4 Months old

Luke is now 4 months old and I can't beleive it.. He is growing so big and it makes me so sad.. Soon he'll be Jayven's age and I just can't have it.. lol Might I add that Luke hasn't had the easiest 4 months either.. He has been in primary childrens 2 times, had double ear infections 3 times and right now just getting over RSV and the 3rd set of ear infections. Poor baby.. It doesn't stop him from doing much tho, (besides sleeping thru the night) he wants so badly to sit up, he hates laying down. I give him 2 weeks before he is sitting all alone, he can pretty much do it now, but falls forward once in a while. I swear he is teething from how much drool he has and how he loves to chew on everything.. He has great hand skills already grabs what he wants, he has a rattle thing that he loves to bang around. His favorite is to bang it on his swing tray thingy it makes alot more noise that way! :)

He is rolling over from his belly to back and he can twist his little body over from back to belly but can't get over the arm that is stuck underneath him. lol it is too cute.. He loves to be outside and just look around, the other morning we had the young men come over and airate (sp) our lawn and we sat out on the porch and watched them and he would move his head back and forth as either they came and went or if a car came and went.. It was pretty cute.. He is a VERY smiley baby if you even say the slightest word to him he will smile and shove his hand in his mouth almost like he is shy or so excited to get the attention! Ugh, I just love him!!

Yesterday we couldn't go to church again because the boys are still contagious with RSV so we decided to do alittle trip out to Golden Spike. Let me tell you, WAIST OF MY TIME!!! It was so dumb, it only took 30 min from our house to get there but it was just so silly. Jayven enjoyed the gift shop and standing on the railroad tracks but that is about it. We were there all of a half hour maybe. There were not even real trains there.. How lame huh. So we asked the guy at the desk, if there was anyway we could go see them because Jayven is so in love with trains still. So he called over to the train house where they were working on them and told them they had a little boy who was dying to see them so they let us go up there. It was kinda neat but still silly because they weren't in working condition so Jayven didn't get the full effect of the train like we would have thought he would.. We will definately be finding a new train depot. Maybe the Union Station in Ogden.

I can not figure out how to get my dang pictures to shop up down here!! or how to delete the one sitting sideways so sorry!! Enjoy!

Luke's Blessing

Today we had the opportunity to bless Luke. It was so great and I am so thankful that James is a worthy priesthood holder that can do this for our children. Luke did so good, and James says Luke even started smiling when he was in the middle of the blessing. We were able to have our family be with us today and it was a great turn out. Thank you for everyone that came, we appreciate it. I know it is a far drive but so worth it huh?

Luke has been sick the past week or so, he was tested on monday for RSV and had it, although he didn't show a single sign until yesterday and now it is bad.. :( Its not good, I hope it gets better, his cough just kills me, I hate seeing him sick..

Luke is such a blessing to our family and I love him more than he could ever know. I thank the Lord daily for him to be in our lives...

Mommy and daddy love you Lukas!!

Its been a LONG time...

I love his blue eyes!!

Man how life is so dang crazy with two kids, gymnastics, work, and the regular mother/wife duties.. Jayven turned 3 in January and Luke is almost 3 months old.. How time flies by, I want my babies back..

I went back to work about a month ago and I only work 2 days a week and very short shifts but it is good enough for me right now, even tho I wished I could bring home more money, I think i'm good for now..

Jayven started gymnastics the week of his birthday and he LOVES it. It is so stinkin cute to watch him learn new things and to listen.. I think that is the best part he just sits there and takes everything in and does everything the teacher tells him to do.. I wish he listen to everything I tell him to do. It is fun for him to interact with friends up here, it is so hard because his best friend (only friend) Revin moved away last year and we don't really see them as often as we should so its good for him to have a set time that he gets to hang out with other kids. He has a show in May that I just can't wait for, he gets to show off what he has learned.. Jayven is also being such a handfull right now, he has learned some things that I am not very fond of and has been talk to numerous times about, I hope it is just a phase and he will grow out of it, and mom and dad have watched very carefully at his actions and things we do and watch so he won't catch on anymore than he already has...

Luke is growing like a weed.. We went in for his 2 month appt and he weighed 11 pounds and looks great says Dr. Lei, (the best ped ever). Even tho he has had a trip to Primary Childrens hospital for fevers, 2 double ear infections he is a pretty good baby. Luke doesn't sleesp as well as Jayven did so it is hard on me but i'm managing.. He is smiling, and cooing and it is so fun. He LOVES his big brother and smiles everytime he sees him. We will lay him down on the floor and he will just watch Jayv run back and forth in and out of the room and sometimes even start to fuss when he does leave the room but will be right back to that smiley boy when he can see his big bro.. It is pretty cute, I can't wait til Luke can play with Jayven and they can be the best of friends..

