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| Two is always better than one, right? |
When I started to decide what to write for this blog and decided that Lukas deserved his fair share in the limelight I stopped to think of a title for the blog and a single word to describe what his presence in our life meant to me and for some reason the word pacifier popped into my head. When that happened I decided to look up the actual definition and above is what I found and that accurately describes his becoming a part of our life.
For any of you that have been following my blogs you now know that in March of 2007 our family experienced the loss of our third born child at the age of 28 weeks, little Adam, and initially when we lost him we weren't sure if we would try again to have another child of our own or if we would leave well enough alone.
Thankfully we decided to leave this in God's hands and see what he thought was best and he blessed us with this beautiful new baby boy at just the right time in our life.
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| Our new little miracle, Lukas. |
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| Samantha with her new baby brother. |
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| Zachary with his new baby brother. |
Not only had we lost Adam in 2007 but in July of 2008 we unexpectedly lost Jeff's Dad, Rick, and well Lukas came along just at the right time to "calm a person or situation". I honestly can't begin to tell you how much he helped with keeping his Daddy's spirits up during the loss of his father/co-worker. Not taking anything away from myself or our other kids, but when a little one smiles at you when you come home from a long day of work, or they run to the door to greet you when you come home, it's very hard to resist and not be happy, and that's exactly what Luke did with his Daddy. I'll admit, I'm not usually "running" to the door to greet Jeff anymore (sometimes maybe) but not all the time :)
Our little Lukas has been nothing but a bright shining light in the world of ours that had become somewhat crappy and just, well, he has given all of us a reason to keep smiles on our faces and keep going each day and he has no idea how important he is to all of us around him!!!
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| Who can resist this face? |
What words would I use to describe Lukas other than pacifier? Well the very first word that pops into my head is BUSY!!! Holy cow, I totally forgot how quick and on the go a 2 year old can be. He rarely sits still and is constantly pushing my buttons doing things he knows he probably shouldn't be doing!
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| Luke's version of hide n seek. Can you see him? |
Another word that comes to mind when thinking of him is SPOILED!!! Okay, okay, I admit it. I do think, now that I am a parent, that your youngest child is going to a bit more spoiled than the others. I coddle him more and continue to let him do things I know he probably shouldn't, and I'm not as pushy regarding the potty training or anything because I simply refuse to let him grow up any faster than he has too.
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| You can't tell on this picture but he actually ran out the front door in this shirt and his diaper. This was when I caught him in the act!!! |
I think one of the obvious words I think of when I look at him is LOVED!!! Here is a child that is loved so much by his Dad, his Mom, his big sister and his big brother and many around him. We are just so grateful and blessed to have him in our lives and don't ever take him for granted.
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| Brotherly love. |
I can't wait to see what the future holds for this little guy. He seems to be such a good mixture of Sam and Zach that I'm at a loss right now as to who he will be more like. So far I think his tendencies lean more towards his big sis so that's cool, but I wouldn't be surprised if he too has a completely different personality than they do. I think Sam and Zach are complete opposites although they've been raised in the same household so why couldn't he have his own identity too? All I know is whatever interests he has, whether it be sports, music, art or what not, I will let him grow as a person and support whatever that is.
Oh my sweet little blessing from above, you have no clue how much you have meant to my world.
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| Chillaxing in the tub. |
Lukas - From the Greek meaning "of Luciana". He is a perfectionist with strong beliefs and a great love of life. He is conscientious and dedicated.
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