Lucas - 2 Years Old!!!!!

Seriously, I know I have started out a lot of a posts asking the same question but really, where has the time gone?

I got busy and missed the 23 months post so I am making sure not too late on this one. I really need to start scheduling some time on my calendar to make sure I keep up with this blog. I am going to write a separate post on the birthday festivities and keep this one to what he has been up to these days.

I plan to have some nice photos taken of him but we ran out of time:


(please excuse the cell phone photo)

Lucas @ 2:
-Has recently started adding more two word phrases to his vocabulary saying things like "NO CO!" for "No Cody" and "My MA Mouse" for "My Mickey Mouse"
-Uses the word "MINE" a lot when we have something he wants
-Is still obsessed with Mickey, Cho Chos, trucks, buses and anything with wheels
-Smiles the second he sees one of us walk in the room to pick him up from school
-Favorites foods are currently quesadillas and pizza (anything with carbs and cheese)
-Is still very picky and doesn't have a huge interest in food...but gets very cranky when he is hungry
-Loves to give hugs - he is so sweet and loving when he wants to be
-Has a lot of tantrums over milk and how he wants more of it
-Loves his dog so much and gives him a hug every night before he goes to bed and says "Bye CO!"
-Still loves to be outside and run freely
-Enjoys dancing to Mickey Mouse clubhouse music
-Weighs 26.5 pounds (we just went the doc today)
-Is a bit on the short side (like his momma)being only in the 3rd percentile but the doctor says it is possible he could have a growth spurt
-Is a healthy and happy (and strong willed little boy)

We are blessed.

Lucas - 22nd Months

Well, I have missed the last few monthly posts. Life has been crazy busy!

Lucas is growing by the second! He will be be 2 in just 2 short months.










@ 22 Months:
-Has recently started saying phrases like "what is that?" or "where's da (dad)"
-Mickey Mouse has become an obsession - Daddy bought Lucas a Mickey stuffed animal a couple weeks ago and he goes to bed every night with him
-Loves to dance and sing and clap
-Still loves being outside
-Daycare calls him "drama king" because he throws fits every time he has to come inside from the play ground
-Favorite game is pretend he is leaving. He grabs his play keys, gives us kisses and hugs and tells us bye. Then he drives off on his car. It is soooooo sweet!
-Loves construction sites and always points at the big machines when we walk or drive by
-Moves to the 2 year old room at daycare/school in September
-Loves to pretend to cook with the play kitchen at school
-Tells all his classmates good bye each day when it is time to go home
-Is still so snuggly and sweet even with all his wild boy ways

19 Months

This kid is 19 months! I decided to give up on using the stickers for months 19-24. The last couple months were a struggle trying to get the stickers on his shirt. Here are a few pics I took on Mother's Day (1 day after he turned 19 months).

Lucas got his first haircut just days after the 18 month pics were taken last month. He was definitely looking like a hippie kid before I finally braved getting his haircut. I should have probably written a separate post on that ordeal. Let's just say that it was pretty traumatizing. It will be Daddy's turn to take him next time. You hear that, Josh? :-)

Lucas-18 Months

Lucas is officially 1.5.... Which means in 6 months I will have a 2 year old! Seriously, where is the time going?

The monthly photos are getting more and more difficult since Lucas refuses to wear the sticker on his chest while I take his photo. He is much more interested in crumpling the sticker up and getting back to playing with his cars.



He refused to give me a smile....



And wanted his chair moved back in front of the TV where he could hold the Apple TV remote...


@ 18 Months:

-Weighs a little over 22 pounds
-Is obsessed with playing outside and throws tantrums when he has to come in the house
-Has lots of tantrums in general when he doesn't get what he wants
-Has morphed from being perfect in restaurants to not wanting to sit still
-Loves to do everything himself and is very confident of his abilities but has no sense (The other day I was letting him go down the stairs on his belly feet first like we always do when he tried to stand up and walk down on his own. I couldn't catch him in time and this resulted in 2 large bumps and bleeding and a trip to the pediatrician. Thank goodness he is okay.)
-Thinks Cody is the coolest thing in his world

And that is all I can think of for now. :-)

Lucas-17 Months

This picture is from yesterday before Lucas hurt himself and got a boo boo. He turned 17 months yesterday but before I could get his picture with the number 17, he hurt himself. We had him dressed up to go to the mall to see the Easter Bunny. When we arrived at the mall they told us that the Easter Bunny wasn't arriving until next weekend.


This is what the sticker looked like after Lucas crumbled it up and refused to let me put it on his shirt. He had to do it himself.


Here are some not-so-great shots of Lucas. He was trying to be very independent. Oh, and his boo boo was in full sight. Yesterday he jumped off the jungle gym in the playroom into his toy firetruck. It left quite the mark...







@ 17 Months:

-Lucas is running all over the place
-Weighs about 21 pounds
-Is developing quite the personality
-Has tantrums over everything (getting in the car seat, if he wants our iphones, computers, remotes, etc...)
-His favorite word is "CoCo" for Cody (the nickname we call Cody)
-Is extremely clumsy and bumps his head a lot (I think he got his clumsiness from me)
-Is obsessed with DaDa and CoCo (they went for a walk the other day without him and he was so upset)
-Loves watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
-Favorite foods are pizza and grilled cheese (and of course still yogurt)
-Has such a sweet tooth
-Is into absolutely everything - You can't childproof this house enough. He climbs on tables, chairs, loves the stairs. etc....
-Looks us straight in the face and laughs and smiles when he is doing something he is not supposed to


We have our hands full! I can't believe how fast time is going and that he will be 18 months next month. WOW!

