Where's Waldo?

Can you find Luke in this picture?  Hint:  he's the only human baby.

Not too much to report this week.  Luke continues to progress with his motor skills.  The other day I went to get something out of the fridge with him on my hip and he grabbed (and dropped on the ground) a half empty bottle of salad dressing!  Little stinker:) Let the octopus arms (as Kristin would say) begin!  He also can stand, assisted, for a bit.

He also found his feet recently.  They are his new favorite playthings, besides his fingers that is. He likes to shove all of his fingers in his mouth at once.  Actually, pretty much anything and everything is going in his mouth these days.  

In his free time, Luke Baranko enjoys long walks on the beach, making model airplanes and reading. 

Saturday we attended a beautiful birthday party for Matt's Aunt Irene, who turned 70, at Kinzie Chophouse.  It was a surprise party and all of her 6 kids were there, along with their kids, reunited from far and wide.  It was Luke's first time in the city, first time meeting a lot of his Baranko side cousins and his first surprise party.  Matt was holding him, and he seemed ok with the darkness and quiet, but then did NOT care for the sudden brightness and shouting of "Surprise!".  The shock was too much for him, but he recovered pretty quickly.  On the other side of the coin, Matt's cousin Irene sang opera for the group, and Luke LOVED that, smiling broadly at her and listening intently.  I think we have a music lover on our hands.  For those who were at our wedding, you know how beautifully she sings.  It was a great night!

On Sunday we had a nice visit with Aunt Kristin, Uncle Cory and PJ, who came down for the afternoon.  Then Grandma and Grandpa Mackus stopped by for dinner on their way home from their weekend in Chicago.