Sunday, August 23rd, day 129

What a clever boy!

This phone doesn't work so it's a great toy!

This picture doesn't do justice to the wonderful relationship Luca has with his Grampa!

Luca, and apricot, and his Unca Jesse!

This is his second apricot. We picked it off our tree so it's as fresh as it can get!

The phone is the toy of choice! Fab was talking to Luca's Grandpa Denis with Luca.

The last couple weeks have gone by in a blur! My last week in Summerland was wonderful. I was sorry to leave but ready to get my life going again in Montreal. Luca's 4th tooth came through in that time. My journey back to Montreal with Luca went really smoothly due to the good luck of sitting next to a super nice woman who loved playing with Luca! She held Luca for at least half the flight! By the end of the trip, Luca was crying in my arms and only happy in hers! I was very thankful she was with me - what luck.

Luca took a couple days to get back on the eastern time zone. He's sleeping well and doesn't seem to mind the incredible humidity. It's hot here. Often over 30 with the humidex. I've made bread for the first time which is going to save a lot of money. I hate spending as much as we do on bread.

Luca continues to get more and more expressive everyday. He's so much fun to be with. He has a cranky day before a tooth comes through - the 5th is through this morning, the bottom two and three on the top. He doesn't need much attention but he loves being around people. Doesn't matter who! He's rolling over both ways now, though he doesn't roll from back to front that often. We are busy baby-proofing the house, he's always after the electrical cords, or anything he shouldn't have! He's eaten a couple jade plant leaves, but they successfully passed through his little system - I wonder what else he's eaten when I'm not looking! I've been cleaning the floor everyday now!

Monday, August 10th, day 216

Luca and Piper

Checking out his reflection!

Luca and Makenna who is 1 month old!

This week Luca and I are separated from Fabien as he went back to Montreal to work. Luca and I will return this Saturday. Luca's crawling skills are developing each day. It's amazing watching the progress. We've been working in rolling over a lot and he's progressing a lot in that. He can roll from front to back if he really wants to (but he usually doesn't want to) and one time he rolled from back to front which is the hard way.

Luca's third tooth is on the way. It's hard to tell if it's really through yet, but I bet it'll break through tomorrow. Luca's a little on the fussy side which I think is the tooth, but he's so easy, I can't complain.

In this video you can see the great Canadian Snowbirds who are a group of 9 extremely experienced fighter pilots who do tricks in their planes. In my family, they are pretty exciting. We NEVER miss an opportunity to see them. With all the fires in B.C. right now, there is a lot of smoke in the valley, too much for the Snowbirds to do most of their tricks. The formation flying was still very impressive. Then, there's a bit with Luca's cousin, Piper, who will be year old on August 25th. They had a good time together and Luca really watched her crawl. I think he learns by example. Piper's die-hard cute. Finally, the old put-the-baby-in-a-box trick with my brother Jesse's girlfriend Chani.

Sunday, August 2nd, day 208

On the ferry to Vancouver Island.

After a nice long nap!

B.C.'s parliament buildings

At breakfast!

On wednesday Fab, Luca and I went for a little trip to Victoria on Vancouver Island. It was beautiful weather the whole time. Luca did very well throughout the 5 hour car trip and just cried for a while. I don't blame him, I'd hate to be stuck in a car seat for that much time. On Saturday Fabien left from Vancouver back to Montreal and my Ma flew in to help me drive home with Luca. It was a wonderful trip - Fab and I really enjoyed our time together.