Luke's 12 Months Old!

This is my last formal monthly entry {tear}. I can't believe our little baby is 1 year old! It feels like just yesterday Dave and I were at the hospital waiting to meet him. He's been such a joy in our lives and we are having so much fun. It's crazy that it only took a year to already become a toddler. I didn't realize how quickly it happens. It's sad to know I won't be taking monthly pictures any more:(. I think I'll still have to do quarterly updates though:). Now that Luke is a year my plan is to start doing more educational activities. He's already learning and soaking so much in, it's time!

What Luke was up to last month:

• New signs Luke does are "more" and "all done", we're still working on getting him to sign "please".
• When he wants something he points and does the "more" sign
• He says "mama" and "dada" and associates
• At night time he loves for Mommy and Daddy to read books. I'll tell him to pick a book and he walks to his bookshelf and picks one{or all}out for us to read. He like's Llama Llama Red Pajama, Llama Llama Home Sick with Mama, On the Night You Were Born and Tickle Monster.
• He can stick the foam letters on the bath tub during bath time.
• He likes to eat whatever Mommy and Daddy are eating including sandwiches. He'll take big mouthfuls. 
• He likes to be tossed around on the bed before bedtime. 
• He really likes to cuddle lately. He's been falling asleep on us and he'll give us big bear hugs and hold tight {Mommy and Daddy are lovin' this}
• He likes to hold and carry around his stuffed animals. Specifically he holds them up to his neck. 
• No more bottles for Luke, it's straight to sippy cups!
• He had his first contusion. Let's just say, those PB barn chairs flip real easily...
• He brushes his teeth with a toddler tooth brush and loves it. He likes to do it himself. 
• He definitely likes to do things himself {without help}.
• He's loving all his new toys he got for his birthday. 
• He has this funny fake laugh that he's been doing.
• He's into making all sorts of funny sounds.
• He likes to drink alot. He drinks a ton of milk and water. He even likes to pretend drink with anything that looks like a cup. He'll walk around the house throwing his head back taking a pretend swig. He even makes the pretend "sipping" noise.
• He's found his belly button {and Mommy and Daddy's}. He likes to pull our shirts up and dig his little finger in them:).
• He is eating much much better! Some of his favorites are blueberries, pears, oranges, peas, eggs {but it HAS to be on toast}, green beans, rice and fish.

Here is our last monthly photo shoot {tear/sniffle/sniffle}