New haircut!

The Hortons Visit!

Uncle Matt and Aunt Karen arrived the day after Christmas. I was so excited to see them, spend time with them and introduce them to Lucas! Karen has been my best friend since sophomore year in highschool- so even though she's not my biological sister, she's close enough and gets the title 'aunt' (or is it spider...see spy-cam photo)

Lucas welcomed the Hortons with a big soupy poop that I honestly could not have managed on my own. He had been holding back on bowel movements for the past 4 days, waiting for this special occasion. Afterwards he got an unscheduled bath!


Some of the fun outings we were able to do with Karen and Matt included a hike up Mt Bonnell,


A visit to Stevie Ray Vaugn,


A visit to Stubbs BBQ Gospel Brunch,




And a visit to the Rosedale playground!

It was such a great time to catch up and both Matt and Karen were so helpful and wonderful with Lucas. One of their Christmas presents to us was a night out for Laith and I while they watched the baby boy. Yay! We hope to visit again soon!

Grand Prairie Christmas

Lucas' 2nd Christmas celebration and it's not even Christmas day yet! We drove up to Grand Prairie, TX (near Fort Worth) to catch up with Ameer, Andrea, Zayna and Amity as they were visiting Andrea's parents. Lucas traveled really well on the way up and didn't have any prolonged crying spells the whole visit. We enjoyed introducing our new little boy to the family and look forward to seeing them again in February when Andrea runs in the Austin marathon!

Family Photo Session

Smiley-Pie!

Lucas has smiley time about once or twice a day now. Can't wait until he has longer (happy) alert times as he gets older. A smile from your baby is the biggest treat in the world.

Arizona Visit

Mom and Paul decked the house with beautiful Christmas decorations and a great tree. Lucas was entranced by all the lights.

We had a great time in the hot tub (turned down to a tepid temperature) and Lucas was just as happy swirling around in the water as he is riding in a car or stroller.
Lucas doesn't know what to think about that crazy, talking, moving puppet dog, but Laith and I are going to have a blast with it once he gets a little older and more interactive.
Lucas' two main activities: eating and....
sleeping
and more sleeping


Here he is in his new carrier: an Ergo Carrier from Dad and Janice. He loves it so much that he can go from screaming to sleeping within 10 minutes of getting snugged in there.

Lucas' First Flight

At 7 1/2 weeks old, Lucas did great on his first-ever plane trip! We flew a direct flight from Austin to Tucson to visit Meemom and Uncle Paul for an early Christmas celebration. Everything went perfectly- there were no ear problems with take-off and landing since he was eating during those times and no crying in between since he was sleeping during that time! I think he was really soothed by the engine noise as well, so that helped. Yay Lucas! Let's hope he remains a good traveller as he gets older since Laith and I plan on visiting friends and family as often as possible!

Like Father Like Son

The cute photo-op that just didn't turn out as planned...