Yippi yei kei yippi yeah!!!!!!

Luker goes for the full 8 seconds...and then some.

Special pajamas from Grandma!

Last night we were having a party with Haley and the family. We didn't want to leave the fun although it was time for Luke to go to sleep. Normally we bring pajamas so we can bathe Luke and put him to bed in mom's crib, but we forgot pajamas so mom just sewed some together in 10 minutes. It was amazing! They are so cute and warm and Luke loves them. Mom is the best! Another good thing about the pajamas is they match some Cassidy made...as well as all the young women in the ward. Cute little pig PJs! Thanks mom!

Fun with Aunt Haley!

We were happy to pick Haley up from the bus stop Thursday at 6:30am! She rode the Greyhound bus 7 hours to surprise mom and dad. She had quite a night with so many scary and crazy stories. Some of the highlights are the huge man she slept next to, the "wet" seat she sat on the whole time, the bum who asked to use her pillow, and the man who asked to use her phone and she just turned away and "pretended" she didn't hear him. Austin has been helping Haley look for a car and hopefully they're buying it right now. It's been really fun having her here and we hope for many other visitors - Luke loves them!

Is right here ok?

What a week!

As most of you know, we've had the throw ups at our house this week. Poor Luke threw up 10 times on Tuesday, the 2nd was after Austin got home from taking the DAT. (Thanks everyone for your fasting and prayers.) We had also just had the play group at our house, so probably all of those families will get it as well. Poor Luke threw up everything including pedialite. We were pretty worried when he started throwing up stomach acid (too graphic?). We ended up doing 10 loads of laundry just because of Luke's episodes on us and everything else. By the end of the day he was only wearing a diaper - he was almost out of clothes.
Anyway, we're grateful for everyone's advice and prayers. On Wednesday Luke was better but we had to take things easy like only give him small pieces of bread. He screamed from starvation and dehydration but we were doing it for his own good...right? Wednesday night I started to feel ill and threw up a few times in the night as well as some other uncomfortable things that are better left unsaid. Austin tried to take care of Luke and me AND finish his dental school application. I felt so bad for him. Every time he got on a roll with his essay, Luke would start crying or need to be fed or whatever. I was still pretty sick and weak so it was just a nightmare. He did manage to get it done just in time for him to get sick! Austin threw up on Thursday night but is on the mend.
I have attached some pictures that, although not from this weekend, will give you a good idea of what we looked like this week.
The good news is we did get the draft of the essay to everyone and got great feedback from everyone! We know it was short notice and really appreciate the time people put into it. Please keep praying for us to get into dental school. We'll be praying for Matt's boards.
I guess that's most of our week. We love you all.
Heather

Doctor Visit

We took Luke for a wellness checkup today. They said his weight is not consistent, he's not gaining as much as he should. So we begin the quest, which I'm sure is very familiar to Bethany and Paul, of trying to fatten up our baby. Does this guy look under par to you?

You saw it here first folks!!!

Luke took his first real steps on Sunday September 23 at around 5:18 pm and 12 seconds. At first he was standing, leaning up against the couch. Heather and I were throwing a tennis ball and he would crawl over to it and throw it back to us. One time though, he was leaning against the couch and looked at the ball and then took 3 steps toward it. It was awsome. He did it 3 more times, and then I figured....Hey, this is probably blogworthy! This video was taken shortly after. Drink it in.