Our Eighth Month with Luke

November 3rd, 2017 - December 3rd, 2017 

I am posting this super late because of computer/phone issues and November already feels like a lifetime ago in Luke-world. I will set it back for December 3rd but it's already January 1st! Ah! Here's what I remember through pictures:

- We put up our tree super early, (I know, big shocker) and Luke LOVED it.

- I'm not sure when he started crossing his feet all the time, but I found a picture of it near the beginning up there. ^ He does that all the time now! :)

- We got him an Owlette pillow because they did not have Gekko and he LOVED it! That's when we realized she really is his favorite.

- We finally got an Excersaucer at home and wow, what a lifesaver! 

- He started really trying to pull up this month and finally really did all the way in his Pack n Play!

- He accidentally got a hold of Daddy's starbucks straw.... and became obsessed.

- He started wearing 18 month clothes regularly (although the 12 mo still fit) and we switched to size 4 diapers.

- He said "Mama" for the first time on a Sunday afternoon at lunch at Mario's. I won't ever forget that day. :)

- He loves his PJ Masks book that makes noise and his rubber ducky for bath time!

- Luke had his first Thanksgiving! We went to Siler City, where he met my Aunt, Uncle, and some cousins for the first time. He also saw Grandma, Jimmy, and Bobby again. Josh was sick but at the last minute we drove to Amherst for dinner at Memaw's. Then on Black Friday we had dinner with Mimi, Poppy, Aunt Bekah, and Zac! Grammy, Grandy, and Aunt Chloe stayed with us to and from Georgia too!

- On November 30th we finally put him in his crib for bed time and let him cry it out (while also going in to check every 5-10 minutes). After about an hour he finally fell asleep and slept for 12 hours straight! Thank you, Jesus! He also napped the next day the same way and has been sleeping great ever since!!!