Surgery a success

Well, surgery on Monday went great. They took him from us at 7:35 and by 7:55 I was holding him again!! We were home by 9:45 and by 10 he was chasing Cash around with his walker. So all in all things went well. On that note however, we did have to go to the Dr. today and they found he has thrush. Not much to do about that but take the antibiotics. It isn't contagious and should clear up in 6-8 days. He only has two days left at daycare and then Riley will be a stay at home dad for a few months. Unfortunately that will mean Riley will be working 2nd shift at Fastenal Sunday through Wednesday. We're hoping that by me starting grad school next month that we'll move up the waiting list at Winona State's daycare center.

Santa on the move

Well, it's been a busy couple of weeks since our last entry. Lucas is 8 months old! We can't believe it either. He's growing and changing so much! He's been eating baby food for quite a while now but this last week we added finger foods! We got him these banana puffs and baby rice cake things and he absolutely loves them. He's moved on to third foods so the next step is gerber graduates already!!
Last night we took Lucas to see the lighted Holiday train. He was intrigued by it. He couldn't stop staring at all the lights, but I think it was a little loud for him. We weren't able to stay very long either, it was pretty cold out. After the lighted train we took Lucas to meet Santa for the first time. He did pretty good. Sat on Santas lap for about 30 seconds before he started to get scared and a little fussy. The look on his face was priceless. He kept looking at Santa like "wow, what the heck are you!" It was very cute!
Tomorrow night he's going to spend the night with Grandma and Grandpa Krause. Riley and I are going to have a winter bonfire for our birthdays. I'm looking forward to a full night of uninterupted sleep but I have a feeling i'll wake up several times worrying about Lucas. Even though I obviously trust his grandparents completely, this will be his first overnight away from home. I haven't been away from him for more than a few hours since he was born!
Well, we'll post again after his surgery! Wish the little guy luck! :)