She said . . . yes!

Annie would ask Lucia daily if she wanted to hold Emilio. Her reply thus far had been either, "No" or "No way!" But the other day she replied with a "Yes." Much to Annie's shock, Lucia not only said yes, but she meant yes.

She climbed up on the couch and out stretched her arms for her brother.

Here's Lucia wanting & willingly holding Emilio.

She even got fancy & added a few pats to his tummy.

And she finished it off with a kiss!

Later that same day she wanted to hold him again. This time not on the couch, but on her Brobee chair. A little bit more of a challenge since she didn't have the support of the couch & pillow helping her. But as you can see she did a great job of actually holding him. Emilio was a real trooper!

Lucia is being a wonderful big sister & really taking "ownership" of her little brother.

4-weeks

Emilio is 4-weeks old.

He's been spending his days doing the typical baby activities; eating, sleeping, & pooping.

We also have worked in tummy time, a few trips to the park & running errands with mom & big sister.

Bittersweet

At Lucia's latest opthamologist visit we found out that she no longer needs to wear her glasses.

It was a bittersweet moment when we found out. Of course we were so happy her eye has improved so much she no longer needs the glasses, but at the same time she's had them her whole life (since she was 3-months old) and they had become a part of how everyone knows her. Glasses or no glasses, so still the cutest girl we know!

El Rey

Annie, Rojelio & Lucia are proud to announce the arrival of

Emilio Rey

Born March 1, 2010 at 11:41am

8lbs 3oz, 21.75inches

Getting a kiss from papa.First bath at the hospital.Bathed, feed & cuddling with mama.Gammy visiting at the hospital.Getting ready to go home to met his big sister.

Emilio wore the some outfit home as Lucia, with the added touch of an original Gammy knitted hat.Heading home from the hospital.The new family of 4.Lucia wondering what to do with this new brother of hers.Papa time.Lucia doing a good job of sharing her toys with Emilio.Emilio all snug as a bug in his woombie.Big sister watching over her brother.Lucia giving Emilio his beebee.Emilio with Aunt Mary.Emilio with Gamps.Mama & her babies.Emilio's first bath at home.Sharing the chair.Lulu holding her brother for the first time.Sweet kisses!

Welcome home Emilio!

Snip Snip

Well the time had come. Lucia's hair was becoming more uncontrollable by the day. Her first haircut was in order. Mama's job was to cut, papa's job was to entertain & gammy's job was to capture the special occasion on film.

Before the cut.

Papa was a little nervous that we were doing it ourselves without involving a professional.

The first snip.

Her curly hair is deceivingly long.

Books & the DS kept Lucia busy the whole time. Great job papa.

It took a little longer than expected, but turned out well.

A happy experience for all!

I Heart Letters

Lucia LOVES letters. She notices them everywhere in her environment.

She's able to identify many of the letters by name.

Numbers are another hit. She usually is able to count up to 10.

Show Week

This week was show week at The Little Gym.

It was Lucia's last class as a Bird. She'll be moving up to the next level, Beasts.

Warming up with the opening song & egg shakers.The rings are one of Lucia's absolute favorites.

The bars are another one of her favorites.P - U - L - LTA-DA!Her beam routine. A front roll followed by walking backwards with the help of her instructor.Back to the bars.A clean dismount.Playing in the donut

Walking between the parallel bars.Doing the bar routine with her instructor.So much to do at the gym.Another swing on the rings for this little monkey.

Cooling down with balls & bubbles.Helping clean up the balls. The whole class is really good at cleaning up.Receiving her award ribbon on the podium.The whole class.Lucia was very proud of her award.