Hi my Lukie Walter,
You are no longer a baby, you have grown into a little boy right before our very eyes. You are thriving as a big brother with minimal jealousy about having a new sister. This month my maternity leave ended and you were thrilled to have your baby sister come to Elyse’s house with you. The first couple of days I stayed with you both over there, just to get Emme used to it. You loved showing her off to your friends. And you kept saying “my want to hold my baby sister!” Every morning since you ask if Emme can come with you to Eeese’s house. So sweet! Although you’re still way too roughing in your method of loving. Occasionally yanking your sister’s head over so you can kiss her, or putting your nose in her mouth because you think it’s funny when she tries to suck it. You also love to blow raspberries on her belly to make her laugh, and then you try to blow raspberries on her face, which really means there’s just spit all over her cheek. Poor girl hahaha.
Easter was this month, and that silly Easter Bunny brought you TWO baskets! One from your Mama and Daddy’s house, and one from your Grammy’s house. You got all kinds of presents! Your ferry boat for the bathtub was your favorite, but you also got a Curious George hat, and Curious George books, Toy Story action figures, bubbles, sun shirts and all kinds of fun stuff. You LOVED the Easter egg hunt all around Grammy and Poppy’s yard. There was over a hundred eggs filled with coins just for you! You had a blast finding them all and putting them in your basket. So much fun in fact, that we had to hide some of them again so you could keep looking. You love to visit with your Grammy and Aunt Katie, but your absolute favorite is still your Muncle Mike. You always want to hang with Muncle Mike. Such a guy’s guy. You also get a big kick out of “Muncle Mike’s baby”, your cousin-Grandin. You love to hold him and Emme at the same time and exclaim “TWO babies!”
At the end of the month, guess what other important thing happened? You finally got to see your PopPop again!! He came back from Australia, a world away, and got to snuggle you. It was so precious when you saw him. We went to meet up with him and Grammy at a restaurant, and even though you had just woken up from a nap, you gave him a huge squeezy hug, and said “my missed you PopPop”, and you stayed hugging him for a whole minute. It was so sweet. We are so so excited that he is home, and glad he gets to stay for a couple months before going back. And seeing favorite family members doesn’t end there- Uncle Joey also came home this month! He is living in San Francisco and came home for a visit. He came to Elyse’s house to pick you up with me, and Elyse said “Lucas- your Uncle Joey is here” and you saw him and ran full speed over to him to give him a huge hug. You both had giant smiles on your face. You missed your family while they were gone. Uncle Joey brought you a boat powered by balloons, and you thought it was the coolest toy ever. In fact, we have since had to hide it because you were so obsessed, hahaha!
Overall this month, you’ve spent it loving on family, your sister, playing with your friends, flying kites, celebrating Easter, and overall just being an awesome 2 year old. You are completely uninterested in potty training, or dressing yourself. You do love to pick your own snacks and your favorite food is oatmeal. Curious George is still #1, but you also love Blaze (monster trucks), and many other cartoons too. My most favorite thing in the world is when you snuggle up to me and whisper “my love you mama.” You’re testing your boundaries every day, but still respond well to timeouts. Your hair is darkening, and your eyes are blue as ever. You have a great sense of humor, and think saying the words “booboobaba” when asked a question is absolutely hilarious. Also “Mama’s butt” is apparently hilarious too. As are all butts. And boobs. Haha. I love you my sweet, adorable baby boy.
