Today was Lucas's 3 year check-up. We'd been talking about going and practicing "doctor" for a few days. It wasn't quite as smooth as we had practiced... he told the nurse he didn't like her and he was a little bit of a pill, but he was pretty good overall.
He weighed in at 36 pounds (90th percentile), and he is 40 inches tall (95th percentile).
He managed to only cry a little after his flu shot, then went to play with the toys in the waiting room. We finally left and went to Costco for groceries and a hot dog, which was fun.
Ever since he woke up he's been asking to go back to the doctor. He really likes those toys
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
EdaMommy
A conversation from dinner last night: (Dinner, meaning I served my son a bowl of corn and a bowl of edamame).
Me: Here's your edamame, Lucas.
L: What's edamame, Mommy?
Me: These poppy beans. (that's what he calls them)
L: Edamame? But, you're my mommy, Mommy.
Cute kid. Likes his corn and poppy beans, too.
Me: Here's your edamame, Lucas.
L: What's edamame, Mommy?
Me: These poppy beans. (that's what he calls them)
L: Edamame? But, you're my mommy, Mommy.
Cute kid. Likes his corn and poppy beans, too.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Future Soccer Mom
Well, folks, the results are in. Lucas will indeed have a baby brother! I am destined to a life at the soccer/baseball/football fields... and hopefully the swimming pool, too. (These boys will have perfect swimmers bodies, you know).
Ben, Lucas and I went to the doctor this morning for the ultrasound. Lucas sat on the floor and quietly watched a DVD while the doctor did the ultrasound. Ben and I watched big globs move around on the tv screen and occasionally recognized what appeared to be a head, hand, or foot. It was quite obvious that he was a boy once we got to that part of his body. The doctor actually thought it was a boy when I had an ultrasound at 12 weeks, so I wasn't too surprised.
Lucas didn't really pay much attention to the ultrasound - Word Factory was much more interesting.
This whole time Lucas has been saying that the baby was a girl named Ella. And when I said it might be a boy, he said it would be a boy named Ella. When we went out to the car we told him that the baby was indeed a boy, he then proclaimed that he needed a snack. Later he asked what that boy's name was gonna be - glad to see we've moved past Ella.
Today I am 21 weeks, 3 days along, and the average of all the measurements were exactly 21 weeks & 3 days, he was also 45th percentile, which is good. His little heart, umbilical cord, hands, lips, and nose, are all perfect. I'm sure he'll be a supermodel when he comes out.
After the doctor, we headed to IKEA to return some stuff, then headed home/work. After lunch I became a real actress. More on that later....
Ben, Lucas and I went to the doctor this morning for the ultrasound. Lucas sat on the floor and quietly watched a DVD while the doctor did the ultrasound. Ben and I watched big globs move around on the tv screen and occasionally recognized what appeared to be a head, hand, or foot. It was quite obvious that he was a boy once we got to that part of his body. The doctor actually thought it was a boy when I had an ultrasound at 12 weeks, so I wasn't too surprised.
Lucas didn't really pay much attention to the ultrasound - Word Factory was much more interesting.
This whole time Lucas has been saying that the baby was a girl named Ella. And when I said it might be a boy, he said it would be a boy named Ella. When we went out to the car we told him that the baby was indeed a boy, he then proclaimed that he needed a snack. Later he asked what that boy's name was gonna be - glad to see we've moved past Ella.
Today I am 21 weeks, 3 days along, and the average of all the measurements were exactly 21 weeks & 3 days, he was also 45th percentile, which is good. His little heart, umbilical cord, hands, lips, and nose, are all perfect. I'm sure he'll be a supermodel when he comes out.
After the doctor, we headed to IKEA to return some stuff, then headed home/work. After lunch I became a real actress. More on that later....
Monday, September 14, 2009
Happy Birthday to Grandma!
Grandma, you're so wonderful! Thanks for always being so fun, for being there since day 1, for being adventurous, and for being so nice to me even when I'm naughty. I hope you have a wonderful day in Albikiki.
Love, Lucas
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Big Reveal
We finished the room last night after Lucas went to bed. This morning before Ben went to work we had the big reveal to Lucas. He had no clue we had been working on a room for 2 weeks - he just knew that for a couple weeks his house was full of cardboard boxes, clutter, and that there had been some drilling/hammering last night. Here's the video from this morning:
All we wanted was for Lucas to say, "Oh my GOODNESS," which he says so sweetly. Instead he got hung up on the idea of a present he saw downstairs... It was actually a present from Ben's parent's last year, that we hid for a year b/c he wasn't quite old enough yet (very cool cars).
Anyhow, Lucas seems to like his new room. He thinks the bed is "cool." Ben did such an awesome job working his bum off on this room. I worked really hard at trying to help a little.
We let Lucas open the cars from last year after the big reveal. I had been saving them for a big potty training reward, but when he saw the present last night Ben told him he could open it. And guess what, Nana and Grandpa Pat? You got an "Oh my GOODNESS!" Congratulations.
All we wanted was for Lucas to say, "Oh my GOODNESS," which he says so sweetly. Instead he got hung up on the idea of a present he saw downstairs... It was actually a present from Ben's parent's last year, that we hid for a year b/c he wasn't quite old enough yet (very cool cars).
Anyhow, Lucas seems to like his new room. He thinks the bed is "cool." Ben did such an awesome job working his bum off on this room. I worked really hard at trying to help a little.
We let Lucas open the cars from last year after the big reveal. I had been saving them for a big potty training reward, but when he saw the present last night Ben told him he could open it. And guess what, Nana and Grandpa Pat? You got an "Oh my GOODNESS!" Congratulations.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Quote of the Day
"Being bad is FUN."
Lucas then expressed the joys of running away, hitting, pushing, being mean, and making messes. Ben and I were both kind of dumb founded for a minute because yes, being bad is fun. We eventually tried to talk about the consequences/rewards of our actions, blah, blah, blah.... Then we let him eat ice cream, watch a movie, pop popcorn - all so we could try to finish up his big boy room.
This was after a nightmarish experience at target this evening, where Lucas took some scarfs off the display and ran around the store with them trailing behind, me chasing him. Such a pill... but I did refuse to buy the pool toys we already had in the cart.
This was after a nightmarish experience at target this evening, where Lucas took some scarfs off the display and ran around the store with them trailing behind, me chasing him. Such a pill... but I did refuse to buy the pool toys we already had in the cart.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Pink or Blue???
We find out the baby's gender in two weeks from today. You can take the poll to the left to tell me what you think we're having.
On another note, I got to hang out with these fine folks last night:
Clay and Andrea were kind enough to let Wendy and me tag along for a visit to the NICU to meet the babies. I got to scrub in like a fancy doctor, watch Clay change the sweetest little poopy diaper, and hold the cutest 3 pounds ever. The boys are very attractive, just like their parents; although, they're a little more wrinkly. You should see their legs - so cute!
On another note, I got to hang out with these fine folks last night:
Clay and Andrea were kind enough to let Wendy and me tag along for a visit to the NICU to meet the babies. I got to scrub in like a fancy doctor, watch Clay change the sweetest little poopy diaper, and hold the cutest 3 pounds ever. The boys are very attractive, just like their parents; although, they're a little more wrinkly. You should see their legs - so cute!
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