9 months young

This week Luke turned 9 months old.   He had his doctor appointment "well visit" and we were surprised to hear that his growth is actually slowing down compared to his earlier measurements.  His weight in particular is down from what the doctor would expect.  He thinks it is because Luke is so active that he is burning a ton of calories, but not interested in eating any more!  The doctor did confirm that his mobility is very advanced for a baby his age:)  The new thing this week is that he can climb up stairs, he is so fast too!  Dr. T isn't worried about Luke's growth, though, and he anticipates a surge in appetite soon.  So basically Lukers is totally healthy.

Weight: 19 lbs, 4.5 ozs (25th percentile)
Length: 28 1/4 in (50th percentile)
Head circumference: 45 cm (25-50th percentile)

Luke standing up all by himself

This week Grandpa Baranko had back surgery.  The surgery went well and Emil was recovering nicely in the hospital for a few days.  We went to visit him on Saturday evening and were happy to run into Aunt Rosie and Uncle Pat also at the hospital visiting, down from Milwaukee.  Despite the pain of recovery and rehab, Emil is already feeling relief from the unbearable back pain he was having prior to the surgery.  We couldn't believe the doctors had him up walking on the new rod in his back the DAY of his surgery!  What a trooper!  Keep up the great rehab work Grandpa/Dad/Emil!  We love you!

The warm weather we've had makes us feel sure that Summer is really here, and we had another fun couple of days by the pool to prove it.  We were happy to spend time outside on both Saturday and Sunday.

On Sunday we hosted a little pool party with the Bullock's and the Meyer's.  It was so fun, like we were on vacation together in Mexico again - but more convenient:)

Here are some other cute shots from the week:

Climbing up the stairs

I'm stuck!

Proof of the top two teeth - as promised from last week

Funny face

How do I get the basketball game on?  (He really seems to love bball!)