11 Months Old

Bob's Corn Maze, 9.26.10It was a gorgeous Fall day last weekend, so we decided to go and check out Bob's Corn Maze in Snohomish. It was pretty fun, but we were not prepared for the mud ;) oops. You'd think we would know that there would be mud in a pumpkin patch located in a valley, but no. And the Snohomish joke going around that the "pumpkins are going green this year" is not a joke. It was surprising if we found an orange pumpkin.

I am pretty sure the tractor ride terrified Lucas. Poor tractor wouldn't go into gear to start going and jolted us backwards and forwards with a very large noise. Let's just say the ride wasn't as fun as we thought it would be.

But the rest of the trip was fun and they had delicious roasted corn on the cob.

Wally and Donna's Wedding Anniversary

September 19th was my parents wedding anniversary of 29 years! They stayed at the Woodmark Hotel in Kirkland and Lucas thought it would be fun to surprise them and go have lunch together. It was a gorgeous day to be on Lake Washington. We had lunch on the water and then walked on the dock to see the boats and the airplanes and the dogs and ducks! What a fun afternoon. Happy Anniversary!

Sick Little Lucas

Okay, so as first time parents, we get to experience all of the "firsts" the good, the bad, and the ugly. I jinxed myself because the other day I was telling Casey, "Lucas is almost a year and he has not been sick once." Well, as soon as I said it, we both knew that he would get sick.

Sure enough, a week later, he started having a runny nose on Tuesday. Wednesday, he started sounding a little more raspy, but more of the same runny nose, and I happened to schedule a doctor's appointment for him just in case for Thursday. Well, Thursday morning at 3am, I hear this little tiny noise coming from his room. I went into check on him and he has this little tiny raspy cough. New Moms, you can totally relate to what I am about to say, Mom's who have, been around the block, let's say and have grown kids, may remember. And Ladies who are not Mom's yet, but will be someday, will experience this same feeling.

Hearing your child cough for the first time is the most heartbreaking, helpless feeling, EVER! There is absolutely nothing you can do for them and yet, you know they are not feeling well. I wish more than anything there was some magic potion that would make them feel better, Oh wait, I know, it's keeping my mouth shut and not jinxing the poor kid. It sure sucks having a sick baby.

My Sweet Little Piano Player

Music to My Ears: I think he looks really good at the Piano, what do you think, Casey?

A New Way to Tan

Carrot Tanning Lotion: It has been a little too warm for Lucas to go outside and lay in the sun, so he invented a new way to tan. He wipes his carrots all over his face and hair and tummy and hopes that when we are done he will have a beautiful orangeish glow. :) Wow, how long does this phase last. Good thing the weather is supposed to cool down...we can go back outside and tan the right way.

We Missed You Aunt Erin

Uncle James got to meet Lucas! He was even able to come to Lucas' swim lesson. We are hoping that James and Erin get to come over to Seattle in October to hang out with us! Lucas has been asking for Erin to come and play with him! :) We miss you both and can't wait to hang out with you in a couple of months. It has been way too long since we got stuck in the snow outside of our house in the back alley and James and Casey had to push us out. Probably shouldn't be driving a Honda Accord in two feet of snow! We had a lot of fun with you! :) We can't wait to see you again!

Our Little Mover at 9 1/2 Months

Crawling:

Climbing the Stairs:

Walking:

Everything happened so fast. I used to go to play groups with other babies his age and they would be rolling around, crawling, scooting, cruising...and Lucas always just sat in one spot and never really moved. He figured out how to crawl around July 19th and he took his first steps on August 11th. He is getting more and more confident and I would imagine that he will be walking on his own in a few short weeks.