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Here I have a blog specifically for updating people about Luke's development, and I can't even manage to do that---two days ago, Luke started pulling himself up on things to stand.

We lowered his crib (again). So far his favorite thing to stand up with is me: he'll climb up my feet while I'm kneeling and pull himself up on my back. His major trouble with all of this is that he thinks he can walk, so after pulling himself up on something he'll turn away to start walking and fall down. Poor baby!

Perhaps I can say that I'm so busy chasing Luke and rescuing him from falls that I don't have time to write. Yeah, that's it =)
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David Christian said…
Hey mathmom, 31 entries in 4 months isn't bad at all! And it's a joy to read, though not as much fun as seeing you all in person. Luke will be glad to know of everything that was going on while he grew up too I think. That too is a gift you can give him.
September 16, 2007 at 6:42 PM
mathmom said…
Hi David---

I suppose so. And it is definitely working better for me than any baby book would. Also, we already have more stories here than I have written down from my parents =) (well, maybe not quite yet, I have a whole baby book with data in it and a few stories)

I'm really glad you like it. For Eleanor, we sent around mass emails of her daily journal (which ended up mostly being about sleep). This is definitely better.
September 17, 2007 at 9:45 AM
Anonymous said…
I like the blog too! My favorite diversion from work (except I study kids, so maybe this IS work...).

Steph
September 18, 2007 at 3:28 PM
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