Can't wait for Halloween

September has been a crazy month.  I finally forced myself to take Luke's soother away.  I was absolutely terrified to do it, but, it actually wasn't that bad.  He adjusted really quickly.  It makes me braver to change other things about the routine.  We've put a mattress in our third bedroom and I just need to make a quilt for it before we make the change from crib to bed.  The other day I took Luke into get his 18 month shots.  He did pretty well.  They had me fill out this little questionnaire that basically allowed them to compare his development to every other 18 month old in Alberta.  I'm kind of getting tired of all this comparing.  Anyway, one of the questions asked if he had started forming "sentences" yet.  Things like, "my toy" or "go outside".  I had to mark no.  He's saying a lot of words, but definitely wasn't putting then together.    Literally, the next day, I was putting him into the car in the morning and it was pretty chilly.  I handed him a book that was in the car and he said, "book cold"!!!  Then, later that day when Brandon pulled up from work he said, "Daddy car".  So, whew, I guess he's not behind after all. 

I came into the kitchen today to find Luke helping himself to some peaches.  Whenever I put fruit into the bowl and leave it on the table, he finds his way to it.  And then proceeds to take 4 bites out of each piece of fruit.  I had 3 peaches in the bowl and he found all 3 of them (notice the one he put back into the bowl).

He thought he was pretty funny.  It made quite the mess, but it's sure fun being a little boy isn't it?

I was inspired by my friend Danielle to try making Luke a halloween costume this year.  It's almost done and I'm SO excited about it.  I had a dream last night, or I guess I should say nightmare, that halloween was changed to Sept. 30 this year and no one told me.  So we missed it and Luke didn't get to wear his costume.  Not that he would be too sad about that.  He cries every time I make him try it on.  It's a scarecrow costume from the Wizard of Oz.  Basically I went to the store and tried to find the most simple and basic costume I could.  I still feel extremely ambitious anyways.