Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Just a few pics....

Just some recent pictures....




Getting some kisses on snow day!
 Oh yeah, he was ready to get out in the snow! Notice his roller coaster track behind him? My living room looks like a day care!
 Luke sitting on the counter. Because I'm all about safety, right? :)

Really? It's been over a month??

Man, I am a slacker. My best laid intentions of really keeping up with blogging have evaded me yet again. Each day when Luke says something cute or something funny happens, I tell myself, "man, I need to put that on the blog or I will forget about it!". And I forget. Every time. Nice. So, I will try to do a quick recap (as much as my "mommy brain" will let me!)
*We had a great Christmas! Luke was really into opening his presents. He kept calling them his "prizes"! Too cute! He had to open my stocking and Tom's stocking after he got finished opening all his gifts! I had to convince him that the make-up in my stocking was for grown-up GIRLS....he was not a happy camper! He wanted everyone's prize!
*We got a big snow/ice storm that kept me out of work for nearly a week. Luke and I had cabin fever big time, but we all did get to get out a few times and play. It was just so slick that Luke kept falling. He loved being out in it though and every time I looked, he had snow in his mouth eating it! After a few days, he started asking for his friends. He was seriously jonesing to get back to "cool" (that is what he calls his daycare). He loves his friends there! Especially Carsyn and Mason....They are all I ever hear about!!
*Luke is talking SO much lately...we are actually having conversations now. Even Ms. Nancy at his school commented on how much he is talking now and asking for things in full sentences. I still don't think we are ready for the potty yet and his teacher, Ms. Chantel agrees. He won't be 2 1/2 till the end of March so I am not sweating it. It's just something that I'm not going to fight and stress about. He will do it in his own time. He does use the potty from time to time, but does not ask to go. He will go when we ask if he wants to....but that is about it. And that is ok with us. Don't get me wrong...I would LOVE to stop buying diapers, but I want him to be ready and I am not about to push it.
*I am amazed at how smart this kid is! So, here is where I have to brag. Sorry. He won't be 2 1/2 till the end of March, but so far he can:
   ~count to 18 (most days....) and identify numbers to 10
   ~recognize all letters of the alphabet (out of order) with the exception of K and R ... he gets those confused still
   ~identify all his shapes (including hexagon...thanks Iphone App for that one!) and colors
   ~recognize that if we spell out L-U-K-E that it spells Luke....now, I am sure that he can't read it, but he does realize when we are spelling his name and it is really cute. He is always asking us to " 'pell Mommy, 'pell Daddy, 'pell Samson, and so on. I am amazed at his vocabulary and how quickly he picks things up.
  ~work my Iphone better than I can!! It's crazy!!
* We are working on ONLY letting him have his "pap-pap" (paci) at night. He still wants at least 3 in the bed with him. He does the sweetest thing though. I watch him on the monitor in the bedroom and he takes one paci and taps his nose with it while he has the other one in his mouth and the other one in the other hand. Every night. Without fail. I love it! I guess this is how he comforts himself and it makes me smile when he does it!
*He has learned (ahem, thank you, daddy) how to "drop an elbow" when we are playing. Nice.

Stats:
Last we checked he was 35 lbs and I can't remember how tall. But he seems tall to me. He is a big boy (which is A-OK with me since he was a tiny preemie when he was born)! I do remember he was 97th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height back in early December. He seems to be thinning out because he is ALWAYS moving, running, skipping, jumping, climbing..... you get the picture. People tell me he is built like a linebacker!! Oh my!

Luke truly is my world. I wish everyone could experience that pure and total love that a mommy has when she looks at her baby. He truly is the greatest thing that has EVER happened in my life. I am grateful that God has blessed me with him and I am so proud to be his mommy! I hope Tom and I raise him to be a caring, loving, Godly, respectful man....
Well, that is a not-so-quick recap of all things Luke. I hope to not stay away for over a month next time!