32 Months Old

Lucas is 32 months old today! It's a real joy to watch our big boy grow up, but sometimes we feel that time passed by so fast. His favorite toys right now are Transformers (Optimus Prime) and his yellow L-shaped ruler (more on that later). He also loves playing with his lightsaber and his pillow swords. He pretends that he is Snake Eyes and I am Storm Shadow, the bad white ninja. He's also always the good Optimus Prime and me the bad Decepticon leader Megatron.

About his L-shaped ruler - Lucas pretends that it's his gun. Yes, yes, he's too young for that but I guess he picked it up from some of the movies and cartoons that he watches. Even though I don't play video games with him present, he said one day that he is "pretending to play Modern Warfare 2, daddy's game." Where he got that, I don't know! So yes, we will have to tone down the older kid cartoons and games at home. It just amazes me how fast he picks things up!

Lucas has also been preparing for his baby sister. He loves kissing mommy's tummy and say hi to baby sister. He even helped us out with naming her. We' read a couple of books to him about the upcoming baby too. Right now though, he's being pretty clingy to his mom, as he may sense that his days are numbered with being the only child and sole source of attention. It's been difficult for me to put him to sleep at night by myself as he is always looking for his mom who has been working late to wrap things up in the office.

As for eating, he's still the picky eater we know and love. But he's at least eating enough. He still drinks Pediasure for supplementation. The good thing is that he hardly gets sick and if he does, he usually fights it off within a few days. At school, he's in the middle of transitioning to the older kids' classroom so he's adjusting to that but it's getting better.

He loves playing with his new computer (Leapfrog Clickstart) and he knows how to use the keyboard and mouse. He helped us decorate our Christmas tree and when we lit it up he said "It's Christmas!" He believes in Santa Claus and asked him for a remote control car and Transformers. I can't wait to see his eyes light up when he opens up his gifts! He's been to Disneyland a couple of times now that we have annual passes, and the look on his face when he saw the snow and the holiday parade on Main Street was priceless.