3rd Tooth!

Lucas got his 3rd tooth yesterday!  So the normal order for teeth is 1st the 2 bottom, then the 2 top, then the ones next to that, and so on working out alternating top and bottom.  The next teeth that Lucas should have gotten would be the top 2 front teeth.  Instead...he got his top left CANINE tooth (with the right one not far behind)!!!  Crazy I know.  He is going to look so silly with his front teeth missing, he skipped the toddler and is going straight to a six year old who has already lost his front teeth.

Oh and update for Brian, nothing.  Meaning we still no nothing else about when he is going to boot camp or what his job will be.  The recruiter is hoping to know next week, but no promises.  

8 Month Birthday!

Okay I don't know how well this video will upload but it was just too cute!! Today is Lucas's 8 month Birthday and he has been so cute lately. This afternoon he started making a "Fish Face" and then finishing it like a kiss. I know that I am just gaga over him, but really it is so cute! Oh, and yesterday he learned how to click his tongue (I think he might do it once in the movie).

Well to wrap up the last month...Lucas now weighs about 22 lbs, pulls himself up on EVERYTHING, loves to make noises (with his mouth or hands against surfaces), and is just full of personality. I have just been keeping busy with my 3 boys, achievement day girls, the occasional scrapbooking, and visits from friends and family. Brian is very excited to have all the testing done for the Air Force and is eagurly awaiting the news of when he goes to boot camp. We did find out today that he will find out his job assignment here before he goes to boot camp and that after boot camp he won't even come back here, he will go straight on to his training that could last anywhere from 4 weeks to 1 year. During the training time he won't be allowed to live with me, although if we are living in the same town he can come home and visit.

March 2009

March is here already! So as I posted last night, we are officially in the Air Force. The local recruiter says that he won't know when Brian leaves for boot camp for possibly a few weeks. Although he says there is a small chance that he could leave as soon as March 24, or as late as 4 months from now.

I know that for some of you this came as a complete shock, but it has actually been in the works for a while. Brian had thought about joining the Air Force when he had just graduated high school and he had also thought about becoming an aircraft mechanic. Now, due to the slumming economy it seemed like the right time to try and pursue those dreams again. We have been talking to the recruiter since some time around November, and it has finally actually happened.

When he leaves for boot camp he will be gone for 8.5 weeks. During that time the only thing that he can do is write letters. No email, no phone calls, nothing. So, I am sad that he will miss out on so much with Lucas, but in the long run we feel that it is the best decision for him and for our family.

As for the rest of us, Lucas is growing so much!! He is now constantly pulling up on all of the furniture and trying to "cruise" from place to place. Naturally he is still quite wobbly, but he is doing pretty good. He also LOVES baths. If I set him on the floor while I go to the bathroom he immediately crawls to the tub, pulls himself up, and tries to pull himself into the tub.

I am doing well, just being a "mama" and trying to preserve a little bit of the old me :) it's hard to do being a mom, but the trade off is well worth it.

AIRFORCE HERE WE COME!

Hey everyone, 

I don't have a lot of information yet, but just to keep you up to date, we are in the Air Force!  Brian went up to SLC and did all of the physical stuff, said the Oath, and signed the papers.  We don't know when he leaves for Basic yet, but it could be as early as the end of this month and as late as June.  I will post again when I know more :)

Love you all!

Finishing up February

I just realized that I never finished up February!  Okay so not much happened in the last few days.  After having the trampoline here for probably 6 months or so, my Mom finally got on it!  This was her first time up there ever, so she took a little coaxing.  I had to get on with her and hold her hands, but I think she had fun.  Lucas also got on with Brian (the pic doesn't show the tramp at all) and I hung up his new (at least to us) swing.

The last couple pics show how silly Lucas gets at night.  He has his silly times during the day too.  But from 7 to the time he goes to bed (usually 7:45) he is just a goof ball!