Big Boy Day

Lucas has turned 3 and is now a big boy. Somehow with this birthday and the events around it, he has matured and progressed a lot this month. Earlier this week he had a Big Boy Morning with Mommy and Daddy. Adam went to Missy's as normal, but Lucas got to do some special things. First we went to Resurrection Preschool to check the place out to see if it is somewhere we want to send the boys. We talked about it with Lucas earlier in the week and he started out saying little boys like me don't go to school. Then we convinced him that now that he is 3, we need to pick out a school for him. So we drove up and he saw the playground and decided that this was the place for him. We walked in and the teachers called him by name before we could even introduce our selves. He talked them and headed to the back of the room where all the toys are and only paused momentarily to see if we were following him. We visited on the morning of the 4 year old class, so these were big kids to us but they were wonderful to Lucas. One taller boy helped Lucas get a toy off the shelf and Lucas called to us "Hey Mom and Dad, my new best friend got this toy down for me!" Lucas saw the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree in the corner and named all the letters with pride. He spoke to the teacher about his Adam and how he wasn't a big boy yet and couldn't come to school. He did great and it brought tears to my when I saw the little back packs on the hooks and thought about how we have never left the boys with anyone not related to us, besides Missy who is a very, very close friend. We haven't made an official decision yet on where we are going to send the boys, but Resurrection is definitely high on the list.
After our preschool visit we took Lucas to Donut Bank for the very first time. There were so many donuts to choose from he just couldn't decide so he opted for a heart shaped cookie. He was concerned that Adam wasn't getting a cookie and asked if when Adam was three if he would get to come to Donut Bank. Several times while we were sitting at the table he mentioned that there were just 3 of us instead of 4. It was quite obvious that he and Adam will have some adjusting to do once Lucas does start school. Since they are together every day, all day.

Our final stop was Dr. Carmack's for our 3 year checkup. Lucas sat in the waiting room and played on Andy's phone like a big boy. When the nursed called his name, he followed her back and Andy and I followed behind. He was weighed on the big boy scale and they measured him too. He got his blood pressure taken for the first time and was cooperated for the whole exam. When Dr. Carmack came in Lucas didn't recognize her and said confidently, "I'm Lucas and I'm her for my appointment with Dr. Carmack" Lucas sat on the exam table patiently while we chatted with the Dr. and then finally interrupted and said, "Hey, Dr. Carmack, I think it's time for you to listen to my heart now." She let him listen too, and he did fantastic. He told her his favorite food is ravoli with red sauce, and his favorite vegetable is tomatoes (we let slide and didn't explain that tomatoes are technically a fruit). Lucas weighed in at 28.25 lbs -- 15% and 37 inches -- 30%.

This week Lucas has learned to use the mouse and is getting pretty good at it. I teared up at the pre-school and Andy nearly teared up watching play on the computer alone :) Lucas has also been working on learning how to use a scissors. It's amazing how sometimes in one week it seems like he has matured leaps and bounds.