HOLY COW, 6 Months!

Hey, there you are monkey, bud! It's been a while, give me 5!










AUGH, I want to eat your nose!










Wait, wait, have you guys met this monkey??? He's a trip!!








My birthday wasn't too hot. I had my dr. appt yesterday and got more shots. I was a trooper and really didn't scream that long. My face got red as a tomato though. I got all my newest measurements and here they are...those of you who know my mom and dad will not be terribly suprised that I dropped in all my percentages! My weight was 15 lbs 9oz, in the whopping 17%! My height was 26.5 inches, 45% and my head circumference dropped back down to 9%. So, what once was thought to be a scrapping young boy indeed does turn out to be a little peanut!

I am doing well on my food eating and getting ready to add to my rep blueberries. Dr.Bain said they would be good for me. SO mom is on the hunt for organic blueberries and a new baby food book called "Super Foods" or something like that. Paige's mom said it was really good. So far I am eating: pears, mangoes, bananas,peaches and apples on the fruit side and potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, green beans, peas, squash and avocado (which is actually a fruit) on the veggie side. We are kinda stalled out because most of the other veggies I need to wait on til I am closer to 8 months, so we are going to try and do some mixing and stuff to see if I can get a bit of variety. Mom never knew how much time goes into "what is Luke eating today". AND...I am only at breakfast and dinner. Lunch will be another time eater!

We are off to the Hill Country in a couple days, so we won't be checking in for a while. I will try to have mom get some good pics of me in the country!
Merry Christmas!!!

Gymboree is over for the semester

Yesterday was my last Level I class for Gymboree. Here are all my friends and their mommies. Some of my buddies weren't there, but maybe I will get to see them Friday. If you will notice, I really really like Paige and her mommy Leslie. Paige is kinda my Gymboree girlfriend, so is Carolina who is right behind me. I am always watching Paige's mom instead of my own, she seems to be a LOT more fun to me. I just liked patting her on the shoulder yesterday. Paige's birthday is super close to mine and so it is good to see how both of us do the exact same stuff around the exact same time...gosh, it is almost like Someone designed us that way, huh?!!!
Anyway, thought you might want to see the gang. Most of them are going to be in my Level II class in January, so that will be fun!
Merry Christmas...mom will try to put up pics while we are out of town, if she can.

Family Fun times!

We had a really good time this weekend with Uncle Rick and Aunt Sandy. I think Cheddar was the one who had the most fun. Uncle Rick has decided that he is going to be Ched's Godfather (the loving kind, not the killing kind), but Opa may put up quite a fight for her! It was lots of fun getting to know them and I am really glad they came to town. Aunt Sandy and I became good friends by the time they left. This week Grandma has surgery and we are leaving to go to Comfort for our annual Christmas celebration with Aunt Diane!!! I don't remember last year's very well, but they tell me it is gonna be great!
Can't wait. Talk to you guys soon.

The Weather Outside is Frightful

I officially don't like this weather. Mainly because my mother bundles me up with too many clothes! So much so that my most recent trip to Costco had me in babylegs, jeans, onsie and a new sweater Oma bought me. Well YESTERDAY it was 36, TODAY it was 56. Someone forgot to let her in on that. I puked in Costco, it was too dang hot...oh, did I mention I had a hat on too??? Praise God she did NOT put me in a coat on top of it all! Anyway, Here I am with Santa.


Tomorrow Mom and Dad are going out so I get to chill with Oma and Opa! Should be fun times. As you can see, I am still VERY into checking EVERYTHING out. Those leaves don't taste half bad either, if you are wondering.

Full Weekend!

Well I am resting now. I had a BIG weekend. Maybe it wasn't such a BIG weekend as much as a weekend that took me off my schedule. I had lots of parties and lights and sounds to listen to this weekend. On Saturday, we decided NOT to do the Daddy Adventure to Northpark. I got to bed late Friday and was way stimulated, so mom and dad thought I could use a down afternoon before that evenings festivities roared up. So we raked leaves and GUESS WHAT!!! Our patio is DONE!!! That was thrilling to wake up to from my nap. Mom and Dad are sooooo done with the patio. We got it done just in time to look at it out the window from the warm house! However, daddy sealed it again and now the rain beads up nicely on it so we did luck out on that front!



At dad's party I got a picture with Santa. It was pretty uneventful. The party was fun, but it was REALLY loud and it was past my bedtime so I was pretty cranky again. However, much to mom's excitement I did like dancing with her to some Bob Marley that they played. She sure likes the Caribbean, so she thinks this means I might end up being a beach bum like her!! I did some nap catch up on Sunday. So much so that I missed my cousins' piano recital. My uncle Troy played guitar with Abigail and Abigail and Sarah each played a solo and a duet together. They were really good mom said and I am sad to have missed it. This weekend my Uncle Rick and Aunt Sandy are coming in town. I have never met them, so I am looking forward to it. Apparently this is Uncle Rick's first trip to TX and he doesn't like to fly at all...so we feel pretty lucky to have him coming. Let's see, mom is tutoring 3 days a week now, so she is busy after I go to bed. I am still going to Gymboree 2x a week for the next 2 weeks. Hopefully this week mom will remember what time my Friday class starts and not go too early again. That started off the weekend of long hours, because I never really got in a nap on Friday.
Have a good week and maybe mom can find the pictures of me and Santa to show you.

Beautiful days!

What a beautiful day. Can you believe it is December??? These are the days we are so happy to be in TX!!! We went for a 4 mile walk with Cheddar and played outside today! It is soooo nice. Daddy is working on the patio so we may be done by the weekend!!!
Keep your fingers crossed.



On another front, mom and dad finally broke down and got me some babylegs. Mom has been wanting them for a while because she wanted to prepare for the winter for layering my legs up under my jammies. Well, as you can see by the earlier picture that it is a bit too warm for that right now!! But we are surely prepared now. So, while most babies are learning "head, shoulders, knees and toes" I am now beyond that learning "Legs, femur, tibia and fibula!" Maybe if you don't teach science, it loses a little in the translation. We find it fun. It ain't calculus, but it is fun.

The Van Something Clan

I had a great weekend. I loved my new Gymboree class. Those bigger kids are sure a lot more active than the little ones! Class wore mom out! I was super ready for a nap when it was done, so we are thinking, "where do we sign up?". It was a lot more action packed and I loved it. I also liked the sweet potatoes mom made me and so far, no reaction (except I think all that new fiber is blocking me up!!). I did get them mixed with some pears and again with some bananas. So my little palette is getting a bit broader. I am looking forward to eating the apples mom made later in the week.
Saturday the Van Something families got together to eat lunch. Grant's daddy was in town (he travels during the week) so that was a lot of fun. We are thinking about doing a mommy super supper deal with them where me and Grant can play and our moms can tag team cook and play. Mrs. Van Boven really cooks Grant some good stuff, so I hope mom does it.
Sunday was a day full of projects, Lowe's and Sherwin Williams. We are still in process on the patio...some day it will be done, but just not now.
This week I am going to go to both of my Gymboree classes, Dad has his Christmas party, mom works a couple nights, and we may hit another Christmas party...Jack's parents are having one, but it is the same day as Dad's..so we'll see. Also, I am supposed to have my adventure day with Dad Saturday to see the trains at Northpark, we might invite mom too.
Here is a picture of me and Grant. He's my good buddy...we like each other you can tell!!!