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::Lucas Sleeps::

We are so blessed to have such a great sleeper. Lucas sleeps very well now at night. Goes to bed at 8pm and is up between 7am and 8am. Then goes back down for a nap around 9am or 9:30am. He usually naps for 1 1/2hrs to 2 hrs. Then he takes a nap around 3pm for an hr. I'm sure as he gets older it will be just one 2-3hr nap later in the day. Any chance we could be blessed twice? I guess we'll let God decide on that one.

Lucas is into sharing right now. He decided to share a puff with me when I opened my mouth. I'm sure this won't continue but I really do want to encourage it by saying Thank You in a happy tone. He does really well with the NO thing. Of course he does go back every time to what we tell him NO to in the first place but steps away with a firm NO.

On Saturday Lucas and I plan to leave the house to let Eric work on the basement. Last weekend didn't go well because we were snowed in and Lucas wanted to nap but couldn't because Eric was being loud in the basement. Lucas really needs his naps. So since it looks like its going to be nice on Saturday we'll we leaving Eric so he can work on the basement and get closer to getting us out of this house.

I keep changing my mind on what theme to do for Lucas' 1st birthday. Eric really doesn't care what I do and would rather me be in charge of it. Its between two different ones. I'm pretty excited about it. Even if our baby is growing up. He is so much more fun now ;-)

Well I bet he is going to get up from his nap soon so I should do something productive.

::House Stuff::

Who knew trying to get your house ready to sell could be so stressful. Maybe it doesn't stress others out but it does me. I have been having trouble sleeping at night because I lay awake thinking of everything that needs to be done. Then with what ever house we get, there is a whole other level of stress there. So much is going through my head. It just want little fairies to come and finish our house, sell it for us, and find us an awesome house some where haha. I don't think Eric is really that stressed out, but he's pretty laid back.

Lucas is 9 months old tomorrow. It won't be long until we are planning is FIRST birthday. The time has flown by but he gets cuter every day so its okay. He has such a little personality. I have a feeling he is going to be a tough discipline. He listens pretty well to "NO", but not always. He's better with Eric, must be that deep voice he has. He is such an active little boy. He just wants to go, go, go 24/7. Yesterday he was so hyper. I loved yesterday. He was happy, active, such a good boy. He napped really well, smiled all day, listened to me. Today is another story. I guess you don't get good days every day but I can't wait until he is a little older. We will have so much fun together.

We are so ready to see Spring. This snow has way over stayed its welcome this winter. Today it has been very sunny and I wish it was melting the snow quicker. It has been a long, snowy winter. Where is the global warming now? *eyes rolling* I would love to get out and take Lucas for a walk but not in this weather. I hate how depressing winter can be.

I'm still hoping someone will adopt our dog Dynamo. If not then I'm going to have to put the guilt aside and break Eric's heart and give her back to the shelter. I hate getting so mad at her for barking, biting, running around after me all the time. I had to put them in the basement earlier because I couldn't stop yelling at her and I didn't want to scare Lucas. She sounds like a joy, doesn't she?

::Going to the Beach::

We are supposed to being going to the beach this weekend for the long weekend but since we are going to DE we aren't sure if the travel will be clear of snow of not. I really would like to go and get away but we'll have to see I guess. 


After we get back from the beach we are hoping to buy the rest of the stuff to finish the basement. The rest of the dry wall, the flooring, etc. I don't think we'll be done by the end of this month like we were hoping but maybe March. We won't have everything done upstairs but if we get lucky maybe someone will just buy it but if not then we'll continue the trim, finishing the rest of the floors. We are guessing this will be a first time home for a new couple or for an elderly person because its a smaller house and a ranch. But we have a certain price we want to get out of it so we'll keeping working and doing minor not expensive things around the house to attract more buyers. 


Lucas is now 19lbs. We are hoping he fits in his 12-18m clothing for this summer since we bought most things last summer when they were on clearance. He goes for his 9 month appt at the end of this month. I'm excited for them to see how much he has grown. He loves real food. He doesn't even want anything pureed any more. Last night for dinner we had sloppy joe's at my parent's house and we took some of the mixture and put it over some bread and cut it up and he really liked it and then he had a little apple sauce as well. So I plan to continue with the oatmeal for at least a couple or one meal because it has so many nutrients in it and then give him what we are having for dinner. I think he'll like that. 


Well off to start up the crock pot for dinner tonight. Many exciting things for us to come that I'll be blogging about later. 

::Shh...Sunday::

::Help Needed::

If we are going to get this house on the market the end of February then we need to pack up some junk and possibly the animals. I'm going to have to request some help from my mom during the week days after she gets done with work because its nearly impossible when I'm home alone with Lucas. We need to get some boxes and get packing. All of this makes me nervous for some reason. I've never packed up all of our stuff and moved it before. I'm just ready for some more room.


Lucas has been so active. He never stays in one place for long but he is more interested in toys. We bought him a Jeep walker and he loves it. The expression on his face is priceless and he runs with his hands twirling up in the air, too cute. He is now 18 lbs 6 oz. I can't believe how much he has grown. 


Eric's 28th birthday is next weekend. We are heading over to the beach for the weekend. It will be a quick cold beach trip but it will be nice to get away. Eric is mostly excited to get Lucas in the pool, since there is an indoor one. Don is coming along as well so it should be fun. Hopefully Lucas sleeps well in his pack n play and it doesn't mess up his amazing sleep schedule we have going for us here. 


I'm excited to get our tax return back. I have so many things planned for it. Eric said I could use it to buy furniture for the basement. I hope to not use it all for the basement but to save a little chunk for a king sized bed for our next house. We haven't really bought much of our furniture so it excites me!! I think we bought the couch and then the dining room table and that is it, everything else was given to us. 


Off to clean up the kitchen that is long over due. 

::Busy Busy::

Lucas turned 8 months old on Wednesday. Eric and I are noticing that he looks so much more like a little boy rather than just a baby. In a way its kind of sad to see our baby growing up but we know it will be so much excitement to see him grow. He got his 5th tooth this week and is now sleeping through the night again. He's wearing cloth diapers to bed and not leaking through any of them which makes for a better nights sleep as well. When he was born he had a ton of hair that was pretty much red. Then most of it fell out and he has a full head of hair again but its dirty blonde now, with a little bald spot in the back which is growing in slowly now that he is sleeping on his tummy. He says "Mama" and "Dada" now and looks at us when he says them. He has a little personality that is for sure. We can't believe how much more we can love him every day. He's a little sweetie. 

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Well if all goes well with the basement we are thinking about possibly listing our house on the market in the end of February. We aren't in any hurry to sell but hope it doesn't take longer than a year. I guess this all means that we need to clear the junk and tidy up a bit. Start collecting some boxes to put away unnecessary items around the house so its clean for viewers. We decided its not a bad idea to try and take advantage of this tax credit a little since it goes until April some time. The realtor says it has really helped move houses along pretty quickly, especially in our area. I think it will be an exciting and possibly stressful time for us. We are hoping to upgrade for at least a 4 bedroom house, nothing too big but a little more space would be nice. 


Time to get ready for bed so we can enjoy our sleep time until Lucas wakes up in the morning around 7am for a feeding. Hopefully it won't be any sooner than that.