Simply Amazing

As you all know, I'm fascinated by everything that my child does (as every mother is).

The other day, Andie walked out of the room and Luke said "bye" and waved at him as he made his exit. But it was not his usual "wave" (which is just sticking his arm out in a Nazi salute kinda way) it was an actual real wave which involved bending his wrist to make his hand move up and down. Amazing!!

This past week, Luke also learned how to get into a sitting position from his tummy! This "developmental delay" was the whole reason that we have been going to physical therapy and now Luke does it like he's been doing it for months. So what if most 9 month olds know how to do that... when my child does it at 13 months - it is simply amazing!!

(yes, he can even do it with a stuffed flamingo in his mouth)

Ah, and let's not forget the objects that he knows!

me: "Luke, where's your key?"
Luke: (points to the key hanging on the hook)

me: "Where's Nemo?"
Luke: (points to the box of wipes with the Nemo sticker on the front)

me: "Where's mom?"
Luke: (scans the room with his eyes. scans it again. finally ends up pointing to the light fixture above the kitchen table.)

me: "Where's dad?"
Luke: (scans the room one more time. points to the box of wipes again)

Ok, I didn't say he was a genius.

He's making progress though and that means, again, that he is amazing!!

Here are a few other things that he's been doing lately (all incredibly amazing to me):

He likes to say "ah-oh" when he drops (or throws) things from his tray during meals. The photo above is a prime example of all the "uh-oh's" that can occur in one single meal.

He's starting to pull up a bit. He likes to get up on the ledge of the fireplace and crawl aross. He goes back and forth, back and forth.

The enthusiastic walker! The most amazing feat of all!