Walking in Shoes

Now that he's figured out the walking thing, the next step is to figure out how to walk with shoes on! He's pretty good - a little unsteady, but getting there. :)

All Around the House

Another demonstration of his rapidly improving walking skills! This video is long, but I find it just fascinating how he is content to just wander around the house. He loves nothing more right now than practicing his new skills. And note his confidence is boosted because he's got something in each hand. :)

Dancing

This is Luke's new original dance move now that he's confident not holding on to something. :) He'll dance to ANY music!

Walking with Bottle

Luke took about a week off from walking very well for some reason - maybe because of a head cold he got soon after he started doing well. But he's back in fine form now! Having a large, empty soda bottle always helps, too. :)

Kicking the Ball

One of Luke's favorite things to do! He gets such a "kick" out of hitting the ball with his foot as he walks and watching it go forward. Any of you soccer fans would be proud!

Testing Out Vijay's Present

This toy is what we bought for Vijay's 1st birthday. Incidently, Luke LOVES it - so, Vijay, your present has been "Luke-Approved"!

Playing with the Mouse

This is an extra mouse that Nathan had. He said I could try it instead of the one I was using since this one is an infared one, but I never got around to switching them out. Instead, I let Luke play with it on occasion - especially when I'd like to get something important done (like snag a treasury on Etsy!). :) He loves it!

Cinnamon's Tail

Luke is ever fascinated with Cinnamon. :) He never actually touches her very much in this video, but his giggles and excitement are priceless!

Lining Up the Ducks

I thought this was pretty cute! Luke started lining up his ducks along the edge of the bathtub all by himself. He kind of got distracted by the time we got the camera out, so we had to prompt him a few times, but you get the idea. :)

Chasing Cinnamon

Now that he can walk, he's putting his new skills to work! Chase the kitty - check!

Walking REALLY Well!

This is a long montage from this morning - can you tell I'm excited about Luke's new walking skills?!?! He's doing so well!!!

Piggy Bank

He can get the coins in his piggy bank all by himself now! He actually learned this trick the weekend I was away at choir retreat and Nathan was watching him. He's doing really good at it now!

Walking away on his own

This is a short one, but shows how he's getting better at just branching out on his own! Yeah, Luke!

Spinning Daddy's Chair

It wasn't that long ago that Luke was too unsteady on his feet to touch Nathan's chair unless it was firmly pushed in. Not so anymore - now it's fun to spin around!

Music Volume Wars

I didn't expect to be having "wars" over the volume of my kid's music until they were teenagers! Luke has discovered the volume control on his stereo, and I thought it was hilarious that he would crank it up, head bang to the music, I'd turn it down, he'd turn it back up again, etc. :)

Walking with a Stick

This is the dowel that we have in the runner of the sliding glass door. This is the first time Luke has taken it with him beyond the window area - pretty funny. I know it's an accident waiting to happen, but it's pretty cute. :)

Crawling!!!

I half-expected Luke to skip crawling altogether (only encouraged by the people who said their children started crawling around the same time they started walking). So it was a pleasant surprise to see him go when we got home from Hawaii! He is a little more fluid now, but still not super interested it it (walking is definitely his favorite!). This was his first day crawling and he did pretty well!

Bath Toys

This is mainly for Mom - to show you that Luke does like the "bath-ketball" toy you got him for his birthday! He can put the balls in the basket and likes to get squirted with the water. Sorry you can only see the top of his head - I didn't want to get the camera wet and Nathan was busy. :P

Fire Dance

The fire dancing during the evening show at the Polynesian Cultural Center. Pretty fun!

Climbing the Coconut Tree

Actually not about Luke for once. :P This was part of the Samoa presentation at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii. Pretty fun. :)

Walking

I never get tired of seeing Luke getting around on his own! Each walking video, he's showing improvement - Enjoy!

Tickling My Foot

I often have my feet up on the ottoman when Luke's cruising around because it helps keep the ottoman steady for him (the chair locks, but the ottoman doesn't). Luke just discovered that he can "tickle" Mommy's feet when they're up there! We tickle his feet all the time, so now he's discovered how to do it back. :)

Dancing to my Music

I was listening to a new CD I got for my birthday (thanks Mom & Dad Hughes!) while watching Luke and got such a chuckle out of Luke's enjoyment of the music also!