Wednesday, April 22, day 106

It's been a while since I've posted!  Luca is more than 100 days old now and Fabien also celebrated his birthday (yesterday).  

I had a very nice last couple days in Summerland before returning to Montreal.  Luca and I were both still fighting off the cold so we layed pretty low!  The return flight was a little more difficult than flying to BC because it was during the evening which is Luca's favourite time to whine!  He wasn't really bad, but I did need to keep him moving quite a bit which can be hard on my arms after a while.  Fortunately I had the seat next to mine free so I was able to put Luca down a bit now and then.  My ears didn't pop on the landing and I thought my head was going to explode which was the worst part for me, but more importantly Luca didn't seem to suffer like me.  

Since we've been home we've been trucking around the city a lot and catching up on yoga classes.  I started another French class on Sunday evenings at a recreation centre which I'm happy about.  It's taught by a Quebecois teacher so I'm starting to hear how they pronounce the words differently.  Quebecois french is famous for being spoken very fast and not well annunciated which makes it harder to learn.

Luca is laughing now - one of the most rewarding things I've ever experienced.  He's sleeping really well at night - he'll get up once over about 11-12 hours.  He cries when he's bored or lonely and sometimes he has moments of torment from his teeth.  I think they're doing the hokie pokie with him a bit.  I thought I saw a little white on his gums yesterday so they may be coming soon!  Lots of drool anyway!  Luca's also becoming more alert and aware everyday.  He tries to copy sounds and mouth movements with a huge amount of effort!  The biggest change that I've noticed in him lately is that he's starting to hold his body better when I pick him up.  He seems lighter for it too which is nice on my arms!!!  I am loving being a mom right now.  These are really good days!

This is a pretty long video that includes clips that were shot by my brother Jesse, and my dad.  In general I've fallen out of the habit of taking photos and videos . . . gotta get that going again!  It starts with Luca doing some exercises on his tummy!