Lucas turns 2!!!

Lucas turns 2!!!
October 8, 2014

Two Year Old Lucas

10-10-14
27 lbs  37 %
35.25 inches  80 %
Head Circ:  50 cm 

·      He is curious, loving, kind, wild, happy, and fun!

·      He pats his own back when he coughs!

·      He loves pouring.  If you leave two cups near him, it is inevitable that he will pour them back and forth and make a huge mess!

·      He pours sand over his own head and others!

·      He can play in the sandbox for hours.

·      He loves bubbles, balloons, and balls.

·      He loves being silly and joking around.

·      He does not like “ooies!”  If he finds something on the ground he quickly yells “ooie” and uses his little vacuum or broom to clean it up.  If he finds something on himself, he yells “ooie” until you get it off for him!

·      He does the same thing with an “owie.”  It could be an old “owie,” but if he sees a scratch or “owie” of some kind, he shouts “owie” until you acknowledge it, and/or kiss it better!

·      He says “Oh, No” over and over throughout the day to signify something that doesn’t look right to him!  He also says this right before reigning down destruction on something, like he is surprised by the outcome!

·      When driving on the freeway he shouts from the back seat the whole time, “ruck” for truck and “whoa” and “wow” for any sort of large machinery or truck that looks exciting to him.  He sees a lot on the freeway that excites him!  He will say “Mama, Mama, Mama” over and over again until we acknowledge the exciting thing he sees!

·      He can get into trouble quickly, so we try not to turn our backs for too long!

·      He likes to climb up inside the blinds and stand on the windowsill to look out.

·      He can hear an airplane coming when no one else can.  He will run to the window and point and say something that sounds more like “ami,” but we know what he means!  He can also see one while it is still a dot in the sky.  He notices them before anybody else.

·      A lot of his words are without the first letter or two, and start with a vowel.  Some of my favorites are “uppy” (puppy), “unny” (bunny or funny), “ire” (fire), “onkey” (monkey), “actor” (tractor), "ider" (spider, his sisters have him terrified of them because they always panic when they see one)!

·      He is putting two word phrases together, and talking like crazy all of a sudden.  We were so worried a few months back, and actually had him tested to check his speech.  He did not qualify for help, and has since proved he does not need it!  He doesn’t talk as much or as clearly as my girls did at this age, but I’d like to think it is because he is content with less to say!  Even with his growing vocabulary he still does the signs for “please” and “more.”

·      He loves his “beep boo” (binky) and his “inky” (blanket).  If we are looking for one of them and we say, “where is beep boo?” or “where did inky go?” he automatically says “bye bye.”

·      He likes Mommy best to put him to bed or when he’s sad.  Sometimes he likes Mommy best just because!  We are really good buddies! 

·      He talks about Daddy all day though, and goes around saying “Daddy, work” as if to remind himself that Daddy will be back.  He greets him with big cheers when he gets home. 

·      He gets sad every morning when his sisters “Dede” (Matisyn) and “Emi” go to school.  He loves to play with them, and often follows them around when they get home.  They sometimes love the attention, and sometimes do not!  Sometimes they shower him with hugs and kisses and he can’t get enough, and sometimes he pushes them away and says, “No, no” if he has had enough. 

·      He also loves his “Ama” (Grandmas), his best friend “Owies” (Owen), Uncle Mike and his cousin Abby, to name a few of his favorites.  He has a special love for “big boys” too.  He gravitates toward them to see what they are doing, and loves to act like one of the big boys too!  He likes the ones he knows, but doesn’t seem to mind if they are strangers either!

·      He loves all things that go!  He loves trains, planes, cars, buses, and trucks.

·      You cannot say the word “walk” unless you plan on taking him on one!

·      His food allergies continue to be a challenge.  We are so much better now, and have a pretty good routine down.  We know some foods that he likes, and that are safe, and we rotate in some new choices to give him variety.  He still has reactions, and doesn’t appear to be growing out of any of them yet.  It is easier because we are more comfortable with what he can have, but getting harder because as he gets older he is realizing more what he is missing out on.  It can be really sad when he sees everyone else having something that he can’t have.  I try to take “Lucas food” whenever we go places so I have some things for him that he likes and to distract him from what he can’t have.  He will sneak food sometimes and we have to put out our hand and he knows to spit whatever it is into it.  Sometimes he will even find things on the floor and come to give them to us, or to ask if he can have it.  Our system is working pretty well for now, and he is a trouper with all of it.    

·      He loves tools and tries to fix things all the time.  He goes around saying everything is “broke,” and then he has to fix it.  He loves his pretend tools, but he loves the real ones even better.  If something doesn’t seem to be working right he’ll say, “work?, batteries?” and run down to the office and bring back batteries so Mommy or Daddy can make it work!

·      He loves to watch his Dad run his “big boy” RC truck and gets so happy when he sees it coming out.  He can sit on the curb and watch it go forever.  Have I mentioned he loves all things boy?!!!

·      We are constantly saying how handsome, sweet, wonderful, easy, fun, and enjoyable he is in our family.  We can’t get over how much we love this little guy.  We are so grateful for his precious little spirit, extreme love for trains and planes and all things boy, excitement about life, and pure joy he brings.  He is such a great addition, and we truly can’t imagine life without him!