This is Luke. He is sweet. He is cute. But don't be fooled. This guy is a handful! He is our daredevil who is without fear. He is our funny, goofy child who seems to sometimes not have a clue while he is wreaking havoc on our house. He climbs the fence outside and he is not even two. He loves basketball and has a decent shot. He is learning to swing a golf club, just like his brother, and makes pretty good contact. He loves to sit and read. He loves Mickey Mouse. He loves to eat and most days I can't keep him full. Everyday, I clean up multiple messes from this cutie pie. I stop him from torturing his brother and Gracie, our dog and I do my best to keep him from whacking something or someone with a plastic bat.
As Luke gets older, he is getting more independent and wanting to do more and more things for himself. That means climbing to get the things that he wants. If he is in the kitchen, he will use the dishwasher door or pull chairs over to the counter to reach whatever food/drink he thinks he needs. This usually results in something being spilled all over the floor. Just recently, he learned to open the pantry door. I'm am dreading the day that I come downstairs and find him climbing the shelves to reach the graham crackers. If we are upstairs he will use anything he can find as a stool, including ride-on toys and our rocking horse. It doesn't seem to bother him that he could fall and hurt himself at anytime!
Every day he is trying to say more and more. Today he brought a picture of himself to us and said baby for the first time. We got so excited for him! He has words that he is comfortable with like dog, ball and daddy, but it is fun to hear him say new words too. This past weekend Mike was reading him a book. He was having Luke repeat the words that he was reading. Luke was able to say them and we could understand him. He is getting so close! One day he is going to wake up and be talking up a storm!
This little guy might be a handful, but he is such a sweet, cuddly little boy. I love him and his messes!
