Gramma in town for arrival of spring (March 18)

Lucas’s grandma Susan is visiting again, this time along with her friend Charles, and Lucas has been showing off all he’s learned since he saw her last. He showed how he can suck on his bottom lip, make pucker noises, rub his hands together, and reach all the way to scratch the back of his head. Then, to top off the performance, yesterday morning he lay in her lap and moved his head back and forth to look across the room at Krista and then up at Gramma, then again at his mom and back to Gramma. For a little boy with a big head and low muscle tone, that much head control is a big deal.

The weather has turned into full-blown spring in DC, with predictions of temps in the mid-70s by the weekend. So this morning we loaded Lucas up in his stroller and all headed out for a walk to the park. Grandma had heard about Lucas’s aversion to direct sunlight and brought him a brimmed hat for the occasion, and we were sure this was going to revolutionize Lucas’s outdoor experience. But even with the shade for his eyes Lucas was a overwhelmed by the bright, bright sun, and he quickly fell asleep from all the squinting. Nonetheless, we were out at the park for over an hour and Lucas breathed strong through the whole thing. We’re hoping that means “bring on spring!”