Whoops A Daisy Angel

Is the title of the song that Luke has been singing for the past few weeks. It is a really cute song that he has learnt in preschool about an angel that has lost her harp in the sky, and he sings it really beautifully. He sings a lot, different songs, really well and really loudly. If I lose sight of Luke temporarily in a crowd I swear that all I would have to do is to sing a few bars of "Close to You" by the Carpenters and he will join in loudly thus enabling me to track him down. It's my fault I suppose this habit Luke has of singing everywhere he goes, when I was pregnant with him I would sing to him all the time and yes "Close to You" was a particular favourite along with Mr Sandman and Teddy Bears Picnic (if you go down to the woods today ...) so I suppose it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that he loves singing. Oh yes, and he is a born entertainer/complete show off. When I collected him from preschool the other day, one of his teachers told me that he had insisted on singing the Lazytown theme tune to the class complete with dance steps and press ups!!!!

Luke is also very loving and slushy, he took hold of my face the other day with his hands (it was made that more adorable as he had just washed them after going for a wee) looked me in the eyes and said "I love you so much that it makes me want to cry". (gulp) However, I was dusting my bedroom later on that day and was listening to him happily playing with his toys (the monitor was on) I then heard him say "I love you so much it makes me want to cry", I crept along the landing (difficult with wooden floors) to see him holding his Woody doll by the face and staring into its beedy little eyes with the same fierce love that I presumed was only for me. Swine!!

Was so very proud when I collected him this week from preschool to get a letter from his teacher informing us that the school is holding a nativity play called Whoops A Daisy Angel (aha that's where the song fits in) and Lukey Sam is to play ......drum roll ...... JOSEPH!!!! Woooh, couldn't believe it (which is pretty much what I said to his teacher) "but he sings the song so beautifully" she replied. We were putting our coats on next to Lucy (his current love interest) and her mum said "She's playing Mary, I can't believe it", "you're kidding", I replied, "Luke is Joseph". Oh no, I can just imagine the scenario on the big night with Luke forcing his unwanted attentions on little Lucy in front of the baby Jesus, I can feel my stress levels rising already. So, I was tucking him in for his nap that afternoon, so proud of my little boy making his way forward in his little world, "So proud of you Luke" I whispered to him "Why?" he answered, "Well amongst lots of other things, getting picked to play Joseph in your nativity", "Well, I'm a bit fed up about it really" he whispered "Why?", "Well, I wanted to be Fireman Sam and they won't let me".

Righty oh then.