Just Me and Lucas

I went down to Madison on Friday to visit with Jaime and Landon. He is changing so much just in the two weeks he's been alive. It's incredible. He's a good baby and doesn't cry much, just when his diaper is being changed and when he wants to be held, which is often, but man it's hard not to hold a newborn, isn't it?

Jeremy had drill this weekend and so I thought it would be good just take Lucas up to my house for a couple days so that Jaime wouldn't have both boys all by herself. Not that it's a complete break, but hopefully it helped. We had a wonderful time! I like just hanging out with Lucas. He's so funny and comes up with the darnedest things to say. And who couldn't love that little face?

On the ride home it was raining and he kept asking what that sound was, unaware that he was talking about the wipers. He asked if I was hitting animals in the road. He asked if I hit a raccoon all the way to a kangaroo. When I finally realized the "sound" was the wipers I told him. He replied, "Oh, you're not running over any animals! It's just the windshield wipers!" He's so funny. I really should write down all the funny things he says when it happens because I can't remember them later.

Saturday was jam packed. We woke up and had some breakfast and then it was non-stop from there. I took him up to Greenwood to watch Toy Story and Toy Story 2 double feature in 3D at the theater. I figured even if we didn't make it to the second movie it would be worth it. We did, well, about an hour or so into it and then he looked at me and said, "Beckie, let's go home now." He did really good in the theater though. He only kept his 3D glasses on during certain parts--like if he thought he could catch something, and then he'd say I got it! So we left midway through the second movie and then went to the store to pick a birthday present for a friend's little girl. He picked out the gift and when she opened it she said it was just what she had wanted. He did a good job. He did want to get her a gun but rejected that idea and took him down a couple aisles I thought would be more appropriate, but he picked the gift out. He had a good time at the birthday party-playing with the kids (even if he was the only boy), throwing around balloons, painting, and eating the cake. He didn't make it long after we left and fell asleep in the car within 10 minutes. After his nap we headed to Chuck E. Cheese's. This was his request in the morning while we were getting ready. He had asked to go to the place with pizza and games and coins. So that's what we did. He had so much fun. He made a friend and they ran around playing together. Chuck E. Cheese (the mouse character) came out to say hello to the kids. He loved that! He was a little hesitant at first, but it didn't take him long to warm up and give the mouse a high five. Then that's all he wanted; he kept looking for the mouse.

We had a really good time together. It was full and I'm tired now, but completely worth it. I know it's been a transition for him with the arrival of his little brother, Landon. And I know it will be again, in a way, when I have Nathan. I wanted to be able to have that special time with him before the baby comes, because after that me and Lucas time will be more limited.