Life with Luke v1.

It's good that Luke is only three months away from being a year old, because it's becoming ridiculously hard to take these photos! He won't stay still and he hates lying on his back! Nevertheless, we pulled it off for the nine month shot.

So.....nine months! At this stage, Luke is constantly in motion - he is constantly moving around and seeing what he can get into. He's a really fast crawler and if you look away for a second he disappears! He also loves to pull himself up onto anything he can get a good grip on - the couch, the TV, the wall! Once he's upright, he shuffles along and is getting pretty good at it (my book calls this "cruising").

Luke is also getting quite grown up at the dinner table - being spoon fed is no longer interesting enough for him - he wants to do it himself! He has become quite a pro at popping those Gerber puffs into his mouth, and we're working on adding more things to the menu.

Just in terms of personality, Luke is so much fun to play with! He's such a cheerful little boy and is usually very happy. It's also really cool because he definitely reacts positively when Drew or I get home from work - it's like a full body physical response! Definitely makes you feel good after a long day at work.

And finally (drum roll, please) Luke is now SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!!! It only took 8+ months, but he finally caught on that it's cool to sleep all night. By about 7:15pm, you can tell that he's tired because he gets fussy and starts rubbing his eyes. Once he's in his PJ's and has his bottle, he's good to go! He falls asleep without any problems and typically sleeps until Drew has to wake him up around 7:00am the next morning. It's absolutely amazing to get uninterrupted sleep after getting up during the night for so long. Now, I'm thinking that when he is teething again we might not be so lucky, but for now I'm going to enjoy it!!