One more photo..just because it is so cute!

Cute, or what?!

6 Weeks!!!!

Hello all! Check out this glorious photo of Ben's Yard Pie. All of the ingredients (blackberries and peaches, not pie crust) came from the back yard, and Ben crafted this delightful pie for dessert after dinner with Elaine and Christian. Yum, soooo good!
Now, on to our little Lucas. Actually, he is not so little anymore. He is growing out of his 0-3 month clothes. Shocking to see the growth of his thighs alone! I woke up one morning to see little jelly rolls on the inside of his chunky legs! I am in love. Now if those rolls had been on my thighs, it would have been another story for sure!
Thankfully, Lucas is beginning to learn the difference between day and night, and is sleeping longer at night. He has absolutely decided not to sleep between the hours of 5 and 8 am, which Ben and I are not loving, but time will change that, we hope. His smiles are getting brighter and brighter, and he is really entertained by looking at lights and fans and faces for longer and longer. And, I might say (and Ben certainly agrees) that Lucas has prodigious neck strength. He has head and neck control that is far advanced beyond his age. So there!
Today's videos for your viewing entertainment are quite hysterical. Aunt Lainey took the official Sunday Night birthday video, and was shocked by his...er...sound effects. I am also posting a little short film which I call 'Waking Up Is Hard To Do'. Enjoy!
R

Tuesday, July 21

Look at this suit! Lucas had his very first night out in the yard by the chimenea. He needed to wear a cozy suit because we all know that summer in San Francisco is freezing. A little less freezing in Berkeley, but he still needed this suit. Eat your hearts out!!!

5 Weeks of Lucas!

Another week has flown by. This week we learned that Lucas now weighs 10 pounds and 9 ounces! Holy Cow, that is a lot of growing! Our little guy has grown an inch and a pound each week since we got home from the hospital. Ben's mom is visiting this week, just in time to see Lucas's new trick....social smiling! Yes, that's right, he is smiling for more reasons than just gas, I swear. Just look at the photo documentation.
We were able to Skype with Aunt Paula, Uncle Albert, Aunt Marie, Uncle Pat, Grandmom and Grandpop, my Mom and Dad, Matt, Miri, and Elaine. It sure is fun to see you all! We also took Lucas to his very first farmer's market and to Aunt Lainey's apartment. He really gets around! Check out this video and see how dreamy he is!

FOUR WEEKS!!!

Well, we have had four weeks with our little peanut. Enjoy these photos and his four week video, isn't he great?
This week he has really started staring into our eyes, and it is like the Chesire cat, you can really get lost in there! He also really prefers to sleep on his stomach and gets quite grouchy when you try to lay him down on his back. Lucas has a few hours of pure joy every morning between eating a napping and is trying out his vocal cords with little grunts and sighs and it is so fun to watch. The pictures today show the highlights of the week, Lucas with his very favorite Aunt Lainey, Ben, Lucas, and Josh at the ice cream truck (man, are we in the burbs!), Lucas's very serious face, and Lucas after a bath. Love this kid! Today we go the pediatrician so we can see how large our guy has gotten. He now has dimples on his knees, so I predict a large weight gain. Off to give Lucas a bath!
Love to all!

How can he be over 3 weeks old?!

It is true, time does fly when you are having fun...and not sleeping. But seriously folks, this kid is great. After talking with my Aunt Marie and Aunt Paula about the joys of bathing a newborn, I am posting these photos so that they can eat their hearts out. I am really squeezing his but, Aunt Marie, just like you said. What you can't see in the photo is how delicious he smells. Yummy! Here is a link to his weekly youtube greeting. He is such a little grunter, right?

Love to all,
Rachel, Ben, and Lucas (oh, and Panda!!)

So many photos of Lucas!!!

Hi all! Well, we have been so very busy since our European travels. Upon our return to CA, we learned that I was pregnant! How exciting! We also found out that we would have to be out of our Mission apartment (of 12 years!) before the birth of our little one. So, we set to work finding a new place and trying to stay stress free for the little bun in the oven.
We were lucky enough to be able to buy a sweet little home in Berkeley, and just in the nick of time. With lots of help from Ben's dad and Sibby, friends, and my parents, we were able to knock out a ton of VERY time consuming and labor intensive work on a cute home that really needed the loving touch of paint and cleaning. I'll post a slide show of before and afters so you can see how great the place is now, but I think you are likely tuning in to see photos of our other production...LUCAS!
It was a dramatic delivery (of course...details on request...) but our little boy arrived on Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 9:45 pm. I am attaching links to photos and videos of our little guy so you can eat your hearts out. He is super sweet and (thankfully) a great sleeper and eater. We didn't doubt that he would be a great eater, but I thought I would let you know anyway. We are so in love with him, it is crazy!
So, enjoy these photos and videos, and keep your eyes peeled for more!!
xoxox
Rachel
ps I am very aware that I don't look so hot in all of these pictures, just look at the munchkin!!

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