Merry Christmas!

Christmas was a lot of fun this year. Luc was very excited to receive and open gifts, but still didn't understand what was going on. If he were a little older, he would know. His new favorite book to read before bed is "The Story of Christmas."
Christmas Eve, we spent the evening and night with Bonne Maman and Bon Papa. And Luc got to go outside in his real first snowfall.  After a few minutes, he got really cold and wanted to come inside though. Luc couldn't stay up very late to open his presents (he finally passed out at 10pm), so we saved his gifts for Christmas morning.

Christmas Day was extra special this year as Luc got to spend it with both Great Grandmothers. It was special for me as well since I haven't spent Christmas with my Grandmother since I was a kid.

Momma, Luc, and Great Grandma O'

So Big
A year ago Luc was just a little guy, all curled up, sleeping most of the time, and looking like a wrinkled, bald, old man (in miniature). Now I'm walking ahead of him as he crawls down the stairs, running after him around the kitchen table as we play tag, and playing Pat-a-Cake and So Big. He really is so big now.


Choo-Choo
As predicted, Luc loves Grandpa's trains. He's very good about not touching them or the track and will follow the train back and forth as it turns around the loveseat.

Getting Comfortable
Luc does some silly things now, such as he'll move my hair off my shoulder when he wants to put head down. It's almost like he's saying, "Come on, Mom, move all this. Your hair tickles."

And Bloooowww
Luc has been taking my hairbrush for awhile and pretending to brush his hair. He will come up to me and try to brush my hair as well. Last week, he started sucking on the end of the handle where there's a hole to hang it up and made a whistle sound by blowing into the hole.
Luc's taken that new skill to the dinner table as well. When Luc sees me blowing on some food for him to cool it down, he'll now put it to his lips and try to blow on it too.

Good Job, Good Boy
Overall, Luc is an obedient child. When we ask him to pick something up and bring it to us, or put his sippy cup on the table instead of leaving it in the middle of the room on the floor, he'll do it.When he digs into my kitchen cabinets and takes out the small cutting board or George Foreman drip tray and leaves it on the floor, he'll put it back and close the cabinet door when asked.
Luc also likes to help out with laundry now. He'll be more than happy to take things out the dryer (even when they're wet and Mommy just put it in) or take clean clothes and drop it into the laundry basket. He's become very helpful.

Liigghhhtttss
Luc's obsession with Christmas lights has added a new word to his vocabulary- iiiighhhss (a.k.a.- lights).
We're trying to replace his response to "what does Santa say?" "Ho HO Hoooo", with "What does a doggie say?" His response becomes a mix of "Ooof oooophh Hooohooo"

DaDa!
Luc has been saying Dada for a long time now, but he's associating that word more and more with Frederic and not just saying it when he's happy. After Luc is finished with his morning bottle, I ask him if he wants to go see Dada. He sits up and shakes his head yes and gets ready to go upstairs to our bedroom. In the evenings, when Luc is playing in the living room (the garage is right below the living room) and he hears the garage door open, he immediately stops what he's doing, looks at me, and screeches "DADA!". He'll then proceed to walk over to the gate to the stairs going downstairs and either wait for Frederic there or ask me to pick him up to take him downstairs.

Food Time
New Favorite foods: chicken nuggets, freeze-dried peas and fruit

Luc is officially off formula and onto only whole milk. I think I'm the most excited not to have to mix the powder anymore. Whew!