Top Baby Loves

My favorite baby things from Luke's first year
1 - Our days at home together - being able to spend the year at home with Luke ... and feeling so incredibly fulfilled (thank you, Michael!). I feel so lucky and grateful to have had this opportunity

2 - Sweet smell of clean baby after bath time ... and just bath time in general as it has always been one of Luke's favorite parts of the day

3 - Soft, bald baby head - when else can you look so good with a bald head?

4 - Uncontrollable laughing from Luke ... sometimes it even sounded like he was crying because he would laugh so hard. It is contagious.

5 - Loud squeals! Those few months when Luke would squeal at the top of his lungs regardless of where we were (airplane anyone?)

6 - Getting so incredibly excited over the smallest (yet monumental) things like a tooth coming in, rolling over, or crawling ... it truly makes you realize the importance and joy in the "little things"

7 - The sheer excitement on Luke's face (and the waving of his arms) when Daddy walks through the door at the end of the day

8 - The obsession with the cat - he just can't get enough of his furry friend. Some of Luke's first words have been "kitty," "cat," and "hi-kitty" ... and the clucking sound we use to call the cat

9 - Soaking it all in - Luke has such an amazing ability to watch what we do and then attempt to do it himself.

10- Dancing and the rolling motion that he does with his hand (and has done since he was VERY young) whenever he hears music ... TOO cute!

11 - Snuggles - we did a lot of snuggling when he was tiny and now it seem more and more difficult to get in because he just doesn't want to sit still. But, occasionally he just wants to lay with Mommy and Daddy and I LOVE it. I also love how he snuggles his face into "blankie" after he wakes up.

12 - The love of yogurt and cheese (he's his mommy's boy!) ... cracks me up!

13 - Smiles, which Luke has been generous with since he was just a few weeks old - they light up a room

14 - Baby babble - it fills the house with such a sweet sound