WWF (Walking, Waving and Fast crawling)

Luke grew up a lot this week.  It was like we blinked and he was able to walk with his walker, wave hello & goodbye and zoom across any surface he is set down on.  Matt and I agree that he is the cutest and most fun he has ever been, we just want to freeze time and keep this phase going forever.  Everything he does is adorable.  All the faces he makes, the squeals, giggles, grins.  He pulls himself up on something and looks over and smiles proudly as if to say "Look at me!!! I did it!"  His chubby little cheeks just beg for kisses every chance we get.

Isolene has been making a ton of baby food to tempt Luke's pallet.  He is now eating three meals a day in addition to his bottles of milk.  (Now that he's eating so much solid food I'm able to more easily keep up with his milk demands, pumping-wise, which is a relief.)  Anyway, a few example of his new culinary delights include pureed vegetable soup, cottage cheese, yogurt, pears, broccoli, green beans, lentils, millet, kidney beans, cantaloupe, carrots, sweet potatoes, mango, oatmeal - with quinoa, flaxseed and barley in the cupboard and on the way this week.

We can't wait for the warm weather to be here to stay.  It has been fun taking Luke to the park to go on the swings and going on walks together.  On Sunday Matt took his new kite for a spin, it worked great.

Last weekend was pretty low key.  Saturday Luke and I went to visit our friend Nobelle downtown and Sunday Grandma and Grandpa Baranko came over, and we enjoyed a nice visit.

Here are a few cute shots of the week.  Luke is 8 months old tomorrow, by the way, and here are the home-measured stats:

Weight: 19 lbs
Length: 28 inches

Peek a Boo!

Taking a breather after speeding down the hallway

King of the Mountain!