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Luke Stats

Height: 23.5 Inches
Head Circumference: 39 c.m.
Weight: 11 lb. 5 oz.
Age: 2 Months

Luke is holding his head up really well, little bobs still though. Not much cooing sounds but watch out for his cry, it is so loud and angry. He can follow objects with his eyes and turn to sound. He totally recognizes my voice if I talk to him from across the room. The song I Am A Child Of God calms him down when he is upset, it calms me down too when I sing it. He is sleeping well at night, 3 four hour stretches beginning around 10 p.m.

Lei has begun a nasty habit of wanting to come in our bed around 4 a.m. The third bedroom in our apt. is being redone so Luke is in our room right now and I think that is why she wants to be in the room too. I can't wait to be able to move him back to his room. Lei has started to go potty in the toilet, except #2 she says it scares her. She is in pull-ups and has no accidents except for when she naps or if she is sent to her room for a time out. I think she pees on purpose in time out to get back at me. LOL. Last week she announced she didn't want to wear diapers but wanted to wear her Dora panties. (Dora pull-ups) Since then she has made HUGE progress in the potty training department. I am so happy. The cost of her diapers will shortly be replaced with the need to buy formula. I can't make enough milk for Luke so I need to supplement with formula. I have to say I am tired of breast feeding and now just pump or feed him when I feel full. It was too hard to stop what I was doing every 2 hours to pump for an oz. of milk.

Smiles

Peter Pan's Neverland

We went to FairyTale Land's annual Halloween event; and this year's theme was Peter Pan. We went with my Dad and Nancy and had a lot of fun! Kaleia and Luke were Dalmation pups and I didn't wear my Cruella D'evil costume; I am saving it for next week. Luke slept the whole time and Lei had a ton of fun trick or treating and playing on the train. She wasn't afraid of Captain Hook, got to make a pipe or flute as she called it and just run around a play.

Excited!

Okay I am getting excited for Halloween it is my favorite holiday. Here is a pic. from last year. Can't believe I wasn't even pregnant this time last year and now we have another child this Halloween.

I did IT!

Okay I actaully did it. I paid the registration fee and booked the hotel room for the February 1st, 2009 marathon in Huntington Beach, CA. And on my name bib I am having them put:
Stacy @ 125.

Yes, I have put it out to the universe my dream/goal weight to be is 125 at the time of the race. That would put me just a few pounds below where I was before I got pregnant this last time. Wish me luck. Hitting the gym 5X a week and doing weight watchers hard core.

I really like the gym cuz they have a day care that Lei loves to go to and play. In fact she throws a fit when it is time to leave and it is quite embarrasing.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Well it has been 5 years now! WhooHoo! I feel like it has gone by fast but also that it has been a lifetime. So much has changed; for me personally and us as a couple. We also have 2 great kids now too. We are officially grown-ups I believe. Went to a good steak house for dinner (Carvers), good but not our favorite. Sadly 5th Street Steak house in Chico, was too long of a drive. Then we went to the mall to get Jord. some much needed jeans (I know not much of a date but you just can't go far with a 6 week old :)and while in the dressing room in gap Jord vanishes. Now for those who read my blog ages ago remember the cost plus story (Jord. fell asleep on a couch in the corner of the store and i couldn't find him for a 1/2 hour!) I am thinking okay...no couch now where do I look? So I wander out and find him in Zales buying me the wedding band to this ring set I have been lusting over for the past year and a 1/2. I was totally shocked/surprised and I believe he was very proud of himself surprising me. I love my ring!!! Jordan is such a wonderful man. He is patient (with me as a wife this is a major plus, I am always changing my mind) soo humble he has no idea how great he is, a wonderful father, he is hysterically funny, loyal, devoted, I guess I could go on and on. We sat in bed last night and thought of our top favorite moments over the years and here are a few of the highlights (kid moments excluded):
1. Peir 39 is easily our #1
2. shopping with gift cards after we were married. we were soo poor we only bought one thing a day to spread out the fun.
3. Job hunting after we moved: I drove him to dentist offices while he jumped out to drop off resumes and he turned before getting out of the car and said "how do I look?" I told him great and let him get out of the car before calling him back to let him know he had ink all over his face. he had been chewing on a pen, i laughed so hard.
4. having disneyland passes and going like every weekend. we would always ride pirates of the caribean and have great talks on this ride.
5. Walking along the beach every Sunday when we lived down south. We really miss it down there and would love to move back if our family didn't live in the north half.

Baby Bjorn

This is a shout out to the baby bjorn. I pulled it out of a box a couple of days ago and now have worn it every afternoon and into Costco and Luke loves it. I don't know what to do with myself cuz I have so much more spare time since he is happy in my little pouch. And not having the carseat in the shopping cart at costco was so nice. Lei likes it to cuz my hands are free to play my little ponies with her and pooh bear. We got her a new pooh cuz the old was so dirty/gross. They don't make the one she had though and is not taken with the new one very much. It has become my new toy now to play with her with the old pooh.

Funny:
Today we went to the Dr.'s to get Kaleia's flu shot/nasal spray (you know they just squirt the shot up your nose now?!) anyway, we are walking thru the parking lot and it is a windy day and she grabs her pony tail and says, "oh know! Mom, run the windy is messing my hair!" I don't know where she got that from. I purposly don't have bangs or wear hairspray to avoid that feeling!

New Nickname

Lei has started calling Luke Wookie Wookie. So Jord and I were laughing at the idea of being at some sports game years down the road and cheering in a deep voice Woookie Woookie!