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11 months ago
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Happy 4th of July! (a little late)
Mikey was making sure he was well rested before the fireworks since he would be staying up so late (yes, we let him stay up until about 11:30--don't judge us!)
Camped out and waiting for the fireworks to start
Mikey and daddy kicked the soccer ball around to pass the time (I can't get over how grown up Mikey looks here!)
Mama and her boys--Luke didn't quite appreciate the fireworks as much as the rest of us
And finally the show started
Mikey loved the fireworks but still couldn't keep still for longer than 5 minutes or so. After that he ran in circles around our blanket for the remainder of the show telling each person he passed on the surrounding blankets that he was running. Yep, that and only that -- "I'm running!"
Camped out and waiting for the fireworks to start
Mikey and daddy kicked the soccer ball around to pass the time (I can't get over how grown up Mikey looks here!)
Mama and her boys--Luke didn't quite appreciate the fireworks as much as the rest of us
And finally the show started
Mikey loved the fireworks but still couldn't keep still for longer than 5 minutes or so. After that he ran in circles around our blanket for the remainder of the show telling each person he passed on the surrounding blankets that he was running. Yep, that and only that -- "I'm running!"Wednesday, July 02, 2008
One month old!!
Little Luke was one month old on Sunday. He's getting so big so fast! I swear I can see him growing. He's a great eater and a pretty good sleeper. He usually only gets me up once in the middle of the night and then at 7:00 am. He gets cuter every day! We love you, Luke!
Say cheese!
Mikey loves to smile for the camera. The trick is then finding the picture with the smallest smile because when he says "cheese" it's head back, eyes closed and every tooth showing.
Mikey insisted that "little brother" sit on the stairs with him for a picture.
And then insisted the next day too. (Yes, he already has his little brother in a headlock...great.)
The whole clan relaxing under the trees (We obviously asked Mikey to say cheese.)See Mikey Sleep...
See Mikey slip closer and closer to the edge...
See Mikey in the position mom and dad found him in after hearing a thud from the other room.
On this day Mikey was fighting his nap (like every other day). But finally agreed to lay down and watch a show. He quickly fell asleep. We didn't want to move him because we didn't want to wake him even though we were nervous about him being so close to the edge (he's not a still sleeper). Well we were in the kitchen and we heard this sound. It took us a second, but then I looked over and didn't see him on the couch. At closer inspection.... Do you think he fell and landed perfectly in that position? Maybe...?
See Mikey in the position mom and dad found him in after hearing a thud from the other room.
On this day Mikey was fighting his nap (like every other day). But finally agreed to lay down and watch a show. He quickly fell asleep. We didn't want to move him because we didn't want to wake him even though we were nervous about him being so close to the edge (he's not a still sleeper). Well we were in the kitchen and we heard this sound. It took us a second, but then I looked over and didn't see him on the couch. At closer inspection.... Do you think he fell and landed perfectly in that position? Maybe...?Monday, June 16, 2008
Not to be outdone...
Though Luke is all new and squishy and therefore just cute as a button, Mikey hasn't lost any ground in the cuteness department.
Mikey has recently become quite enamored with his sunglasses. He also loves hats and when he found this one amongst his things, he immediately put it on and wouldn't take it off.
His other two favorite activities? Singing and golf. He actually played golf out in the front of our house like this with dad for at least an hour. Then he came in and started serenading me. By the way, it's not exactly cold here. Friday, June 13, 2008
More pictures!
Okay, I know there a million pictures here and all just of varying angles of the new one. Sorry about it, but the grandparents' wishes rule so if you're not interested in this many pictures stop scrolling now.
Three days old and Luke's first bath at home(Go ahead, laugh at my editing job, but you never know what kind of pervs there are out there browsing unblocked blogs for just that kind of thing!)
After his bath his hair is super fluffy and fuzzy. I love it!
Four days old--I know these are all of him sleeping, but it's all they do at this point!
Almost all the rest are at one week old
Sunday, June 01, 2008
And he shall be called...
