Attacked by a bear

Little helper

Yes, Rafael is strapping Lucas into his chair. The past week or so he has been playing with the buckles. Today I thought I'd try put it to good use.

Rockin' it

Mas lechuga

This child devours his lettuce - I can't believe he's mine.

Kuka mano ball

Rafa's Spanglish attempt at sharing :)

One of the boys

Rafael thinks he's one of the big kids now, hanging out with his cousins.

Sunday breakfast in the garden

View from above

Drawing again

Camera flirt

Al fresco

Favorite room

Selfie

Sweet smile

Shake, rattle, and roll

Thanks Grandma for a musical toy that Rafa INSISTS on sharing. And conducting.

I can almost reach it!

Par-que

I was confident enough of his abilities to take this photo while pushing him on the swing and wearing Lucas. 

#doilooklikeanoctopus

Gardener in training

Mom, your assistant is practicing :)

Brunch date

Playing together

What Rafa's toys do when he is away

Go fly a kite

From last Sunday.

Where is osito?

Getting better at using the bed.

First roll(s)

One day shy of six months and Lucas has figured out how to roll from front to back...

...and now back to front!

Laughing Lucas

First night free

You may be able to spot Rafa hidden among his stuffed animals. He slept well for his first night not in the crib.

Sunday morning cuddle

Throwback Thursday?

Sous chef

So proud of Rafa for not touching the stove, kettle, or toaster, all of which were on and within range.

Uno, dos, three caracol

At least he's counting.

Too cool for school

Waiting for the taxi.

Excuse me, can't you see that Socrates and I are playing?

Apparently Mama and her iPhone were getting in the way.

Answer: Kuka lechuga

The question was, "Rafa, what are you doing?"

Fortunately Rafa did not feed his brother lettuce. Apparently he likes it too much to share.

Which side is up?

Reading already?

He pointed to his toast and said, "D, dada!"

Trying to pick up Lucas

    

Rafael still thinks that he can pick up Lucas, he just needs to try harder.

Morning play date

Kissing Kuka

Jungle gym?

Kuka eyes, Kuka ears

Holding hands

Sick day

He has absolutely no interest in playing today. I think we watched Cars and Cars 2 twice each.

Lounging in the garden

Another milestone for Lucas!

At 5 1/2 months he has reached the age/size that perfect strangers feel comfortable critiquing my parenting skills.

Highlights of the past three days include (my internal response is in parenthesis):

• Where's his hat? (In my hand since his brother keeps on taking it off)
• Why isn't he wearing shoes? (He has socks on, but no shoes since he can't even sit up on his own, much less walk)
• The sun is in his eyes! (No, it's not)
• He's hungry, you should feed him. (He just ate)
• He's too hot! (He's fine)
• He's too cold! (He's fine!)

And my absolute favorite...
When Lucas was in the double stroller with Rafael...

Are they the same age?  (15.5 lbs, 25 inches, and cooing versus 24 lbs, 33 inches, and conversing with everyone in sight, do I really need to answer that?)