16 months

Luke is becoming a little boy, and it's so very fun to be a part of. He's the sweetest, most caring, non-moving child. I will say that as his personality and ability to do things grows, this is all becoming more fun. It's nice to think about a baby who will just sit so you can watch tv, but it's also not that interesting. Life these days is nothing but interesting, and I like it!

• He's crazy. He's insane. He's almost 1.5, and very much all boy.
• He loves balls! He walks around looking for balls to play with and repeatedly says 'ba-ball'. He will point out anything that remotely looks like a ball and want to play with it.
• He's saying a whole bunch and picking up words all over the place. He can say- byebye, hi, night night, thank you, more, yum yum, owl, cat, ball, this, mama, dada, uh oh (but he says it uh-ho)
• He never stops moving. He will literally run around in a circle until you stop him. He just constantly goes from one thing to the next, to the next, to the next.
• He loves to use his slide even though he would rather climb up it than figure out how to use the ladder.
• We spend as much time as we can outside. It's been a little hard lately because it's been sooo hot, but we'll still go for a walk in the morning or brave it out there for just 5 minutes. He's the happiest when he can run around in the grass and just be.
• He will bring the little stool from his room into the living room and sit on it to watch TV or do whatever. It's pretty funny.
• He can build with his legos. The other day he made his first tree with a jungle set all by himself. He can also build a tower really well- he gets them pretty high.
• He learned how to use a fork. It makes eating much more fun for him which is great!
• We've learned that he's allergic to peanuts and cats and dogs. We're seeing an allergist in a couple of weeks to talk about what we need to do. I don't think the cat/ dog one is too bad, though, because he's lived with KC since birth and I've never noticed an adverse effect. The peanut one could be worse, and I've seen what it can do to him. I'm really more interested in how to manage that one. We'll see...
• Luke loves to laugh. It's great when you hear his little giggle. He's also pretty ticklish which makes him laugh a lot!
• He does funny things with his tongue and lips. He sticks his lips out like he's making a duck face. He'll move his tongue from side to side while a little piece is sticking out. He does this when he's concentrating. It's really cute.
• Luke continues to be a good sleeper for the most part. He goes to bed about 7, and he's been sleeping until 6-6:30ish. He takes one nap a day from 11:30ish to 1:30ish. 
• He's starting giving kisses. When you ask for a kiss, he usually just leans his head up to your lips, but now he'll put his lips up to yours. He deoesn't really make a kissy face, but you know.
• He's starting making the fish face with his lips. So cute!
• He loves sitting on our fireplace. I think the step is just his size, so he prefers to sit there and drink from his sippy or eat his snack.
• Luke's eating has also improved so much! He's not real adventurous but he does eat good meals most of the time. He still loves fruit. He also loves sausage now. A couple of weekends ago he had a breakfast taco which he thoroughly enjoyed.
• Luke has definitely developed an opinion. When he gets mad, he'll bang his head on the floor. The tantrums have definitely started. They're not too often and they happen more when he's tired, but we get them for sure. 
• He can also be super whiny at times. We've had many mornings when I get frustrated with him because he will not let me do something simple like brush my teeth without whining and wanting me to hold him. I'm hoping this is just a stage for right now.
• One of the best things he does is when he wants something he'll say more while signing it and then nod his head yes, like you're going to do it, right?

We just continue to enjoy being with our little man. He's very fun and just has a great personality. He's so laid-back and such a people person; he's just easy to be around! I'm looking forward to the months to come as he reveals himself even more to us :)

Pictures!

His month pictures (the first 2 below) didn't turn out great so there are some others of things we should be doing. Enjoy!

LOVES his books!

Best way to enjoy grapes- pantless in your booster that supports breast cancer(!) while watching the tube.

He just needs a beach and a roasting pig.

Well, hello Luke 'Harry Potter' Jackson!

Favorite seat in the house

My favorite pic of him right now. How grown up does he look?!?

Also love with his CUTE smile!