Lucas Camilo

Lucas is enjoying his new home in Seattle (and we’re pretty happy with it too!)  It’s got a great layout for a kid in a wheelchair: you can roll right in the front door, the kitchen, dining room and living room are all connected, and the bedrooms are both on the first floor.  It’s also got a nice little back porch which Lucas rolled out on during his first tour of the house.  We just learned that one of the previous owners of the house used a wheelchair which makes sense – the ramp-bridge that goes right up to the front door is just too perfect for Lucas’s needs.   Supposedly there also used to be a ramp that went all the way around to the back yard.  Alas, that was removed by the current owner so we’ll have to carry Lucas down for visits to the garden.

Unfortunately, it’s rained almost the entire time since we arrived on Tuesday night… welcome to the Pacific Northwest!  The upshot is that it’s been fun to stay inside and try out our new fireplace.  Lucas was enthralled with fire the first time it was introduced to him last December but this time around he wasn’t able to pull himself away from the penguins.  But we were happy to hear the crackling and feel the warmth – it brought nostalgia of growing up in this part of the world.  Thanks to Burke’s parents for stocking us with some logs on arrival (not to mention soy milk and other provisions!)

Another one of the good things about our new place is that there’s a sweet runway right through the middle that Lucas can cruise down in his chair.  Yesterday we pushed aside the couch to open up the path for Lucas and Daddy to do repeat laps around the house, popping a few wheelies along the way.  The adventure brought big smiles to Lucas’s face and was another step in getting him excited about his new home.

Back in DC we never actually took Lucas grocery shopping.  The closest store in our old neighborhood – the infamous Best World – was always packed full of people and stuff so there wasn’t really room to maneuver a chair.  So yesterday marked our first ever team grocery shopping trip.  Lucas enjoying racing up and down the aisles and made sure that we picked up some bananas to chew on.

Finally, here’s a video from our first neighborhood walk during the only two hour period all week that it hasn’t rained:

(For those of you who still use the old fashioned USPS for keeping in touch, our new address is 2943 36th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144.)