2nd Molar Cut...Check!

Lukas finally cut that other molar that has been giving him a hard time! This weekend he was finally fever free and slept well too! It was nice to have him back to his hyper crazy little self. With Thanksgiving and decorating for Christmas we had a big weekend. He barely touched any Thanksgiving food. I do believe his gums were still bugging him. Then Friday I got up a little earlier and decorated the house for Christmas! He doesn't play with the tree as much as I thought we would, but we do have a whole month yet with the tree up. I guess we will see how it goes!

Molar Madness

Mr. Lukas has been going through trying to cut that other molar lately. The poor boy has even been running mild fevers. This is the only time he has ever ran one. When he is teething he is mildly whiny, but very clingy. The other morning when I wanted to take a shower he sat outside the bathroom door and cried for me the whole time. It broke my heart, but he was out there with daddy and he should be alright. Well when he doesn't feel good he wants mommy and nobody else. Tylenol and Motrin have been getting us through this rough teething patch, but I am just praying for this other molar to cut. My little guy deserves some relief!

More teething

I do believe Lukas is teething again. All day Sunday he was whiny and very clingy. We did finally give him some Tylenol and that popped him out of it for a little bit. Now this morning he was running a little fever and won't eat. Perhaps this is another molar giving him a hard time. I guess we will see. Poor little man!

Weekend here we come!

This morning when I was waking Lukas up he kept rolling back over. He wanted to keep sleeping. Well I honestly wanted to stay in bed this morning too...but it's FRIDAY! Yay! I was tickling him and telling him it's Friday and tomorrow he could sleep in! Of course he probably doesn't understand this, but it seems like we are all in such better moods by the time Friday rolls around. He was in a good mood this morning after waking up, and maybe our moods just rub off on each other. It will be nice to have the weekend here and literally have no plans. We can be as lazy as we want to be this weekend! Which means I will probably get to bake and make special things for Lukas's breakfast or lunch. Usually this means chocolate chip pancakes or special mini pizzas for lunch. Some of his favorites! It is fun to spoil him when I get a chance to do it! Ahhh bliss!

Happy Dance!

I am sure every parent can tell you what their children do when they get happy. Some get excited and make noise, clap, or run around! Lukas dances! When I say dance it's a very hyper fast dance. He will pump his legs and feet really fast back and forth until he falls down! He giggles the whole time he is doing it too. This is sheer happiness being displayed at it's best! Every time he does this it just makes us laugh. When he was younger he used to pump this little legs back and forth and we called it 'happy feet'. He does have my goofiness and I love that he can express his happiness so well! When I get happy I also get hyper, however I don't dance. I can't recall if my Mom ever told me I had a happy dance or not. One thing is for sure though Lukas has his little happy dance down pat! He is one of the best things to ever happen to me! Undoubtedly!

More shots

Lukas is now 18 months old! I cannot even believe how fast he is growing! Well with turning 18 months he had to go back to the doctor for another baby well appointment. He has really started to have an anxiety when it comes to going to the doctor. He cries when I put him on the scale or when they are trying to get his heartbeat. He just doesn't want anyone touching him...only Momma. Usually at the 18 month appointment there aren't shots, well he was behind one shot and we got another optional shot. So he had shots yesterday...poor little guy. He screamed just like he always does, but this time afterward he kept going to the door and wanting to go bye-bye. I do understand his fear about shots. I hated them for years and years too, but I did get used to them after being pregnant. They were poking you with those darn needles all the time. I am hoping as he gets older it will get better, but from what I have heard as they get older it gets worse. There are a few shots we didn't get him. We didn't get him the seasonal flu shot or the h1n1 shot. We just feel that if he gets it he will fight it and get the natural immunity to it. My husband has never had a flu shot and I have only had a few flu shots (when I worked at the nursing home ten years ago). Both of us have been relatively healthy. We will see what happens, but we didn't get the shot last year either.

Lip Balm

With cold temperatures come dry lips. My poor little guy has my lips and I have chapped lips in the winter all the time! Lukas has a crack in his lower lip from being chapped. I started using Burt's Bees lip balm on his lips. He doesn't mind me putting it on. It's actually cute how he pokes out his lips so I can put it on him. I pray he doesn't have my problems with his lips. All through out my childhood I would get cold sores, blisters, and chapped lips. Summer was the worst, because the sun can trigger cold sores, blisters, and dryness. I will just have to make sure he gets sun screened well! These days this is all I do to avoid getting them in the summer and now I get a cold sore every once in awhile in the winter. Depends on if I am stressed or have a cold. If Lukas just inherited the chapped lips that I get then I would say he got lucky! We can take care of those chapped lips! Plus he is teething and cutting molars so I am sure it's worse now. As a parent you hope they only inherit the good things...not the bad, but unfortunately we don't get a choice.

Roll Back Over

Every morning I go into Lukas's room and sing song his name "Mister Lukas" gently. He will usually ignore me so then I will come over and tickle his neck and back a little. I sing to him "Good morning, Lukas" and then I tickle him. Sometimes he will giggle and smile and say "Mama" in his cute little voice. Well then the other times he just grabs his blanket and rolls over. This morning he even rolled over and put his blanket over his head! I knew he wasn't going to be happy to get up...not at all! This reminded he of his father! Chris also loves to just roll back over and go to bed, or put a pillow over his face. It's cute to see Lukas doing this too. My favorite mornings though are when he giggles at me for tickling him. Those times are rare, but I will take them whenever!

Success!

Lukas has cut his first molar! :) YAY!!! It took a good week of teething, a diaper rash, and some really nasty diapers...but it finally cut through! Hoooray!

Said good bye to Brett my "Father"

We said good bye to Brett yesterday and buried him. We love you Brett and will forever miss you!

Remembering Brett

Tinkering with old gadgets,

Riding on your motorcycle.

You lived to be outside, under that big blue sky or resting in your comfy chair.

You were happy most any place, it didn't take much.

A can of jellybeans, a corona in your hand.

Never a minute was wasted, you found plenty to do.

You said "Life is what you make it"

Simple things, your shed, your tools, a piece of meat on the grill.

It was worth millions to you.

The tales you use to tell to us, of Vietnam and traveling.

From gun shot wounds, to sleeping under the stars.

Silly little laughs and smart comments.

That little smirk or twinkle in your eye, when you were joking.

Things you said can never be replaced, some so funny, we have to laugh.

We had special days and special times,

From just a quite moment, or a yummy dinner at the Harvest Buffet ,

You made it all so special each time.

You liked to tease, you would not cease,

till you got a reaction, then you were pleased.

That was just you, and you loved it.

Not much money did you have,

But you said you were rich to have a family like ours.

A beautiful wife, loving children, and a special grandson!

We will miss you Brett you were one of those special people,

That gave and gave and never expected anything in return.

A proud man and Marine.

We are grateful to have had such a great man in our family!

IN LOVING MEMORY! I will miss you father! -Jessie Tabor

My Brett

My Step Dad passed away last Wednesday night from cancer. He was only 61 years old. Very very young. He was such a great man. He was my father and I will miss him very much! Brett was a person you could always count on and had the biggest heart. He would literally give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. Lukas loved his "Uampa" he loved playing with him and stealing his hat, Brett was an awesome Grandfather!

We will miss you Brett and we love you very much! Words cannot express the hole we have in our family without you!