16 months (Luke)

• Luke is 16 months old!  Can’t believe it.  He’s such a sweet boy.
• His new trick is making animal sounds.  He currently knows what a cat, dog, lion, tiger and bear say.
• He is repeating everything we say.  I think he’s talking more than Gwynn did at this age.
• Luke really plays well by himself when Gwynn is away.  If she’s home, he wants to be right next to her and have everything she has.  When she’s out of the house though, he is content playing with toys on his own.
• His sleeping habits are about the same as last month. We’ve had a few mornings when he wants to sleep in, but those are rare.
• He cut two more teeth this month, so I think we’re done with that for awhile.  He was a champ about it though…just lots of drooling and hands in his mouth.
• He does not like to have socks and shoes on. His favorite thing to do it take them off in the car when we’re running late for church!
• We turned his car seat around this month.  He was just getting too big for it to be facing backwards. He really enjoys being able to see everything now!
• He uses a booster seat (with a buckle) at dinner time now and he’s still great at folding his hands to pray.  He’s even started trying to make the sign of the cross.
• We read books to Luke every night before bed. Gwynn always loved this, but Luke not so much. He’ll usually sit in our lap for 3-4 pages of a book, then he’s up and on the move. Maybe he’ll learn to like books??
• Luke’s starting to get into tv more.  He was never a big fan, but he goes crazy when he sees Mickey or Minnie on tv…he starts yelling “Minnie!!”
• His favorite toys are cars, blocks and balls. He is awesome at throwing a ball too!