Luke fell and hit his cheek on the leg of the end table.  That is what the bruise is from on his cheek.  We were using the webcam to talk to Grandma when it happened!

Woah!

Well I'm happy to see people still check out the blog :)  Thanks everyone!

Luke's doctor's appt. went well.  He grew a 1/4 inch from his 12 month visit and actually lost a tiny bit of weight, weighing in at 22.10 lbs.  He was sick for a few weeks, so this may have contributed to his weight loss, along with teething.  Right now he's in the 75th percentile for his height and the 25th percentile for his weight... if he keeps growing like this he'll be tall and thin :) haha!

We've been getting a ton of snow and today is no exception!  Everything is closed here including the Universities, which never happens!  Ben is off work today and is looking forward to spending fun time with Luke!  Below are some pictures of the first snow storm we had in early December!  I don't know if we'll go out in it today, but if we do I'll put some pictures up!  I'm pretty sure at this point, we've surpassed Buffalo this year in the amount of snowfall...

Update

I'm officially a facebook junkie and considered deleting the blog.  Then my mom yelled at me... haha, I realize that on facebook you don't get actual updates, just pictures.  So after much debate, haha, I've decided to keep the blog :) 

Luke is almost 15 months old and is doing great!  He goes for his 15 month check up on Monday so I'll know all of his stats then.  He is running all over the house, has started to attempt jumping, climbs everything and can get up on the couch, chair, basically everything!  He loves to dance, so he also loves music of any kind.  His favorite show is Imagination Movers on Disney.  He's been sick the last couple of weeks with two different illnesses, first fever then a week later stomach issues, so he hasn't had much of a appetite.  Add to that, his molars ALL seem to be coming in at the same time, you can imagine that he's been a little grumpy :)

We spent a week in Buffalo last week and had an awesome visit.  We got to see a ton of family, and Luke loved playing with his cousins, including the Skovenski Brood, the Kelley Clan, and the Demerly Bunch!  We wish everyone lived near us so Luke could play with his cousins all of the time!  Luke got to play in a back hoe and go to Chucky Cheese for the first time... the balloon was his favorite part of Chucky Cheese :)

We've got a pretty busy year ahead of us and are looking forward to all the adventures!  I don't even know if anyone except my mom looks at this anymore...  I'll put up some new pictures soon!

Pumpkin Patch

Update

Ok, I know it's been well over a month since I've posted! This is my busiest time of year with work and I've been a bit overwhelmed. Add to that, I finally gave in a joined facebook, I haven't had much time to make new posts. I know, excuses excuses...

Luke is learning new things daily! He officially is walking and prefers doing that to crawling now! He eats all foods and loves all the typical kid favorites, pizza, mac n'cheese, cheese... He is finally sleeping through the night, 8:00pm-7:30am and mommy and daddy are thrilled! He also is on a great nap schedule (finally) and again, I couldn't be more thrilled! He says up, hot, light, and babbles like crazy. He says mama and dada and just within the past few days associates those words with us. He blows kisses, waves, and will mimick (or try his best to) any gestures you make. He knows the motions to the itsy-bitsy spider song and will mouth the words (letters) to the abc song! It's truly amazing the rate in which babies learn and grow!

Luke loves his nanny who spends 20 hours a week with him. She is absolutely wonderful and teaches Luke so much! Ben and I are blessed that we have Aom in our life and so is Luke!

I don't really have many new pictures to post, but I will take some new ones for next weeks post!

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Update

I know it has been over a month since I've uploaded new pictures. It has been a very busy month!

Luke is walking all around the house using furniture, walls, his high chair, and toys for support. He has learned to wave, play patty cake, and give high fives. He had his 9 month check up a few weeks ago and is 29 inches long (a little tall for his age) and 20.6 lbs (average for his age). He is full of personality!