Such a great first experience, along with an urgent need to get my oil change before going any farther in my vehicle, made it clear that we needed to visit our mechanic for a tune up. I called ahead to make sure we could get in and out quickly and we headed over. I am not sure what happened, but our estimated 15-20 minutes turned into almost an hour. We ended up making ourselves right at home during that amount of time - the big boys did a great job of playing together, made two trips to the restroom (walking through the entire shop with 5 or 6 bays of cars being worked on to get there), and I nursed Luke and changed his diaper and outfit when he had a diaper leak. When the mechanics finally came to tell us that our car was almost ready, Caedmon called out to Isaac, "Hey Isaac, let's be a hurricane! You be the eye, and I'll be the hurricane!" With that, Isaac froze and Caedmon began running in circles around him. Then they decided to switch. I had never seen this particular dramatization, and our mechanics just laughed. Such creative little minds!
Later in the week we went and ate lunch with Daniel. After an uneventful lunch and visit to his office, we headed back to the parking garage. Caedmon had been asking the entire time if we could go "do the escalators," which are at the base of the building and a pretty long ride. Although I wasn't crazy about trying to help both boys on and off and carry Luke in his carseat, I told him we could go watch them. A kind security guard saw us and came to offer his assistance - I told him that Caedmon just wanted to ride - so he said he could go with him if I was okay with that. I agreed, and he took off with my firstborn.
Isaac then began begging me to take him down also, but I was trying to wave for Caedmon to come back up. After a moment's confusion, the guard evidently thought that I was trying to convince Isaac to get on also, and that Caedmon could wait at the bottom by himself until we got there, so he hopped on the ascending side of the escalator. That left me alone at the top with a three year old and newborn in a bulky carseat, and my four year old all by himself at the bottom, with tons of people getting coming and going. I gave in, hopped on with Isaac, and rode down to Caedmon. A kind couple behind me realized that my hands were full and the lady rode back up with us just to make sure we were okay. I'm sure thankful for the people in this world who are willing to reach out with a helping hand.
Isaac's birthday was early in June and we celebrated with friends and family here at home. He loves anything that requires throwing, kicking, or hitting a ball so he had a cake decorated like a baseball, and baseball, basketball, and soccer ball cupcakes. He was so proud! On his actual birthday, Grammy and Papa came to spend the day with us. We tried to make him feel extra special with a candle and singing at each meal but he decided that he'd rather we sing "Mary had a Little Lamb" than the birthday song. And not just the first verse - if we stopped, he requested the rest of the song. Whatever makes the birthday boy happy!
Our little Luke is well past the 2-month mark now. At his checkup, he was 24 inches long and 13 lb 5 oz, which means he's growing just great. He's getting stronger and holding his head up for longer to look around, taking in all the action created by his brothers.
He is full of smiles and I believe just on the verge of giggles. For the most part he is a content, easygoing little guy, and certainly very interested and engaged in the world around him. His big brothers are fascinating; when traveling in the car I often hear Isaac's cry of delight - "He is smiling at me!" Now that he's more interactive both boys love to sit close by and do what they can to entertain him, by sharing toys or singing songs or just talking to their brother. It's so precious! He has also recently succeeded in getting his thumb into his mouth by himself, which he has been diligently working towards for a few weeks now.
Any time I get out the camera, the boys are ready to pose and snap some pictures themselves. The sequence of photos is always amusing to me, as there are certainly no two shots the same.
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