Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Eleven Months Old (take 2)


So....it's a little late, but I finally got a good 11 month picture of Luke! It's virtually impossible to get him to sit still at all, so I was pretty happy with this photo!

People have told me that kids get more and more fun the older they get, and I have to say that they're absolutely right! At eleven months old, Luke is fantastic! He's really developing a personality and it's neat to see him get bigger. He's not quite walking yet, but he's definitely close. He cruises around the furniture and along the walls, and it won't be long before he lets go. When he's not cruising, he's crawling around the house at lightning speeds! He loves be chased, so I'm often on my hands and knees crawling after him around the dining room table. He especially loves being in the kitchen, and recently figured out where we keep the pots and pans. He gets a kick out of pulling all of them out onto the kitchen floor. Another favorite is the refrigerator, both inside and out. He loves play with the magnets, and he gets even more excited when the door is open and he can look at all of the neat stuff inside. One of Luke's newest games is picking something up (pacifier, block, etc.) and holding it out for you to take. Of course then you have to hand it back, and this can go on for quite a while! Luke is also really responding to Drew and I now: when I get home from work and go in the house, as soon as Luke sees me he gets a big smile on his face, crawls over, pulls himself up to standing against my legs, and puts his arms up to be held :) It's the best thing ever!! And then when I do pick him up, he puts his arms around my neck and actually holds on!

Just a few weeks to go and Luke will be turning one! Really looking forward to all the new experiences that are to come :)

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Marmee's Magnets

One of Luke's other loves.....magnets.




Reading on Grandad's Lap

Luke loves his books, and he had a great time reading with Grandad a few nights ago:



Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Presidents' Day Weekend

This weekend I was very happy to have Friday and Monday off for Presidents' Day! On Friday, Grandma came over and we ran some errands with Luke. On Saturday Drew watched Luke for most of the day while I was at Katie's baby shower (which went quite well!). 

Unfortunately, we were all sick with a stomach virus on Sunday. Luke got it first, and Drew and I weren't far behind. So we all spent most of the day sleeping (Luke napped 9:30-3:00), then Marmee came over to help out for a few hours. Luckily, the bug didn't last long, and we felt much better by Monday. 

These pictures are all from Monday. Luke and I spent the morning together - you can see he still looks a bit sickly from Sunday. Drew came home early, so we packed up and headed over to Marmee and Grampy's house. Meg, Asher, and Jake were in town, so we spent the rest of the day with them!









Jake: 3 months.......Luke: 11 months

Pics around the house!





Monday, February 20, 2012

Eleven Months Old!

Writing this post in my head....it's coming soon! (as well as the accompanying photo)

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Luke's Crazy Crawl!

Photos from the Kitchen

One of Luke's favorite rooms is the kitchen. So much interesting stuff to look at and play with!

Here are two things in particular:










Wednesday, February 8, 2012

New Pics

A few new pictures from this week!






Saturday, February 4, 2012

Saturday Fun

Today Luke had a great time hanging out with Grandma. I had my wisdom teeth taken out yesterday, so Mum came over today to help Drew out while I recuperated. It was a fun day!