sleepy boy

sweet sleeper (if you listen real closely, you can hear him snoring), originally uploaded by alibean731.

it's always so endearing when i see lucas sleeping. he's so active and busy when he's awake, that it always melts me a little bit when i see him so peaceful and quiet.

this was when i went to get him up to go to grandma sue's house. i was expecting to see him awake (because i thought i had heard him moving), so it was a surprise to see him still asleep. if you listen real close, you can hear his little snores.

9 month check-up

lucas and i went to the doctor today for his 9 month check-up. it all went very well, even though he did have to get a shot.

we found out that he weighs 17lbs 12 oz, which is just the 10th percentile (he's a beanpole!). he is 27 1/2 in tall, which is the 25th percentile. but his head is 47 cm around - in the 75th percentile. the doctor asked us if big heads run in the family.....

she wasn't worried about his weight or anything though because she could see just how active he is! she was impressed with his crawling and cruising, as well as his pincer grip. and everyone at the office was enchanted by his flirty faces!

we stopped by west ridge after the doctor to say hi to grandma joan and all of her friends. he was a charmer there too!

ollie the octopus!

before lucas was born, joel and i were trying to figure out how to decorate the baby's room. we didn't know if we were having a boy or girl, so it couldn't be anything gender specific.

all our questions were solved once we saw ollie. a big, soft octopus chair. we designed lucas's entire room concept around him!

well, it was finally time for lucas to truly meet ollie this weekend - and they became fast friends! lucas liked playing hide and seek around ollie the best. joel or i would go behind him, then lucas would crawl around and chase us. lots of fun!!

squinty smile

squinty smile, originally uploaded by alibean731.

lucas has decided that this is going to be his new smile. it cracks me up! he's all cheeks, and his eyes disappear.

i guess it's because he's just so happy. :)

zoo!

this saturday we took a trip down to san antonio to visit aunt marcy and uncle john, and it was a blast!

we went to the san antonio zoo, and it is one of my favorite zoos i've ever been to. even though after about 5 minutes of being there a bird had pooped on my head.

the best things there were definitely the reptile house, the underwater hippo exhibit, the petting zoo and an escaped monkey!

the reptile house was really cool, because most of the snakes and stuff were awake and moving around. and, since they were in smaller enclosures, lucas was able to see them and really pay attention to what they were doing. the prettiest snake, and the one he liked the best, was the green mamba. there were also baby kimodo dragons who moved around a lot - here's a video!

the underwater hippo exhibit was hilarious. hippo butts are really big, and their toes are pretty gross. also - lots of poop in the water.

the petting zoo was fun, and lucas was fearless. we took him up to a goat that was resting, and he started petting it. thank goodness he wasn't trying to pull its hair like he does to grandma sue's animals! then we got some food, and he and joel fed one of them. lucas seemed pretty fascinated. here's a video.

but, the coolest thing was a monkey escape! a little baby monkey got out of the netting around his enclosure and started playing with some of the cables and stuff directly outside his enclosure. he was swinging around and sliding around stuff and it was so cute! some handlers came up, and they said he wouldn't go far because his mom was still inside. and, sure enough, he ended up going back in to be by his mommy. so cute!

we went home and lucas took a nap and the big kids played some wii. then, we had some delicious fajitas and awesome candy ice cream, and it was time to go home. a great visit, and i hope we can do it again soon! here are some pictures, but you can see more here.