My Baby.....

Lucas, I can't believe how fast you are growing! Today you are one month old and getting bigger by the second. I can't believe what a happy and go lucky baby you are. Your daddy and I are so in love with you and are so excited to be a part of your life.

Over the past month you have had many discoveries.

You LOVE tummy time, especially when Lulu is involved. Lulu is so protective of you and loves to be with you every second of the day. If you are asleep, she is asleep....if you are doing tummy time, she is doing tummy time. If we are changing you, Lulu is sitting right next to the changing table. You two are best friends and she won't ever leave your side. Bath time is our favorite family time activity! Actually, I think Daddy likes bath time the most. Daddy won't let Mommy give you a bath without him being there. Daddy loves you so much and loves to be apart of all your new experiences.You love the binkies that your Aunt Stacie and Uncle Kyle gave you. I bought you 3 binkies, that I think are really cute. However, you don't want to have anything to do with them. You only want your green binkies. Thank you Aunt Stacie and Uncle Kyle!

You have discovered that you can suck on your thumb! Mommy wasn't getting you fed fast enough, so you found something that would keep you comforted while you had to wait. Daddy has taught you to hold your binkie in your mouth by placing your hand over your binkie. You obviously want to make sure your thumb doesn't fall out of your mouth and are holding your hand in place.You have discovered your tongue and love to always be using it. Whether you are eating, hanging out or sleeping, your tongue is always showing. You are such a fast learner and so strong. Your Daddy loves to teach you new things and is always working with you. In a month he has taught you how to hold your head up and how to move your head while on your tummy. Now, your Mommy and Daddy are working on rolling over with you. We can't believe how mobile you are already and how close you are to rolling over. Here you are on your side, which you got there with minimal help. Daddy and I think you will be walking within a couple months :)

You love going to watch Daddy play softball. You and Mommy sit by the outfield, so that we can see Daddy make all of his amazing catches and throw the ball to get an out. Daddy always tells us how much he loves looking through the fence and seeing us watching him. Softball is our Monday night family time and we all have so much fun!

You love having visitors over, especially family. Your Uncle Mark and Cousin Kaylen loved visiting you and holding you.

You loved celebrating Mommy's 27th birthday!!!! We had a great day with Daddy, building the patio and planting the beautiful flowers and shrubs in the background. Daddy, you and me worked as a family to build this area of our yard.

Lucas.....Daddy and I love you so much! You have completed our lives and have helped us to become better people. I can't believe a month has gone by so fast and I am a little sad that you are getting so big so fast. However, we look forward to all the fun times we will have in your second month!

We love you little man,

Mommy and Daddy

Lucas' Mom

Over the past two weeks, yes...Lucas is two weeks old now, I have been trying to determine what kind of Mom I can be. I am surrounded by amazing women/moms who seem to be "Super Moms". They have the time to take millions of pictures of their children, blog about them, take them out for activities and still seem to have time for themselves. Yes, these are the Super Moms.

I haven't felt like that is the kind of Mom that I can be. I would LOVE to be that Mom, but do not feel it is in the cards for me. After two weeks of comparing myself to others, I had to stop and figure out what I had to offer. Therefore, I have come to the conclusion of the type of Mom that I can and want to be for Lucas:

I want to be the Mom that will drop everything to go out and dig in the dirt. I want to be the Mom that will spend the entire Saturday watching a sports event and cheering my son on. I want to be the Mom that can be okay if my house is a little dirty, if it means that I am out on an adventure with Lucas. I am okay with not being the most creative/crafty, organized or cleanest Mom. I don't want to be "Super Mom".....I just wanted to be Lucas' Mom. Whenever Lucas thinks back on his life, I want to be in his memories. I want him to have fun stories to tell of things that we use to do together.

So from here on out, I am not going to sweat the small stuff. If my floors go one or two days without being cleaned, I will be okay with that. If I am not taking pictures of Lucas all the time, I will be okay with that. If my routine doesn't go according to plan, I will be okay with that (we all know that will be hard for me). Just as long as I am out having fun with my son, everything else can wait.

I am going to focus on being "Lucas' Mom" and not "Super Mom".

Here are some pics from the past 2 weeks with Lucas. He is such a stud!