Luke Parker Bastian
Yes, the wait is over. He has a name! We literally filled in the name on the paperwork as we were walking out the door and handing it to the nurse. But we are happy and so is Mikey since he can say it perfectly (well, the Luke part anyway. Maybe not the rest.)
Luke is doing remarkably well and we are loving having another special addition to the family. He eats like a champ and with my Milk coming in today he is going even longer between feedings. Mikey continues to get excited over him every time he sees him, but gets very frustrated when he's not allowed to "pat" him as hard as he wants or walk around the house while holding him.
Here are a few more pictures of the cute little thing.
It was so nice for all of his cousins in town to visit him in the hospital. Here is little Abigail with Luke.
And little Amanda was so good at holding him. (She is at least willing to sit down. Mikey always wants to walk around holding him)
Mikey thought this chair was especially neat and especially for him.
All my favorite boys!
Getting ready to finally go home!
Mikey loved sharing the back seat with Luke.
He finally cries. I forgot how "little" newborn cries are. They just can't really wail yet.
It's always comforting to sleep on dad
I just love little kids in PJs. Look how little he is!
Luke is such a little froggy. He can't straighten his legs for anything and it's so cute!
Brothers at Sunday afternoon nap time
And can someone tell me when we got that giant of a son there? Look at how big Mikey is! He suddenly seems just huge!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Our New Arrival
Well, you will all kindly disregard the countdown nonsense on the right side of your screen. A chubby little kid defied all due dates by showing up on the scene at approximately 3:07pm MST this 29th day of May, 2008. A name for this obstinant little fellow is forthcoming, and your patience in this matter would be appreciated.
The proud Mama-to-be just minutes before the big event.
This was probably when the mean nurse jabbed us in our leg for the first time.
As you can see if you tilt your head just so, 8 lbs 10.5oz. As you can't see, no matter how you tilt your head, 20 inches.
Mama and baby (and I hope you all appreciate this contraband photo, because I was forbidden from using such pictures in the preview posting by the nice lady holding the baby in the photo). This is just between me and all of you, our viewing audience.
Maybe he wasn't quite ready for his close-up, Mr. Deville.
...and if that doesn't take us home on a happy note, I don't know what ever could.
The proud Mama-to-be just minutes before the big event.
This was probably when the mean nurse jabbed us in our leg for the first time.
As you can see if you tilt your head just so, 8 lbs 10.5oz. As you can't see, no matter how you tilt your head, 20 inches.
Mama and baby (and I hope you all appreciate this contraband photo, because I was forbidden from using such pictures in the preview posting by the nice lady holding the baby in the photo). This is just between me and all of you, our viewing audience.
Maybe he wasn't quite ready for his close-up, Mr. Deville.Yup, that's me, the proud daddy. He's already bored with me.
Some quality time with his big brother, who was SOOOOO excited to see "Little Brother."
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw. If my heart had strings, which is really an anatomical impossibility, they'd be tugged at by this.
Looking a little less swollen and crusty after our first bath.
...and if that doesn't take us home on a happy note, I don't know what ever could.Tuesday, May 27, 2008
50 things
So I know I’ve been “tagged” or whatever a few times and never done this. I always think, “Who really wants to know any of those things about me.” The thing is I actually love it when other people make these lists. I’ll read the lists of complete strangers when I find them and I think they’re so interesting. And of all the kinds I’ve seen, the plain, old list of random things is always my favorite as opposed to answering certain questions so I’ve finally decided to try this. I still don’t expect people to really care about these things, but it was an interesting exercise to see what I could come up with. And since very soon you will all only be interested in pictures and updates of a certain new family member (see count down to the right), I thought I'd take this opportunity to post this BEFORE this new member arrives. So here is my list of “50 things about me.” (I wasn’t sure how many I would do when I started, but at 25 the ideas were still flowing and after 50, the thought of trying to get to 100 seemed absurd, so 50 is my number.)
