Bags O Fun

No need for toys--Lucas can have fun with nothing but a paper bag (seen here in the background). Seriously, Christmas should be a blast--he loves to investigate and rip into anything and everything. He is crawling better every day and soon I expect him to be zooming all over the house. Meanwhile, my stress level has gone up (can't imagine why??!!) He is all boy too--rough and gooey and covered in dirt after a few hours of play. We keep the floor clean--but with six animals there always seems to be something to get into and if there is one speck of dirt, Lucas will find it!
I am beginning a five day off sprint, so we are going to try to get some work done around the house and enjoy our last bit of family time before Joshua starts the big job. He is orientating today and tomorrow and meets with his resident, so we'll know pretty soon what the next few weeks are going to be like! Meanwhile, I am prepping myself for daycare, which we start on Monday. Just a trial run that first day--I probably won't even leave him for more than a few hours, but still...it's gonna be hard!

UPDATE

We are FINALLY getting settled into the new house so I've got time to update the blog. Lucas had a rough few weeks--he learned to crawl and broke in a couple new teeth, but now things are back to normal and he is napping again (thank goodness!) He is so active--I have trouble keeping up with him now and we will need to "babyproof" everything in the very near future. He always wants to get into whatever he shouldn't be getting into--he is most attracted to anything with cords or of the electronic variety. I can already tell his gonna be a tech head. (So far he has ruined one razor phone with drool and attemps to eat the camera on a daily basis...) In other news, we got him enrolled in day care starting July 3rd and his daddy starts his job in just over a week now. I think Josh is pretty bummed about it. Lucas sure will miss him! We attended a co-workers wedding this past weekend and Lucas got his first taste of crackers and wedding cake. He loves to eat "wagon wheels" which are basically like big honey combs for babies (minus all the sugar) and is eating just about anything we give him--which is surprising considering what a picky eater his momma is! We bought a couple new books this week and he has already chewed the corners of them off. Some nights he really enjoys his stories, but most nights he just wants to go straight to bed after his bath.

Ready, Set...GO!

So it's been a crazy few weeks.
I turned thirty last weekend and Josh threw me a surprise party with the help of my friends--thanks guys! I was off work all this week so we could move and everything that could possibly go wrong with that process DID go wrong--including lazy contractors who haven't finished the new flooring, WAY more painting than I ever imagined possible in the new house (EVERY SINGLE surface had to be painted--including ceilings and moldings!), possible termite issues (yikes!), and the list goes on and on. Needless to say my week "off" has turned into a week of issues! And Home Depot is on my s@#$ list from now on! Tuesday was Josh and I's anniversary and we had a nice dinner at Graffiti's and watched a movie together (Underworld Evolution. Nothing like a good vampire/werewolf flick to put you in a romantic mood...) Lucas has had a busy week, as well. He learned to crawl, cut a tooth, started eating Stage 3 baby food, and gave up naps all in one week! So--very exciting times, but very BUSY times. Hope everyone is doing well!