We'll be on vacation this upcoming week -- heading out of town and not sure if we'll have internet access, so hopefully the stories and pictures in this post will tide you over for a while...
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During his 4-month well-visit this past week, we found out that Jesse falls in the 95th percentile in weight, height, and head circumference. Yousers!
You'd think because he's so big that he'd prefer to just lie around like a lazy blob, but he's actually quite active and feisty. Lately his big thing is arching his back to let us know that he wants us to change the scenery and also turning from side to side (or turning over, as the case may be) to get to what he wants. I often wake up in the night to find him lying in a different position from the one we placed him!
We love how he's reaching out with his tongue in the picture below:
We finally have a baby who likes to be passed around from person to person and what happens? His big brother becomes very protective and insists that Mama or Papi take him back! We've learned lately that asking for Lucas's permission first (!!!) before letting someone else hold him sometimes works. Sheesh.
Mama has started speaking in English to Lucas (Papi continues with the Spanish) to help him more quickly transition to preschool in September, and he amazes us with how much he's already picked up in the last couple of months. Yesterday at the park we were playing with a large rubber ball that someone left behind when Lucas exclaimed with much drama, "Mama, this is the biggest ball we've ever had!" He also knows all of the words to his current favorite song "In My Life" by the Beatles.
He's still into interlocking puzzles like the one below:
In the 2 weeks that Lucas has been potty training, we've had 8 consecutive accident-free days! (And yesterday he used the big potty instead of the little potty! What an accomplishment!) The hard part is pulling down those cute tighty-wities in time, so we mostly go commando throughout the day to help him out in these early stages of learning...
Lucas is still excited about showers. He asks us at least twice a day if he can take one, even though he knows full well that we take them after dinner:
Showering has seemed to help him finally feel confident about getting his head soaked and playing in the baby pool:
Speaking of water, this next shot was supposed to catch my boys bathing together, but the show was over just as soon as it started...
Right after I took the picture, Lucas accidentally splashed some water on Jesse's face, which startled Jesse and made him start to fuss. Then Lucas's excitement and exuberant silliness made him squeal with joy a bit too loudly in Jesse's ear, which startled Jesse again. Jesse then began to cry, which in turn made Lucas cry ("Mama, help Jesse be happy again, PLEASE!").
There I was squatting ankle-deep in warm water with two wailing kids staring back at me, wondering what the heck just happened.
So much for special moments!
Here are the boys with their aunt, uncle, and cousin at an indoor playground. Lucas insisted that Liam and Tata were hungry and kept bringing them play food.
And finally, we lovingly call this picture "Getting To Eat Dinner In Peace." Thanks, Jes!
