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<\/a><\/p>\nHe’s also a whiz when it comes to the states. He can place all fifty\u00a0of them on a map (I can’t even do that) and recognizes probably ten of them by sight. His favorites are South Dakota and Washington.<\/p>\n
Luke has also been talking up a storm lately. Yesterday he said, “Mommy I want to color. Please reach up there, like a big grown-up monkey, and get my crayons? Be taller than Daddy!”<\/p>\n
When you ask him to do something and he doesn’t want to he pretends to be asleep. Last night I asked him to put something away and he immediately dropped to the floor and started fake snoring.<\/p>\n
Recently Maggie stole my cell phone and ran off (a favorite game of hers). When Luke saw her he said, “I’ll get your phone Mommy. I Luke* the hero!”<\/p>\n
He is frequently on “loud” mode. The other night he asked for a snack and when I told him it was okay to go get it, but to be quiet (Maggie was asleep) he said, “Okay Mommy Trollman** I will tip-toe walk.” He then proceeded to tip-toe to the kitchen, while loudly saying “tip-toe, tip-toe” with each step.<\/p>\n
I love this age and all the fun personality quirks that come with it.<\/p>\n
* He pronounces his name “Yuke” instead of Luke<\/p>\n
** One of his favorite cartoon characters is named Wally Trollman, so I take “Mommy Trollman” as a compliment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Luke has been showing a real interest in letters lately and asks me to “draw” his name for him several times a day. He likes to copy what I write, but can’t form the letter K, so he skips that … Continue reading