We have our princess....now we have our prince!

Hello Friends and Family. Meet our new baby boy, Leighton! After being induced 7 days after my due date he was born on March 27th at 5:12 pm. We are adjusting to our new family of 4 and I can easily say that Leighton is proving to be a sweet cuddle bug. He wants to be fed and he wants me to hold him (I'll take it)...

Enjoy the pictures,

One very in love mommy of TWO!

Freedom Rings

For about the past year Analayne's bedtime has been loosely formed at our house. She would go to bed anywhere between 9:30-10:00pm but would take a nap for almost 2 hours each afternoon. The schedule worked but we were pulling our hair out at night because the late night bedtime was about more than we could handle. Well, I knew that with baby #2 coming very soon her sleep schedule was about to get blown out of the water. In addition, I was keeping in mind that the preschool program we have her enrolled in for the fall does not schedule a nap time, so I should probably start letting her skip the nap and try to get her bedtime to a more REASONABLE hour!

So I talked to Russ about the situation and he agreed that more time at night would be a big blessing for us both and that we should try a new schedule. One of the downfalls to her going to bed early is that in the spring/summer/early fall months Analayne will have very limited time with her dad during his work week because he works late (which is really the reason we had the later bedtime to begin with).

Despite this we decided our no nap decision would be best. This is our first week with our "new schedule" and it is working for us. However, every day Analayne still falls asleep for a cat-nap sometime in the afternoon. Sometimes the nap occurs in the car and sometimes she just falls out on the floor wherever she is at the time. Today she climbed under the office desk! She usually sleep for 30-45 minutes and then wakes up ready to go but that's okay, its working and every night around 8:30 I can't help but think.... Freedom Rings!

Check out her sleeping arrangement from today.

The Trumpets

A week or so ago I got out the dreaded Medula pump in preparation for baby Leighton's arrival. It dawned on me that I probably needed to get it out and do a good cleaning of all the parts and accessories and make sure it worked perfectly.

Since I have a very observant and bright 3 and a half year old...she helped. She helped and when I say helped I am using that term loosely (very loosely). Nonetheless, as always she had me laughing hysterically almost the entire time we worked. She had no idea what the pump was or what it was used for, so of course I had to sit down with her and explain. She thought the cone shaped pieces were trumpets and began blowing into them make trumpet noises! While sitting at the kitchen table, I began telling her about "chesties" (she already knew all about her chesties) but I went on to tell her that when you area mommy your chesties make milk. Now that statement surely did get her attention (probably got your attention too!) Ever since that day a week or so ago she reminds me almost every day that when she is a mommy she will have chesties for the trumpets too. I can't wait till she is older to tell her of this story. In the meantime I think she will be a well prepared sister for the baby's arrival.

Big Words for a Big Girl

Analayne loves to use big words and her vocabulary is exploding. Here are some recent words she has incorporated into her daily language.

Mimi: Analayne where do you live?
A: Montana

Me: Analayne, I heard you played with Mrs. Ginger's dog yesterday. What was the dogs name?
A: Archeologist

Of course some of her other favorite topics to discuss include anything "stinky" or any sentence she can squeeze the word "poop" into.

Just last week I said, "I am pooped" (I accidently said this...not thinking anything of it and after I realized it caught her attention I quickly said, sometimes adults say this when they feel really tired). Now I have a 3 year old that goes around saying, "I'm pooped because I'm tired."

Oh the joys...more to come soon!

Christmas Does Not Really End...

We had such a great Christmas this year. The excitement at our house was off the charts and I must say that this Lackey household is blessed! I know a certain 3 year old who should never ever tell me that she is bored because I can locate about a million fun and entertaining toys for her to play with. We celebrated Christmas beginning on Christmas Eve morning by going to Gob and Minnie's house for breakfast and family gift opening. Then that evening we went to our church's candle light service, which helped to definitely remind us all of the true meaning of Christmas. On Christmas morning we played with all the fun things Santa brought and then Mimi, Poppa, G-pop and Gigi came over to our house for breakfast and we opened more gifts. On Christmas night we went to Uncle Mike and Aunt Kay's house for the Christmas family fun night and had a blast there too!

Despite the fact that December 25th is over I am reminded everyday of the fun we have had. Analayne is still singing Christmas carols and telling me about baby Jesus and how Mary had a baby just like mommy is having a baby. What I love is that I always respond to her by saying, well mommy is having a baby but the angel did not come to mommy and mommy is not naming the baby Jesus. By the way in case you have not heard, we are naming our baby Leighton (pronounced Ley-ton). Only 7 more weeks to go --- Yippee! Below are some pictures from our Christmas season.

Are you ready for Christmas?

December is always a wild month with so much to do to prepare for the holidays. However, today I feel like I have reached some goals. Our tree is up, our lights are hung, our door is decorated and as of this morning I have our Christmas cards addressed and several gifts wrapped (Analayne helped...the pacakges are very cute but its obvious that she helped). Don't let me fool you...I still have several tasks to complete but the overwhelming feeling is fading. Also, let me just tell you how wonderful on-line shopping is. I sit in front of my computer in my pajamas while Analayne draws me a picture and I shop. I have indeed participated in on-line shopping before but with a preschool age child and one on the way online shopping has been WONDERFUL this year.

Here are some pictures of us preparing for the holidays!

Halloween 2008 (Am I behind or what?)

Here are some pictures from Halloween. I am so far behind its embarrassing but with a new baby on the way I feel immense pressure to catch up on everything!