15 months old {and all the time in between}

15 months old! I can't believe it! I kind of skipped the 13 and 14 month posts. Not because I meant to, but because life got crazy and the blog took a back burner. I don't like to forget to "write" things down, but I am going to do my best with remembering everything that has happened and is happening now!

What has Luke been up to since he turned the big ONE.......

~You still wear a size 4 diaper, although I think we are ready to go up to size 5!
~You wear size 24 months or 2T clothes. And some 3T. You are a big boy!
~I am not sure how much you weigh but when you went to the doctors a month ago you were just on the edge of 29 pounds. I am guessing around 29-30 pounds. You go to your 15 month appointment soon, so I will know more about your height and weight then!
~You wear a size 6 shoe, but are more comfortable in a size 7...you have huge feet my little man!
~You are completely off the bottle and only drink from sippy cups now.
~You went through a really picky eating phase during your 13-14 months. I know you were teething really bad, so I think that had something to do with it. You also got another ear infection :(. Thankfully this time the meds worked and we didn't end up in the hospital. (Thank you God).
~With that said, you got all four of your molars( I think that's what they are called?) at the same time. Ouch my love. No wonder you didn't want to eat anything :(.
~I think you have a total of 14 teeth now. Or somewhere close to that.
~You like to throw all of your food to Bear. We have to put him outside or in another room while you eat. If we don't then you don't eat. Such a stinker you are!! :)
~You are talking/babbling so much! You say~Mama, Dada, Ball, Down, Row, Row {as in Row, Row, Row Your boat, one of your favorite songs right now} Ashes, Ashes {again, because Ring Around the Rosie is another one of your favs}, Ready, Set, Go {more like Re, Se, Goooo}, More {and you sign it at the same time}, No!!!{All.DAY.LONG. Probably because I say it all day long to you. Oops},  bye bye, Nigh Night, Sleep, Go, Bear, Uh Oh, I {working on I Love You...so far we only have the I down}, Milk {More like Mil....we are working on the K part}, and 5 million other babbles that I wish I could figure out. You love to sit in front of your Spider man toy and talk to him! So funny!
~You literally run everywhere you go! I love seeing your little legs moving and you get so excited!
~You don't sit still for more than 2 seconds. It's made for some really awesome restaurant moments!
~You have really slimmed out and are SO tall!
~You are eating pretty well, but I don't know what your favorite foods are right now. You switch it up on me and keep me guessing on what you will actually eat. It varies day to day. I can usually get you to eat~ spaghetti, pesto pasta, grilled cheese, p b and j, mac and cheese, hot dogs, rice, cheese quesadilla, pizza, turkey, chicken, bagels {most breads really}, avocado, strawberries, grapes, blueberries, raspberries. applesauce, you love the fruit/veggie pouches. I think your all time favorite right now is string cheese!
~You are going through a hitting stage. Not sure where it is coming from, and I don't think you mean it to be mean {okay, sometimes you do}, but I am not liking it. You are so sweet, but can get a little stubborn and then you hit. Not sure where you got that from {not me nope, has to be your dad ;)}
~You love to tickle people. You make a cute tickle tickle noise while you do it. LOVE it! With that said, you are really ticklish. I can admit 100% you go that from me! You hate to be tickled, yet you love it at the same time! :)
~You are still taking two naps a day. Usually at around 10am and 4pm. But I think you are getting ready to move it to just one nap a day.
~You are sleeping through the night. Usually from 8pm-7am ish {although, since mommy has been on summer break you have been sleeping in until 8:30 for the past week. Thank you baby. I am sure I have now just cursed myself and you will be up at 5 am tomorrow :)}
~Your hair is coming in blond and your eyes are still pretty dark, but I can't pinpoint the color. They are a brownish/greyish/greenish color.
~You are a little sponge and repeat so many things you hear. { Nicholas, if you are reading this you know what I would say to you about this :)}
~ You LOVE your daddy! He is pretty much your all time favorite person ever! And as much as I joke with you and daddy about it.....I am SO glad you have such a great man in your life that would do absolutely anything for you! Such a blessing.

I LOVE your squishy cheeks :)

Your favorite bears!

You love brushing your teeth!

This is usually the face I get when I ask you to smile :)

Well my love,

You have continued to bless your daddy and I more and more each day we spend with you! You are such an amazing little boy that has taken hold of our hearts. You have made motherhood a pure joy and I look forward to all the wonderful times we have ahead.

I am so proud to be your mama.

I love you baby,

Mama

Catching Up!

I am SO far behind on my blog. SO much has been going on, but at the end of the day I never actually sit down to write. Luke is 15 months old already! Holy cow where has the time gone? I feel like I say that every month, but seriously...... It's weird to be at the point in life where I am getting the " So, when are you going to have your next baby?" Um, I still have a baby, what are you talking about? Just kidding, just kidding...kinda. As much as I have always wanted at least 3 kids, I am really content with just my family of 3 at the moment. Luke is SO much fun right now, it is hard for me to think of the possibility of feeling like I am going to throw up all day long and take care of a baby Toddler. If someone could guarantee me that I won't feel as sick as I did with Luke during my next pregnancy, heck I'd be popping kids out left and right ( okay, not really.....that sounded kinda weird). I LOVED being pregnant, so when the time is right for our family, I will be more than ready!

Besides my baby boy growing like a weed, I am FINALLY done with teaching for the summer! PTL! That was THE longest school year of my life!! We had to extend the year by two weeks to make up for the time that we lost due to the move, so I just gone done on Friday. I never thought it was going to end. So many things happened this year that I would never wish upon to any teacher, but now that I look back, it helped me to realize how flexible you to have to be when you are a teacher and I have personally realized how well I can adapt to any situation. I like to think of it as a really great life lesson and I am now moving on.....

With that said, I had decided that after this school year I was going to try and find a job teaching closer to my house. I was driving close to 30 miles each way to work every morning and evening, in horrible traffic. It would take me close to an hour to get to work and from work each day. SO much time wasted in my car. I always joked that I should get Rosetta Stone in my car and learn a new language. As the year was coming closer to an end, I began to get calls for interview in the school districts close to my house. I had a few interviews that I thought went great, and a few that I knew from the minute I sat down it was not a place I wanted to work. To make a long story short....I wasn't getting any offers and I was getting pretty discouraged. I had even contemplated staying at my current school, so that I would have a job. Well little did I know that God was just waiting for the perfect job for me to come along.... In the Spring of 2010 I did my student teaching at a really great school in a really reputable district. I had an amazing mentor teacher and a wonderful student teaching experience. When I was done student teaching, that school wasn't hiring, so I ended up at the school I just taught the last two years at. Well two weeks ago, the school I student taught at invited me back for an interview and they offered me the job on the spot!!! Yay!! So it is official.....I will be teaching 5th grade next year!!!  I am beyond excited. I never imagined that I would be teaching 5th grade, but the more and more I get used to the idea the more excited I get! I know that my students are going to challenge me and I hope in return I will challenge them and have a really awesome school year! I feel beyond blessed and am going to LOVE my 8 mile drive to work every day!!! :)

Now that I am on Summer break, I am ready to just relax as much as I can, and spend time with my sweet Luke! Being a stay at home mom has always been a dream of mine, so while I am not home full time yet, it is nice that I can do my second passion for 9 months and then get to be home for the other 3 months....it's a win win for now :)

I plan on doing an entire post about Luke tomorrow. He is SO funny these days and I have SO many things to "write" down so that I will never forger this amazing time in our lives.

Happy Monday my friends!