Nine Months Old!

This little guy...

...is 9 months old!

I think that calls for a giant bowl of banana pudding!!

And probably a photo shoot!

And possibly a backyard barbecue, in which Tennessee Grandma Suzi tries to feed Lukie some pickles...with mixed results...

...followed by a post-baked-beans bath...

...and some playtime while watching The Lorax, Lukie's favorite movie.

Okay, some of these photos weren't taken on the same day...but you get the picture. We had a great Sunday afternoon birthday barbecue with Suzi and her family, including son Jordy, who is in from Nebraska and met Lukie for the first time!

Oh, and Lukie has learned a new skill! He waves "hello" and "bye-bye" now! I'll try to get it on video soon!

Happy Birthday, Little Lukie. We love you and are amazed by you every day!

Bathtime Chat

Every night when Lukie takes his bath, we sit and chat about what happened that day. I sing to him (lately it's been "Skid Row" from Little Shop of Horrors), and then he tells me about whatever it is he's doing...

It's pretty incredible how many things are just clicking with him lately. He started crawling last Friday, March 28th. He's been sleeping for a longer period at the beginning of the night lately (he went from 9:00-2:15 the other day! I know that doesn't sound like much but if you knew how bad of a sleeper he's been since November...I was SO excited!). He's happier with a little more mobility, and he has figured out waving bye-bye and hello, too!

I'll post pictures soon-- Lukie turned 9 months old on Thursday! That's 3/4 of a year!