My little artist

Well I have been thinking about this since Lucas was a baby but finally got around to doing it. We made some paintings to hang on Lucas's wall!! I painted the canvas a solid color since he obviously wasn't going to fill the entire thing and then let him go at it. He had a lot of fun varying between brushes, fingers, and shoes. Yes shoes. He stepped in the paint and then stepped on the canvas. As you can see he also sat in the paint, that is what it looked like after I got the majority off that would just wipe off with a paper towel. Anyway, he really likes them and when I went to put them up on the wall he told me to get them off because he wanted to hold them and look at them. So we will see when they actually make it up on the wall. Oh and silly me, I bought letters to spell his name out in blocks and as I was painting them I noticed I bought a G instead of a C! I really should pay more attention while shopping, especially since it is now blue, the store I am sure would not return it!

I love good weather

My little chocoholic climbed up on the table (which is the counter height size), found the rest of Brian's Easter bunny, and devoured it in seconds! To think that he hadn't really had candy until my sweet mother and Brian polluted him at Christmas. Now, he can't get enough of it.

This was a few days ago. There was a really nice sunny day and Brian got the hose out. Luckily, it turned against him!! Since Lucas was just a few months old he has been teaching Lucas how to spray Gus and think it was hilarious. Suddenly it wasn't so funny when he was the target. I however must say it was hilarious! Brian I love you, but sometimes you deserve what you get when you teach Lucas how to be so sneaky!

Oh and yes, you can't see it very well in the pics but my belly is enormous!! I mean in comparison to what it will be it is still small, but I think I was still A LOT smaller 21 weeks with Lucas. Anyone have any name suggestions? (that sound good in Portuguese)

This was yesterday at the zoo. I told Brian if he wanted to go out riding this weekend we had to do something fun with Lucas since he has been missing out the last few weekends since Brian has had to work.

Lucas had way more fun this time than last time we went. He was especially interested in the big cats this time. They wouldn't stop moving so I didn't get good pictures of most of them. The other exhibit he was really getting in to was the Rhinos. He kept on telling the one closest to the gate to "Sit" with a very stern face and waving pointer finger. I am excited to keep on going back often to the zoo because of all the zoo babies and the 2 female zebras are due to have their babies really soon!

My big boy!

I know it sounds so small in the grand scheme of things, but a mothers pride over what her child does has no limit to how large or small the task. Yesterday Lucas went down the slide all by himself!!

He has been going down the slide for a long time but he always needed help sitting down at the top of the slide before going down. If I wouldn't help him he would just start walking down the slide, and if I weren't there to catch him I am pretty sure he would have really gotten hurt a few times. But yesterday he walked straight up to the smaller slide and sat down and slide all alone! (seriously, no coaxing from me) Then today we just got back from the playground again where he even dared go down the really big swirly slide alone! I love being a mom, it is the most rewarding thing ever.

Kid Bathroom

Well these pics are mainly for my mom and Shan since I told them about it. I was so sick of Lucas having a plain adult looking bathroom so between sales at Kohls and Target I redid it! I love how colorful it is!!

Years of sorrow soon to end

Raquel will have to correct me if I am wrong, but I believe it was 3 years ago that this story starts. My sister and I went to the Brazilian consulate in Los Angeles to renew our passports when I got some startling news. Because my parents never took the time (in 18 years mind you) to register my birth with the Brazilian government I was no longer "Legally" a Brazilian. It was going to be this incredibly long process (with lots of lying and trickery) to get me my citizenship back.

On Monday my Dad went to the consulate to get his passport and I had him take all of my documents with him and see what the process would be again so we could get something started when they go to Brazil this summer. That is when he got the best news!! Within a month or two I can legally be a Brazilian again!!! WooHooo!! I can't wait to have that beautiful green passport again and get it for Lucas and the baby and then Brian will have to decide if he wants it or not.

Roseola

Seriously, what looks like the chicken pox, smells like the chicken pox, but doesn't turn into the chicken pox...Roseola. Apparently this virus that I had never heard of, is what Lucas got. It starts by your child having a simple fever and the symptoms that accompany a fever. Then, once the fever clears your beautiful little baby is suddenly covered in red spots, the next day - red bumps. You watch in horror as you think your little one has the dreaded Chicken Pox. The bumps start on the chest and back and then spread all over. Face, scalp, arms, legs, everywhere with bumps. All of which amount to absolutely nothing. The rash is harmless, doesn't itch, and scares the crap out of moms. Hopefully you never get this scare (although I would rather you get the scare than the actual chicken pox), but if you do - now you have been warned. Oh and according to the internet it typically only affects kids from 6 months to 2 years, and is very rare in children older than 4.

