Look who's 1!

Today is Luke's first birthday and we don't know where the year has gone! It really seems like yesterday we were going to the hospital for Laura's induction. Time has gone by so quickly and we always seem to be running after someone in our house! We took him to the doctor's yesterday and he weighs 22 lbs 7 ozs and is 29.5 inches long, which is only the 50% for both. We have no idea how he doesn't weigh more than this considering all that he is able to eat on a daily basis! He got two shots today and cried for less than a minute. He really is a tough little guy! Unfortunetly, the doctor discovered he had the beginnings of an ear infection and was given antibiotics to knock it out of his system. The doctor said it could be a sign that more teeth are coming in. Overall, the doctor was happy with his growth and development and thinks he will be walking sometime soon!

Luke now sleeps from 7:30pm-7:00isham. We are very excited that he has given up his 5:30am bottle! He still takes two naps a day: 9:30-10:30am and 1:30-3:30pm. He is still eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and enjoys at least two snacks a day. New fodds he has tried this month are: grapes, blueberries, oragnes, beans, strawberries, and rice. He also tried birthday cake at both of his parties and especially loved eating the icing. He kept asking for more!

This month, Luike discovered he could stand up all by himself without holding onto anything! He gets so excitied when he does this but hasn't taken any steps yet. Ryan was sure that he would be walking by now but Laura thought it would take longer. Luke can now say "dada", "mama", and "bye-bye". Laura started to teach him sign language and he knows how to ask for "more". He uses this sign all the time when he is eating!

This month's special memories were when we celebrated Luke's first birthday two times! We had a family and friend party at our house. Both parites were football themed, which fit Luke perfectly as we call him "our little linebacker". You can see pictures from boht parites in previous posts below.

Look at me!

Luke just started standing up all by himself. He is proud of himself when he does this. He hasn't taken any stpes yet but we know that is just around the corner!

Our Little Linebacker 1st Birthday,.. with Friends

Since Luke is such a big little dude, we had a football themed party for his 1st birthday with his friends. Again, Laura made invitations that looked like event tickets. She got a lot of compliments on them too! We bought food that was fitting for a tail gating party, such as chips and dips, pretzels, sandwiches, potatoe salad, fruit salad, and chicken nuggets for the kids. We also got lots of water, soda, juice boxes, yogurt drinks, and beer. We invited Luke's buddies. Grayson and Giselle, Hana and Audrey, Cori, Evan, and Claire were able to come. Some of his friends caught a stomach bug last minute. Luke had fun playing with all of his little friends! Of course, he enjoyed being able to eat birthday cake so soon after his family party. He signed "more" when he was done and got mad when we didn't give it to him! Luke got some gifts including clothes, toys, books, and a guitar! It was a very busy morning which resulted in a very long nap for almost everyone in our house!

Our Little Linebacker 1st Birthday,... with Family!

Since Luke is such a big little dude, we had a football themed party for his 1st birthday. Laura made invitations that looked like event tickets. We bought food that was fitting for a tail gating party, such as chips and dips, pretzels, hamburgers and hot dogs, potatoe salad, and fruit salad. We also got lots of water, soda, and beer. We invited the extended family and were fortunate that many were able to attend! We had Mimi and Popi, Uncle Rusty, Aunt Marybeth and Uncle Richard, Nonna and Pop-pop, Uncle Richie and Trish, Jason, Jess, and Adalena, Grandmom Campisi, Aunt Patty and Uncle Jimmy, Lynn and JL, and Elaine. Luke received lots of great gifts including a travel bag, lots of summer clothes, toys, books, diapers, and money. He wasn't very interested in opening any of his gifts but Caitlynn was happy to help him out! We think Luke's favorite part of his party was eating his birthday cake. He certainly enjoyed the icing and kept on signing "more" when his cake was all gone. We had a great time celebrating his 1st birthday with our family!

Happy Valentine's Day