16 Months

My sweet Luke has made such huge developmental milestones in the past couple of weeks. Only two weeks ago I took him to the pediatrician for a 15-month well-baby visit, where he weighed in at a little over 22 lbs and measured in the 25-50th percent for height. The doctor ran over some "benchmarks" for his age category and Luke seemed to be a little behind- he wasn't talking more than a couple of words, wasn't pointing and gesturing much, etc. I kid you not though, he has absolutely blossomed since that appointment. He mimics our words wonderfully, looks at me when I call him and will follow directions, and he recognizes that things in our home have meanings and uses.

I want to always remember our bedtime routine. After his bath with Beth, and putting on his jammies, I put him down on the floor in his room and ask him to go pick out some books to read. He walks over to his shelf, with a huge smile on his face, and will bring me one at a time. When he's done picking out books, he backs up to me instead of climbing in my lap- readying himself to be picked up, plopped in my lap and read to. He snuggles up to me, lays his head back on me and listens to his books. We turn off the lights, say our prayers and rock for a couple of minutes before I put him in bed. I'm sad that my belly is getting so big that it's becoming hard to snuggle up together, but it's such a sweet time of day for us, and I love it. :-)

Luke will not sit still for anyone or anything- making it nearly impossible to get a picture of him! He's constantly on the go, and is constantly surprising me with the way he expresses his knowledge of the world around him. Today we were playing in Beth's room, and he was "mixing something" in the kitchen. He brought the pot and the spatula over to me and put the spatula near the mouth of the stuffed dog I was holding for Beth, and make an eating sound- like the dog was eating off the spatula. What a smart boy!

Edited to add: I'll probably continue to edit this post as I think of more things to add. Like the fact that Luke cut a molar! He has four teeth in the front, though two more upper teeth look like they're going to break through at any second. I was letting him chew on my finger a couple of nights ago after he busted on the coffee table, and I noticed the molar on his upper right side coming through. I even got a peek at it!

hopefully beth will teach him how to pose soon!

big sister wanted a picture taken too!