A few facts about Luke at 12 months, mostly so I can update the baby book from this later:
He has six teeth--four on top and two on bottom. For a few weeks, he had the funniest snaggletooth smile--he had his two bottom teeth, his top middle right tooth, and the little one next to it, and that was it (if that makes sense). But a couple weeks ago his top middle left and then the one to the left of it finally broke through, a couple days apart.
He can blow a wooden whistle that makes a train noise, and is very proud of himself when he does it.
He can clap on command.
He's a fast crawler--especially when someone forgets to close the baby gate that blocks off the kitchen (and consequently the cat food he loves to get into!), for which he has built-in radar.
He would much rather press buttons on the tv, DVD player, and VCR than play with baby toys. We have all sorts of barricades in front of those, bookcases, the computer, my craft stuff...when we're being the most conscientious, our house looks pretty nuts. He's a busy boy!
He loooooves solid foods. Cheese curds are a special favorite. The baby puffs don't interest him much.
He wants to be a big boy in so many ways. Grabs the big cup I rinse him with in the bath and tries to drink from it (and ends up coughing and spluttering, usually), loves to feed himself, loves cell phones, remotes, computers, etc.
He wears size 3 diapers. I'll find out at his doctor appointment Friday, but I'd guess he's 20 pounds by now.
Size 12 mo clothes usually fit him, but sometimes are too small.
He usually takes two naps a day, about two hours each, and is usually awake for two hours at a time also.
He still drinks 7 1/2 oz of formula at most feedings, but doesn't always finish it.
He says "da-da" a lot, along with "ma-ma" and "ba-ba" some. (It sometimes seems like he only says "mama" when he's upset or calling to be taken out of bed.)
He's VERY smiley and babbles adorably. He charms people wherever he goes, and is a big distraction to the 12-year-old Sunday School class Jason and I teach at church.
Last month I bore my testimony in church (on the first Sunday of each month, members are encouraged to fast, and anyone who wishes may go to the pulpit and share their testimony with the congregation), and I was holding him at the time because Jason had taken Jamie out. I was told afterward that Luke was making the funniest, cutest faces, and it was hard for people to keep straight faces while I was sharing my feelings. :)
He loves to play with Daddy and Big Brother. When they start playing on the floor, tickling, Jamie climbing over Jason, etc., Luke will squeal with delight and plunge right into the middle of it.
He might be a planner. He'll throw his food on the floor, then go back for it later.
Overall, he's just an incredibly happy, healthy, delightful little baby. He has his cranky times, for sure. But for the most part, he definitely lives up to one of his nicknames--smiley little peanut! And oh, how we love him!
I'll try to add more photos tomorrow. His actual birthday celebration (candle, presents) got delayed until then because he fell asleep at 5:30 p.m. and didn't wake up until 9. :)
