10 Months!

Luke actually turned 10 months old while we were out of town, so as of today he is really closer to 10 & 1/2 months.

Luke now weighs 23.8lbs and was 30.5 inches tall at his last doctors visit (the last week of Dec).  He remains in the 95th percentile for his height and is hanging a little less than the 90th percentile for his weight.  He mostly wears 12 month pants and 18 month shirts and still only has one pair of shoes that fit!  He eats 3 meals a day and pretty much anything else that you give to him in between.  His favorite foods are bananas, cheese, and yogurt.  He now has 7 teeth - 4 on top and 3 on the bottom.

At 10 months old Luke is the most active non-crawler I know! He loves being on his feet and enjoys "cruising" the couch, coffee table or anything else he can find.  He has actually started using his walker as a walking toy - which makes me very nervous due to the tile floors.  He can stand for a few seconds on his own, but that is only every now and then.  He recently surprised me when he took two steps while we were at Grandmas house!  He had no idea what he was doing and pretty much lost control once he realized he wasn't holding on to anything.  Luke still loves to actually be in his walker and follow us around the house.  He is really sneaky though.  If he isn't towing something large around with him he is stealing things of shelves or out of the freezer!!

Luke is talking more and more everyday.  He isn't really using words yet, but he sure is trying!! He understands several words -- bite, eat, button, and come here are just a few of them.  He has a few really cute tricks.  When asked "how does the fishy go?" he responds with the cutest little fish face.  When asked "how does the moo cow go?" he responds with "mmmmmm" (someday he is going to surprise us when the ooo comes out!) -- he is so stinkin' cute.

One of the newer things over the past month is his SUPER love for mommy.....meaning he wants me ALL the time.  He has been throwing more an more fits when he is left with other people, when I leave the room or go to the bathroom, or when I leave the house for work.  I don't think that the fits are long lived, but it kind of makes me sad.  Guess he knows which strings to pull already :(

We love this kid!!