Mommy's little helper

Along with wiping Ben's spit up away from his mouth, and showing Ben how to play with his toys, Luke has become a whiz in the kitchen. So far we've made cookies, brownies, and most recently a birthday cake for Katrina. Luke has actually managed to get most everything in the bowl. He loves throwing the measuring cups into the sink when we're done with them, and he's a pro at putting the sprinkles on a cake. (He's good with birthday candles too!) And here's Luke at work. I can't wait till he's washing dishes!

The boys...

Thanks again, Aunt Sherri and Uncle Dev!

Luke loves his table, he eats every meal there.

It's a long ride home from school.

Lounging in bed (Scott and I have to find other beds)

We're brothers.

A month in pictures

I've decided to give in and load this month's pictures on slide.com. Some of the highlights from March.

Ben's baptism March 9th. Great service, great family, Scott made great chili...missed Grandpa H. (silly ankle)

Uncle Josh came to stay the next weekend. Luke had fun chasing him around. I'd like to hire him as my manny. He cleaned my dishes and organized my kitchen.

The day he left, Uncle Ben came down to drop off his car. He took Luke shopping the next morning so I could pack and bought Luke his very first baseball.

We headed for St. Charles on Thursday night. Friday is was 70. We played in both Grandmas' backyards. Luke LOVED being outside. Saturday was filled with extended family. Luke played nice with all his cousins and Ben got to meet everyone. Sunday was sunrise service (Luke stayed awake through the whole thing, Ben slept through the whole thing). Monday, my cousin Anna came to visit. We took Ben shopping and then Shawn joined the whole family for dinner. Sally and Jeff asked Luke to be a ringbearer in their upcoming wedding and I get to sing. Scott is the best man so I guess Ben's on his own!

We're home now, getting ready for Dinner Theatre. Everyone's feeling well, for the most part and we can't wait for spring to actually get here.

Alright, the pictures.

Check out my Slide Show!

He's here!!!!

Wow, a lot has happened since February 10th. I'd like to thank both of my sister-in-laws for posting the news much sooner than I...no internet at home means I can do any quick posts.

Everything went very well. We started active labor at 3 pm on Tuesday and at 3:17 am Wednesday, Feb. 20th, Benjamin Lee was born. 8 lbs. 9 oz. 21.5 in (exactly like his brother) and he looks just like Luke...except for the dimple in his chin, which EVERYONE at the hospital noticed.

We were in the hospital until Thursday at Noon...came home and settled in with 3 boys and my soon-to-be-hired-full-time doula. My mom was a HUGE help for the first couple of days home. Scott and I really wanted to keep her for good...alas, her other children would not survive without her for more than a day or two. (they called all the time)

Anyway, here are the longer awaited pictures of our last two weeks.

Luke is reading a little Elmo book to his brother.

Apparently we need to turn up the heat in our house.

Still waiting...

For those scoring at home it's 2 days past my due date. Luke was a week late so we're not really surprised. Things are moving along, slowly. We're hoping for a baby early this week. I'm tired, sore, and cranky. I think Luke and Scott are ready for me to be done with carrying this baby. Anyway, here are the lastest pictures.

Relaxing like Daddy (those are Daddy's feet he is laying under)

Helping Daddy on his snow day.

sweeping

All his snow removal equipment

Little Hot Chocolate to warm up

And a bath completes our snow day with Daddy

The following group of pictures are from our rowdy SuperBowl party.

Luke has a new obession with his father's hat.

But he didn't want to have his picture taken...so he just tried to keep moving.

He's quite the thug isn't he...

The count down continues...

We have a week from Friday until our due date. The doctor seems to think that's about right. I have an appointment on Thursday morning, they want to do a quick ultrasound because they aren't sure of the baby's position. I'll let you know what they find. Anyway, we're as prepared as one can be for a newborn to come. Now it's just enjoying our parent to child ratio for the moment...and believe me, Luke gives us a run for our money. Here are some random pics from the week.

Getting ready for work (he's trying to hide from the camera)

He's got his tie and his shape bucket, off to work he goes.

Watching some Shrek...Mommy loves that her little boy will sit through a whole movie without getting bored.

We folded his tent up and put it away to make room for baby stuff. He can't figure out why his feet stick out of the door when he sits in the tent.

Anyone who knew me about 20 years ago will understand the irony of this picture.