Quite the Name

If there is one thing Luke is good at lately it's coming up with names. He comes up with the craziest names and we have no idea where they come from. Tonight we went to Sweet Tooth Fairy and Luke chose the mud cupcake complete with a gummy worm. His worm became a friend instead of food and he named is Doushy. He names every stuffed animal and dolly we own. Our favorites are Soda, Porklin', Butterscotch, and Puddin'. Quite the imagination this little guy has!

Basket for Brother

I was pretty excited when I found out that this baby was a boy because it meant that he would be able to use all of Luke's cute baby items. Their birthdays would only be days apart and everything would fit him perfect. It wasn't until lately that I started to feel anxious because I felt like I hadn't really bought anything for the little guy. I know that we are ready for him, but it just feels weird. Today my mom showed up with the cutest little basket for the baby. I told her not to worry about getting him anything, but she still felt like he needed a few of his own items! She crocheted two super cute receiving blankets, two bibs, sewed this soft little quilt, and bought him a few little outfits. I can't wait for the baby to use these items. Thanks to my super talented and thoughtful mom! Love you!

Sleep Shirt

Luke has decided that he doesn't need pajamas anymore. His new favorite thing to sleep in is one of Daddy's Skullcandy shirts. They are huge on him and he is always tripping and falling, but this doesn't stop him from wearing them to bed. Lukers feels pretty cool knowing that he is sporting some Skullcandy attire while he sleeps!

So Ready

Obviously this pic isn't that current...my tummy is definitely not this small anymore. I am now 36 weeks along and so ready for this pregnancy to be done. Luke keeps asking me to get his brother out. It has been a long pregnancy, but it has definitely been fun seeing how Luke reacts to the whole thing.

When I was first pregnant and super sick Luke told everyone that he had a baby in his tummy that was making him sick. He would even go as far as to gag himself and throw-up. Luke came to almost every single doctor appointment with me and he started to think that Dr. Spencer was a pretty cool dude. A few times I caught Luke playing Dr. Spencer with Callie. She would put a dolly up her shirt and Luke would help her get the dolly out. One day he even used a saw and hammer to get the baby out...that's when Santa put a doctor kit on the list! Luke has already bought brother his own Baby. He has been worried that brother would steal his froggy.

Luke's big thing lately has been what he is going to teach his brother. He'll remember the little things that we had to get after him for and Luke will tell us that he'll teach brother about that. Like how he will tell brother not to touch Mommy's pretties. Luke will remind me that he'll put brother in timeout for me...such a helper.

The name has been a major problem this pregnancy. Mark named Luke so he said I could name this baby. I really wanted to name him Brody from day one. I had a student named Brody and fell in love with him. Mark went along with it for a little bit, but towards the end of the pregnancy started to change his mind. Now we have no idea what to name this little guy. Luke still calls him Brody. Mark just teases about names...Doyle, Raghib, Chuck, and the list goes on. Right now it is between Brody and Rockwell and I don't want to decide.

We are so ready for our little guy to get here and we can't wait to meet him. It will be so fun to see how Luke is with him. Hopefully he comes soon!!!

My Little Worker

One thing that you can say about Luke is he is a worker. I have never even taught him how to do the dishes and he almost always does his dishes when he is done eating. He pulls a stool over to the sink, rinses his dishes off, and puts them in the dishwasher. Luke loves to help scrub toilets, wipe the mirrors, and put clean clothes away...such a helper. Tonight I looked over and there he was in his underpants doing the dishes without even being asked. I love this little guy! Can't get enough of him!

Valentine's Breakfast

When you have to be to work and babysitters in the morning you don't have time for a homemade Valentine's Day breakfast. We had to settle for Krispy Kreme donuts! Luke had to open his present before we ate. I made him this truck shirt for Valentine's. Since Luke is such a little truck nut I thought this would be a cute Valentine's Day shirt. He chose his three favorite trucks and then I designed the shirt. I was worried he would be bummed about getting a shirt for a present, but he was surprisingly excited about it! Daddy's gift was a bit more simple...a new basketball. I love these two guys and I am so lucky to have them in my life! My life would be pretty dull without them. Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Dinner Tradition

My mom has always made stroganoff for our family on Valentine's Day. It's what she made for my dad on Valentine's when they were dating. This year we went over on Sunday for Valentine's dinner. Luke always gets so excited when we go to my parent's house because there is always a lot of stunts and throwing down with Papa and uncles. He loves it when Papa lets him stand on his hands. Don't you just love that little face?!?! Lukers is such a daredevil and once you start this he won't stop.

Present time was a hit with Luke...shocking. Grammy and Papa gave him a fun pirate book, candy, and Lady and the Tramp. Luke is really into pirates right now and this book even has a pirate named Luke. Even the love birds received the romantic movie Lady and the Tramp!