Lucas-16 Months

Time keeps flying! Lucas is 16 months and full of energy! Not much to update on but I just wanted to post a photo!

Lucas-15 Months

Lucas @ 15 Months:

-Says Mama, Dada, Allllo (for hello when he holds up the cell phone to his ear), More (and does sign language along with it when he wants more food or milk), No, etc...

-Loves to sit in the the Love Sac chair with Cody and look out the windows in the sunroom

-Cries every time my mom (Grandma) leaves the house

-Loves watching Chuck the Truck and any cartoons with music

-Loves to dance and shake his booty

-Can walk across the room to us but is still trying to gain the confidence to walk all of the time

-Stands up on his own

-Still loves cuddling with his dada and falls asleep on his chest most nights

-Favorite toys are his cars and blocks

-Has such a sweet tooth - this boy loves muffins, cake, etc... He always begs for more!

-Favorite foods are pizza, peas, corn, cheese, yogurt, waffles, pasta, etc.

Lucas-14 Months

Lucas @ 14 Months- 12/10/12

Lucas-13 Months

Ok, so my mom casually suggested that I continue these monthly photos to 24 months... At first, I said no. Then mommy-guilt kicked in and I figured that it would be a good way to ensure I keep documenting each month. The first 12 were tough and I kept and up with them by keeping a reminder on my calendar each month. I have a feeling the next set are going to be even more tough so I will do my best to keep up with them.

Lucas was not happy when we took his 13 month photos because he was fighting an ear infection at the time. I am over a month behind on this post because we have been dealing with constant illnesses for months (more on that in a separate post).


Not Happy!

Lucas-12 Months - 1 Year!!!

We did it! We made it through our first year of parenthood! In a way, it makes me sad. We no longer have a baby, we have a toddler now. Our sweet boy is the most snuggly and cuddly little man. I just eat it up every night. I am praying he doesn't grow out of this stage too soon. There is nothing like coming into daycare after a long day of work and having your son snuggle his head in your chest. My heart melts everytime!

Here are his 12 month pics!








Lucas @ 12 Months:
-Has been sick pretty much the last month with an ear infection that won't seem to go away... We are on our 3rd round of antibiotics and are praying this takes care of it!
-Has fallen into sleep regression. With ear infections and colds, he has been waking up quite a lot in the middle of the night.
-As mentioned above, is the most cuddly little guy ever. He just loves to cuddle with his mommy and daddy.
-Loves to push around his school bus and trucks
-Still crawling at the speed of light and standing up but doesn't have the confidence to walk yet
-Says Mama and Dada
-Loves to pet his doggy Cody and feed him directly from the high chair
-Loves to look at pictures of himself on the iphone
-Is obsessed with trying to get to mommy and daddy's computers and always wants to play with our iphones
-Starting to eat more and more foods. Meat has been a challenge but this weekend he surprised us and grabbed some roast beef off my mom's plate
-Fav foods are still cheese and yogurt

Lucas-11 Months Old

Lucas turned 11 months on September 10th! One month until we have a one year old! It just doesn't even seem possible. Where has the time gone? I know everyone says it goes by so fast but you really don't realize quite how fast it goes in the first year of parenthood.

Lucas @ 11 Months:
-Stands up but has not started walking
-Crawls extremely fast - he is hard to catch!
-Is in to everything - you can't turn your back for one second or he is in the dog food bowl splashing the water around and trying to eat Cody's dog food
-Bumps his head a lot on things when he crawls around
-Still detests getting dressed and having his diaper changed (it is quite the work out for mommy and daddy trying to get this boy dressed in the morning)
-Loves mac and cheese, cheese cubes, yogurt, peas, etc...
-Waves buy buy, loves clapping whenever music comes on, loves to dance (holding himself up on something)

SO excited to see what the next few weeks bring... Everyday is something new and we just love this stage!

Lucas-10 Months Old

This is how our 10 month photo session went. Let's get say that I hope to be able to get the next 2 months on camera. This boy will no longer sit still to take a photo and has quite a temper when you try to force him to sit.

This was the temper tantrum that started when we tried to get him to sit:


Daddy let him stand up which made him happier than sitting...


Mad:


Happy:


We tried for a second time to get him to sit in the chair to take a photo (with daddy next to him). No dice.


Lucas @ 10 Months:
-has developed a temper
-started crawling right after he turned 9 months
-hates getting his diaper changed (he used to love it)
-hates getting dressed
-has started to really develop an interest in Cody
-loves daycare
-is starting to eat more and more regular foods
-loves cheese
-still hasn't sit 20lbs
-loves music and when people sing to him
-has 5 teeth and is getting ready to cut his 6th

Lucas-9 Months Old

As you can tell by the next few photos, these monthly photos are becoming more difficult. Lucas doesn't like to sit still.











Lucas @ 9 Months:
-17.5 pounds (he is such a little man)
-Has 4 teeth and has swollen gums so we think he will be getting his 5th and 6th soon
-Feeding himself more and more things and finally like feeding himself peas
-Scooting himself and rolls all over the place to get places but still isn't crawling
-Starting to develop some stranger anxiety
-Starts daycare tomorrow and mommy starts work
-Pulling himself up on things constantly
-Reaches for us a lot
-Start to develop such a personality!