Luke's 11th Month

Wow.  I really can hardly believe that this little guy will be a year old soon.

I'm mourning the loss of my baby already.

This month, Luke began climbing up the stairs!  He hasn't done it very often,

because we haven't given him very much opportunity, but he definitely has it figured out.

We've tried to teach him how to go down the stairs, but he hasn't gotten the hang of that yet.

He is becoming more and more curious, and knows how to open the

kitchen cabinets and drawers, much to his fingers' dismay.

Crawling all over the place.  Literally.

He really loves to stand in the open fridge or freezer.  We have to hurry to close

the door when we need to get something out, because if Luke crawls to the fridge

while it's open, he will want to stay perched there for 10 minutes, grabbing

random leftovers and condiments.

This is also a good time to mention that Luke is doing a LOT of standing,

and occasionally tries to keep his balance without holding on to anything.

He is cruising some, too, and will take a few steps while we hold his hands.

After I shelved all of the board books in the playroom,

Luke apparently didn't think I'd accomplished the task properly.

He quickly de-shelved them, allowing me the opportunity to try again.

Luke met the cutest baby.

He lives in the mirror, and he's fun to play with.

This month Luke began clapping, waving, and occasionally

doing something that resembles the "more" sign, though he's

not at all consistent.

Luke had a double ear infection that lasted for weeks, but after two rounds

of antibiotics and fighting through a subsequent upper respiratory virus,

he was a happy boy again.  Looking at these pictures just makes me smile.

How cute is he???

Month by month...