Luke 4 1/2

When I was talking with Erin about needing to write this post we both went into shock that we are 6 months from having a 5 year old.  You would think after being parents for almost 5 years we would have this parenting thing figured out :)  Luke is a special little man that has such a bright smile.  He is growing up so fast and changing more into a little boy.

• No official height and weight, but his pants are getting shorter on him and is a skinny little boy.  Still very solid but losing more of the toddler chubbiness.
• He wears both 4T and 5T in clothing
• Luke is loving preschool.  We always like to hear the stories he has from school and enjoy asking him questions about his morning.  He gets so excited to go see his teacher.
• He has a great imagination!  He plays pretend with things all the time and Erin and I are always getting in trouble for not understanding what is going on when we play with him.
• Luke is very structured in his play.  He really likes to re-enact things from shows or movies.  He will use quotes while he plays.  Something he does not get from me; I can't remember a movie quote to save my life.
• Toy wise he is very into dinosaurs, planes, ninja turtles and dragons right now.
• Lawson and Luke play together all the time.  Luke still knows how to manipulate things/Lawson to do what he wants.  Lawson has started to put up a little more of a fight though which has made things interesting in our house.
• Luke has become very interested in coloring, drawing, and writing his name.  School has made us more interested in these.
• Luke still loves puzzles or problem solving activities.  He likes to do hidden picture games and trying to figure out how things go together.

• Luke is still very active.  He loves to race and run.
• He has gotten much more competitive and wanting to win.
• He has gotten a lot better at his bike (still using training wheels).
• The boys both LOVE to play tackle and wrestle with Erin.  It wears me out just watching.
• Luke is not real interested when we try to do much of an organized sport yet, but will jump in every now and then.  
• He likes to play on the play house, swing, and climb trees outside.

Luke is still my Mr. Sensitive.  He is such a sweet little guy.  I'm not sure it will ever get old when he tells me I'm his best Mom ever.  I know I'm his only Mom, but it still makes me smile every time.  He is  a great big brother and always protecting both Lawson and Laney.  He likes to tell us what Laney is thinking by talking in a baby voice and telling us what she wants.  He is a huge help to me as well.  He is always getting us stuff or helping pick things up.  It is nice that he has gotten more independent getting himself ready/dressed.

Luke is such a precious little boy.  I would love to keep him little forever, but we are excited to see how he will continue to grow and change.