Lucas Camilo

It’s hard to believe we used to update this blog daily.  We miss the more constant blog contact with so many people, but it also feels nice to have so many other things going on in our lives that we don’t rush to write down every one of Lucas’s latest trials, cutenesses, or successes.  (Top cuteness of late: When he heard our  friend Yori play the bagpipes, he loved it.   And he asked “what kind of animal is that?”)

Lucas has been doing really well lately, and we’ve managed to continue to keep his life full of adventures big and small.  Over Memorial Day weekend we went up to Burke’s parents’ house on Whidbey Island and got to spend a couple beautiful afternoons on the beach.  Lucas threw rocks in the water and even put his toes in the frigid Puget Sound.  On Saturday his cousins came, and he flew a kite with Tya and Ellody while Krista and Madden took a horseback riding lesson together.  (See pic below of Krista relishing the incredibly nostalgic ride.  Krista grew up with horses.)

Lucas has had an ongoing slight cold, enough that he had to stay home from school for a couple days in late May.  Both days he seemed healthy when he woke up (every morning Lucas gets all his vitals measured by his nurses at the start of his shift), but when we put him up in his chair to get ready to get on the school bus, suddenly his eyes went dull and he looked like he was ready for a nap at 8:30 am.  The fact that he missed a couple days of school mostly highlighted for us just how healthy he has been — it is common for all children in preschool to get sick, and kids with trachs and vents (direct paths for germs into the lungs) tend to get more severe respiratory illness.  So once again, we’ve felt lucky about how healthy Lucas has been.

And finally, Lucas is going to wrap up his school year next week!  It’s hard not to use cliches to write about how fast this year has flown by.  Maybe even more amazingly, Lucas has his last-day-of-school celebration on June 13, on the four-year-anniversary of our celebration – with many of you – of our relationship, commitment, and coming baby!  That beautiful day on the farm in Virginia feels like another lifetime ago.  Or maybe just a few days ago.

Despite having this blog and his own iPad, Lucas is a bit old fashioned when it comes to communication.  It turns out he loves getting snail mail.  (It started with a card from his wonderful physical therapist at school, then another from a speech therapist.)  So if you want to congratulate him on his first year of school, send him a card to 2943 36th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144.

Here are some pictures from Memorial Day weekend: