Three years

Three years ago today we brought Lucas home from the NICU. Amazing! You just don't realize how fast little ones develop until you look at pictures of how little and helpless he was on that late morning when our family became complete compared to how big and "grown up" Lucas is now. We celebrated his birthday by going to Chuck E Cheese with Poppa (Marc's dad). We will never go there on a Friday night again. But Lucas loved it. Sunday was his actual party and we got a huge surprise by having my brother, his new wife Jayne and their Great Dane puppy, Rudd, come in for the party. They drove up from Louisianna-stopping in NC to scope out wedding sites for their reception next year and then were in Maryland to visit her with family.

My sneaky sister was in on the action but my mom and I were in the dark. My parents were showing me pictures of Craig's place when in walks a second black dog. It was Rudd! My mom and I were crying like fools. It really made the party. We got to spend about a day with them before they had to head back home.

Lucas did well for his party-we have enough Buzz Lightyear stuff to film a spin off movie. He loves his Buzz. We had our two sets of neighbors over and it was nice for them to all meet.

Through it all I realized just how fortunate we are.

Lucas had his three year old well child check up last week. I wasn't able to be there but he did well. He is only 31 lbs (I swear he has lead in his feet) and 36 inches. No more measuring his head but they did take his blood pressure. The doctor asked if he runs-oh yes, and talks-oh yes. He is normal when it comes to all of that. Now eating veggies, that is a war we are currently engaged it.

On the eve of his third birthday

Lucas' birthday is tomorrow and I feel just as anxious now as I did when they told me I needed to be induced to save both of our lives. I guess it really isn't anxious as much as it is anticipation. Every day I have dutifully changed his placement that counts down the days to his birthday. Tonight after he goes to bed I have already planned on hanging up a birthday banner so he sees it first thing tomorrow. I am trying to decide which present to leave for him to open-of course I won't be there to see it but I will get to spend all weekend with him celebrating the amazing day of his birth!