where is our baby?

Here are a few pictures from the last week or so...Luke's teeth are something else! He has now cut only ONE next to his top two. Umm..that is so weird that the other one did not come in at the same time. I can see it starting to along with 2 more but that one just came right in so quickly! He looks like such a big boy now with these teeth! Now if he would just USE them to eat big people food!

I love the picture of him standing at his exersaucer. Don't be fooled...I propped him there for 2 seconds to snap the pic. He is getting a little better. He will stand with assistance for a few seconds without getting too wobbly. Still no big news on the physical progression though. He gets in the 'ready to crawl' position a million times a day but either gives up or does a belly flop and whines for someone to sit him back up. Greg and I have a new bedtime routine with him. We always lay on his floor in his room and work with him/play with him before I rock him. He loves this time and so do we. He has learned to compensate for his pain. The palms of his hands are so bad right now so when he does get in the crawl position he will flip his hand over. So sad but kinda cute. We are giving him until he turns one to show us some moves or physical therapy here we come! Considering he has been showing us the "I am about to crawl" move since about 9 months, chances are physical therapy is in our near future. It's really not a big deal...so many others do it, we can too! PLUS, with his delayed movement, we have postponed wrapping his arms and legs daily. I honestly don't know how other moms do it. Luke has 100% figured out what I am about to do when I get the alcohol pads and needle. He will no longer let me hold his foot, leg, etc to drain a blister, aquaphor him, wrap feet, not even hold it to look. He is one strong little guy and fights us every time now. I have even tried to do it at different times of day to "trick" him but he is too smart for that! We have bought him some new toys that only stay at the changing table but he will get so mad and throw them and scream. It is definitely better when Greg is singing to him or playing with him, but he still fights me "holding" any appendage of his body! Poor baby. Any new ideas or suggestions are welcome.


I can't believe he will be ONE in September! What a year it has been! OH, the other night Luke woke up crying and crying. I am not sure what in the world was wrong but all he wanted was to be in my arms while I rocked him. He would NOT let me put him back in bed so he slept on my chest for 3 hours. Yes, I was a little tired in the morning but truthfully I loved that time with him. I guess he still is a baby after all.

I am already planning the big day. Here's a hint...it will be a SWEET birthday party!