Two and Five Months

Dear Luke,

In one month, you will be two and a half! Hard to believe. You seem to be learning and communicating new things on a daily basis. Here are some of my favorite words and phrases you've been saying...

play toys (I hear this one a lot!)
play church (you have been saying this so frequently, so you must really like church! That and going up to the church to run around with Daddy :)
beat (book)
dreen (green)
dreent (drink)
ice (sh) wah-wah (ice water)
feesh bum (fist bump)

I've been teaching you for months to say "yes mama" when you have gotten in trouble and I've explained what you're not supposed to do, and you just started saying it recently to both Daddy and me. So, I'll explain after timeout that you aren't supposed to throw your milk on the floor and when I ask, "do you understand?" you say, "yesh, mama." It is THE cutest! You will also say "i luh, mama" (i love you, mama) when prompted.

You surprised me by singing your ABC's on your own for the first time a few weeks ago. I didn't really feel like we'd even been working on it. Now you sing along to Jesus Loves Me, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Three Little Fishies, Wheels on the Bus.... You really are such a sponge and have been absorbing so much without me knowing! When we pray for meals, I've started praying more slowly and using words you will recognize. You like to pray along out loud, so you will say some gibberish, then join in with words you know. So, I will thank God for your banana, your waffle, for Daddy, baby, etc.

I love you!

Love,
Mommy