Daddy's Boy

Luke is totally a daddy's boy. There's no denying it.

Sure, he wants to snuggle up with mama when he's tired or hurt... but in general, dad is SO much more fun and interesting to him.

Here's an example of a conversation with Luke:

(me): Hey, where's Luke?

(Luke points to himself while smiling and giggling)

(me): Where's daddy?

(Luke slowly smiles... looks over at dad... then enthusiastically points to him)

(me): Where's mommy?

(Luke keeps smiling - very proud of himself - then points to dad again)

(me): nooooooooo... where's MOMMY??

(Luke shoots a glance over at dad. Then he points to dad again, smiling.)

So, yes, Andie is both dad and mom to our child. :) At least for a week or two.

Example Number 2 of Dad love:

On Saint Patrick's Day, I made corned beef and cabbage for dinner. I didn't think that Luke would touch the cabbage, but I put a couple of spoonfuls on his plate just to try. To my surprise, he actually took a few bites! Exciting!

Once he started slowing down with the food on his plate, I put some cabbage on my fork and offered it to him (sometimes he likes to eat off of the "big fork" rather than his own utensils). He shook his head "no" and was not at all interested.

At this point in the meal, Andie got up from the table and put another serving of cabbage on his plate. He returned to his seat and started to chow down. Luke was observing his every move and as soon as dad started eating more cabbage... Luke started eating more cabbage.

We were cracking up! Andie actually went back for a third scoop - just to see if Luke would eat more!

It is really fun to watch Luke's complete admiration of his dad! I love it!