Surgery for Luke

So far I have talked to Luke's Surgery center 3 times today. They have pushed back his time of arrival from 8:55 to 9:40 due to the impending weather. He cannot have any food or milk after midnight and no clear fluids after 7:40. I have a feeling it will be a long morning since the poor baby can't eat. He is used to getting a little something when he first gets up and then breakfast later. I don't think Jello will cut it for him, but it will have to do. I will try to keep you all updated today and tomorrow.

Update on the ears

We went to the ENT doctor Wednesday the 27th. He determined Luke would benefit from having tubes put in his ears and his adenoids taken out. He also said he has bad nasal allergies and the removal of the adenoids would help that as well as the new medicine he gave Luke. He gave Luke singulair and nasonex. I was a little worried how Luke would take the nasonex since he will fight like crazy when I try to put saline drops in his nose, but for the past 2 days he has just sat in his high chair and let me squirt it is his nose. I hope that doesn't change. His surgery is scheduled for Friday morning. We don't know the exact time, they are suppose to call us and let us know. The tubes have basically no recovery time, but the adenoids can take a few days. So this past ear infection should be his last (while the tubes are in). Thank you so much for everyone who has been checking on Luke. You all mean the world to us.

Our Little Man

Here are some more pictures of the little man Luke. His personality is really starting to come out, along with his fits. I could do without those, but what would a toddler be without them.

I finally got some of Luke "parrot" words on video. You will want to turn the volume up because his voice is soft, but be careful because that crazy woman with the camera - her voice is booming!

Luke has also become affectionate. He will hug and hang all over Rudy, and even kiss him. Scott and I will get the hugs where he runs into your arms and your heart just melts. For a while now he will pat us on the arm or back when we hold him, just like we do to him, it is very cute! The kisses he gives vary from lips closed to mouth wide open and slobber all over. He has started giving kisses when you ask for them, but not every time.

I have also learned the hard way that sometimes he wants something specific to eat. I used to be able to pull anything out of the pantry to give him a snack, but now he doesn't always want what I pick out, he will stand in the pantry and whine until I figure out what he wants. We are trying to work on the whining, but it is very slow in helping.

Here is one of his Valentine's Day shirts. He is also sitting in a chair he got for his birthday.