1. I’m an Aquarius. I’ve always liked my sign, but never believed a lick of that stuff.
2. I love my house to be spotless and I love to cook.
3. My house is never spotless and I cook frozen things or go out a few times every week.
4. I like to think that I would be a great writer or actress if I were to really try at either one, but in reality I’m pretty sure I would be horrible at both.
5. When left to my own quiet thoughts like while trying to fall asleep or driving alone (which isn’t very often) I calculate things in my head. A variety of kinds of things really: how much interest we’d save at this rate as opposed to that rate and how long it would take to break even if there were this fee attached to refinancing, how much it would cost to drive this far at this mpg, how much faster we’d pay off this if I paid another $25 per month—I guess it’s usually money numbers.
6. Though finance is my thing and I’m usually rather fugal in most areas, I consistently spend more than I should on certain things. I know it, but I just don’t want to change.
7. I hate my hair—always have.
8. I love my teeth—I never get cavities and since suffering through braces, my appreciation has never waned.
9. I’ve never particularly liked my hands.
10. I love my feet.
11. I don’t like other peoples’ feet.
12. It’s rare that I ever have a song in my head that isn’t sung by a blue penguin and his dancing friends, one of two little Spanish-speaking kids (or their inanimate objects like their camera or backpack), 4 little kids flying around in a magic rocket, or Mickey Mouse. (You probably need access to little ones to get those.)
13. When going to sleep and not thinking of numbers, I think back about the times throughout the day when Mikey was giggling and picture his smile. It makes me smile.
14. Almost every night, while getting ready for bed, at some point Lance and I race each other to Mikey’s room, quietly sneak in to look at him and talk about how cute he is. (He’s two now! Is this normal behavior?)
15. I have an intelligence complex. I’ve always been a good student and gotten good grades, but I often get paranoid about people thinking I’m not smart. (I know, it’s a pride thing.)
16. Cutting onions very rarely makes me cry. In fact, I usually feel nothing.
17. I love onions, raw and cooked, in everything. And even more so when I’m pregnant.
18. I love garlic and put it in almost everything, but not nearly as much when I’m pregnant.
19. When I was little I didn’t like how I always ended up sticky after eating syrup so I stopped eating it. Consequently, now I only put syrup on pancakes occasionally and never on anything else (waffles, French toast….)
20. I love tomatoes
21. I don’t like ketchup or most tomato-saucy things.
22. I absolutely HATE being cold.
23. I love to play time-sucking, stupid, computer games like the solitaire games that come on your computer and other word games I find online (though I never have time to).
24. I love chocolate, but I don’t like hot chocolate and usually only drink it out of the social pressures. (You know how demanding those hot chocolate drinkers can be)
25. I don’t like root beer floats.
26. I love the Price is Right. I can’t explain it; it just takes me back to childhood days.
27. I always peek during prayers. Try as I may, I just can’t keep my eyes closed tight! (Now, though, I have a good excuse: someone has to keep an eye on Mikey!)
28. When I’m pregnant I dream about long, hard workouts.
29. When I’m not pregnant, I think about sitting down and eating what I want with a good excuse.
30. I love to go to Joann’s and look at the fabric and other crafty things and think about the crafts that I could do. Then I have to try and restrain myself from buying most of it because I don’t really have the time or the skill to actually do any of it. (Lance would probably say that I don’t actually restrain myself, but if he only knew how much I really do, he’d be grateful.)
31. Similarly I like to look at plants and think of our yard and what we could do, but I’ve learned I have a black thumb and kill everything. I still try to garden, but I take things one little thing at a time.
32. I love cheese. All kinds. I don’t think I’ve ever met a kind I didn’t like.
33. I met Kevin Nealon at a tiny café in Dublin, Ireland about 9 years ago.
34. I love Lance’s eyelashes even though he hates them. (They're very long and thick)
35. I like a good outdoor pool more than I like a beach (though I love them both A LOT.)
36. When I was young I loved the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle hostess pie. A hostess pie with green frosting and vanilla pudding in the middle? So good. I felt childish at the ripe old age of 10 when I’d buy one, but I couldn’t resist. I think I’d buy one today if I saw it.
