Two months

Here are some of my favorite pics from Dominic's second month.  He keeps on growing like a little weed.  He's eating and sleeping great. This month he has started cooing and squealing and he is smiling a lot more.  Luca can usually get him to smile and make a little giggle especially when they both wake up in the morning.

1 month new

Here are some pics of Dominic from his first month.  He's growing fast!

 This is Dominic on his one month birthday with the bear that Nana and Papa got for him.

Luca was happy to take Dominic to meet great-grandma June.

Luca and Dominic cuddling on a stay home family day.

 

So much hair!

 

 

Introducing Dominic Adrian Angelo Serino

Our sweet new son was born January 11, 2013 at 1014am.  He weighed 5lb 5oz and was 19 inches long.  Like his brother before him, Dominic made a big entrance.  I had a regular visit scheduled with my OB that morning and mentioned to him that Dominic hadn't been moving much since the night before.  When he put me on the monitor it showed that Dominic's heart rate was getting quite low and so the decision was made to have a c-section right away and in less than an hour he was born.  Dominic recovered very quickly and other than a little issue with low BG in the first few days due to his small size he hasn't had any issues

 

Luca was so excited to meet his baby brother and it was love at first sight. He has been a big help around the house while we are adjusting to life with a baby again.  From fetching whatever momma forgot to bring to dancing around like a monkey to make Dominic stop crying he is eager to help and likes being the "big brother".

Getting ready to make our escape...finally!  Like I said, Dominic had some low blood sugars in the days after he was born so we ended up having to stay in the hospital for 4 days.  It got to be a very long 4 days apart for momma and her first boy and we couldn't wait to get home again.  And on January 15, 2013 we brought Dominic home.

spookly the circle pumpkin...who lights up

Luca got the chance to carve a couple of pumpkins this year. Enzo decided he liked pumpkins and ate the first one.

 

So Monday we carved another pumpkin that Luca picked on his trip to the pumpkin patch with his class last week. Luca named him "Spookly, the circle pumpkin...who lights up".  He's living a safe life in the house away from the giant puppy.

 

Monday night we headed downtown to meet Luca's friend Jett and his mama for the Halloween parade.  The boys had fun and then we went out for dinner which was an adventure with 2 silly boys at their bedtime!  Luca loves his new spidey costume.

 

 

Happy Halloween!

fabulous four year

Our little man turned 4 on the 17th so it's finally time I got around to posting some new pictures. We had a family party with nana and papa on the 17th and I went to school with him to take cupcakes and go to chapel with him. 

Luca had his party with friends last weekend. They all had a really good time playing swords, decorating shields and beating the piñata.

We have also been having a beautiful fall.  We have carved one pumpkin so far but Enzo promptly decided he liked pumpkins and chewed it beyond recognition.  Maybe we’ll try again this weekend and find a safe place to put it up!

Luca has been having a fun time at school and he is learning so much!  He has learned his letters up to H so far and can almost write his name on his own.  He is also learning to relax and he is always excited to stay home on his days off from school which he calls his “family days”.  While it is nice to have a little time to run errands and get some momma time on Luca’s school mornings, I love our “family days” too and know I will really miss this time when it’s gone.

On baby news I’m almost 27 weeks and feeling very good except for a sore back most days.  Luca still lets me get a little nap in most days even though he’s given them up.  Mike thinks we have another bad sleeper in the making because he says he can feel the baby kicking a lot at night while I’m snoozing away.  We are still undecided for a name.  It seems much harder to choose one this time.  We are planning to start on the nursery soon and Luca has been very helpful washing and sorting baby clothes with me.  Today he even asked for more baby socks to match.  Luca has decided that it’s ok for the baby to have his room next to him for now but the other day he cried because he wanted the baby to share his room.   Right now he still says he wants them to share rooms when the baby gets a little bigger.

first day of school

Luca had his first day of school today. He has been so excited over the last week since we decided we would go ahead and start him part time this year. Last week we went to tour the school and Luca told another little girl there with her parents that he was going to go to school when he grew up. On the way this morning he said "Mama, does this mean I'm grown up?"



 

Last night Luca seemed a little nervous and asked if I would come to school with him.  He said he wasn't sure he could do it because he might miss me.  What mama doesn't love to hear that!  He did great this morning though.  A kiss goodbye and he went right to line up with his class.

We still don't know much about what Luca did today...he says it's a secret.  He did have chapel in the morning which they do every Wednesday and he got a snack and they did some drawing and got to play outside.  His teacher did say he did very good and Luca even gave her a hug goodbye so it looks like he's off to a good start!

summertime

Well, it’s time that I finally got around to updating Luca’s blog.  We have had a fun summer.  We made a trip to the St Louis zoo with Nana, Papa and Auntie Rhonda and also made it to Boston for a couple of weeks to see Mike’s family.  There has also been lots of playing outside and trips to the lake.  Here are a few pictures from our summer. 

Spending the morning at the beach

Train ride at the St Louis Zoo

Luca's KC Royal basketball that he won in the claw game in NY

Yummy fruit stand at a rest stop in NY.  This year Luca snagged some huge blackberries.

Luca had a great time at Revere Beach searching for shells and chasing the seagulls.

Luca and Auntie Rhonda at the Green Dragon after our walking tour of Boston.

Luca with his cousins.

At the farm in Amesbury.  We had a good time feeding the chickens and picking blueberries but Luca was done before we made it to the peaches.  Partway up the hill he stopped and said he couldn't walk any further.

Don't they look sweet.  Auntie Rhonda said they were fighting over the cake until they saw her with the camera.

Lunch at the Black Rose in Boston.  "Daddy, WHY DO YOU KEEP BREAKING HIM!" 

We brought a tiger home from the Columbus Zoo.