On a brighter note, we found out today that we are having....(ddddrrrrrrdddrrrr - drum role) A BOY! Of course I was relieved to hear that our little savings will stay in tact and not be drained on buying all sorts of girl things. We are excited about our new addition and all the fun times ahead.

Backyard Adventures

Well last night Brian got his wish. He found a Little Tikes H2 Hummer on Craigslist for $40! This has been an ongoing battle at our house because Brian wanted to go out and buy a brand new power wheel and I told him no way that Lucas was too little and to keep an eye on craigslist for one. Brian has been checking Craigslist everyday I think scouring the pages trying to find something that would be the perfect match, and last night he found it. So I guess it was an early Easter present or something...

Lucas loves it! He even learned to push the "gas" pedal all by himself already. The only problem is steering so we have to do that for him.

Oh and for those who haven't heard of Lucas's sick scare...I thought Lucas had CHICKEN POX this week!! On Friday he started getting red spots all over his body and on Saturday they were raised bumps. I called the on call Dr. from his clinic and she said that it was either Chicken Pox or Roseola and that I should know by Monday. So, I have been waiting all weekend to see if these "bumps" will blister and turn into the dreaded Chicken Pox (for which he has already been immunized). It is looking like it is probably just Roseola, but we aren't out of the woods yet.

Doctors

Today I went to meet my new Dr. for the first time this pregnancy. He seems to be a very nice good attentive Dr. The office was all very courteous and the nurse seemed very knowledgeable and nice - a welcome change from Southwest Womens Clinic. Although I loved Dr. Astle, I dreaded going to appointments for all the other people in the clinic. Unfortunately they didn't do an ultrasound :( but...I go back on Monday to get one!! So with any luck we will find out what our little baby is next week. If they can't see the sex, there is still hope. Dr. Hernandez said that they will do another ultrasound around 26 weeks to see how the baby is growing.

On a side note, I wish I was back home in a place that I know like the back of my hand. I was 15 minutes late for my appointment today because first we went to the wrong building, then we missed the parking lot we were supposed to enter in and with all 1 way streets it took us FOREVER to be able to turn around and find our way back. Maybe someday we will know this place, but with 810,000 people here, somehow I doubt that.

Two little buddies

Gus is definitely Lucas's best friend. From the time he wakes up to the time he wakes up to the time he goes to sleep he is always trying to chase his "Gussy" around. Yesterday he in church he was actually telling an imaginary (reality a hymn book) "si gu si" sit Gus sit! It was so cute :)

Tomorrow I go to an OB for the first time this pregnancy. I am already 17 1/2 weeks so we are hoping that they will decide to do an ultrasound but who knows. Everything is going good so far except for my leg started to swell a little yesterday! Hopefully we don't have an exactly repeat of the swelling with Lucas!

New Addition

Well as you can tell I have been way behind on my posts but I am trying to get better, I promise. I just thought I should tell those of you who haven't heard our news that come August, there will be another baby in our house! I am almost 16 weeks pregnant and due August 26th I believe. I have been feeling pretty good lately, just dragging with the last bit of a cold and the altitude has taken some getting used to.

This was what Lucas wanted to post about the news...

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Lucas the Tormentor

Good thing that Gus is a saint of a dog. If Gus were like the dog (Joao) I had growing up,...Lucas wouldn't have any fingers left! Although he does love to torment, he also loves to love. He chases Gus around all day and when they finally settle down and "hug" Lucas loves to give him kisses, and then he says "aaahhhh" (as in "aaahhhh how cute!" - I guess I do that all the time)

From Lucas the tormentor

Ok so this video was taken about a week or 2 ago and I have to update today that although he liked to tease Gus and move his food, today he is making up for it. Gus has been sick for a few days and hasn't been eating much and Lucas is running back and forth from the pantry to the living room bringing Gus one piece of dog food at a time! What a cutie pie

Our New Home

Well we are now officially settled in Albuquerque. So far we like it a lot. It's cold, but I don't feel like it is even as cold as it was in Texas just because the wind doesn't seem to blow as much or as hard. Brian also seems to be really enjoying his job, he has been working with great people and they are letting him do a lot of work already.

Here are some pictures of the house, it is a 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath duplex. So far it seems that we have pretty nice neighbors and luckily the people we share walls with are really quiet because it is just a single mom with her son.

Lucas has been having lots of fun here finally being reunited with his best bud,..Gus! All day long he just wants to hug him or lay down with him.

I will be back posting a ton of posts over the next few days to catch everyone up on what we have been doing but for now, all you really get are pics.

For those more curious, click here and it will take you to an album with a lot more pics, most taken before our stuff was unloaded.