Door Laughing

We regularly let Luke poke his finger in the peephole on the door every morning when Nathan goes off to work, and he loves it. What I discovered this day (as we were waiting for Daddy to get home and I happened to be checking outside while holding Luke) was that if I step back and make an exagurated noise when he pushes on the door (to make him think he pushed me away from it all by himself) he will LAUGH HYSTERICALLY! Thankfully, he continued performing this fun trick even after I set the camera up and restaged it. Enjoy!

Walking Better

Luke has been taking his sweet time in learning how to walk. I think part of it might be his inability to get himself up and going. We have to stand him up, still. But, he's getting the hang of it! And he seems to like it!

Kitty on the Ottoman

I thought this was so cute - Luke carefully places his lego kitty on the ottoman and looks at it (or shakes it), then picks it up, moves it, and carefully places it down again. Over and over and over. The beginnings of make-believe!

Rolling all Over

Recently, Luke has decided he can really get around by rolling! He can roll pretty fast, and is quite effective at using his legs to change directions when he hits a road-block. :)

Playing with the Table

Luke really liked playing with these latches under our table (kind of like a certain cat I know!). He's also just adorable cruising and laughing. :)

"Doodle-oodle-oodle"

A few of the fun "words" and noises that Luke likes to make when using his lion walker. :)

Petting Cinnamon

Short & sweet - evidence that Cinnamon is NOT fond of Luke. :)

Eating with a Spoon

I didn't get his VERY first tries on this day, but the cuteness factor of these first attempts were too cute to pass up! I love how he would open his mouth all ready, and be trying to get the spoon in his mouth, even before it was loaded with yogurt. :) When I finally let go of his arm when the spoon was loaded, it would snap back toward his mouth - Luke loves his yogurt!

Playing Peekaboo

Luke loves it when I sneak up on him when he's around the "corner". So, even though I rarely actually say the word "peekaboo", we play this game quite often! Enjoy his laughs and other strange happy sounds. :)

FINALLY WALKING!!!

Here's proof, folks! Luke is finally starting to walk!!! Yeah!!! He took a few steps during a practice like these just after his birthday, but had since developed a severe aversion to these practices and would cry and buckle his legs, etc., refusing to try. Well, on Monday, we noticed that he'd been practicing standing on his own more, where he lets go of whatever it is he's holding onto for a few seconds (which he had also quit doing). Then, Tuesday, I tried some walking practice again and he actually tried some and took a couple steps! Then, today, he did some more for me at home, so I took advantage of hanging out with Joanna and let him practice more - Look at him go! This video is made up of several clips over the course of our visit with Joanna - you can see the progression he's made in just a few hours. :) Go Luke!!!

Lake Gregory

The next day on vacation, we drove a little bit to Lake Gregory, which had a nice swimming beach area. Luke LOVED the water there! Here are a couple clips of him sitting in the water splashing and playing. I wish I had gotten a picture or video of him in deeper water (I took him in up to his waist at times to "rinse"), but that's a casualty of being the picture taker and caretaker at the same time. :( Phyllis was nice enough to take these videos and a few pictures for me. :)

Wading in Lake Arrowhead

Our first day in Lake Arrowhead, we all headed down to a beachy area that was really close to the vacation house we were staying at. Luke seemed to really like tapping his feet in the water! We weren't properly equipped for actual swimming (suit, swim diaper, etc.) and it was kind of late in the evening, but it gave him a little taste of the water!

Walking with One Hand

Our little man is getting more confident! Here he is walking while only holding on to one hand. :) (And look at those cute little legs!)

Tara, Emma & Felicity at the Fair

Here's a video of my sister-in-law, Tara, with her two oldest girls going on the BIG slide at the county fair!

Peekaboo

Just a cute little video of Luke playing peekaboo with the curtains - and a couple little laughs!