Haircut #2

You were pooped after your second haircut! I would have taken more pictures but you screamed through the whole thing! This haircutting experience was much different than the first. You wanted nothing to do with the car or anything else for that matter. You screamed like she was cutting your ears off! Thankfully you took a snooze in the car afterwords and were very cute with your new haircut the rest of the day.

These feet were made for walking

By the end of the day a video will be here!

Just yesterday you were learning to crawl and now with each day you are becoming more and more confident in your new found walking skills. You've been standing solo for weeks and have taken a few steps in between two objects but in the past couple of days you've just decided it's time to start walking! And off you went. Each day you seem to go further and further. I see crawling is going to be a thing of the past very shortly! You are such a busy little bee on your hands and knees how ever will we keep up with you when you move to running!

Wellness Update!

September is proving to be a rough month for you little Luke. You've been through several diapers of diarrhea, low grade temperatures and a yeast infection! Let's give it a rest now already! We've switched you to soy milk in an effort to help calm your little tummy down and it seems to be working. Another week or so of soy and we will try cows milk again. You really seem to love milk no matter what kind it is! You gulp it all down each time. Your little bottom is looking much better too thanks to the cream the pediatrician recommended. You are on the mend! Thank goodness too because you were quite the grump there for a while! We love you all the same we just prefer the smiles and giggles to the tears.

My Favorite Baby

Poor little Lukers! You are under the weather again. You've been grumpy since Sunday when we celebrated your birthday. Then you had two days of a tummy ache and now a low grade temp! I'm pooped just from watching you try and make it through the day. When you started to feel warm today I called the doctor and got you right in. Little did I know nothing (per the doctor) was wrong with you! I'm not sure why you are so fussy and warm but I'm sure we will figure it out! For the first time in ages when we put you to bed it's not the last we hear of you till the morning. Tonight you are making little whimpering sounds in your sleep and it's breaking my heart! Feel better really soon little boy...Mommy can't take much more!

Monkey Party!

One tired birthday boy!
Egg free MONKEY cup cakes!
You want me to eat THAT? But it's on fire!!

Your first birthday was great fun! We celebrated at Nana and Papa Schneider's house. We couldn't fit that many people at our house! You are so popular. You had all three sets of grandparents there, three great grandparents, four uncles, one aunt, two cousins, and one great uncle! We ate great food and had cupcakes and ice cream then we watched you open all of your wonderful presents and the fun day was complete. You were a little grumpy but perked up a bit towards the end! I still can't believe a whole year has gone by. Each stage of your ongoing childhood seems better than the one before! I love sharing every moment of it with you and look forward to all the fun surprises the future has for us as a family!

My Baby turned ONE!

Not a baby anymore! You're a cruising toddler!

1 year stats:

25.8 pounds 82%, 31 1/2 inches tall 90%, head 19 inches 92%

Your first bath as a toddler complete with a mohawk!

I can't even begin to tell you what a great year this has been. Watching you grow and learn new things has been truly amazing. I cherish every moment we share together and smile knowing we have so many more to come. You are a wonderful little boy for so many reasons. You let me sleep in most days and wake up with giggles not tears. You love eating and have since your first few hours of life. You have a great sense of humor and can make me laugh with the littlest of effort on your part. I love watching you sleep, feeling you breath and hearing you make the softest of snores. I love watching you figure new things out, ways to get around and playing peek a boo. You love swimming and hanging out with your Nanas. I can't wait to see what this next year has in store for all of us. More firsts, more giggles and more great Luker moments.

I love you Luke!!