Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Our Lukie

Luke, our 5 year old, is so hilarious to us. I mean Will was hilarious too and still is hilarious in his own way, but Will is much more serious than Luke. Luke is very random, loud speaker and says whatever is on his mind. Will would never be caught doing such things, he plans everything out, speaks calmly and definitely thinks before he speaks!

I never want to forget this about Luke. He has said some of the silliest things lately and I want to be able to document them, one day he will no longer say these things.

1. He talks about Jesus and our Lord ALL the time! He is always the one to strike up a conversation about Heaven, Hell, Jesus, Jesus' shoes, God or animals in Heaven. I love it about Luke. I LOVE that he does not care who is around or where we are, if he feels the need to talk about Him, he will. This morning he brought me my "Heaven is for Real" book. I read it about a year ago and never realized he had it in his room and was looking at Jesus' picture a lot. This morning he said, while pointing to the picture of Jesus in the book "Mom this is the real picture of Jesus" I said "Yes it is Luke, isn't Jesus so handsome" he said "He looks really nice Mom. I can't wait to go to Heaven, I know Jesus will make me fish stick's". Of course I came back saying yes to all of these things but what I loved the most was that he honestly thinks of Jesus as his friend. He already has a love for Jesus in his heart and as I told Luke this morning, I can't wait to go to Heaven either!!

2. Luke has always been in love with babies. Yes it is a blessing considering he will have a baby brother very soon. Every time and I mean every time I eat, he always says that the baby is sitting in my belly with his mouth open and food is just dropping in his mouth, like a fish! ha!!

3. Luke loves to eat and there is not one thing that I can think of that he will not eat. I think it's hilarious because at dinner when we sit down to eat, he will not talk, he eats all of his food and then is ready to talk. He does not even drink hardly while eating. ha! He takes eating very serious and wants to enjoy it!

4. Will likes to sleep with Luke every night. Luke would prefer him to sleep in his own bed because Luke says he needs his space. Each night it is a battle but we think it is hilarious.

These are just a few things I want to remember about my sweet Lukie! He has part of my heart and he is a amazing, independent child. I love you sweet Luke, you keep us all laughing all the time! I hope that never changes about you!!

Monday, January 23, 2012

27 weeks preggo

How far along?
27 weeks

Total weight gain/loss:
So far 18 lbs, not too bad but I started out heavy so I would like to not gain much more! I go for my glucose test and seeing the doctor next Tuesday, I have probably gained a lot since my last appointment.

Maternity clothes?
Yes, all the time. Certain pants drives him crazy because he constantly pushes on the bands, but I can not fit in anything but maternity pants, still able to wear some shirts that are not maternity.

Sleep:
Sleep not too bad, just starting to get the EVIL leg cramps or charlie horses. Also I'm starting to sleep lighter than usual, so that is a bummer!
Best moment this week:
Finalizing his name so I can order all of his personalized things!!  

Movement:
Uh, yeah. This kid is WILD! I am slightly concerned that he may be more active than his brothers… oh well, I guess I’ll lose my baby weight fast keeping up with these boys!

Food cravings:
Starting to crave sweets, not good considering my glucose test is coming up.

Gender:
Boy - James "Weston" Clements

Labor Signs:
None at all. Just a few braxton hicks but trying to stay on top of my water intake.

Belly Button in or out?
Way in, kind of crazy how deep my belly button must be.

Stretch marks?
Let’s not talk about it, just know that I would love to be speaking to a plastic surgeon after delivery!

What I miss:
Nothing, feeling very blessed!!

What I am looking forward to:
getting my glucose test over with, starting on his room and finishing up projects around the house I want done before he comes AND I'm having a family "sprinkle" in GA with all of my family and a friends "sprinkle" here. Just a good excuse to have people get together, I thought it was tacky to have a shower but it's a cute idea to have a sprinkle, instead of shower. It will be nice to get some diapers!

Weekly Wisdom:
Drink water until you can’t anymore… then drink some more.

Milestones:
Very happy to be 27 weeks along and still going strong. Hope this continues another 13 weeks! :)