Why I Wasn't at Work Today...

Haven’t been to Worlds of Fun in a while. Let me tell you… the Prowler is awesome!

We were invited to go with the church youth and the date just happened to work out. It was also a nice break from work and home. It’s funny though, only after a couple of hours, we were missing Luke. How am I going to do it for four days?

Baby Fever

I took Luke to the doctor for his one year check-up this week. The doc said that his weight is in the 75th percentile and his height at 97th percentile. Only three out of every one hundred kids is taller than Luke! Needless to say, he's going to be a Big Boy. It felt like we were waiting in the room forever just to start with. Luke played with his toy car, pointed at every sticker and picture on the wall, skimmed every drawer, basically broke my phone, and ate some fruity snacks while we were waiting. By the time the doctor came in he was already cranky. So he started throwing tiny fits when his ears and diaper were checked. I don't blame him. I wouldn't want anyone tugging around on me either. And then the nurse gave him four shots and made me hold his hands. Way to be cruel. I never thought this way before, but I'm starting to see how doctors are mean. Anyway...

I think I'm getting baby fever. Part of me wants another one, part of me is saying that I'm absolutely crazy. So far the rational one is winning.

Luke's First Birthday!

On the day of Luke's birthday, we were actually busy, so we didn't celebrate much at all. My mom bought him a bubble blower and the colored bubbles turned his outfit and skin all blue. That was fun. That night our church drama team was ministering at an event called HOPE. And afterward we went out to Applebee's, which is always delicious.

   

Blue Bubbles

 Grammy is So Cool!

Poke & Pop

Covered in Blue

We slept in on Saturday and went to the pool for our Father's Day/Luke's Birthday celebration. It was hot. Luke enjoyed the water and went down the baby slide two or three times. In the shallow pool he would stand on our legs and blow bubbles in the water. Sometimes, though, he would accidentally drink the water. And sometimes he'd accidentally get dunked because he was blowing bubbles when Mommy and Daddy weren't paying attention. Aldo's sisters, nephews, cousins, and parents were there along with my dad and his household. Later, we went out to D'Bronx and ate pizza as big as our heads! Sunday we were so tired, I don't really remember what we did.

Present from PaPa (hasn't quite figured it out yet...)

Luke also got his hair cut. It was something Aldo and I wanted to do together, but I think next time we'll just go to the stylist. As long as we had cookies in hand, Luke was alright. About fifteen minutes in he wasn't having it any more. And the other problem was, I didn't want to cut it too short. Or make it crooked. So I kept going back and forth with Aldo on how to do it. You'll enjoy the results. (I think he looks like a Chinese baby. Or like we put a bowl on his head.)

More Mommyhood

Summer has hit and we are officially in run-around, make-sure-to-mark-the-calendar mode.
Since the last time I have written, Luke has grown up so much. No longer does he want to eat baby food or drink from the bottle. He likes to brush his teeth and his own hair, and use a spoon... which is more like holding it in one hand while he picks up the food with the other.

The other day I took him to a doctor's appointment. He was weighed and measured, and had an iron test. When the lady pricked his finger, he sat there like a champ and watched her squeeze his little finger. And when she told me to hold a cotton ball on his boo-boo, he held it all by himself as I described it to him as "fluffy". (I signed him up for Summer Reading at the library; he really enjoys the board books that are touch and feel. Like "That's Not My Tiger..." and "That's Not My Bunny...". The pictures just crack him up! It's hilarious to watch. But right now we're working on textures.) I also learned from the visit that he can eat anything now! And from somewhere else that even though he's not speaking, he's storing away the names for things. So as we go around, I say "puppy", "fluffy", and  "cheeeeereeee-ooos". Trying to get him to say please and thank-you, or even blow a kiss. But it's not happening. Luke is very good at nodding yes and shaking his head no. And when he enjoys some fruit or other tasty food, he'll even go mmmMMmmmm. Something Mommy taught him.

Anyway, today was his first day at the pool. A real pool. And he wasn't scared of the water at all. I think it would have been a better experience if he had taken a nap earlier, but overall it was a nice day. Now we just have to get the details straightened out for his sprinkler party for his birthday!

Oh and p.s. We went to a T-bones baseball game last night. Luke played with the foil off of our hot dogs and clapped his hands for the team, while flirting with all of the girls near-by. Not one temper tantrum (which unfortunately he's figured out how to do as well).

I'll post pictures as soon as I can.