We are almost finished remodeling our basement it should be done this week, what a long 2 months it has been.. It really stinks having all of your living space just upstairs, it is like we went back to an apartment.. NOT fun.. But it will be great to have it all done, we are moving Jayven downstairs and it is definately going to take some getting used to on my part, I have many mixed emotions about it, but we are getting him bunk beds and he seems to think that will be pretty cool. (I'm doing it so he can get out of the window if there is a fire)

James is still slavin away at work and school. I don't know how that kid does it.. I definately am so proud of him for all his hard work..

Sorry for no pictures lately my memory card got deleted when my camera decided it wanted to formatt.. So, if anyone knows how I can get those pictures back I'll love you forever!! :)

I did manage to take a few in the past few days so here they are.. Enjoy!!

Visits and pictures!

FIRST FAMILY PICTURE!

The last couple of weeks have been crazy with two kids, Thanksgiving, and Christmas coming up.. Luke is growing big and I can't believe it has almost been 4 weeks since I had him. We all got sick about a week ago and that was really hard on me to see that little body of his go through that.. I hope we can keep him well for the rest of the winter! No fun..
Last weekend we were able to go visit my grandpa in the nursing home. It was a great visit I haven't seen him in a while. I feel so bad for him being there all alone and I felt even worse that I haven't been down to see him sooner. My dad and the boys went with and we had a great time, we got grandpa to laugh it was great.. He fell about a week ago and got a black eye with some stitches to go along with it, and man does it look sore.. :( So my dad was asking him how he got it and of course he didn't say anything, and my dad started teasing him and patted him on the back and said "I know you were chasing all these sexy ladies around this place" and grandpa got the BIGGEST smile on his face and made a laughing sound. It just made our days. Grandpa also loved Lukas he kept pulling down his car seat so he could see inside and get a good look. I finally got him out and let grandpa hold him and it was the sweetest thing ever, his eyes swelled up with tears and he even let out a few smiles.. It really touched me.. Here are a few pictures of our night with great grandpa! :) enjoy!
Here are a few more pictures of how big Luke is getting! :)

Jayven just loves being the big brother!

I love this picture of James and LukeLukas loves to smile and is full of them!! :)

LUKAS JAMES THOMAS

He is here! 6.7 lbs 17.5 inches born at 1:37 am. Everything went great and he is health.. Super cute looks like Jayven. Not as much hair, but what he does have is dark and curly. Haven't gotten to see his eyes yet so not sure what color they are.. They did take him into the NICU cause his breathing was a little fast, but the Pediatrician just came in and said everything looks great and they are bundling him up now to bring him into us.

I couldn't have asked for a better delivery. It was great!! :) If only my pregnancy was as good as my deliveries are. I would have 4 babies by now. Just Kidding..

Halloween & Baby!!

This year my little Jayven was a dragon for halloween. I loved the costume and thought it was going to be cold so I talked myself into buying it. I don't know why they have to be so expensive.. Oh well, it was cute on him and worth it! He had a lot of fun, we went to trunk or treat which lasted a whole 20 minutes.. When we came home, I thought what is going on? Halloween just isn't what it was when I was a kid, it seemed like we went out all night long and got tons of candy and ran door to door for miles.. What was this parking lot thing all about?? So, my friend Heidi and her kids (who felt the same way) were going door to door around here, so we decided to take Jayven out again. I am so glad we did. He had a great time, although I don't really think he got the concept that you just stand at the door step and say "trick or treat" he seemed to want to go IN the house and say "trick or treat". I was so embarrassed. It was funny tho.. So we made it down 2 blocks and over two blocks and then ended up home after dark with some more candy! Fun night.. Here are some pictures we took of our adventures..

Jayven at the college doing the trick or treat there.

The local grocery store also does one, they give out food! :)
And the trunk or treat...

Some of the candy..

So last week I went to the dr and we had quite the mix up with my due dates and about how things were progressing. To say the least I was really concerned, and confused.. He had my due date 10 days sooner than what we thought, and he told me I was going to be having the baby before the 20th, and if I didn't we scheduled an induction date for the 22nd of November.. So today I went back to the doctor, this time taking James because of the concerns.. Well, it turns out my due date I had was right, not his.. But, I dilated another cm and a half in one week and says by the end of the day if my contractions continue i'll be at a 4. James being a man asked him "so what is the highest you go to? A 5??" the dr kinda laughed and said "when Lyndsay is at a 5 she will be here with her water broke and she will be in active labor, and then added it is a 10 when you are fully dilated". So what does this mean??
I am on meds to stop my contractions and I'm on bed rest... He said as he walked out the door "I'm praying I don't see you before your next appt on Monday, cause if I do you'll be having this baby". I did get an ultrasound and the baby is measuring at 6.5 lbs which he says could be plus or minus a pound and a half. He said it was too late to put me on steroids to help the baby's lungs because he is pretty sure he is going to come before the meds would really work.. Not such a good thing to hear when i am only 34 weeks and 3 days pregnant.. Lets just pray that the medicine helps my contractions and I can wait until at least next week to have the little guy.. Even longer would be great!! :) But until then, I am hurrying to go through the cloths and getting them washed and packing hospital bag.. Just to be safe..
We'll keep everyone posted on what happens!