Latest Trick - The Freestand

In line with Lucia's history of cluster achievements she has progressed to standing unsupported and taking a few steps on her own. She will surely be walking by months end.

Pool Party!

The weather was perfect for Lucia and Charlie's first pool party this weekend.(Don't get too excited, that's not hair, but rather a blade of grass, on her head.)


Later Chris and Lucia swapped and gnawed hats while Charlie chowed down.

Lucia and I hang out with a few other moms and kids the same age on Wednesdays. Last week Lucia held court here in her own laundry basket.

Sweet Danny

Technically Lucia has begun to speak her first word, "Mom" or sometimes "Mom-mom". I'm not sure if she has any idea what it means but sometimes when she starts wailing it as soon as I put her down, I think maybe. In other news, here are some pictures of Lucia having a snack while at the zoo with her boy Charlie.

Baby's First Sushi

loved it!!

Daily Activities

Ready to go out on mama's back, demonstrating the enthusiastic wave.
Partying at a picnic in the park.
Playing nice and quietly

eggs!

Thanks to Cora and Allen for the easter eggs. They somehow arrived intact all the way from Boston only to suffer immediate abuses...

...and prompt destruction.

Tiny Fangs

I had to quickly document Lucia's current tooth configuration, because there are more teeth on the way. But right now she looks like a little vampire bat.
Buah-ha-ha! Perfect for biting into this sandwich!

Good thing Niko's so patient and tolerant, some dogs might not like being a step stool, chew toy, and victim of so much curiosity.



"Oh no, here we go again!"

Happy Birthday Grandma

We visited Lucia's great grandparents this week in San Diego to ring in Grandma's 85th year!

more of the same cuteness

Plus a bonus, rarely seen moment of the munchkin at rest. (I somehow managed to wake up before her yesterday.)

We had a visit this weekend with Lucia's auntie Dinah and uncle Derek.

Dinah was able to use her photographic skillz to capture some of Lucia's favorite recent maneuvers...like the open mouthed kiss
...and the need to be constantly standing up!

Sooo popular!

Brunching with the ladies
At the revolution cafe with Ta Wei
Making a house call with the Baron after his knee surgery (These two always manage to dress alike lately. Pure coincidence? Or are they secretly planning it?)

snacks

Lucia has started to be able to feed herself a little bit. Just wee bits of cooked veggies, freeze dried fruit, and cheerios. She hardly ever gags herself anymore... well almost. And don't worry, if any pieces fall on the floor Niko will make sure it's tidied right up in a jif.

Physical Activity!

In the last week Lucia learned to crawl, transition from crawling to sitting and vice versa and stand up. Busy week! All these achievements can be attributed to the fact that she is full of raw focus and determination, as you can see.

True Democracy

Here is Lucia on her first trip to the poling place. A proud moment and great responsibility indeed.
What do you think she'd vote for?
You guessed it...doughnuts!

Cold Symptoms and some much needed rest

As you can see, Lucia, like most everyone we know, has been suffering an unpleasant cold but despite this I am happy to announce that she has been sleeping better the past week or 2. It's still not the enviable scenario that some of my mom friends report of disappearing into her room not to be heard from until morning but just a couple of wakings in the night is a major improvement for us, and enough to but me in an absurdly good mood! I'm not sure if it's the strict routine or what, (here you can see Lucia engaging in the important ritual of the bedtime story) but I may have finally landed on some thing that works. Or maybe she's just growing up a tiny bit...