hands free

tub

Lucca keeping tabs on the bathtub. He has several things around the house that need constant checking and attention. Other than the tub, he regularly inventories the baking sheet cupboard, the mixer, the bathroom scale, the stereo cabinet, the doorstop...

stats

Lucca just turned nine months old and visited the pediatrician for a checkup.

18 lbs. 12oz -- 25 %ile

29 1/2 inches long -- 90 %ile

46 1/4 cm head circumfrence -- 75 %ile

thanksgiving

Grandma Fairley and Granddad Don visited us for Thanksgiving.
Below see Lucca and Grandma having a stuffed silly bug meeting.

our two boys

Mason (Sarah's 16-yr old son) and Lucca:

Oh! it makes my mama heart ache.

the elusive teeth

See below for rare photographic evidence of Lucca's two front teeth:

Sampler

Lucca likes to put his mouth on things... here he is sampling our mixer. (just to be clear, I put a stop to this sort of thing. after photographing it.)

And also...

I forgot to add that Lucca has had his bottom two teeth in for a month or so, and they're these cute little baby teeth. A few days ago one of his top front teeth came in, and the other is about to break through. They are giant! Giant grown-up teeth. Poor little guy...

He is obsessed with standing up, wants to do it all the time, whether he's holding on to something stable or not. Hence he crashes on a regular basis, yet he persists.

We're back!

Ok, so it's been awhile since I've posted. And the longer it goes, the harder it is because I feel the need to cover everything that's happened since the last time I posted. So, here are some highlights:

Lucca started eating some solid foods, which he took to like a fish to water.

He became more and more mobile, scooching around on his belly. This picture marks the moment when I realized I needed to start babyproofing the house.

He continued in his relentless quest to be the cutest baby ever.

He played with Nubby.

Again with the cuteness.

We visited New Mexico for Elena and Tarik's wedding (which was wonderful!) and spent some time with all the grandparents. Above see Lucca and Grandpa Chris having a hat meeting. We extended our stay in NM due to the wildfires in San Diego - our house was safe, but the air quality was terrible. During our stay, Lucca officially got up and crawled, and on the same day started pulling up to standing.

Upon our return we had a Halloween playgroup. Get ready for some serious, not-kidding-around cutosity. Really. This is so crazy cute.

Ok, that's it, let's move on. Onward and upward! More to come, I will be posting more frequently from now on. Seriously.

half a year

Lucca's 6-month birthday was yesterday! Below are some pictures of him working on his new project - crawling.
His surgery was two days ago and went very well; he is doing great. What a trooper he is! We're happy to put this all behind us. Bring on the next six months!! Thanks to everyone for your good wishes and support.