last night it rained so hard shelby was scared. lucas and i however slept like babies. I stayed up late watching a bbc drama-- as I often do when david leaves town--- he is in portland and I spent the evening hours lost in the early 20th century with the Crawley's. It was more fun than I care to admit. and at least I multitasked... I made some progress on one new year's resolution-- knitting. I took my first class and started and finished my first project... that is as far as I can finish it. I have to go back for a second class to learn how to "bind off." Or I guess I could youtube it. it's a dish rag.

lucas has been completely darling. He's 5 months now and is doing so many new things. He's getting more agile. he's sitting up for more than a few seconds, balancing his stocky self with the occasional steadying hand of mama. 

we have been enjoying him at this age. he is so perfect. I love it.
 

New Year's Resolutions

• prayer
  
•  knitting
  
•  intentional time with david
  
• putting my iphone away when with lucas... or in general
  
• cleaner floors - with my fantastic new/used miele vacuum
  
•  gardening
  
•  using my crockpot regularly for cheap and hardy meals
  
• incorporating something like Shabbat (sabbath) into our lives.
  
• getting up mountains again
  
•  Lucas... learning to be a mom well... constancy

At least someone is getting up a mountain. ***Jonathan took this sweet picture

windy

It's the first day of 2013. It's howling outside. Lucas, Shelby and I went for a walk and I felt like Poo and piglet trying to keep from blowing away. I love wind. Sometimes I don't, like when its the cold kind that pierces through you. We don't get many warm balmy winds here, which, along with warm rain, are my favorite. But today's wind wasn't the piercing kind and we were bundled tight, so Lucas and I much enjoyed our almost-balmy and blustery Mary Poppins-esque outing. Lucas is getting so much more aware of his world. He has been a pro at tummy time, ready to roll over with the slightest push. He loves to bounce and fly through the air looking around. His head and neck are super strong... well, stronger than they were. He still gets tired after extended periods on his belly. Today he almost used a pincer grasp to investigate a big button on my sweater. He grabbed it using his first and middle fingers and thumb, with great delicacy and intent. I love him and I can't believe that I don't even really know him yet... it blows my mind that he's going to grow soon to be a little man with his own personality, sense of humor and ideas. I know so much about him, little cues, what he needs... and I could recognize his cry or his laugh in a crowd I think... but he isn't even talking yet. Sometimes I think it couldn't be better than right now, that he could never get any more precious... but then he does something else, like pinch my button or reach for his bottle, and I can't even imagine entering that universe where he will be rolling and crawling and talking and walking, and READING and WRITING and ... oh man.

All dressed up for Kyle and Logan's wedding

Roger and Eva were here for Christmas and Jonathan came up for the week after. We had a lovely Christmas with our charlie brown tree. Lucas barely squeaked into his "my first christmas" reindeer outfit. He's graduated to 9 month clothes almost exclusively.

Merry christmas

 Lucas loved Grandpa's play dates full of songs and fun.

"mm hmmm... i see you lookin at my thighs"

My menorah, a gift jerusalem

sweet toys and clothes from Emily and Mircea

Lyd checking out her Jerusalem cook book

I love this one

David's brilliant t-shirt idea. I custom ordered it online.

Stuffed in the reindeer outfit

look at his foot chubb!!!

trying out the new big boy rig