So at Luke's two-year check-up, we found out that Lucas weighs 24 pounds and 14 ounces, and that puts him in the 15th percentile. As far as his height goes, he is 34.75 inches, which puts him at 55%. Lucas is doing very well developmentally. He is talking so much, but he is picky about who gets to hear it. He is very smart and is learning new things everyday. Lucas used to be kind of a difficult baby - he wouldn't sleep ANYWHERE but his crib, and he would cry every time we would go to one of our families houses. But now, he is great! He loves going bye-bye, and gets so excited to see both Grandmas and Grandpas. He used to be so shy and wouldn't go to anyone but us, and would just cry, but now he just marches right in like he owns the place. People have always teased him for his picky sleeping habits, but I will tell you, I will take a picky sleeper as a baby any day if it guarantees that the baby will be like Lucas now. Lucas asks to go to bed, sometimes he asks as early as 5, but we keep him up til at least 7. Usually he goes to bed between 7-8, and loves his bed. He has even started asking for naps! Lucas sleeps for a solid 12-13 hours every night, and then has at least an hour and half nap every day. You can make fun of his sleeping all you want, but I think I am the luckiest parent! How many parents have their 2 year old asking to go to bed? I don't think many.
Lucas has learned to jump, and is loving life doing it! He makes us turn on music (if we don't he figures out how), and gets on our bed and just jumps forever! He loves it!
I could go on forever about what a good kid Lucas is, and how smart he is, and how lucky we are, but that gets pretty boring. So now I am going to talk about some of the difficult things. Lucas is two. That pretty much sums it up. He is throwing tantrums now, and hits, and screams. We are still trying to figure out how to deal with it, since sometimes it seems like enjoys time out. Actually, he will do something bad, and then with a big smile say "time out", like he is asking to go into time out. Another issue we are having, is potty training. I have been working with him, and he gets really excited one week, goes in the potty several times, and then the next week, decides he doesn't want to take off his pants. When I try, he screams. I want to get him potty trained before the baby comes, two kids in diapers does not sound fun, but I don't know what to do or how to do it. And one more, we got Lucas a toddler bed for his birthday (courtesy of my sister), and Lucas was really excited that day. He wanted to go to bed at like 4, but then when bed time actually came, he wanted nothing to do with the new bed. Now he doesn't show any interest in it, and I don't know how to get him in it. Again, I want him well transitioned before the baby comes, but I don't know how to do it. If anyone has any advice, I would love it!
Well, this has turned out to be a really long post, but in short: I love my boy! He is getting tough because of his age, but I love it! I feel so blessed to be his mommy! Below are some pictures of Luke's birthday - we didn't do much to celebrate, but we had fun! 
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Luke's two-year stats
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i have a potty training thing from my schooling (thats part of the job description in Special Ed, haha.)...i'll see if i can find it tonight and bring it tomorrow. i don't remember it well, but i remember thinking i would like to try it with mine.
Holy cow. He looks so much like Matt. Potty Training is a very interesting dirty business.
Here's my advice for the toddler bed. There's really no easy way to transition if they're not interested. You simply take down the crib or hide it somewhere and tell him that his bed is the only place for him to sleep. He'll get out of bed, he'll fall asleep on the floor, he'll stay up and play with his toys, he'll come out of his room time after time after time, but eventually he'll get it if you just keep putting him back in bed. It may take a while though. As far as potty training...sometimes you just can't push it if they're not ready. It will come much more easily and be much more of an enjoyable experience when they are ready. Boys are usually slower and I've heard don't train, on average, until almost 3. Two in diapers is not fun, but it's doable. Don't stress.:) I have a friend who had 4 kids in diapers! Yikes! Anyway, sorry this is a novel, but good luck with everything.
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