10 months, temple work, and Christmas card

Lukus is now over 10 months old and growing way too fast!

I was able to go through the temple on November 23rd and do my sister's temple work. It was an awesome experience and I know she is happy it was done. I have never felt that amount of peace before. The whole year leading up to it was full of anxiety and panic to get the work done but once it was a done the peace I felt was so immense and amazing. I am glad I got to be the one to do her temple work and to have that amazing experience. I miss her every day and love her so much but am so happy she is in a better place and finally free of this life of trials.

Here is our family Christmas card

This is late but Lukus is now 9 months old. He can now crawl, climb stairs, cruise, and loves his scooter walker. He has 2 teeth that have came through in the past week as well.

8 months

Yep, Lukus has made it to 8 months! He is not army crawling and days away from full out crawling. He is growing so fast! He has been teething for several months now, off and on, but he has yet to get a tooth. He is our latest teether now. He loves to eat, his favorites are Carrots(#1), yams, and peas. I need to try green beans still but have been too lazy to just do it, especially since we end up giving him our food because he loves to eat what we are eating when we are eating and it makes it so I can eat with the family rather then trying to spoon feed a little boy. He is one of the cutest little boys ever, the other 2 are his older brothers, he loves to scream and yell, but he also loves to smile. He LOVES his older brothers and loves being where they are. He has been my biggest challenge for a baby but he has been making up for it with his super cute moments that just melt my heart.

Lukus is 6 months and Shawn turned 4

Shawn celebrated his 4th birthday on the 18th of this month. I can't believe it was 4 years ago that I held my first little baby in my arms. He had a fun birthday party on the 21st and got lots of new toys to play with. He is such a cute little boy full of energy. He is very independent and wants to do everything on his own and is learning the lesson that sometimes mom and dad still need to do things for him. My new favorite phrase of his is, "I love you too much." as he gives us hugs he says this to us.

Lukus is 6 months old now as well. He is growing so much. He rolls, he is trying to learn to crawl, he giggles like crazy and loves to play with basically anyone that will play with him. At his 6 month appointment he weighed 12 pounds and was 28.5 inches long. That is a 2 pound gain in 2 months and a nearly 6 inch growth in 2 months. He is finally hitting his growth stride I think. He is finally on the charts with his length though. :) He is 8th percentile on height.

I love my 3 growing boys so much and wouldn't trade them for anything. I know the Lord gave me 3 boys for a reason, though most days I have a hard time knowing why, I love each with all my heart and know I wouldn't be who I am now with out them and can't imagine any of them out of my life. I feel they have always been in my life.

 

Always so serious for the camera. 5 months old!

 Lukus at 4 months old

 It's a little blurry but here is a smile!

All three of my handsomes. No matter how hard I tried all 3 wouldn't look at me at the same time, let alone smile.

Little behind

I am a little behind on my posting. Not a whole lot has went on since I last posted, a couple illnesses but nothing super major. Lukus had his 4 month check up a few weeks ago and was 9#15oz and 22 3/4 in long. He is growing great just at his own rate. It really is a perfect growth pattern though. His length and weight are both in the 1st percentile but his head is growing very fast. It started out in the 1st percent, by 2 months it was 4th percent, and by 4 months it was 8th percent. :) Lukus has started giggling and smiling like crazy. He is teasing mom already. He rolls front to back. He loves to grab fist fulls of moms hair. His tummy issues are going away. We still have issues but not nearly as bad. This little 4 month old stinker has stolen my heart.

William is in the full blown terrible 2's and is really trying moms patience. He can be the cutest sweetest boy though. At the end of the day I really do love him to bits despite how much he tests my patience at the end of the day.

Shawn is a pretty well behaved boy. He is almost 4 years old. He loves to make up stores and play imagination. It is so fun watching him create stories. He has an "imaginary" pet dragon that he goes on adventures with. He is a smart little stinker too. He already knows how to properly heat up Lukus' herb bag for me. I love him so much!

Shem is doing well in his job and everything is going well for him. He is loving the warmer weather and being able to ride is motorcycle. He has fun playing with his 3 little boys and is such a great dad to them.