Grandpa and Lucas

4 Generation picture

Aunt Charley and Cousin Gage

Aunt Charley and Cousin Carter

Daddy and Lucas watching Conference

Grandma and Lucas

Mommy and Lucas at the batting cages with Daddy

Daddy and Lucas after bathtime

Lucas looking like a stud in his froggy robe and slippers

Lucas Goss Grable

Welcome to the world my sweet baby boy! You are already such an amazing boy with so many talents and new discoveries each and every second. I am really surprised at how alert you have been within your first 24 hours of life. I can see you following the sounds with your eyes and intently focusing on what you hear. You have truly amazed me already and I am more than grateful that I was the person chosen to be your mother.

Lucas, always know how much your Daddy and I love you. We have loved you from the very first moment we learned that we were expecting your arrival. Throughout the pregnancy you really have shown your true personality and have made both your Daddy and me laugh. One of my favorite memories, while I was pregnant, was the way you and your Daddy would play. You loved it when Daddy would push on your hand, elbow, knee or foot and "chase" you around in my belly.

Within the first day, Daddy and I have determined that you are going to be our little soccer player. You were really good at kicking while in Mommy's tummy, were great at kicking while you were being delivered and have been really good at kicking with every diaper change. You are going to be our little all star.

Lucas, we are so happy to finally have you here. We look forward to all of our special memories that are yet to come.

Love......your Mommy and Daddy

Lucas Goss Grable

March 29, 2010 @ 2:51 p.m.

7lbs 4oz and 20 inches long

Maternity Pictures

Hey Everyone,

I had my maternity pictures taken this last Friday. Thankfully we got them done before the snowstorm hit on Saturday. Andree and Rachael did a fabulous job! Check them out at:

www.metreephotography.blogspot.com

Arizona Trip

This past weekend Scott and I had the opportunity to go to Arizona to see little Jake be blessed by my brother, Nick. We took this opportunity to have a nice relaxing vacation while we were down there. We arrived on Thursday and drove back home the following Monday. It definitely wasn't enough time to hang out with Nick, Morgan and little Jake.

Morgan was a great hostess and had dinners and activities planned for us while we were down there. Nick, unfortunately, had to attend his law classes and study. However, he did a great job of having the nights free to be with all of us.

On Thursday, Scott attended one of Nick's classes with him. This gave Scott a good opportunity to get a taste of law school and know what to prepare for. Scott came back from that class more excited than before to attend law school. Scott and I also were given a tour of the law school at ASU and had the chance to talk with some of the students. We really enjoyed it.

On Saturday it was a boys only and girls only day. The boys got up and headed out to golf for the day. Scott sent me a text saying that he almost got a "birdie". I told him that I was proud of him....however, what I didn't know was that the "birdie" was actually a duck that he almost hit with his golf ball. The girls had a very girlie day. We played with Jake and then went to the mall and went clothes shopping. It was great to be able to spend sometime with my sister-in-law and my precious/perfect nephew.

Later that night we all went to walk around the Mesa Temple and to walk through the visitors center. It was absolutely breathtaking!

We are sad that we had to come home, but are excited to see the Bartons in a month!!!! Nick and Morgan, I expect Jake will be a cute leprechaun for St. Patty's Day. ha ha

Enjoy the below pics:

Daddy and son

Cute little Jake
Jake absolutely loved his Uncle Scott. Scott made funny faces that Jake would try to copy. Here is Scott sticking out his tongue.
Trying to figure out what Uncle Scott is doing now.After careful study, he has now figured out how to make the face. So cute!


The beautiful Mesa Temple



The blessing day. Trying to take family pictures, but we seem to be missing Kyle....



After realizing Kyle wasn't in the picture, we apparently all had the same reaction



Grandma with Jake


Grandpa with Jake


The Barton Family

Jake has quite the personality already. He absolutely LOVES to dance. He usually performs, what we have named, the Irish Jig. However, in the following video, Jake decided to debut his "hoe-down" dance move. Enjoy!!!

My apologies, I do not know how to rotate a video.

The Growth of Lucas

I know you are all so curious as to my belly progression. Enjoy the pictures and the swelling of my face :)!!!