baby beLuca!

he's just a little white whale on the go.....this video is dedicated to Luca's cousins; Sophia, Isabella & Sabatino.

Luca under the tuscan sun

just another weekend of fun.

the UN moms & tots

Today, Luca and I joined the mom & tots group for the first time. For Luca, this meant an eternal rug that he could crawl all over and all new, never seen before objects he could put in his mouth. For me, it meant a cup of half drunken tea, and a bite of whatever was left on the table before i had to rush back to take Luca out from under a towering two year old.

Luca and his new pal Jack (it's hard to get good photos of babies)

today's moms were representing Holland, Canada, France, Norway, England, Ireland, and the USA.

the melon can crawl

Life as we know it, is over at 6 months and 2 weeks.

sick day

Luca is still sick free after 6 months of life, thank goodness, but I am not so lucky. Having never been sick with a child to take care of, I didn't know how hard it could be. Fortunately my dear husband has been easing the burden by taking the night shift and entertaining Luca when he wakes up at 7am.

I had high hopes of posting highlights of our 6 week summer vacation, but instead I will leave you with this picture of what Luca managed to do in the time that I wrote this short blog entry.

3 x 2 = 6

Someone asked us recently if Luca was 4 months old. We said, no he's nearly 6, obviously. Well, it happened to be one of our loyal blog followers who we've let down by not posting anything over the past 3 months. Now today, September 22nd, in honor of Luca's 1/2 birthday, here's a snapshot of his growth and joyful spirit. We are enjoying each day with him as he pushes himself to crawl, walk drunkenly after something shiney and preferrably plastic, laugh until his sides split and share in a windfall of chatter about how he sees the world. Here he is enjoying a moment with fellow "first" cousin Jeff Ellingson.

3 is the magic number...

I can't believe our little baby isn't a little baby anymore! At 3 months he's more than doubled his birth weight, his smile nearly cracks his face in half and his seriousness has given him the nickname of benjamin button. Mark has moved from calling him the peanut to little monkey, very appropriate as he's constantly on the move. He tends to spit up a lot, but once the pediatrician put him on the changing table to examine him, his ability to get tangled in all the loose sheets made her certain that the regurgitation had something to do with his crazy amounts of energy. Here's a snapshot of our family of three!