9 Months Old

Our little man turned 9 months old last week and is doing great! We went to the doctor for his check-up on Friday and he weighs 20 pounds 10.5 ounces (50-75%) and is 29.5 inches tall (90%). So basically he is slimming up (could have fooled me), and is on track to be tall like his daddy. He is at and above his milestones developmentally, and when he got his shots he didn't even cry. He made a grunting sound like he was trying to fight through the pain. This really impressed the nurses and was so funny to see! =) Here are his new accomplishments:

• Cruises around everything and can take a few steps between one object to the next
• Stands on his own for a few seconds at a time
• SUPER fast crawler
• Crawls up stairs
• Eats table food as long as it is small and smushy enough (no honey, peanuts or eggs)
• Waves (this is very inconsistent)
• Says Mamama more often and sometimes I think it is directed at me

One other important milestone to mention is that this weekend I left Luke for the first time. I went on a women's retreat at our church and had a great time. Luke enjoyed time with his daddy and everything was clean and in order when I returned. What a great daddy he has! Ok now for the pictures... Here he is waving away. I mentioned in a previous blog that he has taken quite a few spills. Here is a good picture of him from about 2 weeks ago with all his bruises. Poor guy! (He is as good as new now)

Too cute in the tub!

He really loves Ernie. In the past month he has been trying to play with him more and more. Here he is trying to give Ernie his ball. Ernie really likes to play catch and will drop it by Luke to play. So cute! Unfortunately Ernie isn't catching on that Luke won't throw it.

And finally here is a good shot for all the people that think Luke is always smiling. Yes... he does get upset! =)