Addendum to Crawling Post from September

Back on September 17, I posted that Luke started to crawl.  That was very true.  On that day, he made two little crawling movements, then sat on his bum for nearly a month.  When he wanted to travel, he effectively "scooched and rolled" from one place to another. 

When we returned from Scotland in early October (and yes, I will be blogging about the trip soon, very soon!), Luke began to do more hands and knees rocking, and within a few days, the crawling began.  By mid-October, Luke was crawling around the living room like a champ. 

Now, in the mornings, when I place him on the living room carpet with a toy while I go pour myself a coffee, Luke usually follows me onto the hardwood floor.  He gets a little further each day.  Now I have my puppy following me around!  It's really quite sweet. 

So there you have it.  He's a crawler.  Wasn't quite sure we'd ever see it, but he's now a man on the move!

Dear Daddy

I know you miss me when you work late, so Mommy took this video to show you that I am doing just fine and having lots of fun today.  Don't worry, I will see you in the morning.  I hope you will wake up with me and play.  I always have so much fun when we play in the morning.  I especially like it when it's just us and Mommy stays in bed to get some extra sleep.  That's the best!  See you tomorrow morning.  I'll bring the blocks.

Love,
Luke
 

Monthly Photo Roll

These past months have been wonderful!  Here's a look at Luke on his "birthdays" over the past seven months....

 

 

 

Bad blogger

Yes, I know, I am a terrible blogger.  I have left you all wondering if we fell off the face of the earth when we traveled to Scotland.  No, we didn't disappear; it's just taking a bit longer for us to settle in to our new normal after coming back.

Expect to see some more posts over the next couple days.  Once I've uploaded photos and written about our experiences, I'll be sure to update the blog with all our fun new experiences.

Beach Day

On Saturday, September 18, our little family took a ride to Wildwood, NJ, for some (limited) fun in the sun - our Luke is too fair for prolonged exposure - both on the beach and boardwalk.  We met Grammy and Nana on the beach in the morning.  We enjoyed an hour on the beach, then a lunch at Sam's Pizza and Curley's Fries reminding me of childhood trips to the boardwalk.  We also enjoyed my favorite fresh-squeezed lemon and orange-ade.  Yum!  We had a leisurely stroll on the boards before retiring to Nana and Grampa's house for the night.

Here are some of the photos from our wonderful day in Wildwood.

Family Evolution

I don't think much has changed!

Six-month photo shoot

We had our friend and photographer, Tricia Ebarvia, come by a few weeks ago to take some photos of Luke.  These are some of the highlights.