Luke Update

Luke seems to have found his appetite; he is eating and growing well. He is all smiles these days, well as long as he's at home or I'm close by. He is trying really hard to communicate, and although he doesn't say many words that sound like the actual word, he does say many things that can easily be decifered by context. His big one is, thank you, anytime you give him something or even when he gives you something, he says thank you...or da da. He also attempts to say please when he wants something, if he is being patient, if he's desperate there's only screaming and no please. He LOVES to wave and say, bye! He says that when we are getting our shoes on and about to head out the door, he says it when someone leaves, and he says it all the time while playing. He looks right at you, waves, and says DYE! He will say eat, too, if he's about to eat and he's hungry...if he has his pacifier he throws it away and says, et et. When he sees Daddy, if he hasn't been around, he says (with a big smile), DaDa! When I ask him to say Mama, he says, DaDa. Tex has also recently been added to his vocabulary. This morning after breakfast he said to Carl, very matter of fact, "Tex bowl, up." Okay so no he didn't use those words, but that's what he was getting at, and he said Tex very clearly. He also says, Isaac, well it's a drawn out Iiiisaaccc. He loves his big brother! He understands everything we say to him...he is so funny, if he hears anything about outside he immediately goes to get his shoes, sits down, and says please. It's really hard to turn him down, even though it is over 100 degrees out there.

Luke is obsessed with Thomas the Train, I mean he is a fanatic! He won't watch an entire episode yet, but his face lights up when he sees it and he sometimes yells at us while pointing to the TV and then the remote, that's his way of asking us to turn it on. We have one Thomas book, we have to read it many times a day, he brings it over and climbs into my lap, insisting I read it. He amazingly sits still, through a long book for his age. He loves to play with the Dutch Thomas the Train toy laptop we have, he just pushes the buttons, his favorite being the train whistle button. He also really enjoys playing with the train table and toy trains.

He really enjoys anything with wheels, just like his brother and his daddy. :-) All he wants to do outside is push around his car or walker, he won't ride in the car though, he wants to push it...all over the yard.

Luke is very observant, and a quick learner. He is also a bit stubborn in good and bad ways...he quickly decides what he wants and doesn't want and there is no changing his mind. But with that also comes a good determination that I think will pay off in his future.

He is now 15 months, and I think this is such a fun age! I love every minute with this boy and am so thankful for him!