like a weed

first things first, look at my adorable little "pumpkin butt!!" :) i used to call both the boys by that nickname when they were itty bitty. (and nate would laugh at me!) so when i found these cute lil pj's on sale for $5 i couldn't resist buying them!

guess what? in the past week or so, lucas has started crawling!! at first he started crawling on his belly in circles. now he will lunge forward, and get up on his hands and knees some too. he isn't fast but he's efficient!! he is growing up so fast! AND he has 2 more teeth. his top "vampire teeth" are in now. trace did the same thing, got his 2 front teeth on bottom, then those cute lil SHARP vampire teeth up top. just in time for halloween :) are my boys the only ones that get those teeth before the 2 front teeth on top? just wondering...

i also love the sweet little feet in these pj's!

the other day i was doing the dishes and trace came in the kitchen looking like this! what a GOOF BALL! looks like he is trying to be MRS potato head! :)

sweet brothers. they are so sweet to each other. trace loves to make lucas smile. he loves to share his juice, toys, whatever he can! and lucas loves when trace gives him attention. they are sweet sweet brothers! and silly too!

well, based on the picture below, can you guess how lucas spent his 8 month birthday? being sick :( he JUST finished up his 2nd round of 10 days of antibiotics on monday for an ear infection that he just couldn't seem to kick. i thought he was finally better. well tuesday he took a 4 1/2 hour nap at meme's house and woke up with a fever of 102. he ran a fever the rest of the day and night and all day wednesday. i took him to the dr wednesday, on his 8 month birthday. i kinda thought it was the flu. poor baby was pitiful. turns out flu was negative. and his ears were clear. both great news, but what's wrong with my baby? dr checks his throat and finally finds the problem. strep test came back negative as well, also a good thing. the not good news is that he has a viral infection in his throat... and they can't give him anything for it. she said to expect a fever for 3-4 days. and fussiness. and drooling. and just a lil boy that doesn't feel well. but i think the worst of it may be behind us. he started getting sick tuesday, and up until yesterday, has had a fever off and on. but he woke up this morning and i think his fever has finally broke! he went on to meme's house, so i know he is in good hands! praise god she is over the flu and is feeling better! and we are also thankful to bisty and poppi who helped out while meme was sick. also poppi watched lucas yesterday while bitsy and trace went to bible study. it's so hard for nate and i to be off work, and my vacation and sick time is GONE. don't know how we'll make it til january... but we will! guess we just won't get paid next time we have to be off!

anyways. back to the positives, right? lucas, my dear sweet lil boy, is growing like a weed! he weighed 18 pounds even at the dr... and he has been on 20 days of antibiotics and sick for over a month. and he still continues to put on weight! YAY. the dr said we should bring him in next week for a flu shot, and then we can skip his 9 month well visit b/c she is happy with his growth and progress. he is only in the 25th % for weight, and the 50th % for height. but he is growing great so hopefully we can get this sick baby well for a while!! we've seen too much of peds east lately and DEF given them too much of our hard earned money!!!

oh... well it's finally the weekend and i am so happy! i hope it's a fever free one for all, and some resting and relaxation is definitely in order! lots of time lounging at the house sounds so good to me! and maybe a big pot of chili too.

what baby do you know that smiles with a fever of 102? lucas had a ball playing with the paper on the table at the dr... he did scream the whole way from meme's to roebuck, a 20 minute drive that was so hard for me to make. i was almost in tears too, listening to my poor baby cry! but i knew if i pulled over and got him calm, he would scream again the minute he got back in his seat. as soon as we got there and i got him out of his seat, he was happy the WHOLE TIME at the dr. who wouldn't be happy with their mama holding them? :) and spoiling them? and letting them hit their mama over and over just b/c it made them laugh? sweet baby! oh, and he slept on the way home, like a good lil boy!! :)