1. This kid is seriously good at baseball. Since it’s been so hot outside these past few months, we have been playing catch indoors, and miraculously haven’t broken anything yet. He was allowed to hit soft balls inside until A.) he got too good and was a serious hazard to the windows, lamps, and us and B.) Ella “somehow” got struck by a bat a few times. So that bat is now for outside use only! But he loves it. He can even wind up like a pitcher does, but he also likes to sit in a catcher’s stance. We have big baseball hopes for Luke!
2. It’s been a few months now, but it’s worth repeating: Luke is totally potty trained!!!!! Hallelujah! No diapers at all! We’ve stopped giving him toys/candy as a reward. Now he’s satisfied with putting a sticker on the bathroom mirror. It is now half way filled with various trains from Thomas!
3. Luke’s imagination is really taking off. A few posts back I recorded some funny things he has been saying. He keeps us laughing every day. Along with the wild imagination comes more fears though. So we are working with him on what is real and what is just pretend. Sometimes he will surprise me that he is not scared of something I thought he would be afraid of. He loves to play with his fire truck, so we tell him about “fires” around the house he needs to put out with the truck. No fear of fire!! But don’t even show him a fly or a butterfly. Man, those really freak him out!
4. Luke has sort of turned into a TV junkie. Due to the hot hot weather, we have been watching much more TV than normal. I wish it wasn’t so, and have plans to change things around this Fall. But, I must admit, it is nice to sneak in a shower or a load of laundry or dishes and know exactly where he will be. Luke’s favorite shows/movies are: Curious George, Sid the Science Kid, Cars, Thomas, Clifford, Dinosaur Train, and the Elmo’s World portion of Sesame Street.
5. Luke has been doing a great job with his letters and numbers. He can now recognize almost all the letters and numbers with pretty good accuracy! Not very scientific, I know, but it doesn’t matter right now!
6. Our guy has been really into drawing lately. It all started a couple of weeks ago when I was trying to teach him all the positions in baseball. I drew out a little field and was labeling the positions on the white board. While I was teaching him, he started drawing a big “thing” in the outfield, which he described as a big fish. He even drew out the tail and head, including eyes and a smile. Then he drew little squiggly lines to show that the fish was in water, and told me that this is where the baseball players would go swimming after their game.
Since then he has been practicing drawing circles, snakes, and the letters L and U. He also drew a picture that he described as a glove and a ball, which actually looked like a glove and a ball! Hooray!
7. “Let’s just be happy” This is what Luke says when we get after him about something. If he needs a “stern talkin’ to” about his behavior, he squirms through the whole lecture, says “ok” or whatever will get him out of it, and then finishes up with “Let’s just be happy!” It makes me crazy and makes Kevin laugh! I do have to admit that it’s funny!
8. When I asked Luke who is girlfriend was the other night, he promptly replied, “Ella!” Luke and Ella have a complicated relationship right now. She adores him and he likes her a lot too, as long as everything is going his way. He likes to be in control of the toys and really gets bothered by her touching any of his toys but still wants full access to hers. This age difference can be tough, but I think it has a lot to do with their personalities. He is very methodical when he plays, has a plan for his toys; and she likes to carry things around haphazardly and get in to what he is playing with. We are working on this. The only thing they play really well together is “chase,” but it usually ends up with someone crashing into a wall!
Here is an example of Luke playing with Ella's toys9. Socially, Luke is still progressing with being able to play with other kids and share toys. He plays really well with kids that are either older than himself or younger, but has a harder time with kids that are right at the same level as him. Luke and Ben (Toni’s biggest little guy) are finally starting to play really well together! Although Luke will not be going to pre-school this year, my goal is to get him in some classes so he can work on some of these skills. We also need to do more play dates in smaller groups. So if you ever want to hang out, let me know!
Here's Luke with Dylan and Eric
10. I can’t believe my baby will be 3 in just a few weeks. I am so proud of who he is and pray every day for who he will become. He brings us so much joy and makes us laugh daily! Last night he tried on his suit for his Uncle Brian’s wedding and my heart nearly burst! Such a handsome little dude. I just love this little boy with everything that I have!
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