Luke Turns 9 Months Old

I'm about three weeks late on this post... since he's now almost 10 months old!

The crawling is non-stop now and Luke's desire to "explore" everything keeps Angela on the run all day long (and Tom too on the weekends).  He's fast too!  He can move from one room to another in just a few moments... luckily he can always be found by following the drool trail he usually leaves behind.

You can see that all of these photos were taken before his haircut.  It doesn't matter... he's so darn cute!!  But most of all he's happy... always babbling and very easy to make laugh.  He's a true blessing in our lives and everyday we're so thankful for this little guy!

Playing in the bathtub

Meal time is fun (and messy).

Luke with sunhat

Mom and Luke at Children's Museum

Dad and Luke at Children's Museum

Luke clapping



Fun Luke Facts at 9 Months Old...
Favorite Food: Almost everything
Favorite Pastime: Crawling, "exploring" and trying to stand up
Least Favorite Activity: Having his faced wiped after eating
Tooth Count: 2
Weight/Height: 24 lbs. / 30 inches (both 90th percentile)

Luke's Man Cave

Okay... it's not really a man cave.  It's more of a baby cave... but Luke seems to like it.  We've been wanting to post photos of Luke's bedroom for so long.  The decorating process has been ongoing for awhile.  Curtains, crib skirt, pillows and artwork over the crib are homemade.  Other accessories are added as we find cute things in stores.

Zzzzzzzzz....

Chair for bottle feedings and story time before naps and bedtime

Changing table and dresser

Artwork supplied by sister Maddie and Luke Thomas written in bug font

Growth chart on the all to track Luke's height

Luke's First Haircut

It was definitely time.  Yes, it was still very cute.  Yes, strangers in stores would stop us (almost every day) to comment on how much they like the hair.  Everyone loved it.  His hair was becoming his defining feature.  Not in a Donald Trump kind of way, but in a cool James Dean kind of way.  But still it was time.  So today we took Luke to get his first haircut.


Unaware of what was about to happen, Luke waits patiently for his first haircut.

James Dean - Luke's first hair idol 

What's going on here... why am I getting strapped into this chair?

Everything started fine.  There were many interesting things to look at and distract his attention as we buckled him in the chair.  Everything was fine until the electric clippers were turned on (Bzzzzzzzzz) and started trimming the back and side of his hair.  Poor Luke was scared to tears.

I know... it's pitiful.

Luckily the electric trimmers only lasted a minute or so, and Luke was able to calm down with the distraction of some bubbles and the comfort of his binky (which he normally only uses to fall asleep for naps and at night).  Before we knew it, a new - even cuter - hair style emerged.

Almost finished and Luke is feeling better

Now he's sporting a cool new short hair style.  Of course he still looks super cute.  And it didn't take long for his new hair style to catch someone's eye.  Walking out of the haircut store, a stranger passing by noticed his new haircut and stopped us to say... "he's so cute - I love the hair!"

So cute... and still cool!