10 Months!

Hi Sweet Boy-

You are ten months old today! Where is the time going? You have made some changes this month; this is what you are up to:

• You say "mama" anytime you want anything. If you want more food, if you are hungry, thirsty, or want something that we have you say "mama" over and over and over. It's adorable.
• You want to walk EVERYWHERE. This would be fine, except it is KILLING my back! Daddy had a bright idea to scoot around in the office chair to let you walk... He is one smart cookie.
• You are cruising on furniture and pulling yourself up very well.

• You still do not crawl. We still think you might skip it!
• You wave hi and bye all the time.
• You are eating almost everything we eat. You can sign "all done" and when you are done, you mean it. :-) You LOVE apples, green beans, shredded cheese, and water.
• You are sleeping okay... you still wake up to nurse 1-2 times a night. (Yes, I am tired! But, I wouldn't change anything!) You wake up around 645 am and nap from 9-1030 and 1-230. Lately you have been taking three-one hour naps. I haven't been napping with you, so you don't tend to sleep as long in the afternoon.
• You are a total mama's boy. You want me 99% of the time and you throw a mini fit until you get me. We are working on this...
• You are pretty easy going and calm and quiet.
• People stop us when we are out and about and ALWAYS comment on your hair! It sticks straight up and we love it!
• You wear 12 months Carters clothes now and 6-12 month Old Navy clothes. You wear a size three diaper. You are nursing 4-5 times a day and eating breakfast, lunch and dinner and a snack.

My heart still explodes daily because I love you so much. You are the sweetest thing!

9 Months!

Luke,

You are NINE MONTHS old! Honestly, I cannot believe you are almost ONE YEAR OLD! It seems like you are just doing more and more each week and you are picking up skills so quickly. Here are some stats from your 9 month well check:

• You weigh 18 pounds 3.5 ounces (15th percentile)
• You are 27.75 inches long (30th percentile)
• You are babbling a ton; you say baba baba all day with a few mama's. We think you might call balls baba because whenever you have a ball you say that sound. You also LOVE balls!
• You are sleeping better! You wake up once a night and I nurse you... sometimes you wake up twice.
• You take a morning nap at 9am (usually for like an hour and 15 minutes), and an afternoon nap from 1-3pm. The only hitch with this nap is I have to sleep with you in order for you to sleep two hours... Most of the time, I don't mind this... I love cuddling!
• You go to sleep around 7pm and wake up around 7am.

• You still wear a size 3 diaper and 9 month Carters clothes. You are in 6-12 month Old Navy clothes. They are starting to get a little tight!
• You have started really wanting mama most of the time. You want to be held a lot and if you see me, you really want me. It's a little hard to get things done, but I am not complaining... The floors and bathrooms can wait!

• We think you might start walking before you crawl. You have not started pulling up on furniture or your crib yet. If we would walk with you, you would walk ALL DAY LONG!
• You just started clapping your hands together!
• You still nurse 4-5 times a day and eat three meals and oatmeal at night. We have started giving you tiny pieces of food in your highchair. You really love cheese and bread... (Your daddy LOVES cheese and I love bread... maybe it's genetic?) You also have tried french fries thanks to your daddy... you love them.
• You love to drink water out of a straw.
• Bath time is your favorite time of day hands down. Sometimes if you are fussy in the evenings, we go to bath early. You are content to stay there for an hour!
• I now am basically staying home with you. My dream come true! We are making sacrifices and they are SO worth it! We know this is the right decision for you and our family!

Seriously, you are such a sweet boy. We fall in love with you more and more each day!