Fun Funnies

Here are some pictures of my Sweet Monkeys...Happy Saturday!

Megan in her walker...we just got this down and she loves it! (So does Lukas lol!)

Lukas singing and playing with Megan...if you look closely you can see Lukas is balancing a little snowman on one of her toys of her exersaucer.

Megan watching Lukas drive his trains...she was really concentrating on what he was doing.

After Megan rolled over for her 1/2 a minute of happiness!

First Fever

Mr. Cameraman was under the weather.  He ran his first actual temperature of a 103 degrees the other night!  I was shocked!  Not just because it was so high, but he has never...ever...ever ran a temp...ever!  When he had ear infections (double ear infections even), stomach flu, or just a cold he had never ran a temp. 

So when our daycare lady called and and told me what was going on Tuesday morning...that's why I was shocked!  When she called me she told me that Lukas said "my head and tummy hurt, and my feelings hurt."  She asked him "your feelings hurt" he said "yeah, I miss my Mommy."  Awww...my sweet little guy wanted me.  That's when you know a child or anyone doesn't feel good "they want their mommy".  Heck I am 32 years old and I even want my Mom when I am sick.  I just feel like I need to call her when I don't feel good.  She always helps me feel better, even if it is just listening to me whine.  Well when we got home he didn't want to cuddle with me.  I was hoping he was gonna want to cuddle, but he wanted Daisy (our Jack Russel Terrier) instead.

Daisy took a nap with him and she cuddled and kept close to him all day.  I honestly think she liked the heat he was emitting, but she is a sweet dog so it may have been just to cuddle with him.  Megan has really started loving Daisy too.  She giggles at Daisy, puts those pudgy little hands out to Daisy, and makes happy squealing noises at her.  I remember my dogs growing up and it was the same.  They cuddled with you when you were sad, sick, or just in a grumpy mood.  Dogs love you no matter what. 

I digress...got off on a Dog/Daisy tangent there.  Sorry!  By Wednesday Lukas was feeling better.  Not sure what knocked him down for the count the one day, but his body fought it off!  Thank goodness!
 

Roll Over!

My little pudding pop rolled over this last weekend!  From her back to her tummy and from her tummy to her back!  She did both!  Good Job Megan!♥

Last week a friend of mine posted on Facebook that her baby rolled over.  I was excited for her and started to post 'Good Job' to her baby.  Well when I started posting I turned a truly positive thing into a downer post.  My post went like this "Good Job baby girl!  That is awesome!  I don't even thing Megan has rolled over yet, well I don't get to see her that often either so I am not sure.  I only get to be with her 4-5 hours a day (except weekends.)"  About a half hour after I posted I decided that I should delete that post.  I didn't want to high jack the post and make it about me and Megan.  So I deleted it and then posted "Good Job baby girl!" and left it at that.  After all I was happy and proud for her baby.  My Mommy guilt gets the best of me all the time.  I feel guilty because I am at work all day and not with my children.  It gets better as they get older, but when they are little and you are possibly missing 'firsts' then it gets tough.  I did send a apology to the baby's Mom after all I just wanted her to know I was excited for her baby and I was sorry for the downer post.  I told her I try so hard to be a positive and happy person (well some days are easier to be happy and positive than others lol), that I sometimes let my mood get the best of me at times.  She understood and helped me feel better too!  Us Moms gotta stick together!  Haha!  

Well when Sunday rolled around and Lukas and I were playing on the floor with Megan she rolled over out of nowhere!  Then I got up to go get my camera I had to take a picture of course!  By the time I came back Lukas was making some noise on the other side of the room and she rolled back onto her back so she could see what he was doing!  I was shocked!  Not only did she roll over to her tummy, but she rolled back to her back all by herself!  I did take pictures, and I will probably post them when I get a chance.  Well now every time we lay her down on the floor she pops up to her tummy and sometimes she will roll back onto her back.  It's crazy! 

I am one proud Mamma!  I am lucky too that I got to experience this first for her before anyone else!
Love you Miss Meggers!

Bring on the Holidays

We had our first teeny tiny little snow here last Thursday and it put Lukas into a fabulous mood!  Yeah my child loves winter and snow...he has been asking about snow and Christmas since July.  Good thing we live in the North where we get plenty of snow!  Saturday it sounds like we might get more snow.  (I am writing this Friday.)  By the time this posts, we will know!

There is a lot to get ready for and done before Christmas actually comes, but this year I am being lazy about it.  I think I will bake and find some neat things to make for gifts this year, but also try to enjoy it.  I usually get so busy with baking and being places that I don't get to enjoy the holiday.  I am going to "try" (try...being the keyword here) to just breathe it in and enjoy it.  It's my baby girl's first Christmas, our first Christmas as a complete family, and I want to just suck it all in and be part of the magic.  I will allow myself to bake one or two things...maybe, but I didn't commit to anything so I don't have to if I don't want to.  I am going to see if Chris and I can't sneak away for one evening so we can have supper and enjoy each other during this holiday season.  Hopefully we can, but the ones that we rely on for babysitting are busy with their holiday season too.  Lastly, I want to cuddle with my kids...drink hot chocolate, watch Christmas cartoons, and just soak up their sweet littleness.  One day I might look back and regret not getting to snuggle and do these things.  Wish me luck! 

Tree Fun

Last weekend we put up our Christmas Tree and Lukas went a little crazy with our camera.  Here are some pictures from the night and that weekend.

Just a small fraction of Lukas's pictures from that weekend:  Slide Show

Happy Saturday!

This Shall Pass?

I do believe Lukas is going through his "I AM AN INDIVIDUAL" stage.  He is defiant at times, but he is so emotional!  First he will say he does want something, then he will not want it, and then he does want it.  It's enough to drive a person to a loony bin...I swear!  He has started getting mad about his clothes in the morning, what we have to eat, emotionally breaks down for the smallest things.  He will want to say who is doing what for him.  I hope this is a phase that passes...and I hope it passes quickly!  I am a blessed lady to have such a sweet little boy, but when he is Monster Lukas that is when I feel like I am going nuts! 

See this...'happy go lucky, I love spatulas for toys, and I am fun' Lukas.  Where did he go?  We only get snippets of the day with this Lukas now and 'I will argue and want it my way Lukas' takes over most the time!  Yikes...3 1/2 year old...what does one do! 

Happy Birthday Great Grandma

Today is Great Grandma's Birthday!  The above picture is of her and my little monkeys!  We love you!

Happy Birthday Great Grandma!♥