Who could ask for anything more

Another whirlwind weekend!! Scott was gone Friday night on a camp out with the guys, so it was just Luke and me. He wasn't in the best of moods--- It seems like it always takes him a few days to get back on track after his shots. I just couldn't get him to take a nap-- which is really unusual for him.

Saturday we went furniture shopping. We are trying to tackle the bonus room which is the last room in the house that hasn't been addressed in some way. I always told Scott that he could do what he wanted with that room since I did what I wanted in every other room in the house. He desperately wants a recliner! We never even go into the room as it is-- it is completely unused space as of now. So, maybe if we get it fixed up nicely we will use it. It will be nice to have some kind of area for Luke's things to go, but I think Scott also wants to make it some type of media room... We'll see... We also would like to redo the kitchen-- the countertops, tiling the backsplash, painting the cabinets... We're not sure which project is most important on the list.

Sunday was also busy! We had our class party that afternoon. It was a ton of fun and so nice to be able to reconnect with some couples that we haven't seen very much of besides the time we see them in class on Sunday mornings. There really are some great people in our class.

Monday, Luke still was a little grumpy when it came to taking naps-- he just wouldn't go down easily. I began to think "What if this is the beginning of some horrible stage?! What will I do?" Luke has always been such a dream it is hard for me to imagine him suddenly getting a stubborn streak in him-- or thinking about how I would deal with it!! It stirred a little sympathy in me for those whose children have always been somewhat of a handful! So, we prayed that he was still trying to get back on track from the shots and a crazy weekend!

Today he was much better and went down for his naps-- he actually fell asleep in the car on the way home from the Y like he usually does and then went right back to sleep when I put him in his bed. Now the only issue is that he is no longer taking his typical 2-3 hour late morning nap like he used to. He is only sleeping a little over an hour each nap. I don't guess this is so bad, it will just take some getting used to. Maybe this comes with the territory, as he gets older he will sleep less maybe?! At least he still sleeps soundly through the night, and that is all that really matters!

We had so much fun this afternoon playing! It is amazing how smart he is getting-- you can just see his mind in motion as he analyzes things. He has learned to shake his head back and forth and will imitate me when I do it sometimes. I had him in the bouncy seat hanging in the doorway of our office-- a favorite pastime for him-- he loves to bounce up and down! I cranked up Toto's "Rosanna"-- yes, an oldie but goodie-- and we were both dancing and laughing! I think he likes music so far, and I am almost certain that he bounces up and down to the beat of any song I play! He's got rhythm! Who could ask for anything more! :)

I am so blessed to be able to spend such seemingly silly moments with him each day. Whether it's watching him open his little mouth like a bird to beg for more organic banana-oatmeal-peach baby food, or staring at him for 30 minutes while he entertains himself in the exersaucer, moving meticulously around the circle from one activity to another and ending up slobbering and chewing on all them... or listening to his precious laugh when he can't stop because I have faked yet another sneeze for him-- "A-choo!"-- for some reason this always makes him roar... or eagerly pushing open his nursery door when I hear him rustling around so that I can see his sweet face that I have missed while he was napping-- and seeing him roll his head around to see me standing over his crib-- and that smile-- there's nothing better. No one can prepare you for the day-to-day amazing moments that to anyone else would seem so trivial, but to a mom, are priceless and all too rushed-- a blur of memories that I desperately want to capture in my head forever.... Especially when he is a teenager and driving me crazy, I'm sure.

Such is the stuff life is made of... how wonderful!