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!

Best Morning Ever

It's cold, dark and gray outside, raining and blustery, thundering in the distance. Laith just left for work and I'm lying in bed with my soft, warm and snuggly baby who still smells like last night's bath. Ahhhh, heaven!

Virginia Visit

I recently read an article in the paper about "mom-nesia" and I definitely have it. You'd think the one thing I wouldn't forget on a trip out of town would be my camera. It's practically glued to my body. Somehow, I managed to leave for the airport without it on our trip to Virginia. So, photos here are courtesy of family who did NOT forget THEIR cameras. :)
We had a great visit- all 5 of the Vincent siblings were there, Laith's mom came to town from West Virginia to see us all, and a couple of the aunts and uncles also came by for a visit to oooh and ahh over our beautiful baby boy! We also finally were able to complete our family tree wall hanging for Lucas' room. We wish we had the space to include the hands of the entire extended family, but then it would be too big for his walls! :) We'll include the great aunts/uncles and 2nd cousins in a written family tree in his baby book and with all the photos we'll be taking in subsequent visits when I DO remember my camera!

More 4 month photos

4 months old today!

Yay!

Lucas hasn't slept since 12:30 this afternoon... it's now 7:40pm. We've been trying to put him down since 2:15. After 3 hours of fruitless labor, we gave up and decided to play with him. Laith put Lucas on the changing table and sang a funny song while smacking him on the butt with the disposable diaper we were going to put him in for the night. Right then, in the middle of Laith's song, all of our exhaustion was wiped away instantly when Lucas laughed for the first time!!!
Usually he just smiles and maybe makes a quick little vocalization when he's happy but this was an unmistakable, joyful laugh! Weeeeeeee!

Cutie Patootie!

Austin Marathon

Our sister-in-law Andrea came into town for the Austin Marathon this past weekend and we had the chance to cheer her on and have a short visit with her and little Amity. Andrea ran really well and qualified for Boston! Yay!