Dear Lucas (59 weeks),

If a few weeks ago was the week of the tantrum then this week is the week of the penis. You discovered your penis several months ago during a bath but that just lasted for a few seconds. You decided your feet were much more exciting. Well, this week you rediscovered it. Now every time you examine it in the bathroom I just go "that's your penis." Your Dad was a little surprised that I was teaching you that "this young." I figured out if you knew what your nose and toes were that it might help if you knew what was in the middle. Plus, I really can't come up with a good "nickname" and you would end up developing a complex when you found out that nobody else in the world called their penis a fluffy.

This morning you seemed a little bored with playing with your same toys and pulling down the same old CDs and books off the shelves so I broke out your crayons. I thought it would be fun to see what you would do with them. I was actually surprised by how little you tried to eat the crayons.

After you closely inspected each crayon you actually colored a few times. You didn't seem as excited about the coloring as you were by just inspecting the crayons and trying to figure out how to open the case they came in.

I know your first work of art isn't going to sell for a million dollars but it is still priceless to me because it shows that you are learning something new. Your occupational therapist would be proud because by coloring you are learning how to use tools and use a different grasp.
Today we were able to go a playgroup meet up for the first time in a month. We have missed the last few because they were scheduled on a day when we had to stay with your Great-Grandma or when you had a therapy appointment. Today Dre, Kit, and Micah also joined the group. You were very excited to see all your friends. All the moms kept saying how much you had grown and how cool it was to see you cruising and crawling on your hands and knees. Two separate people also told me that they could really tell I've been working out. I'm so glad we have this wonderful group of moms and kids for both of us.

After the meet up dispersed we hung out with Dre, Kit and Micah for a little while longer. You kept trying to swap pacis with kit. You would hand her yours and then reach over and take hers. On one hand I'm very glad that you are willing to share. I just wish the object you were sharing was a little different. Thank goodness that Dre is so sweet about everything and didn't freak out when you guys started to do the Paci swap.

Dre and I are always joking about how it is too bad that we don't have arranged marriages in this country and that maybe we should just tell you guys as you grow up that you guys are going to get married one day. It's just fun to joke and laugh about. How cool would it be to marry someone that you've known since you were a baby though. Also, you would know you were getting fabulous in-laws and we would never make you feel guilty over who you spent the holidays with. Plus can you just imagine how cute your kids would be?

Bugga, I love you to the moon and back,

Mama
(although you've been calling your Dad and I both "DaDa" and refuse to say "mama" anymore)