Land of Luca

Every day is a new day. Something new happens and if you blink, you just might miss it.

Yesterday, Lu managed to pull herself into a sitting position from a face-down, splayed out spot. It wasn't the way I've normally seen toddlers do it though...usually, they go onto all fours and then turn themselves up and awkwardly to the side and then plop down. Oh no no no. No, not Luca. She had to back herself up, plant one foot flat while the other goes out into a full sweep and then awkward falls back, hands up, palms out as if to hold her balance and simultaneously say "look at the stellar fucking move I just pulled off, Mom". Then, of course, she clapped. Yay Luca!

Some pics of her trying to get more mobile:


How the heck does this thing work?















Wheeeeee! Can I get my license now?

















Damn, I'm hot!















Reading? Child's play.

The Future is so Bright....Gotta Wear Shades

There is a certain beauty to knowing yourself, to understanding who you are, and knowing what you want in life. There is also a wholesome sadness there as well because sometimes life is not always about you.

Sometimes you try to be selfish but when you peek into another room, you see big, wide blue eyes staring at you and those wide owl eyes are accompanied by a gigantic toothy smile that makes your life light up. You know then that even though you want to read another chapter or watch a certain TV show or cook a fancy meal or go out with friends, everything you do from that moment forward is dedicated to more of those wide-eyed looks and those heart-wrenching grins. There is a happiness there. An absoluteness. A fulfillment that hasn't yet been fulfilled.

There is a lifetime of movies and candy, playtime and Band-Aids, laughter and weeping, hugging and tree-climbing, banter and sarcasm, high-school boyfriends and sex talks, car rides and plane travel....there is a lifetime of lessons and fun and pure awesomeness.

I look forward to the both the weirdness and the awesomeness.

Some pics of the awesomeness:

Welcome Daphne's Sister Dezi!!!!

Thank you to Stacey for providing Daphne's twin sister Dezi....Luca was having a bad teething night and Dezi arrived just in time to help cheer her up!

Some pics of Luca with her new-old teether:


























Now some random pics of Luca doing random baby things like trying to feed herself, trying to reach Daddy's phone, being the spokes-infant for Got Milk commercials, or looking damn gorgeous in the clothes that Christy and Cindy sent her for Christmas!