Happy 1st Birthday Lucas!

November  2011

November 2012 

My little one, you were prayed for for so long & God answered faithfully in His perfect timing.  You complete our family so wonderfully.  It has been a joy to watch you grow this past year.  Over the past few months your personality has started to emerge in a big way.  Your smile may be slow in coming, but when you smile, your whole face lights up & everyone smiles with you.  Your laugh is infectious. You have a gentle spirit and a quiet stubbornness.  You already know how to throw a tantrum when you do not get your way, but you move on quickly once you realize no one is paying attention to you :) 

Lucas, you are my snuggle bug, which I adore.  My heart simply melts when you lay your head on my shoulder & pat my back. It makes those 4:30 am wake ups worth it to hold you close to me & rock you back to sleep. 

You love socks. You are the sock monster - I find stray socks all over the house & can never find the matching one! From the time you started crawling, you would have a sock in your hand.  Your daddy & I joke that all you need to be happy is a pair of socks, one in each hand (a non matching pair!).  

Playing with Jordan's toys is your favorite thing to do & you love it when he plays with you.  It makes my heart so happy when I see you light up when your big brother comes into the room.  You are teaching Jordan to be gentle when he plays with you and Jordan is teaching you to hold your own.  My continual prayer is that you two will grow up to be best friends. 

At a year old you:

* are saying hi, bye, mama, dada.  A lot of what you say is "ba ba ba ba" 

* are just about walking

* can pull yourself up to a standing position 

* love smoothies

* wave

* love music & dance (bounce up and down) when you hear the first notes

* dislike being in the car (hopefully that changes!)

* love being in the stroller for walks

* love to eat waffles & muffins (you love bread)

* enjoy baths

* are fascinated with the vacuum cleaner & follow me all over the house when I'm vacuuming

* love to play peek a boo

Happy Birthday my handsome little one.  Although this year has gone by so quickly, I look forward to the next stage of your life as a toddler!