December was a very busy and eventful month. On December 1st, Luke said, "Da-da" for the first time. He said it several times, but hasn't really said it consistently since then.
In the middle of our eventful month of December, we had a VERY eventful week. It was the week of December 12th. It was Daddy's first week at his new job. He flew out for training in Baltimore, and that's when it all started. While he was out of town, I noticed that Luke had a new tooth. (He now has 3 on top and 2 on the bottom.) On Tuesday, I brought home some easy reader books, and Katie read 10 of them before quitting. All of a sudden, it seemed she had turned into a reader!
On that same day, I noticed that Luke's clogged tear duct was looking pretty clear. (We had scheduled him to have the surgery to clear it up on January 3rd.) I kept waiting for it to goop back up, but it didn't. It seemed his eye had healed on its own! So, no surgery for us!!
Also, during that week, Luke sat up from lying down on his own for the first time. He also pulled up to standing from sitting down. AND, he learned to wave. AND, he crawled for about three "steps" without his belly touching the ground for the first time.
So, to summarize: During the week of 12/12/11, Katie learned to read, Luke got a new tooth, he sat up by himself, pulled up to standing, learned to wave, crawled up on his hands and knees, Daddy started a new job, and Luke's eye was miraculously healed! What a wonderful week!
Ok, on to the rest of December. On 12/20 Luke clapped his hands for the first time. By 12/28 he was crawling consistently up on his hands and knees. There were so many firsts and milestones for Luke (and Katie) during December!
We celebrated Luke's first Christmas during this month, and spent lots of time with family.
Here are some pictures from December:
In the middle of our eventful month of December, we had a VERY eventful week. It was the week of December 12th. It was Daddy's first week at his new job. He flew out for training in Baltimore, and that's when it all started. While he was out of town, I noticed that Luke had a new tooth. (He now has 3 on top and 2 on the bottom.) On Tuesday, I brought home some easy reader books, and Katie read 10 of them before quitting. All of a sudden, it seemed she had turned into a reader!
On that same day, I noticed that Luke's clogged tear duct was looking pretty clear. (We had scheduled him to have the surgery to clear it up on January 3rd.) I kept waiting for it to goop back up, but it didn't. It seemed his eye had healed on its own! So, no surgery for us!!
Also, during that week, Luke sat up from lying down on his own for the first time. He also pulled up to standing from sitting down. AND, he learned to wave. AND, he crawled for about three "steps" without his belly touching the ground for the first time.
So, to summarize: During the week of 12/12/11, Katie learned to read, Luke got a new tooth, he sat up by himself, pulled up to standing, learned to wave, crawled up on his hands and knees, Daddy started a new job, and Luke's eye was miraculously healed! What a wonderful week!
Ok, on to the rest of December. On 12/20 Luke clapped his hands for the first time. By 12/28 he was crawling consistently up on his hands and knees. There were so many firsts and milestones for Luke (and Katie) during December!
We celebrated Luke's first Christmas during this month, and spent lots of time with family.
Here are some pictures from December:
Here is Zammo, our Elf on the Shelf.
Katie REALLY enjoyed finding him in his new hiding spot every day during the month of December.
Katie REALLY enjoyed finding him in his new hiding spot every day during the month of December.
Luke enjoyed lots of new finger foods.
This was one of the funniest moments from the entire month. Katie was trying to rock Luke and sing him a lullaby. He was obviously trying to escape. She kept saying, "Come here, Luke! I'm trying to sing to you and rock you!"
Cute Christmas pictures:
Cute Christmas pictures:
Christmas with Mommy's side of the family in Locust Grove:
The cousin scavenger hunt
The cousins
Luke found the perfect place for a nap!
Luke enjoyed his new tricycle at Honey and Pop's house.
Where are the rest of the pictures I took at Honey and Pop's house?!?
Where are the rest of the pictures I took at Honey and Pop's house?!?
Fun in the bathtub
After Christmas, we went to the Pink Pig.
Luke's first time riding in the shopping cart at the grocery store. He loved driving the spaceship cart with his sister.
At Grandma's house, Katie and Luke enjoyed their new toys from Grandma. They enjoyed playing together.
What a wonderful month!
It's months like this one that remind us how blessed we are!
It's months like this one that remind us how blessed we are!
