A SPECIAL GIFT!
What is a special gift? A gift that is very special, right? That answer could be correct but looking back Lucas Christopher Steele was our god sent special gift! Chris and I were fresh new parents to our Eliza and living the military Air Force life in Minot, North Dakota which seemed to be going pretty good. A trip home to Utah in May was planned and Chris and I were going to head off to Moab for a couple of days and have Eliza stay with my mom and Brent. Has anybody ever told you that when you have a baby for a couple months after you can be quite the fertal mertal? Well, Chris and I didn't think much about it. Moab was an ENJOYABLE trip and need we say more? Birth Control is 99% child proof, right? We visited with family, Eliza was loved by all family and friends and back to Minot we went. I had found a running stroller at a yard sale and was running with Eliza almost every morning and decided that running my half marathon in Minnesota was a great goal to accomplish. Wouldn't you know it I even convinced Chris into training with me! Well that goal came to an abrupt end for me, yet not for Chris he did end up running the half marathon for himself and me. Anyways I just wasn't feeling myself and after 3 pregnancy tests I finally accepted the fact that I was pregnant and that my new baby Eliza and unborn child would only be 13 months apart! Can we say CRAZY! Chris and I didn't know anything different so once again we were so excited! When we found out we were having a baby boy we were thrilled. To be able to have a girl and a boy was absolutely wonderful! After a long and challenging pregnancy Lucas decided to come to the world on March 1st at 6:36am and might we add 3 weeks early!!! He was the calmest baby. Hardly cried and from the get go loved his Binkie (his meme) Lucas would sit in his swing for hours and not even peep. By the time he was 9 months old he didn't need the swing battery opertated. He learned how to swing himself. Lucas is our perfectionistic child. everything has to be just so, his way or the highway. And yet he is our cuddle bug and so sensitive to others. He isn't one that shouts out, "I need attention." You can always find him doing something either with somebody or on his own (which he prefers.) He is our sports nut! He wakes up every morning between 5:30 and 6:00am and turns on Sports Center or old rerun sports games on channel 471 or 417. Lucas' smile can melt your heart! He is so funny and has a giggle that is contagious and before you know it you are laughing your guts out too! The other day Eliza and Lucas were invited to go see "Monster's vs. Aliens" with their friends that are twin girls and are in Lucas' Pre-K class. After the movie they all went out to eat at Eat-N-Park. The twins mom, Karie asked Eliza if she had a boyfriend? Eliza said, "No." So Karie asked Sarah (one of the twins) if she had a boyfriend and she replied back, "oh no!" Her sister Ava who is the shy one piped up and said, "Mom, I have a boyfriend and his name is Lucas." From what I was told Lucas' face turned bright red, he started to giggle and said "oh no, oh no we are just friends." For the next 10 minutes he couldn't stop laughing and of course everybody at the table started laughing right along with him. Quite the ladies man! I believe Eliza and Lucas knew mommy and her pregnancies wouldn't handle twins but as soon as Eliza was born Lucas was coming too! We love our suprise gift! We are so blessed to have him in our lives! Lucas we love you always and forever! And thank you for always surprising us with who you are and what you are determined to do! Happy 5th Birthday Handsome Stud!
What is a special gift? A gift that is very special, right? That answer could be correct but looking back Lucas Christopher Steele was our god sent special gift! Chris and I were fresh new parents to our Eliza and living the military Air Force life in Minot, North Dakota which seemed to be going pretty good. A trip home to Utah in May was planned and Chris and I were going to head off to Moab for a couple of days and have Eliza stay with my mom and Brent. Has anybody ever told you that when you have a baby for a couple months after you can be quite the fertal mertal? Well, Chris and I didn't think much about it. Moab was an ENJOYABLE trip and need we say more? Birth Control is 99% child proof, right? We visited with family, Eliza was loved by all family and friends and back to Minot we went. I had found a running stroller at a yard sale and was running with Eliza almost every morning and decided that running my half marathon in Minnesota was a great goal to accomplish. Wouldn't you know it I even convinced Chris into training with me! Well that goal came to an abrupt end for me, yet not for Chris he did end up running the half marathon for himself and me. Anyways I just wasn't feeling myself and after 3 pregnancy tests I finally accepted the fact that I was pregnant and that my new baby Eliza and unborn child would only be 13 months apart! Can we say CRAZY! Chris and I didn't know anything different so once again we were so excited! When we found out we were having a baby boy we were thrilled. To be able to have a girl and a boy was absolutely wonderful! After a long and challenging pregnancy Lucas decided to come to the world on March 1st at 6:36am and might we add 3 weeks early!!! He was the calmest baby. Hardly cried and from the get go loved his Binkie (his meme) Lucas would sit in his swing for hours and not even peep. By the time he was 9 months old he didn't need the swing battery opertated. He learned how to swing himself. Lucas is our perfectionistic child. everything has to be just so, his way or the highway. And yet he is our cuddle bug and so sensitive to others. He isn't one that shouts out, "I need attention." You can always find him doing something either with somebody or on his own (which he prefers.) He is our sports nut! He wakes up every morning between 5:30 and 6:00am and turns on Sports Center or old rerun sports games on channel 471 or 417. Lucas' smile can melt your heart! He is so funny and has a giggle that is contagious and before you know it you are laughing your guts out too! The other day Eliza and Lucas were invited to go see "Monster's vs. Aliens" with their friends that are twin girls and are in Lucas' Pre-K class. After the movie they all went out to eat at Eat-N-Park. The twins mom, Karie asked Eliza if she had a boyfriend? Eliza said, "No." So Karie asked Sarah (one of the twins) if she had a boyfriend and she replied back, "oh no!" Her sister Ava who is the shy one piped up and said, "Mom, I have a boyfriend and his name is Lucas." From what I was told Lucas' face turned bright red, he started to giggle and said "oh no, oh no we are just friends." For the next 10 minutes he couldn't stop laughing and of course everybody at the table started laughing right along with him. Quite the ladies man! I believe Eliza and Lucas knew mommy and her pregnancies wouldn't handle twins but as soon as Eliza was born Lucas was coming too! We love our suprise gift! We are so blessed to have him in our lives! Lucas we love you always and forever! And thank you for always surprising us with who you are and what you are determined to do! Happy 5th Birthday Handsome Stud!
