Luke is starting to get stubborn in his old age. I suppose he's always been stubborn a little bit but he's really starting to want his independence. He doesn't like us to carry him down steps, he wants to do it himself. The other day he hesitated so I picked him up and carried him down the four steps and he told me, "No, I do it!" and marched right back up the stairs, turned around and walked down them himself. He also doesn't like being loaded in the car or taken out, he will do it himself! It's been kind of hard for me to adjust to this because he's my baby and I want to help!
Luke is talking like crazy now! He is up to about five word sentences now. He has the sweetest, cutest little voice and I could just listen to him talk for forever. Except for when he repeatedly says, "mum, mum, mommy, mum!" That gets old really fast! He does the same with Dad. Luke likes to tattle now and everything is "Jack-on's" fault (cousin Jaxston). Even if Jaxston has been around for days it's still all his fault. Luke likes to tease and make us laugh and we love it!
Luke loves showers and bubble baths and he decides which one it's going to be every night. I'm telling you, he's the boss of the house. It's his way or deal with a mega tantrum from the Lu. Luke can undress himself, except for shirts, and is pretty proud of that. He gets so excited for bath time that he strips naked fairly quick and rips his diaper off and climbs right in. This requires supervision (like we wouldn't anyway) to make sure he's completely naked before climbing in. If we weren't there I'm sure he'd jump in fully clothed.
Luke loves brushing his teeth, by himself. He hates help and it's a fight but every other day I make sure to really scrub his teeth good for him. His spin-brush toothbrush has been the best thing for him. He actually enjoys brushing his teeth now and thinks it's funny. He hasn't mastered spitting the toothpaste out yet and usually just spits on the counter top, if he even spits anything at all.
Mr. Independent takes good care of himself. He likes to hang out in the pantry, eating pouches of applesauce like they're an endless supply. I think one at a time is sufficient but Luke likes to down about four before he's satisfied. If he can reach it he will eat it. He can open his own applesauce pouches now. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not, it's a little too convenient for him. If he can't open a snack/treat he will bring it to us and said, "I want dis!" He loves vienna sausages, beanie weenies and applesauce for his pantry treats. From the fridge, which he luckily can't open yet, he loves cheese and yogurt. He's a growing boy and loves his foods! He's not a very picky eater at all. He will try something at least three times before deciding he doesn't like it. He LOVES meat of any kind and gobbles it right down! And his current favorite beverages are choco mil (chocolate milk) and toke (root beer, he thinks it's the same thing as mommy's diet coke and I'm okay with that, ha!).
Louie loves riding his bikes. He's starting to finally pedal when he gets on the big-wheels but still prefers to scoot and use his boots as brakes, which it shows. The soles of his shoes are wearing down quick! Luke is also really starting to show an interest in riding the strider bike. He even lifts his little feet occasionally which is great!
Little Lu LOVES the great outdoors! He is a huge fan of camping, fishing, riding the utv's, all of it! It doesn't take him long to get covered in dirt but that's the best way to be!
Luke is phasing into size 4t clothing. I can't keep up with him! He and big brother Tyke sometimes wear the same size of shirts now. Luke has maybe another two or so inches before he's caught up to Tyke in height. Luke is still in diapers (size 6) and thinks it's cool to wear pull-ups sometimes but he still doesn't want to use the potty. He thinks it's awesome to go pee in the toilet but only just before bath time haha, which I suppose is a great thing. As soon as he turns three in a few months we will really work hard on getting him trained. Until then we are just going to go with the flow of things. Luke is in a size 9 shoe, er, boot. The kid really doesn't like to wear any kind of shoes other than his cowboy boots!
We love our Bubba so much! I can hardly believe that in a few short months he'll be turning three years old already. It's insane how fast the years have flown by. Luke brings so much love and joy into our home. He's a funny little guy, Tyke's best friend, and my baby boy forever! Love you Lu!
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