Lions and Tigers and Bears...Oh My!!!

Hello everyone, it has been two weeks again. Sorry for the delay in updates, life is busy around here.

I was 7 months old on the 10th!! Here's a pic of me on my 7 month B-day.

On the 12th I had my lung function test at U of M hospital. Mom got me up in the middle of the night and fed me, then we played for a while before waking Daddy up. Everything went well and my lungs are doing good.

Grandpa Larson visited for the weekend. Mommy worked Friday night so Grandpa, Daddy, and I had a fire and just hung out. I really liked looking at the fire, pretty colors and movement. Grandpa, Daddy, and I went to Toledo on Saturday to go shopping at Best Buy and Wal-Mart. Then we got home and did some landscaping around the front porch.

Last weekend was Mom and Dad's 6 year wedding anniversary so they had a night out Saturday. My Mom's friend Danny came out and babysat for the night so Mom and Dad could go to dinner, do a little shopping, take a walk in the park, and see a movie. I wasn't too hard on him I guess because he didn't run away screaming when Mom and Dad got home. This was also a big day for me because I figured out how to crawl. I take just a few "steps" at a time, but I'm getting the hang of it. I'll be zooming around the house very soon. All that crawling makes Dad and I tired so we have to take naps.

Sunday was a day of firsts. It was my first trip to the zoo!! We went to the Toledo Zoo because they have baby polar bears. There were only 4 polar bears born in the U.S. last year. Toledo has 3 of them. Two of them are twins, the only pair born in the world. Here's a pic of me with the Mommy polar bear.

We took a train ride through the African savannah part of the zoo, it was my first train ride. We saw giraffes, zebras, and a few other animals.

We had some lunch in the shade and then it was off to see more animals.

We saw the monkeys right after lunch, which were probably my favorites. Then we went on to see a rhinocerous, elephants, cheetahs, lots of fish, meerkats, and bunches more that I can't remember right now. We stopped by these beautiful flowers for a picture.

In the children's zoo Dad and I got to pet some goats and I had my picture taken in this scuba outfit.

Daddy put together my highchair Sunday night. I'm getting pretty good at swallowing my food while sitting upright. My highchair also reclines so I can relax while I get fed. I have been getting more interested in the food my Mommy and Daddy eat. They have let me try a few things such as: mashed potatoes, cotton candy (mommys favorite), jelly and pudding. Here's a picture of my in my wonderful highchair.

So that's all I have for now. Hopefully I will get back to my blog before 2 weeks. August will especially be a busy month so I'm sure I will have lots to say. Love and hugs. Luke

TWO WEEKS!?!

Really, has it been two weeks since my last post? Sorry for the long delay, I guess I haven't had much to say. Last Thursday we had my U of M appointment and we were supposed to have a lung function test done. The computer they use for the lung tests crashed so I couldn't get it done...no big deal, right? WRONG. For this test you have to sleep and have an empty belly. The test was scheduled for 9 am so Dad got me up at 3:30 in the morning and fed me and then had to keep me awake until 8 am when Mommy got home. After a quick shower for Mom we all headed in to Ann Arbor. It was a long day for all three of us and now we get to do it all over again this Thursday, hopefully everything works out this time.

I was weighed and measured while at U of M. I was 13 lbs and 13 ounces, 24.6 inches long, and my head circumference was 16.9 inches. I am getting to be a very big boy. I have been eating very well and have had great "movements" this week. I will be weighed again this Thursday so we'll see how much I've gained.

What else is happening...I'm starting to sit up on my own pretty well. I can sit up for a minute or longer without any help. Here's a pic of me sitting up.

I've been venturing outside a lot more too so I wear my cool hat when I go out. Here's a couple good pics of me in my hat.

I roll everywhere instead of crawling still, but I am practicing crawling. Here's a pic of me playing on my belly, it helps me build the strength I'll need to crawl. Then there's a pic of me helping Daddy pick good music, I rolled all the way over to his CD rack (about 15 feet) to check out what tunes we have.

Finally, happy 4th of July everyone!! I sported my red shirt with an American flag on it for the day.

I hope to talk to you again soon. I'll leave you with yet another cute picture of me. Bye, for now.