The Lucas Family

So for a long time now everyone has been asking me how much Easton weighs since he is a fairly large newborn; however, he hasn't been weighed since his 2 week appointment so I only had guesses as to how much he might weigh. Well, we attended his 2 month checkup at the pediatrician today to find out he weighs a whopping 14 lbs. 7 1/2 oz. He is 100 percentile for length, weight, and head circumference...I swear I have never heard of a kid being 100 percentile for all three things before but my mom said we were all pretty close to that as babies! Although, I have no doubt he will be a pretty big boy one day. Hopefully he will make us lots of money as a professional athlete :-) (kidding) I love having such a chubby baby and I love playing with his cute little fat rolls, they are so adorable! We sure love our little Easty Beasty! (If you didn't know from the last post it is my family's new nickname for Easton, credit goes to my sister Hailey for coming up with that one...thanks alot Hailey)

Easton sleeping in his carseat in his white tux, he messed through it soon after so it is one of the only pictures of him in it!

Everyone at the blessing, Shannon's fam on the left mine on the right

Four generations

My mom, Easton and I. He is smiling so I had to post it!

Easton and his cousin Ben sleeping side by side in their car seats

Whitney opening her presents at our house after the family went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse with McKinley(my neice), Annie (her friend), Angie (my sis), and my dad!

Easton and my 7 month old neice Halle, it may not be long before Easton passes her up!

Easton at 4 weeks old, on his changing table after his bath. His hair was sticking up and he had a little mohawk, as his mom and a hairdresser I couldn't pass up this opportunity for a picture!

I was tagged about a week ago by my sister Angie but am now just getting around to it....

The Rules are:
A. Each player create a post listing 6 facts/habits about self.
B. At the end of the post the player then tags 6 people and post their names. Then go to each of their blogs and leave a comment letting them know they've been tagged and to read your blog for the rules.

So here are my 6 things....

1. A bad habit of mine is I am a big time interuppter. This drives my husband crazy and whenever we fight he always brings it up. I think growing up in a big crazy talkative family like mine it was the only way to get a word in sometimes. It is a habit many of my family members have also......(sorry guys)

2. I'm not a big fan of cinnamon rolls or apple pie. Most anything containing cinnamon. I like cinnamon flavored things just not actual cinnamon. Also I'm not a huge fan of mexican food. I tend to be kind of a picky eater sometimes. My husband and others think this is absurd and the same as not liking pizza or ice cream (I don't agree). And oddly enough during pregnancy I craved hot dogs and baby dill pickles (not together), I would eat up to 5 or 6 hot dogs a day!

3. I love crazy rides. I have a pretty strong stomach, and usually anything goes in this department. I've ridden the sky coaster at Lagoon and no rollercoaster is too crazy for me! Maybe now that I am a mom I will have to calm down a bit!

4. I love doing hair, it is great to have a job where you just get to chat with so many great people about anything and everything and get paid while doing it! Sometimes I have to stop myself from talking too much so I can concentrate on the job at hand, although I'd like to say I've mastered doing both at the same time! Although now that I have Easton it will be hard to go back to work and be away from him!

5. I really like hip-hop & R&B music (edited versions). I've even had a black guy comment once that he thought it was weird that a white girl from Idaho was into that kind of music.

6. I love being a mom! I am still adjusting to little sleep but really enjoy every minute of it! However, I'm not sure at this moment how people have more than one kid. I think all of you that do it are amazing women!

There it is...I now tag Gwen Anderson, Jaime Mickelsen, Emily Smith, Shamae Lyon, Mandy Kimball, and Michelle Sedgwick.

I thought I would share some pictures of Easton at a week old and us getting a chance to get out this week. On Monday we went to the pediatrician to get Easton circumcized, I was so proud they said he didn't cry at all, they invited me to be in the room but I couldn't do it so I waited in the waiting room, it was actually far worse to watch him get his blood drawn he didn't like that at all. Tuesday we went and visited the girls at the salon and Easton turned 1 week old. As a family on Wednesday we went out to Winger's and took a trip to Walmart. I then got a little fever probably from lack of sleep and Shannon told me I need to nap with him and catch up on my sleep instead of going out every day. I learned my lesson and tried to catch up on my sleep! Key word being tried! On another note, I realize the video in my last post is not working, it worked on the preview so I thought it would. I'm going to get Shannon to work on it since he is far more talented in that area than I am and then it should be ready for view.

Shannon loves having a baby and is a really good dad. He misses him all day long after going to work and says he goes through 'Easton withdrawals' during the day. He loves coming home and playing with him. He is only one week old yet we think every little thing he does is funny. Here is a video of Shannon & Easton playing together. Easton thinks his dad's nose must be the food source....

For anyone who reads this, please include Ian Pearson in your fasting and prayers. He is only 5 months old and is on the heart transplant list waiting for a donor and is in need of one immediately. He is at Primary Children's. His parents Justin and Jenn are in our ward. You can look at their blog and update yourself on their situation http://www.emilyandian.blogspot.com/. Good luck to Justin and Jenn! Our prayers are with you! This is a picture of the family.

So I am writing this really not able to get to much sleep because I'm feeling very mild contractions every so often.....I went to my doctor's appointment on Tuesday and am dialated to a 1 and 50% effaced (I think that is how it is spelled!) I got a massage today also, and she worked on my pressure points in my feet that can put you into labor...Hopefully, it works soon!! If you can't tell I am being very impatient and am very ready!!! This was my last week of work for a while so the sooner he comes...the better!! We will keep everyone posted!!

This is me showing off my pregnant belly 3 weeks before my due date in one of Shannon's oversized shirts! I made Shannon take the picture but would not let him include my face. After my Sunday nap, let's just say I wasn't looking my best! I'm definitely excited to not be pregnant anymore and to be a mom! Since he could come anytime now, my next update will probably be when he gets here!

Well after alot of influencing by my sis Angie I have decided we need to start up our own blog. I felt like we shouldn't do one until we have kids to talk about but since Easton's arrival is a month away I guess we are close enough. We just ordered a camera/camcorder so I won't have any pics until atleast Monday! I am still working full-time as a hairdresser (soon to go down to part time) and Shannon works for Varsity Contractors. We are very excited for the arrival of our first child and are busy preparing for his entrance. We can't believe it is coming so soon! After four years of marriage without any children it will take some getting used to, but we welcome the challenge! We love looking at everyone else's blogs and are excited to have one of our own!