A little soldier, and yet, his baby boy!

Lance has been showing some amazing signs of maturity and understanding, he is intelligent, and gives kisses to everyone, and goes with almost anyone. Lot's of training from Dada. He loves to be around other children, and he's totally in love with mama,but his greatest respect is for Daddy. Daddy's taught him most of what he knows today, which includes many "early learning" verses, obedience commands, respect, and now he's even learned the Flamenco. Yup, Daddy showed him how to stomp his feet on the floor to Flamenco, and he does it amazingly good for a 1 year old. One of his favorite songs is Daddy's favorite Italian Opera "O Sole Mio" and every time he hears it, he will stop just about anything he is doing to listen to it. Daddy's always put him to sleep with that song, and now it brings him memories of comfort, safety and peace.
Daddy's also made a wonderful lullaby just for him called "Your Favorite Lullaby" which is so endearing and touching:

"As I sing for you my son,
This sweet lullaby
I pray you'll dream of heaven
And you stop your cry
When you wake up daddy will be here
Watching you ever so near
I"ll always be by your side
And always sing for you...
Your favorite little lullaby"

And here is a song from the classic Disney cartoon "Tarzan", which daddy sings to him every so often as well. Mom is the one who goes crazy about it most, and soothes her heart to hear him sing it so tenderly whenever Lance is fussy. It works for both Lance and Mom.-ha:

"Come stop your crying it'll be alright,
Just take my hand, hold it tight,
I will protect you from all around you,
I will be here don't you cry,
For one so small, you seem so strong,
My arms will hold you, keep you safe and warm,
This bond between US, can't be broken,
I will be here don't you cry!
Cause' you'll be in my heart,
Yes, you'll be in my heart,
From this day on, now and forever on.
You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be here in my heart...
ALWAYS"

Growing hearing 3 languages is a gift we're imparting on him, and he already shows signs of comprehension of all 3, and will respond to each one. English, Spanish and Portuguese, are languages he's acquainted with on a day to day basis. Quite impressive for a 1 year old little sponge.
Daddy is so faithful, he watches over him like a guardian angel, teaching, calming, soothing, feeding and always making sure he behaves with honor. His schedule is kept to a T. Like a little soldier, and yet-his baby boy. What more could a boy want?
Today Lance yelled out for Daddy, in the highest tone I"ve ever heard from a 1 year old, "Da-da, Da-da" he knows his daddy will come. He seeks for Daddy's approval whenever he does something right, and daddy is faithful to give him lots of it.

And here's a poem I (mama) wrote for Daddy:

When God made the Daddies

When God made the Daddies,

He sure had you in mind

When he created the Daddies

He knew you’d be the kind

There was a little soul

Who needed tender care

Someone to also guard

And watch him everywhere

So then God formed your heart

And gave you strength and brawn

To keep away the wolves

To care while mom was gone

He made you sweet but firm

To keep Lance on the track

He blessed you with a love

That rascals couldn’t crack

Through dirty diaper pails

And many sleepless nights

You watched us like an angel

And battled all our fights

To us you are a hero

We tell the whole wide world

Your name among the stars

A story to be told…