Something new.........

Amongst the exams (I passed!), the teaching (wraps up this week!), Thanksgiving, playing with Luke, and other fun, Hal and I have been cautiously expecting good news.

On Friday, we found out that Luke will have a little brother in April! Nathan will be here sometime around April 20th. His ultrasound looked great, although we have to get some pictures of his heart at our next appointment since he was being stubborn for that particular portion of the scan. We were relieved and so excited about having a household full of two little boys under two! What blessings!

Happy Halloween!

From our puppy to yours!!!!

Exams

My PhD comprehensive exams start Wednesday with a lovely little 4-hour torture on theory. I AM SO TIRED OF READING! I can't wait for this to be over. I hope I have studied enough -- because God help me if I fail and have to take these things over again. OMG, I can't even think about it.

So I have Wednesday (theory), Friday (stigma) and the follow Wednesday (law) with an over-the-weekend take home on Methods. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

Then, the verdict will come in November, when I meet with my committee to orally defend my answers. After the defense, they kick me out into the hall and decide if I passed or failed. In the meantime, I'll be puking in the hall! :)

Study recruiting!

I am recruiting facebook users to participate in a 10-minute survey about facebook use after a friend or loved one has died. If you are over 18 years old and interested in participating, please visit: https://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/553551/Digitial-life-after-death-An-examination-of-Facebook-and-mourning. Please repost!

10 Months Old!

(One day, I am going to actually do his month post on time. And then he'll be a year old and I won't be doing them anymore, lol!)



Luke turned 10 months on the 12th.

At 10 months, Luke:
~Waves! (Sometimes I think it's the milk sign. He makes the milk sign/waves a lot while nursing.)
~DANCES ALL THE TIME
~Responds to "How big is Luke?"
~Got antibiotic-worthy sick for the first time (ear infection in both ears and a viral throat infection)
~Weighed 23 lbs., 9.5 oz. at his 10 month sick appointment
~Still only has his two bottom teeth, but seems to be working on others
~Likes to climb on Layla. We have worked to really restrict this.
~Enjoys Elmo's World on Sesame Street
~Loves my dad!
~Loves books.
~Eyes are STILL blue with brown streaks in the middle. I would love it to stay that way.



(Yes, he's holding onto a cable box. He loves electronics.)



(He was attacking me in this picture -- that's why he was so happy!)

9 Months Old!

Luke was nine months old on the 12th!



At nine months, Luke:
~Weighs 22 lbs., 10 oz., and is 29 inches long
~Has blue eyes with brown spikes in the middle
~Cruises
~Tries to get to the dog's water bowl approximately 10,000 times a day
~Eats a TON throughout the day
~Loves playing in water
~Claps
~Jabbers a lot
~Has two teeth, the bottom two
~Likes playing with my cell phone and the remote, and he'll bang on my laptop
~Laughs a lot
~Will stand up in his crib

8 Months Old!

8 Months on the 12th! (and from his photo shoot -- he even flies now!)

At 8 months (to about 8 months, and 1 week), Luke:
~Cruises
~Gives open mouthed kisses
~Has 1 tooth
~Claps (although I am not sure he knows what he's doing yet)
~Likes Elmo's World on Sesame Street and the song at the playground on Sid the Science Kid.
~Feels the fuzzy animals in his books.
~Plays with Layla and laughs at her
~Likes to get into EVERYTHING he isn't supposed to -- like the dog's water bowl
~Is suspicious of grass
~Likes the ABC song the best, but also likes other songs and fun things
~Eats about 6 times a day (and usually once or twice at night)
~Has solids twice a day and usually tastes of whatever we are eating (we're currently curbing that b/c he has a cold and the more solid foods irritate his throat)
~Wants to MOVE all the time
~Is ticklish on his sides
~Laughs at stinky feet games
~His eyes are still blue (of varying darknesses depending on the light) and have brown streaks in them sometimes -- So I guess they are hazel?


We had an unseasonably warm day and took Luke on his first picnic! He got to dip his toes into Lake Monroe and he liked it a lot.


From Today -- ready for the bunny!