Today I was in the shower and I knew Will had come into the bathroom and was playing. I checked on him a few times and he was being good, just playing quietly with a tractor. When I was finished in the shower I opened up the shower curtain to see that Will had moved the desk chair out from the desk (we keep Kramer (our cat's) bed on the desk chair when we're not sitting there). He moved out the chair and was spinning it around and around - I'm sure as fast as he could. Poor Kramer was lying on his bed in that chair, spinning circles, his eyes as big as saucers.

A few nights ago Will decided it was time he started getting out of bed by himself. For 2 1/2+ years he has woken up and called for me to come and get him - so sweet! Well a few mornings ago I hear a clomp clomp clomp (not sure why little kids always run everywhere in the morning, but they do) and then a screech. This is the sound his door makes when it's pushed open from the inside. Yes, we barricade him in each night - it's true, but it's really not as horrible as it sounds. We live in an old farmhouse and when Luke remodeled it just before we met, he kept certain components of the house old, and certain parts brand new (lucky for me - all appliances and fixtures). Some of the older things he kept were inside doors, thick trim, transoms with the old rippled glass, etc. Well, since we have the old doors with the old doorknobs, some of them don't work exactly like they should. In the summer, Will's door closes just fine, but in the winter it doesn't and it opens on it's own. Therefore, we put a little bench in front of his door to keep it closed. So anyway, the last few mornings around 7 - 7:30 I have heard a clomp clomp clomp, screeeeech (sound of the wooden bench being pushed on our hardwoods), and then he runs in our room. This morning at 2:15 AM, I hear the clomp clomp clomp, screeeech and then he flings open our door (Luke left for work yesterday) and a "Helloooooooo Momma!!" with his blanket and pillow in hand. I asked what he was doing and as he flung back the sheets on Luke's side of the bed he informed me "I'm sleepin' in your bed Momma" and he promptly put down his pillow, covered himself up with his blanket and rolled away from me to go back to sleep. I started to mutter something like "ok, but only for tonight" or some other threat to make it clear he wasn't going to start this little routine but he was so matter of fact and simple about it (and maybe already back asleep) that I just trailed off, smiled and went back to sleep myself.

Attack of the Computer Evils

Not sure what has happened, but our computer life has gone up in flames this week. It has been one problem after another. First it was our internet connection - we think it's our neighbors' super souped-up wireless router which sends signals half way across the state that has been bumping ours offline. After switching it out THREE times we may have found a solution. Just in time for our computer to get a virus. So now I have to find someone to fix our sick laptop (which we just bought this summer by the way). I am not sure how long it will be before we are back up and running normally but hopefully not too long.

Get the pregnant lady some doughnuts!

I'm not one of those pregnant women who asks my husband to run out to the store to fulfill my pregnancy cravings. The worst errand I've asked him to run for me was a 4ish am run to CVS the first night we were home from the hospital with Will. I had decided no pacifiers for us! I was told they can delay speech and I wasn't going to start off on the wrong foot with my baby. Well, after 3 days and nights of absolutely no sleep, and that first night at home holding my crying baby and staring at the clock the entire night I woke up Luke and said "Please!! We need pacifiers!! Get one of every kind they have!!"

Having said that, Luke has always gone above and beyond to satisfy my raging pregnancy sweet tooth. He makes me cookie dough (eggless of course) about every other week, brownies with chocolate frosting and even lets Will help him with the cooking/baking. If I asked him to I know he would trek across the state to get me that certain sweet. Well, I have been craving doughnuts. I had mentioned the other day that I would love a "hot now" Krispy Kreme and too bad we didn't have one near us. Each time I go to the store I ponder over the pre-packaged boxes of Krispy Kreme or Entemanns doughnuts. In the end I always figure I don't want to waste all those calories on the boxed kind. Well this morning my sweet husband got up and drove about 40 minutes to Long's Bakery. Voted Best of Indianapolis Bakery the last couple of years. He returned with a box full of glazed bits of heaven. Mmmmm, they were soo good! Thank you Luke for being such a sweet and thoughtful husband/daddy.

Family Pictures

We went to Terri's house and she helped us take some new family photos. Thanks Terri, they turned out fantastic!















I know that most people probably think their own picture is the most disgusting and horrible, but seriously. Have you ever seen anything so awful? I break out into fits of laughter every time I look at it.