroom breaks. We drove 15 hours to North Reddington Beach, FL. It was so nice. Just shy of Tampa. We had a good time. Seeing Lucas for the first time on the beach was such a good feeling. Danny and I got to experience that as a family and I think we both kinda needed it. We have Lucas at different points in the day so it was awesome to have him all day! I don't think Lucas knew what to do with all the attention :)

We took naps, played in the pool, picked shells for projects, went to the zoo, swam in the pool, went on a 2.5hr cruise for our anniversary, and most importantly spent quality time as a family. Not to mention got a good tan along the way! Here are a few pics of our trip. I loved so many of the ones we had taken but not enough space to put all of them in the blog. So here are a couple...

First haircut :)

We finally did it. Daddy took him to get his first haircut. I missed it but it's ok. I'll have other first time moments to spend with him. Here Are some photos :)

Life with a 13m old

We have been very blessed to not have to take Lucas to a daycare. He gets some interaction with other kids at Nana Beths. Emma and Ellie are 6 and 4. They absolutely adore Lucas. They were so excited when he started walking. They couldnt wait to take him outside and play with him. I am sure there was alot of holding hands and falling down going on since he was so new at it. I am sure he had fun. So far hes only had one accident. He fell walking outside of the apartment with Daddy and got a boo-boo on his chin. Honestly, it was cute. I think it made him look tough :)

We have yet to get his first haircut. I just havent been able to work up the courage to take him and cut off his curls. I love them. His hair is out of control right now. Its really growing and starting to look shaggy. Not to mention, more blonde :) which I am definately not mad about. The child doesnt look like me at all, so for hiim to start getting lighter hair makes me smile.

His sleeping patterns have been the same since he was little. He goes down between 7-9. He sleeps well into the night with some tossing and turning, but nothing to where I have to get up and comfort him. He wakes up for his 6am bottle and goes right back to bed. We are still giving him a bottle of milk at night and a bottle of milk in the morning. He hasnt been on formula or baby food since he turned one and so far we havent had issues. I am so glad he likes milk and is not a picky eater. He's been talking alot. Momma and daddy are get common. Up is beginning to get louder. He loves to yell in the car. I call it music to my ears. He loves it. I also encourage it so I can't be mad when I get a headache later in the day from the soulful tunes he blurts out. It's just too cute. His pacifier isn't going away anytime soon. My aunt cara told me my cousin Sara had one until she was 5. I'm thinking this may be the case for us. He loves his binky.

I've yet to punish Lucas. Danny is very good at discipline with him. I on the other hand suck. I can tell him no but I cannot make him sit or spank. It breaks my heart. He tested me last night. He kept standing up in the bath tub and I had enough. I kept saying no but he kept doing it. Still, I couldn't spank so I just took him out and moved on with our night. I'm afraid he'll be mad at me lol.

I love that Lucas can walk. It makes him look like such a big boy. Crazy to think how just a few short months ago, he was only just learning to crawl. Time sure does go fast!

Lucas always enjoys spending time with his girlfriends. Payton and Hadley :-)

Walking :) 12 1/2 months

So Lucas has been walking for about 2 weeks. He's getting so good. Following us around the house and even opening some doors when he shouldn't be. That door being the one leading out of our apartment and into the hallway with stairs. It's so scary! He's almost given me a heart attack. Twice.

He loves puffs. No joke. This kid eats them all day long. I can't even have the bottle out or he screams til he gets some.

He's doing very well with drinking from his sippy cups and straws. He's still got some chewing issues but getting better. He wants to swallow right away and he can't always do that.

His one year stats were 22.10lb and 321/2 inches :)

One.

March 18, 2011.
I had been having contractions all day. These were different. They were coming faster and felt like my insides were burning. I called the doc and went in. Again, same story different day. I wasn't dialated enough to be admitted so I went home. Something wasnt right. I could tell. I went to bed around 11am and woke up at 530pm in excruciating pain. It was time.

It was the last call I would make to my husband before we became parents. He questioned me one last time. "Are you sure this time"?! I prayed it was.

We got to the hospital around 6:00pm. By this time I was contracting every 3 min and was certain this child was coming. My parents were on the way from Indy and my grandpa came too. Everyone had been notified.

Then it happened again. I was sent home because I was still only 2cm dialated. SERIOUSLY! My family was here at this point and I could barely keep from crying. I was released from the hospital at 9pm.

