100th Post!

Where has the time gone?

I would really have posted earlier, but my hands are just too full of Lucas to take photos. He is an animal, people! His latest skills include waiting till you look away so he can make a break for the dog's food and water, playing hide and seek behind a door, under a towel, behind the shower curtain...you get the picture. He is also learning how to ahem..assert himself. That is a fancy way of saying that he can really throw some attitude your way if he doesn't get his way. Sort of funny to watch, but also sort of annoying. He thrusts his stomach out, throws his head back, and screams, but also looks at you out of one eye to make sure you are witnessing the display. Very funny.

He is also totally a boy. Sounds like we knew that all along, but I can't believe how much he likes to play with sticks and dirt and mud. Pretty much as soon as I take of his diaper these days, he likes to pee and laughs sooooo hard.
His eyes light up when he sees a trash truck. He likes to pick up things like mulch bits or twigs and move them from one planter to another. And now he has started to clean up after he pulls all of his stuff out of bins/baskets/drawers! I love a little cleaner!

Did I forget to mention his teeth? His four teeth? The two bottom front, and his two top vampire teeth. I guess the Twilight craze has hit him pretty hard. But when he laughs and you see his little jack-o-lantern smile, you gotta chuckle.

He is sleeping now, after a long day of sunshine and bike-riding and backyard playing. I should be asleep, too!

Good night!

I just love him.

10 months and 2 weeks!

Cooking! Like father, like son!


Check out those pants. such style!



Okay, so seriously, this kid is AWESOME!! I think I love him too much. Is that possible? Holy cow.

Phwew, now that I got that out of the way....


Mr. Guy's top teeth are making their way out into the world. Mostly at night, since that is when he really likes to wake up and remind us that the teeth are coming. Usually between the hours of 2:00 and 5:00. AM, people! The fact that I am even noting that he wakes up in the night now reminds me how lucky I am to have such a (normally) great sleeper. I can't even imagine if he were still waking up often in the night. I have a new-found love of sleep!

Lucas is really getting around these days, he is holding on to anything he can get his hands on to scoot around the room. His other favorite pastime is eating dirt when he is sure you cannot see him. (Or when you are looking right at him...see video for proof! Also, while he is crawling around on the floor, he loves to scan the floor for delicious, mysterious things to eat that might have gotten past the old-timers. (That's Ben and I, by the way) The funniest thing is that when he sees an item, the little scamp takes off so fast and some times I can catch him when he is just about to cram said item into his mouth. Well, he is no dummy, and has learned to fake me out. He crawls OVER the item, and when his mouth is hovering over the morsel, he flings his arms and legs out and just drops his face right on top of whatever it was he is trying to eat. What an animal!



Today we went to a baby gym class at the YMCA. I am sorry to inform the other parents there that Lucas was both cuter and smarter than their children. I can't lie, people!

Hmmm, what else? Oh, the teeth! So, the top teeth are coming in, but here is the funny part! They aren't the top front teeth! He is getting his canines in first. My little vampire baby! Looks like the Twilight phase is hitting the infant set as well, right? Don't worry, he is still gorgeous!

In other news, I cut my hair really short and I really like it. I would have taken a photo to show you, but who wants to see my haircut when they could see this kid?


Just in case you think these videos are the same, they aren't. In one, Lucas is not wearing a hat, in the other, no hat. In one, he doesn't eat dirt, and in one, he shoves a whole handful of dirt right on in his mouth. I promise I got all the dirt out of there after I put the camera down. Seriously. All of it.

Check this out!

Happy Easter, everyone!

You won't believe your eyes when you see this little guy on the move. Becky and Matt lent Lucas this great toy to help him get around, and as you can see in the video, he does get around.

He even stood up on his own for about 10 seconds each time the other day. He is loving doors these days (cheap date) and can spend lots of time opening and closing them way too many times to keep me interested. And then he'll decide to just crawl out the door without even looking back. He is not afraid of anything!



Lots of love from the West Coast!

March! Springtime! Joy!

Ah, Spring! Now that Lainey has moved to the East Bay, just a mile away from us, I could not be happier. Yeah!
Here is the little guy in the yard. Note the pile of blackberry junk and bricks everywhere. By this time tomorrow, the funky concrete paths and piles of bricks will be gone! (insert evil laugh here)

So, instead of always driving back and forth, Ben and I decided we needed a bike trailer for the baby so we can ride bikes back and forth. You are doing to love the videos of that!


We also bought a 'new to us' car, so now we are a two car family. Best part about the car? HEATED SEATS!!! Like a dream come true! I know, I know, you would think that nobody in California would need heated seats, but you obviously haven't touched by butt lately. Seriously in need of a heated seat!
I would take a photo of the car (2002 Passat Wagon!), but this video is just so much cuter.

My Big Baby!

Thanks, Sarah, for the cute shirt!!!



Please look at Ben's and Lucas' faces! EXACTLY THE SAME!

Ok, so now that he is officially 9 months and one week old, he has been out as long as he was in! When I was pregnant, it seemed like forever until he was born. But these past months have just zipped right by, and I have been trying to soak up and love every minute, even the icky ones. I can't believe how he is growing and learning! He is just an animal when it comes to crawling. We've moved some things around in the house to be more conducive to safe exploring, but are resisting the urge of the modern parent to cover everything with soft padded plastic. Call us crazy, but we both survived and we are pretty sure our guy will, too. He is getting really adventurous with standing on his own, and with walking while holding on to couches, ottomans, knees, anything really.

He is also not afraid of food. What a shock, right? He is currently loving broccoli, blueberries, cheerios, chicken, yogurt, pears, peas, carrots, yams, cottage cheese, sliced cheese, bread and on and on and on! He also tried a fistful of dirt this week but didn't seem too impressed.

My dad was out this week to visit and help work on Elaine's house, and ended up moving our fence gate up towards the front of our house. Now our back yard looks WAY bigger. Oh, Dad, you have such a way of knowing! We had a great visit. Oh, and speaking of backyard, our peach and apricot trees are soooo green! I had the best of intentions of taking a photo each morning from Lucas' room to see just how quickly the green hits us here, but each morning I realize that I forgot to bring the camera in with me and then I just end up falling in love with Lucas and forgetting all about my little hare-brained idea. I'll have to do it next spring. Sigh.

Yeah, another post!

So, I got so many happy calls about my last post, that I just had to do it again! I am so sorry to have left so many of you in the dark with respect to our little person's activities.

Did I mention that today he started CRAWLING! Holy Cow!

He also has started to pull himself up to standing. He sure is growing up.

And he hates bananas, you will see just how much in the video.