the Scalise family saga: Silver White Winters that Melt Into Springs...

Don't get me wrong, having a toddler is hard work. The sporadic schedules, the tantrums, the stubbornness, the weird OCD tendencies, the dirt and stickiness, the occasion biting, and the mess. Oh, the mess. But, I must also say that my son is AWESOME. Down-right, stinkin awesome. He is by far, the funniest person I've ever met. the most creative. and the most breathtakingly gorgeous ( I can still say this compliment now while he's this young).

Some of my current Luca-isms:

he says "zep" with a crisp head nod for "yep/yes"

he will walk across the room between daddy and I for us to shake his hand and say "it's very nice to meet you" with a huge smile on his face

when he thinks something's really, really funny (aka, the game on Wii sports where you head the soccer balls, something one of his crazy cousins is doing, or reoccurring strange noises), he laughs with his whole body

when he's looking for my parent's cat, he walks around the house saying "Are you cat?" over and over with an adorably high voice
he still calls his daddy "HONEY" when he really wants his attention, especially if he's waiting for something or is in another room
he has to be on my lap or right next to me when I'm at the doctor or getting a sonogram to make sure I'm okay....when I was throwing up last week, he stood beside me and patted my shoulder, looking very concerned
he'll lay between Dom and I saying, "mommy" "daddy" over and over until it blends together into a crazy "mayddadymady". And, he'll do it sometimes when we're not there, when he's asking about us
he loves to count, "one" "tauw" "fee" "fo" "fife" (usually another "fee" before moving to) "sex" "sefen" "eat" "niene" "ten"
he points out what things belong to whom: mommy's car, mommy's bag, mommy's phone, daddy's car, daddy's shirt, uca's water, uca's book
he's still quite the snuggler...especially when he first wakes up. I still think it may be my favorite thing. EVER.

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