it's official

lukey is a big boy. he had his first soccer practice tonight. he looked so grown up in his little soccer shorts and shoes and shin guards. he slept in the shin guards last night, he was really excited. i could see this was going to be more of a social hour for him. he would kick the ball and did listen to the coach (a little) but when he was told it was his turn to run the drill he said "but i'm talkin' to him", pointing at a new friend. he is such a friendly little guy. too bad the other kids are there to actually play soccer.

overall, it was a success. luke had fun and we all got some fresh air. olivia enjoyed pulling up grass and releasing it into the air.

so here's my big boy. all excited and ready to go.



and this one pretty much sums it up. playing with his shirt, trying desperately to stand still while waiting for his turn again.



and an "action" shot. when asked to dribble the ball this is what he did. he sort of walked and casually kicked it and then we he got close to the goal he picked it up to center it and then kicked it in to score. he doesn't quite get the "no hands" thing yet.

"nine" month well baby visit

even though olivia is ten months old, today was her "nine" month visit. no shots, which was good, but they did have to do this finger prick thing to check her iron levels. i don't remember them doing this with luke at this age, but her iron was fine nonetheless.

so here are her stats, more for me.

height: 28 inches (dropped to 46%)
weight: 20.75 pounds (up to 69%, surprise, surprise!)
head: 18 inches (up to 84%)

the doctor said she looks great and will see us back at one year. she suggested doing away with bottles, since she does fine with a sippy at this point. she also said we can go to all table food if we want and stop the baby food. olivia prefers table food so this is great. she also said we can start whole milk at about 11 months, no need to go organic, hormone free will do it.

oh, and her ears looked great for once.

yay for a good visit!

and some pictures, just 'cause.

sneak peek of nathan

what i've been up to

a birth announcement i designed for the mom of these little cuties. i love doing design work whenever i get the chance and had alot of fun with these.

(front)


(back)

i think i have fin rot

i think i might have touched my mouth after touching sharkie's fin rot water and now i am feeling really sick to my stomach. oh, please don't let me have fin rot. nick thinks it's the two bowls of left over spaghetti and meatballs that i ate for dinner, but i think it's fin rot.

off to lay down with a cool rag on my head.