8 months old

Not sure if you can tell by the photo, but Luke has 2 teeth now. He is standing up all the time, can even balance on his own for 1 or 2 seconds before crashing to his butt.

He is such a happy baby (during the day!) He loves to follow Hunter around and give him hugs and kisses. He has started reaching out for you to pick him up (I love that) and will protest if you take something from him that he was playing with or wanted.

The nights are unfortunately another story. I don't know if it is solely from the fluid in his ears causing discomfort, or if he just wakes and can't put himself back to sleep, but he is up a lot. We got a second opinion on the ears and that doctor recommended reassessing the situation in January.
Luke has also started saying da da. Not in reference to Kerry yet, but just to make the sounds. This is really the first babble he has done, he hasn't done much more than yell before, so it is weird to hear his voice.

He is still a good eater, not really showing much preferences for particular foods, eating what you give him (very different from Hunter.) He has started eating cheerios and loves to both eat them and bang them off the tray.

Gearing up for turkey day and his first trip to visit Santa.....can't wait.

Recognize the Dance?

Another milestone

So last night he officially pulled up. He has been pulling up on his knees for a week or so.

This morning I went to get him out of his crib and he was standing up waiting for me.

We are not ready for what comes next!

Election Day

Hunter's class had a mock election on Tuesday. We have talked about the election, but not much so I was interested to see who he voted for......McCain (will make Papa proud!) So I asked him why and this was our conversation:

Me: So why did you vote for McCain?
H: Because I like him.
Me: You know Obama won and he is now our President.
H: Oh, did McCain cry?
Me: Probably a little.
H: Why?
Me: Because he really wanted to be President and he is sad that he lost.
H: I want to see McCain cry.
Me: I don't think there are any pictures of that, he probably did that in private.
H: Well he can try to be President again, right?

So another funny tidbit is when you ask Hunter who is President he says "Gobama"!

Halloween Weekend

Just like last year the weather for Halloween was perfect. I was able to get out of work early on Friday, quickly make dinner and we ate right when Kerry came home with the kids. Then we put costumes on and met up with our neighbors to trick or treat. Hunter and Eli knew exactly what to do and what to expect this year and loved every minute. As you can see from the picture, Hunter was spiderman and Luke was a bee.

Saturday was Hunter's schools fall festival, complete with a moonbounce, petting zoo and pony rides. Hunter was first in line to ride the pony and then ran right back to the moonbounce, where he spent the majority of his time.

Many of the kids in his class where there and he had a blast.

This is Hunter's friend Danny, a bit younger than him, still in the "little" school, but they love hanging out together. We met up with him and his mom again on Sunday for lunch and a trip to the park.

What else does he know?

We were sitting on the couch last night when Hunter randomly said......

What else does he have stored in that head of his???

Another fun fall weekend

These weekends have been so action packed, fun but tiring. This weekend we went for an early dinner to Rachel and Todd's house. Hunter loves to go there, they have sooo many toys, their living room is one of two playrooms. He disappears the minute we get there and isn't heard from again. He also loves their son Reagan, as you can see from the picture, they have a great time together.



Sunday was the annual Halloween parade which has just gotten huge in recent years. After the parade there is a big cookout with a band etc and is a great time for the kids.

My parents came for the day and babysat last night while we went out for a great dinner to celebrate our 6th anniversary. Thank you so much!!