You are now 2 years old and you are truly a little boy and no longer a baby. You can express your emotions and tell us when you are "mad" or "sad." You are beginning to understand discipline and really are starting to do a great job of obeying mama and daddy. Lucas, you are such a blessing to us and we love you so much. You have the best personality and have stolen our hearts from the beginning. As you get older, I am going to miss how you LOVE to cuddle. You will crawl up in my lap and say "cuddle with mama" and you act like you cannot get close enough. We love to hear the little patter of feet following Daddy and me wherever we go. You are so loving. You have started going into class now at church and you LOVE to go to church now. You have also been staying in the service because you want to "hear Daddy preach." I pray that your love for the Lord continues and that we are Godly examples for you. You are also SO funny. You love to imitate and we are amazed and what you pick up. You are always listening, even when we do not think you are. We were riding to get some food the other night and you grabbed your play phone and begin to call in a "to go" order. You even added that you wanted just ketchup and mustard (like your Daddy). Speaking of your Daddy, you love to go to sleep on top of him and to rub his head. You put your head on his chest and just look like you are in complete peace. Your appetite has certainly grown over the past 2 weeks so you must be hitting another growth spurt. We used to have a hard time sometimes getting you in your high chair and eating. Now, when I say that the food is ready, you run to your high chair and cannot wait to get in. Thankfully, you are getting back to eating more vegetables and fruits like you used to eat. You are wearing 3T/4T clothes and size 8 shoes. We are still in the process of potty training, but I definitely think you would be potty trained if I was not on bedrest right now. You are definitely showing signs of being ready to be trained, but I just cannot lift you on and off the toilet and cannot be consistent. Whenever Sadie is born, we are going to start trying again. Speaking of bedrest, I have gotten to spend everyday with you since I came home from the hospital which has been an amazing blessing to spend this time with you the last few weeks before you become a big brother. You are a great helper and follow directions easily now. You LOVE LOVE LOVE to sing. Anything. We have to have music in the car and your favorite shows/movies have lots of songs in them. You were hooked on Frozen for a while, but now have found a favorite Mickey Mouse "Kansas City Mickey" and want to watch it (when you are still enough to watch tv). You also love to go outside and find rocks and acorns. You know (and have known for a while now) all shapes, colors, ABCs, and can count to 20. The day I came home from the hospital, we got you a toddler bed and you were soo excited about it. It was a car bed from the movie "Cars." You fell asleep in it the first night all by yourself. However, Daddy and I really, really missed you while we were at the hospital and put you in the bed with us the next night. : ). You fall asleep at night so easily now most of the time and I love it. When it is time to go to bed, you curl up in the bed with us and go to sleep. I think you would sleep fine in your toddler bed, but mama and daddy love you in the bed with us right now. We know that this time is precious and that you will not want to sleep with us soon, so we are just soaking it up. I have lots of pictures from the past few weeks of you turning 2.
Sleeping in your car bed for the first time.
You love getting your play keys and practice "locking and unlocking" the door.
Eating popcorn for the first time. I was a little nervous about the kernels, but you did great with it and LOVED it. We had to pop another bag because you almost ate the entire bag!
Sitting on the couch, cuddling with mama and holding my hand : ).
Eating your first candy apple. You though it was a big sucker and really liked it. Unfortunately, we didn't get to go to the fair because I had just gotten home from the hospital, but we rode by the fair and you were happy to see the Ferris Wheel and to go by the candy apple stand.
You still love to take a bath and run around naked with your towel on your head like it is a cape : ).
Eating some good chicken stew like a big boy. You basically eat with our utensils now.
Praying in Sunday School. One of my favorite pictures.
Sitting in your chair and coloring.
Brushing your teeth at Colby and Ashley's house when you spent the night with them.
Playing at the hospital.
Showing off your muscles in the hospital.
Sleeping on daddy at the hospital.
We have LOTS of pictures from Disney World, but I just picked a couple.
Playing catch. You used to not let us put the glove on your hand, but now you like to play catch with it.
Getting your first hair cut. As you can see, you cried a little while you were getting it cut. Danielle is so sweet though and did an amazing job. She saved all of your hair for us to keep and gave you a "first hair cut" certificate and sucker.Thankfully, she left mama some of your curls on top.
Your super cute Mickey Mouse invitations and notes that were going to go on the Thank You bags. I hate that we were not able to give you a 2nd birthday party because I was in the hospital. I had everything planned out, but the Lord had different plans. We will give you a great 3rd birthday party instead : ). You looked super cute on your invitations though : ).
I will have to add your 2 year statistics later. Your 2 year old well visit was scheduled for Sept 25th, however, since I was in the hospital, you were not able to go so it is going to be in the next month or two. Then, I will add your height, weight, and all of that good stuff.
Mama and Daddy just want you to know that you are the greatest blessing and loving little boy. We are so proud of you and love you SOO much. We are in constant prayer for you and we are so thankful that God allowed us to be your parents. I know I say that a lot, but I cannot say it enough. These past 2 years have been the best of our lives. To become a parent is one of the greatest blessings that the Lord gives us and we do not take that for granted. We know that you are going to be the best big brother and Sadie is so blessed to have you. Your name truly sums up everything about you and I am so thankful that we are able to tell you what it means. You ARE a GIFT from the Lord (Samuel) and you are truly a light (Lucas). We pray that you continue to let the light of Jesus shine through you and you accept Him at an early age.
WE LOVE YOU!!!!
Mama and Daddy