I knew this baby was coming. Why couldn't they just believe me. It was my first baby and I didn't know what I was talking about, I heard them mumble. I wasn't about to make my family drive all the way back to Indy. We found the nearest restaurant and hotel. Spaghetti was the last meal I consumed before giving birth.

We all got settled into the hotel and everyone tried to keep busy while I labored in the bathtub. Sam, Kate, Danny played cards. Mom and papaw got some sleep. I labored. And labored. And labored. 3am came and I had enough.

March 19, 2011
Mom, sam, Danny, kate, and I packed up the truck and headed back to the hospital. Papaw stayed in bed to get some more rest in case this was ANOTHER false alarm. We got to the hospital and I checked in. Everyone had to stay behind while they checked me and WAHOOOOO, I was dialated to 4cm! That was all I needed.

I got my epidural around 6am. It went better than I thought. I was nervous but we got through it. Danny held my hand the whole time. It was awesome. Once I got my epidural I was instructed to just rest and try to get some sleep before the big stuff came. In the meantime Danny had called my best friends and more of the family, and they were on their way. I was so happy they were coming to experience this with me.

My water broke around 10am. By this time I was at 6cm. I was progressing slowly but I was progressing on my own with no pitocin. Thats what I was most proud about...until....the HOT SPOT. If you arent familiar with labor terms, I had one of the most excrutiating pains in my entire life. The epidural was working great, except in my left hip. I could feel everything in my left hip. It was getting to the point where I thought my entire leg was going to break. I just could feel so much pressure and burning that I wasnt sure if I was going to be able to push. In the mean time, Lucas decided that he didnt like me laying on my side and his heart rate decided to drop. Everyone had to leave the room while they gave me oxygen and flipped me over to get him moving and situated into a spot where he could be comfy. It was so scary. I was certain my blood pressure was through the roof and I was going to go into a panic attack or preeclampsia.

Once that was over and everything calmed down, they let me press my button to release more of the meds into my system and gave me another type of drug to ease my pain. Thank goodness that helped. I fell asleep at 8cm...now thats not normal. At 8cm you are about ready for the rodeo. Not me, I was sawing logs. It was nice. They came to check me a bit later and I had gotten to 10cm but I just didnt feel like pushing. I wasnt feeling the pressure they described so I just felt like I would wait a bit longer. My doc wasnt even there yet so I didnt see the rush.

Then, something just came over me and I felt like pushing and getting this shit over with. I started pushing at 1:30 pm. I pushed 4 times with every contraction but was starting to get that stupid HOTT SPOT pain again so things began to get more and more difficult. I just knew I had to suck it up and get through this. Danny held a wash cloth on my face while my mom, debi, and sister all cried the entire time I was giving birth. I remember looking down at my sister who was just in tears as they pulled Lucas out. She was so happy and I am so glad she got to experience this moment with me. My nurse did an amazing job until my doctor got there. He literally was there just in time to do a procedure on me so I could push Lucas out and be done. Lucas was born at 2:50pm. I couldnt quite see him as soon as they took him out. I was trying not to scream in pain due to the HOTT SPOT pain i was having. It was really coming and I couldnt believe that my hip was still attached when I was finished. Doc finished up on me while everyone went over and visited with Lucas. I finally got to hold him after they cleaned him up a bit and got his vitals. I couldnt take my eyes off of him. Our family was complete...

or just started :)

3/19/11 Just minutes old.

3/19/2012 ONE YEAR OLD

First Christmas :)

I couldnt believe it was already here. Lucas celebrated his first Christmas! Hard to believe his first one has already came and gone. It was definitely a moment I will never forget. Waking up with him on Christmas morning was the best feeling I have ever experienced. I truly feel like I am the luckiest mom in the world :) Being the mom of an almost 10 month old boy is so far, the coolest thing! He makes every day, a better day. Sometimes I forget what life was even like before Lucas was born! What the heck did I do with all that free time?!?! If you truly know me, you know exactly what I did ((SLEEP))!!! HaHa! Here are a few pics from his first Chrstmas and one from New Years Eve :)

 all his new stuff :)

 Christmas Eve

 Christmas morning :)

 He loved this toy!

 Christmas day with Papaw :)

 Lucas and Callie Jo

Happy New Year :)