Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Like Father, Like Son

Today Luke hit the 9-month mark, so I thought I would update Luke's blog. Watching Luke learn new things and gain more motor control reminds me so much of Tom. It is exciting to see Luke develop, but I have to say there are more than a few similarities between him and his daddy. Luke acts 100% like his dad and looks almost 100% like me. Here are a few of the "like father, like son" moments:
  • They stick their tongues to the side of their mouths when they concentrate.
  • They sigh the same way.
  • They smile the same way.
  • They are easily amused by lights and sounds.
  • They make silly noises (clicking tongues, raspberries, etc.).
  • And most of all, I love them both very much.
The month of September went by quickly for our family. We kept ourselves busy by attending every Pilot soccer game this season (so far) and celebrated two birthdays (Sophia is now 1 year old and Mark is 3!). Luke is on the move now, too. He displayed his scooting/crawling motion to his uncle Doug while videoconferencing with him last week. Enjoy the pictures!


Like father, like son! (at the zoo)


Luke loves his car


All dressed up!


Luke loves cords


Happy 1st birthday, Sophia!


Luke and Ben


Ben likes Tom


Happy third birthday, Mark!


Luke with his only blonde-haired relatives (Carson & Dylan)

Monday, September 8, 2008

8 months

Luke is 8 months old already! Can you believe it? He will be a toddler soon, and we are certainly not ready for him to be "on the move". In the past few weeks, we have enjoyed Pilots soccer games and spent time with our extended family. A real treat was seeing Vibha, a friend from grad school. She came to Oregon to attend a wedding and we spent the afternoon with her yesterday.

Luke was sick for the second time of his life last Friday and Saturday. He had a very high fever and the doctor diagnosed him with some sort of virus that creates blisters in the mouth, on the hands, and on the feet. It was a bit scary for us to see him so sick last Friday, but he recovered quickly and was back to his normal self by noon yesterday.

Our little guy is trying to figure out how to move. From a sitting position, he tips himself forward on his hands and gets into a crawling position. From there, he either lands on his belly or flips to his side. He also likes to pull himself up on anything to get to a standing position.

Enjoy some recent pictures!


Almost crawling, Luke?



At a soccer game



Grandma with her 2 grandkids - Madeline and Luke


Bath time


Who's that, Luke?


Luke's computer code shirt


Our family


Luke likes to be upside down


Vibha and Luke at the science center