6 days.....

Till we are in Tucson!  I hope the weather is in the 70's like it has been.  This morning we had black ice from freezing fog and tonight we are supposed to have severe storms.  Only in Illinois.  No wonder I can't get rid of my runny nose!!  I am so excited to go and visit and experience my first Tucson Gem Show!!  Grandma sent me pictures of tents going up today. 

I guess you could say Luke is crawling now.  LOL He doesn't do a whole lot of it, I think he would rather scoot around.  He does yoga though.  He will put his legs straight out and stand up with his hands out in front of him.  That's how he gets around.  He is very good at moving.  He also about to cruise.  He's so close, but when I try and get him to he just laughs and falls in my lap.  He's been so good at entertaining himself lately again.  He's also really close to being able to pull himself up.  It won't be long at all.  I think he also knows what kind of stuff he is not supposed to bother and goes after it.  (It just thundered by the way)  I think he kinda knows what NO means, but he just chooses to ignore it.  Sometimes I catch him playing with something he shouldn't and I will yell LUKE and he jumps.  Its funny.  And sometimes when he's doing something he's not supposed to and we yell at him, he just completely ignores us.  I think he may be one to throw a temper tantrum because even now he cries when we take away what he shouldn't have.

Last night we let him feed himself since he needed a bath anyway.  He had a fun time with it, and if you put food on his spoon he would put it in his mouth, with his left hand.  He is going to be a lefty.  He uses his right hand like and accessory to help the left one.  Its pretty interesting to watch.  He also discovered a few days ago that he could eat the "puffs" we give him.  The gerber star shaped ones.  Before he would just play with them and throw them at the dogs, now he CHOWS down!  If you sit him on your lap with a bowl of them he gets two handfuls and starts chowing.  It is so funny!  It also keeps him VERY happy, so we will be taking plenty of puffs on the airplane with us!

I think I sometimes take for granted how good of a baby he is.  Just seeing friends postings on facebook, like today a good friends baby just quit sleeping through the night and wakes up every hour, I don't know how she does it.  Luke has been the easiest baby! (wow it just thundered real loud)  I'm scared of what number two will be like LOL  Being a mom has been the best thing that has ever happened to me and my life is amazing with my two boys!  (and 3 fluffy girls!)