Kreg was home for a blissful 5 days and is now off to Hong Kong. He got a lot done in those five days. Touched up the entire inside of the house, filed our taxes and got to spend a lot of time with the kids! We found out Tuesday that Brody is allergic to cats, yikes, that means daily allergy medication, so we will just have to see how it goes. Tuesday afternoon we had another ultrasound. We brought everyone with us so they all got to see the baby on "TV." The U/S tech was great and showed them the hands and feet and beating heart as well as the chubby little face. She said the baby was weighing almost 6 pounds and looked very healthy.
Kreg left for his last trip before the baby will come so it definitely will not be long now! I told him we were really cutting it close on the the name game and should really try hard to have the names ready by the time he gets home from this trip! LOL
Thankfully 4 days of his 11/12 day trip will be spent in training in AK so at least he will be on the same continent!
The kids do not start Spring break until Thursday of next week but I know they are more than ready and so am I. It will be nice to have them home for 10 days hopefully the weather will be cooperate and we can try to do lots of fun activities.

Breaking news! SNOW in Memphis

It started snowing this afternoon and the boys are in heaven. They have been outside playing in it for almost 2 hours. Unfortunately because of Grace's ears she only got to stay outside for a short time and really did not get a chance to enjoy it (as you can see by her sad face in the first picture).
The boys got out of school early for the big winter weather and are thrilled that it is actually sticking. Hopefully this will not impede Kreg's plane from landing tonight!
Enjoy the pics.

Well Grace did great with her surgery today, she was a real trooper. She went with the nurse without a fuss and they said she was very easy once they got her back to the operating room. She woke up a little groggy from the anesthesia but on the whole had very little fussing, and tonight seems to be back to her old self.
The boys were great! Because Kreg was out of town, they had to wake up over an hour earlier than they normally do and get ready for school. They sat in the waiting room reading and playing quietly for an hour until my friend Laura came to pick them up and brought them to school for me (thanks Laura!). Hopefully draining her ears and taking out her adenoids will keep that infection from coming back.

I am getting a real treat tomorrow, my friend Ann hired a cleaning service for 2 hours as a baby gift. It will probably be one of the best gifts I get all year!! I am excited to have someone else vacuum the stairs because it is becoming a real chore at this point in the pregnancy.
Well that is it for now, we are really looking forward to having Kreg home for 4 days! He gets home Saturday morning. Til next time!

The past couple of days have been pretty normal for the Lukens household. Kreg is still on a trip and won't be back until Saturday. This is a pretty long trip but it is all for a good cause, so we can make sure he is home in time for the birth of the baby.
This will be a pretty busy week, Grace is having outpatient surgery on Wednesday on one of her ears. Hopefully that will go smoothly and she will be up and running around that afternoon. I have started trying to get the house ready to sell... cleaning out closets and throwing out things we do not need. I know it is still a little early but I want to try to get as much done before the baby decides it is time to come out! I will keep everyone posted about Wednesday's surgery and let you know how "little miss" does. That is it for now!