Ice Cream Social

Last week Uncle Luke came over and had dinner with us. It was

such a special treat that we decided to have cookies and ice

cream for dessert, or as Caleb calls it, an "Ice cream social!"

He is just like his Daddy! Oh, and I love that Uncle Luke sat at

the Mickey table with Caleb...it made Caleb's night having

"Yuke" around.

You know you're approaching your due date when...

• your maternity shirts no longer cover your belly.
• you have a cup of coffee in the morning, a Diet Coke in the afternoon, and an iced tea for dinner.
• you find time to organize your pantry, kitchen cabinets, laundry room, closets, and so on.
• you no longer look at the scale. Who cares at this point?!!
• the billing lady at your OB's office knows you by name.
• rolling over in bed and standing up from the floor take actual effort on your part.
• people comment, "You look like you are going to pop." Gee thanks.
• you email a friend from work about your latest prenatal appointment, providing ALL the details of how you are progressing, only to get the response, "Um, I think you meant to send this to a different Mary B., but congrats on your baby!"
• episodes of MTV's Teen Mom always make you cry.
• you have washed everything for the baby but have it neatly folded in laundry baskets because you HAVE NO DRESSER TO PUT THEM IN.
• the lady at the furniture store tells you the furniture you ordered in mid-October still sits at the manufacturer in New Jersey, you contemplate renting a U-Haul to go and pick it up.
• the lady at the furniture store tells you "at least two weeks" (the same thing she said two weeks ago) you immediately call your husband and have an emotional breakdown.

Whew. I actually feel better now.

Snow Day

Well, it's another snow day here, and while in years past I
was always super excited about snow days, I have to say that
they are getting a little old. Somehow they keep occurring on
my scheduled work days! (Days that I won't be able to make
up since I'll be at home with the baby!)

To put it simply, Caleb and I are bored. So, before 10am this
morning, this is what we had already gotten into...


A mid-morning snack as a bear,



an episode (or 2, or 3) of Mickey while dressed as Mickey,


and some train play, also while dressed as Mickey.

I wonder what this afternoon will bring?!!

Who is this child?

Who is this child, and what has he done with my son, who even as a
baby, would never sleep anywhere but his own bed???

Sledding Fun!

Snow Day!

We got word Thursday night that Friday would be another Snow
Day! And while the temperatures were much colder, Caleb and I
still braved the elements for some fun in the snow!

Early Dismissal

When I left for work Thursday morning, there wasn't a flake of snow
to be seen. In fact, when we received word that we would be
dismissing school early that day, there still wasn't a flake of snow!
But, I didn't argue, and after standing outside for 20 minutes IN
THE SNOW at 1:30pm while our car riders left, I decided they
made a good decision. By 4:00, Caleb and I were outside playing
in the snow. I may have enjoyed his new sled myself, but thankfully,
no labor! ;)

Wednesday evening we drove around town and made phone

call after phone call, but thankfully, we found the perfect sled

(on sale!!) at Meijers! We wanted to be prepared, just in case!

I pulled him up the hill more times than I should have, but then

decided that he was big enough to make it up himself!

Add sledding to the list of activities that he LOVES!

And playing on mounds of snow.

What he doesn't love are snow covered gloves. I showed him

how to clap his hands to clean them off, but each time he did

that all the snow flew in his face. He really didn't like that!

Donuts with Dad

Last week Caleb's school had a special treat, Donuts with Dad!
It worked out perfect that Creed didn't work until noon that day
so he was able to go.

Think Caleb is excited?!!





I am so glad that they were able to do something special
together. Muffins with Mom is on February 25, so fingers
crossed I'll still be able to go with my little man!

34 Weeks

I realized that it's been 8 weeks since I posted an updated

baby bump (I'm not sure bump is the correct description at

this point!) picture. Oops! (Truthfully, I'm not a fan of my

puffy, pregnant face these days, so that is why I've put it off

for 2 months!)

***

Baby Luke and I are doing well these days. I have some days

where I feel great, and other days where I really feel pregnant.

I guess that's expected! On a positive note, he is very low, so

I don't have any issues with heartburn, pain in the ribs, trouble

breathing, etc. so that's a plus!

***

He is still a very active little one, with fairly predictable times of

activity. It looks like we may have some late nights once he

arrives! Even though we ordered his furniture in October, it

STILL hasn't arrived! I am SO looking forward to setting up his

room, the wait is just driving me crazy!

***

I go to the doctor next Monday, and after that it's every week!

I can't believe we are already at that point...Being pregnant

October through December sures makes time seem to fly by.

***

Caleb has received two big brother books, both of which we

read often at bedtime. I also ordered him a book that explains

what it will be like once the baby arrives, and he seems to

enjoy reading it. However, he now says that "No, Baby Luke

is not coming," so that may be a bad sign. We'll see...

Sunday Dinner

On most Sundays we have lunch after church at Grandma and
Grandaddy's house. Last Sunday Caleb became very interested
in the preparation as Grandaddy was using an electric knife to
cut the roast. He wanted to see up close what all the noise was!

**The sun glasses were a "pick your battles" thing. He

actually wore them to church last week, and for the better

part of the time that he was in the nursery. He even wore

them during lunch!