37. I love pie. I’d choose pie over cake any day.
38. I love sleep, but I hate going to bed.
39. I failed my driving test the first time. What was going through my head during the first test? “If I really only drive 25 mph they will know I’m only doing it for the test. NO one really goes 25 mph.” I was just trying to be honest! But apparently you don’t get points for that.
40. I don’t like Skittles.
41. I’m 6 months and 6 days older than Lance.
42. I always thought I’d get married at 25.
43. I got married at 25.
44. I always thought I would like to wait one year after getting married to get pregnant.
45. Mikey was born 5 days shy of 9 months after our one year anniversary.
46. I almost always took first place in every event at swimming meets until I was 8. I then took one summer off and I when I tried to go back at age 10 I was slow as molasses and was never as good again. (How sad to peak at 8 years old.)
47. I bit my nails from as early on as I can remember until I started getting my nails done in high school. If I ever don’t have nails on, I resort back to the chewing. Not to mention I have terrible cuticles and they split and crack and hurt like crazy when I don’t have nails on.
48. If I could choose one actress to look like it would be Kate Beckinsale. I just think she’s the cutest thing ever.
49. I am very shy. (Don’t laugh, it’s true!)
50. I’m a complete “grass is greener on the other side” kind of person, but at least I’m aware of it so I do what I can to combat against it.
So there you have it. And like I said, I love to read other people’s list so you should all try it!
1. I’m an Aquarius. I’ve always liked my sign, but never believed a lick of that stuff.
2. I love my house to be spotless and I love to cook.
3. My house is never spotless and I cook frozen things or go out a few times every week.
4. I like to think that I would be a great writer or actress if I were to really try at either one, but in reality I’m pretty sure I would be horrible at both.
5. When left to my own quiet thoughts like while trying to fall asleep or driving alone (which isn’t very often) I calculate things in my head. A variety of kinds of things really: how much interest we’d save at this rate as opposed to that rate and how long it would take to break even if there were this fee attached to refinancing, how much it would cost to drive this far at this mpg, how much faster we’d pay off this if I paid another $25 per month—I guess it’s usually money numbers.
6. Though finance is my thing and I’m usually rather fugal in most areas, I consistently spend more than I should on certain things. I know it, but I just don’t want to change.
7. I hate my hair—always have.
8. I love my teeth—I never get cavities and since suffering through braces, my appreciation has never waned.
9. I’ve never particularly liked my hands.
10. I love my feet.
11. I don’t like other peoples’ feet.
12. It’s rare that I ever have a song in my head that isn’t sung by a blue penguin and his dancing friends, one of two little Spanish-speaking kids (or their inanimate objects like their camera or backpack), 4 little kids flying around in a magic rocket, or Mickey Mouse. (You probably need access to little ones to get those.)
13. When going to sleep and not thinking of numbers, I think back about the times throughout the day when Mikey was giggling and picture his smile. It makes me smile.
14. Almost every night, while getting ready for bed, at some point Lance and I race each other to Mikey’s room, quietly sneak in to look at him and talk about how cute he is. (He’s two now! Is this normal behavior?)
15. I have an intelligence complex. I’ve always been a good student and gotten good grades, but I often get paranoid about people thinking I’m not smart. (I know, it’s a pride thing.)
16. Cutting onions very rarely makes me cry. In fact, I usually feel nothing.
17. I love onions, raw and cooked, in everything. And even more so when I’m pregnant.
18. I love garlic and put it in almost everything, but not nearly as much when I’m pregnant.
19. When I was little I didn’t like how I always ended up sticky after eating syrup so I stopped eating it. Consequently, now I only put syrup on pancakes occasionally and never on anything else (waffles, French toast….)
20. I love tomatoes
21. I don’t like ketchup or most tomato-saucy things.
22. I absolutely HATE being cold.
23. I love to play time-sucking, stupid, computer games like the solitaire games that come on your computer and other word games I find online (though I never have time to).
