He crawls....

This isn't from today, but was the only pic I could find of him in a close to crawling position...lol. Plus it is just too cute. I got his first crawl on video and am going to try to get it uploaded and posted on here.

So Drew offically started crawling today. He has been trying so hard now for weeks and was just going backwards and he was getting so frustrated. I kept saying...any day now he is going to get it!!! Well he got it today!! He is still learning and moving at a slow crawl, but I have a feeling it is going to get really crazy soon.

Luke's swimming lessons

Pictures are in random order from over the last 2 weeks

Circle time before the lessons start

Jumping in the water.

Front floats..

Big kicks!!!!

Waiting in line for the lesson to start.

Back float in the deep end!!

Joe and Drew, just watching.

Getting ready to go in the water!!

Luke is in swimming lessons for the first time. This is his 2nd week of it and has been really enjoying it and progressing. He is in level one and I am hoping to put him in level 2 after this session. All the sessions are already filled up for the summer, but we are #1 on the waiting list..so hopefully he will get in. Here are a few pics...He also started T-ball last week and I will get some pics up of that once I take some..lol.

Just a boy thing????

So have a question for you moms with boys. How long did it take your boys to stop going tinkle during the night? Luke is 5 1/2 now and still has to wear a pull up at night. He will go in spurts of not going at night. Sometime for up to two weeks, but then he starts again. We have tried differnet things like no drinks after dinner, going a bunch of time before bed, and I used to even wake him up at night to go. I only did this when I was prego with Drew cause I was up every night to potty and thought he might as well too. Sometimes that worked, but other times he would still go after I woke up him.
He has been potty trained during the day since he was like 2 1/2 and I haven't really given a lot of thought to the night time thing until like the last year or so. I figured he would just grow out of it and eventually get it. I still kinda feel this way, but then sometimes I start to wonder. He is a pretty hard sleeper and doesn't wake up to much. I don't think he will actually wake up to go. I think he will just have to learn to wait till morning. I heard somewhere that there is a hormone in our body that allows us to create less urine at night and until you have enough of that hormone it make it difficult to not go at night. Has anyone else heard that? I have also heard that it take boys longer than girls. Anyone have any tips or advice? I am not super concerned, but would be nice to be able to stop buying pull-ups.

Great yard sale find....

So I got this Evenflo car seat for Drew today at a yard sale for $15. He won't be using it for a few months. He is still using his rear facing infant seat, but I know the next few months are going to go by fast and I will need one. I have been searching on craigslist and also pricing new ones. I was surprised at how much they were. We used a hand-me-down one last time for Luke. They are just as much or more as the price we paid for Drew's infant travel system with the stroller. So, my friend Janaun called me today from a yard sale saying she found a car seat I might like. I drove over there and checked it out. They were asking $20, but I got it for $15. Great deal...I took it home and cleaned it up and it looks almost brand new. I love yard sales!!!

Luke's Soccer Season

So we put Luke into soccer this year. It was co-ed for 5 and 6 year olds. It was his first experience with organized sports. It was a blast. It was pretty mellow and laid back in their age group. Which was nice. Just trying to get them used to the sport and learn the basics. They had practice two days a week and games on Saturday. They did really good. I think they only lost like one or two games, they won a few, and tied a few. Luke made one goal and really enjoyed playing goalie too. He did great and was fun to watch. He did get sick one week and missed out on a few practices and two games. Here are a few of the fun pictures we took from his games and practices!!! He is getting ready to start T-ball and also swimming lessons in a few weeks. I am loving this stage with Luke and watching him get involved in activies...it is really fun!

8 months old

Well my handsome little guy is now 8 months old. Here is the latest about him...
He is weighing in at 19 lbs 4 oz and is about 28 1/4in long. He is quite the chubby boy still and I just love it. He has tried almost every fruit and veggie baby food and LOVES all of it. When we first started him on baby food he just gobbled it down...but due to constipation problems I had to really cut down on how much I give him. Poor guy....
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He is sitting up great and hardly even falls over anymore. He is learning to lean side to side and forward and balancing himself with his arms. He is also kinda a rocker.....he gets pretty excited sometimes and rocks back and forward. He is still perfectly content just sitting and hanging out in one spot. (which is fine by me) Don't think we will be seeing any crawling anytime in the next few week. I think Luke was over 9 months old when he first started crawling. But have been trying to give him more tummy time in case he decides to try to scoot around. I try to bring his knees and legs up to a crawling position and show him how to rock back and forward..but he just laughs cause he thinks I am tickling his legs..hehe.
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Over the past few months Drew really went through some separation anxiety and stranger anxiety. He is getting a lot better now, but if he is getting tired or hungry and I start to walk away from him or even turn my back on him he will lose it. It is really sweet actually. He loves his mommy.
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One great new accomplishment is he can now wave bye-bye. Of course not every time but if you catch him at the right time you might get lucky. He is getting quite the personality and I am seeing his first signs of throwing a fit. When he is laying on his back and gets mad he will lift his legs all the way up together and then bang them back down..it is pretty funny. But can make changing a diaper difficult sometimes...lol.
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Drew has been taking a lot better naps during the day and we have been trying to get them to mostly be naps in the crib. We have also been working on trying to teach him to fall asleep on his own. Laying him down VERY drowsy and letting him cry till he falls asleep. It works pretty good unless he is VERY overtired or not tired enough. Have to catch him at the right time. He will usually only cry for like 5 min and then nod off. I can usually tell right away if it is not going to work. The cry sounds different...more than just a whine and after 10 mins I know he is not going to fall asleep.
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Well feels like summer is almost here now. The weather is getting hot and we have been spending a lot of time outdoors enjoying it. Luke only has two days of school left and then it is summer break. He is already registered for kindergarten and I know he is going to miss going to pre-school. I am looking forward to not having such busy mornings and just hanging out around the house with the boys!!!
*Forgot to add...still no teeth yet for this boy...just waiting for one to pop through any day now!

Happy *Late* Mothers Day!!

Happy Mothers Day Everyone!!!
Sorry it is a little late. We had a nice and relaxing Mothers Day weekend!!