Snow Much Fun!

As most of you have probably heard the Midwest had another ice/snow storm on Thursday and Friday. Thankfully we didn't get as much ice as predicted and so didn't lose power (we have buried power lines so I wasn't overly concerned about it anyway). All said, we have about 3/4 inch of ice and about 4-5 inches of snow on top of that. This morning Troy and I decided that Luke should have his first experience playing in the snow. He absolutely loved it as you can see in the video. Luke usually gets pretty upset when he comes inside but he didn't even fuss a little which is surprising given the fact that he didn't want to go in as seen in the video. I've included a few pictures too because Luke is just so cute! Luke did attempt his first snow angel but it didn't turn out too well.

Prayer Request

So, I don't normally post serious topics on here. This one is serious. I am asking for prayers for my Mom. She had a colonoscopy this morning and the results weren't good. The doctor was pretty sure he found some cancer. We won't know for sure until the biopsy results come in but either way she is going to have to have surgery to remove the growth. She is scheduled to have a CT scan on Monday to make sure there isn't anything else to worry about and she is meeting with a surgeon on February 9th to talk about removing the growth.

I have to say this totally caught me off guard- no one is ever prepared to hear the word cancer. Thankfully, the growth is small and it was caught early. My Mom is a strong lady and there’s no doubt that she will come through this just fine; however, all prayers and good thoughts are greatly appreciated.

In the Tub

So you're probably thinking bath pictures based on the title- wrong :) Luke got some Legos for Christmas and I bought a tub to keep them in when they aren't spread out all over the floor. The tub has become more fascinating than the Legos. Luke loves to climb in and out of it and sit in it. He barely fits so he gets into some rather interesting positions.

By the way, isn't Luke's shirt cute! I love the top left picture; I think Luke looks adorable in white!

Aunt Sarah's Visit

Aunt Sarah came for a visit over the weekend. She arrived late Friday afternoon and left early yesterday morning. We all had a great time with her. Luke loves to do anything with Sarah and he had a blast all weekend long. Thanks for coming Aunt Sarah and for babysitting so we could have a date!

Asleep in the Chair

I absolutely love what I am about to share! It has happened maybe a total of 5 times in Luke's life but today's event was completely unexpected. He fell asleep in his highchair during lunch. You might think that's not a big deal but it was so cute and so funny at the same time. It was totally out of left field because he was happily eating a cookie I had just given him when I picked up my plate to take it to the sink and I turned around and he was out. It was surprising for two reasons, one, Luke hadn't acted tired all morning and two, how do you fall asleep with a cookie in your hand? And, Luke loves his cookies, what kid doesn't? The situation became even more comical. After quickly taking a few pictures, how can you not, I went to load the dishes in the dishwasher and I woke Luke up which was my intention (we can not mess up the afternoon nap schedule now can we). He was startled when he woke up but he grabbed his sippy cup, took a drink of milk and continued eating his cookie. Well, at least he tried to- he fell back asleep for a second time. This time the cookie was still in his hand and his hands were pretty close to his mouth. I took a few more pictures and then woke him up. I had to rub his hand to keep him awake to eat the cookie which he really wanted to do because he went straight back to it the second time he woke up. Luke did finish the cookie and then played a bit before nap time but he went down for his nap early and I imagine he will take a nice, long nap this afternoon. I normally wouldn't post 4 pictures that are so similar but they show the progression so well and they are all so sweet. Enjoy- I certainly did!

Sick Again!

So Luke was sick again over the weekend. It actually started late on Thursday when I took Luke's temperature to find it was 102.5 degrees. It was too late to go to the doctor by then and I was really worried he had an ear infection because his right ear was bright red. Thankfully he slept relatively well only waking up twice. When he woke up on Friday morning his temp was 103.2- not good. The doctor couldn't see us until 12:15 so Luke had some Tylenol and we chilled on the couch. As it turned out, it wasn't an ear infection but an infection in his throat. The doctor didn't call it strep but I'm guessing it was similar. So off to Target we went to fill his amoxicillin prescription. Luke took a super nap on Friday afternoon and he slept through the night; however, Saturday morning was a little rough. Luke woke up at 6:45 am and still had a temperature and it seemed that his throat was really bothering him. Poor little guy was inconsolable for about 2 hours when of all things Goldfish crackers satisfied him. After his snack we all took a short nap before he woke up crying again. Thankfully he settled down pretty fast but he still didn't want to be more than a couple of feet away from me (your mom is always the best when you don't feel good). Another good nap in the afternoon and by dinner time he seemed to be feeling better although his temperature didn't break until during the night. Yesterday you could hardly tell he had been sick other than the extra nap he took in the morning. And today Luke is back to his regular happy, smiley self!

Finger Painting

Last Tuesday Luke tried finger painting for the first time. He wasn't too sure about it at first but once I showed him how to swirl the paint around with your fingers he really started to get into it. Unfortunately Luke thought he would try to taste the paint- bad idea. It's non-toxic of course but I'm sure it tastes terrible and he started crying so that was the end of his first attempt to paint. Oh, you can't really tell in the pictures but he's wearing one of Troy's undershirts and he looked absolutely adorable!