24. I love chocolate, but I don’t like hot chocolate and usually only drink it out of the social pressures. (You know how demanding those hot chocolate drinkers can be)
25. I don’t like root beer floats.
26. I love the Price is Right. I can’t explain it; it just takes me back to childhood days.
27. I always peek during prayers. Try as I may, I just can’t keep my eyes closed tight! (Now, though, I have a good excuse: someone has to keep an eye on Mikey!)
28. When I’m pregnant I dream about long, hard workouts.
29. When I’m not pregnant, I think about sitting down and eating what I want with a good excuse.
30. I love to go to Joann’s and look at the fabric and other crafty things and think about the crafts that I could do. Then I have to try and restrain myself from buying most of it because I don’t really have the time or the skill to actually do any of it. (Lance would probably say that I don’t actually restrain myself, but if he only knew how much I really do, he’d be grateful.)
31. Similarly I like to look at plants and think of our yard and what we could do, but I’ve learned I have a black thumb and kill everything. I still try to garden, but I take things one little thing at a time.
32. I love cheese. All kinds. I don’t think I’ve ever met a kind I didn’t like.
33. I met Kevin Nealon at a tiny café in Dublin, Ireland about 9 years ago.
34. I love Lance’s eyelashes even though he hates them. (They're very long and thick)
35. I like a good outdoor pool more than I like a beach (though I love them both A LOT.)
36. When I was young I loved the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle hostess pie. A hostess pie with green frosting and vanilla pudding in the middle? So good. I felt childish at the ripe old age of 10 when I’d buy one, but I couldn’t resist. I think I’d buy one today if I saw it.
37. I love pie. I’d choose pie over cake any day.
38. I love sleep, but I hate going to bed.
39. I failed my driving test the first time. What was going through my head during the first test? “If I really only drive 25 mph they will know I’m only doing it for the test. NO one really goes 25 mph.” I was just trying to be honest! But apparently you don’t get points for that.
40. I don’t like Skittles.
41. I’m 6 months and 6 days older than Lance.
42. I always thought I’d get married at 25.
43. I got married at 25.
44. I always thought I would like to wait one year after getting married to get pregnant.
45. Mikey was born 5 days shy of 9 months after our one year anniversary.
46. I almost always took first place in every event at swimming meets until I was 8. I then took one summer off and I when I tried to go back at age 10 I was slow as molasses and was never as good again. (How sad to peak at 8 years old.)
47. I bit my nails from as early on as I can remember until I started getting my nails done in high school. If I ever don’t have nails on, I resort back to the chewing. Not to mention I have terrible cuticles and they split and crack and hurt like crazy when I don’t have nails on.
48. If I could choose one actress to look like it would be Kate Beckinsale. I just think she’s the cutest thing ever.
49. I am very shy. (Don’t laugh, it’s true!)
50. I’m a complete “grass is greener on the other side” kind of person, but at least I’m aware of it so I do what I can to combat against it.
So there you have it. And like I said, I love to read other people’s list so you should all try it!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Playing hide and seek with Mikey
This is how it goes everytime we play hide and seek with Mikey. He's quite skilled and makes it quite a challenge to find him.
He's actually usually even louder than he is in this video, but when it comes to taking videos we have to take what we can get. As soon as he sees the camera he immediately wants to look at or take pictures so it's hard to get much of him.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Needs...
Well Mikey is quite the talker and I swear he learns 100 new words a day. It's so funny when he suddenly starts to implement a new word and he's constantly making us laugh. His latest cry is about the things he "needs." All of a sudden he "needs" everything. Instead of just asking for something that he wants in his few-word sentences, he now says, "I NEED that!" "I NEED those!" You may have to be there and hear it to fully appreciate how cute and funny it is, or you also may have to be his mom, but he's got me smitten!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
I know what you're thinking...
You're thinking, "oh wow, so any day, huh?"
Nope! I'm just huge, that's all. Well I guess technically "any day" is accurate since at 37 weeks you are considered full-term, but I'm not due for another three weeks. Sigh.
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