Thankful

 

 Where has time gone? Luca will be 9 Months old on the 24th and  he's crawling! He doesn't want to crawl everywhere yet, it seems like he doesn't want to work at getting anywhere. Instead, he just wants to be held. Go figure... I have successfully spoiled the boy. Although the holding can be tedious and inconvenient, I know he wont want to be held forever... so I will endure the cuddles and hold him when he wishes. I consider it my weight training. =) He'll stop by age 10 right? 

So here is a brief summary of things we have been up to the last few months:

Hanging with cousins and going hiking

 We went camping with my side of the family to Malibu. It was so much fun... definitely harder with a baby, but many hands make the load light. It was great! Definitely a blessing to be able to spend some quiet time with Amy and Hal before the moved.

Visiting Grammy

        

   

Last Bath at Pelanconi and heres a picture of us visiting Dolores and swimming in her pool.

                   

 

First army crawl... going for a basketball.

Amy and Hal moved to Turkey. This was the day before the left. Lots of tears but so excited for what the Lord has in store for them. We miss them already but look forward to lots of Skype dates!

  
Luca got his first real sickness... some kind of stomach bug. He threw up and was just not himself for about 4 days.

 Daddy's new trick.. Luca loves to be rough and wrestle. He also loves to cuddle with his mama..=)

The BARE crawl

Evening stool with mommy and daddy

 

He is getting so big...

Luca keeps on getting more and more fun. He's so expressive and lets you know how he feels right away. He loves the details of his toys and gets bored really fast. He's sweet with his mama and loves to nurse. He adores his daddy and loves waiting for him to come home from work. We are truly blessed by the Lord. I praise Him every day for all that He has given me since I have done nothing to deserve any of it.

Until next time...

 but for now...I need to go attend to the life happening in Luizzi land...