Arizona!

A few weeks ago we visited Meemom and Uncle Paul in Tucson. We had a really wonderful visit (not counting Lucas' resistance to sleeping) and Lucas was so showered with love, attention and toys that I felt like I had a nice break from mommy-ing. It was great having a slower life (I didn't have to run errands, cook meals, or really do anything!) and spending good time with everyone.
We got to meet Boris (a huge 120 pound St. Bernard mix) and Lucas was in LOVE. Boris was so tolerant and was totally fine with Lucas patting him, lying on him, and screeching around him. Most dogs understandably act pretty skittish when Lucas lets out his "I'm SO excited!" banshee squeal.

Lucas really enjoyed the storytimes with Meemom and her amazing skills at bringing his stuffed animals to life. It brought back such good memories for me from when MY stuffed animals sang and danced and talked; and I was SO entertained by it that I felt like I was a little kid again.



Lucas also enjoyed time with Uncle Paul. He warmed up to him almost instantly (though not surprisingly... Paul has a gift with babies) and when I couldn't get Lucas to sleep that first night, as soon as Paul came back from his parents' house I handed him over and Lucas fell asleep in his arms after 2 books.
One of Lucas' favorite pasttimes in the house was riding a wooden rocking horse my mom built years and years ago. See how much he loves this horse? :)


Thanks for a fantastic visit, Mom and Paul! Can't wait to see you again in December!

March Miscellaneous

A Day In the Life of Lucas

Catching up on December... these photos were all taken between Dec 1st and 23rd. After this we move on to 2009, where Lucas rings in the new year with his first steps! Thar's right, he's walking! Video coming soon.
Here's a typical day for Lucas:

1. Wake up and do some cleaning

2. Play in room





3. Do my exercises

4. Eat lunch

5. Take a nap in the stroller

6.Play outside on the swing


7. Visit with my friend Sufyan



8. Welcome Daddy home!

9. Take a bath

10. Read a book

Sleepytime. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Naps

For the past month or 2, I've gotten in the habit of walking Lucas in the jogger during his morning naptime. He can either sleep or relax and look around. Either way, I get some exercise and he gets the quiet time he needs in order to be the happy baby that he is!

Dad and Janice's Visit

My Dad and Janice came to see us from Guam last week and got to meet their grandson for the first time! Lucas really enjoyed all the attention and I enjoyed having an extra pair or 2 of hands. We went on a few stroller rides and a few trips to Whole Foods. Saturday Laith and I went on a lunch date at Blue Dahlia (one of our favorite restaurants) while Dad and Janice watched Lucas. It was so exciting for us that we got dessert and spent some of the meal in silence reading our own newspapers. :) When we got back, Lucas was napping and we had even more time to relax. All in all a great visit!

When will we learn?

These past 3 weeks we've gotten to know Lucas well enough that we've been able to run through his personalized list of things to make him stop fussing- but tonight nothing was working. We tried feeding him, rocking him, changed his diaper, offered the pacifier, sang to him, played with him, gave him a change of scenery and still he was squirming and crying and making sad faces. Finally, after 90 minutes of this, we heard a long, low rumble that Laith likes to call "motorcycle pants". This has happened at least 3 times before- Lucas fussing inconsolably because he's working on one of his signature 2-person hazmat poop projects. And each time we think it's something else. We even cracked open our Baby 411 instruction book to see what was wrong. But it was just good old fashioned poop. Afterwards he completely passed out and was asleep for the night. When will we learn? :)

Cute Mr. Baby

These are old pictures (from the Horton visit) but I wanted to post them because I like them so much :)