Crabby Paddy

Wow this week has been rough!  I don't know if it's because Joe was at home for so long and went back to work or if Luke is going through a growth spurt or trying to teeth, but he has been an absolute BEAR!  I cannot set him down to play or leave his sight without him screaming!  It is starting to wear on me.  And unfortunately Joe has been very busy and coming home late all this week.  I am exhausted and just want some time to myself!

There are a few rare moments when Luke has been pleasant and in these moments I have learned that he can walk!  Shock of my life.  Usually when I hold his hands up and try to help him walk he won't bend his legs to move, but yesterday I held his hands and he just took off!!  I was shocked!!  He is VERY proud of himself.  He cheeses the whole time he is walking around.  He tries to let go of my hands as if saying I can do it myself, but he always falls forward which he thinks is funny.  The only time this week he is really happy is when he is standing at his activity table.

He is so excited he can stand up now!

He also loves to "scoot" around on his cat truck which he also just learned yesterday

 He still is not technically crawling, although he does some really funny acrobatics.  He can also sit up from a laying postion which he figured out how to do today in his crib, so this weekend will be baby proofing the house and lowering the crib.  Gosh he is growing up so fast!!  In just 4 shorts months he will be a year old.  Tear! 

We are going out to Tucson at the end of January to visit the grandparents and the gem and mineral show, which grandma and I are super excited about!  I've never been to anything like it, so I am super excited to check it out.  I hope Luke does as good on the plane as he did the first time!

Trying to get the flash from my camera, he wasn't happy when I wouldn't give it to him

This is the face I have been dealing with all week

But he's happy here