Saturday, April 16, 2011

Mr. Easter Bunny

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Sorry I haven't updated my blog in a while, but we have been so busy the past couple months. I will try to play catch up with the pictures and videos.

We went to Woodfield Mall to visit the Easter Bunny. I was really afraid that Luca was going to be scared of him, but instead he had a lot of fun, as you can see by the smile on his face. We were trying to get him to look at the camera, but he kept on poking the Easter Bunny's teeth. Now, come to think of it, we should have gotten a picture of him messing with the teeth. It would have been a funnier memory.





Tuesday, April 12, 2011

15 Months of Pure Bliss

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Luca is two days shy of turning 15 months, but he had his doctor's appointment, and he is still a ginormous baby. He is weighing in at a whopping 28 pounds 11 ounces, which puts him in the 90th percentile for weight. He is 2 feet 11 inches and off the charts for height. His head, contrary to popular belief, is only in the 50th percentile. His vocabulary is strengthening every day with new words. He is starting to put two words together like no no, uh oh, bye bye, not nice, etc... I do have to say that he is definitley a big snuggler. Sometimes, when I am sitting on the floor with him, he will run up and hug me for a minute, actually it's probably really only 10 seconds that he does that. Temper tantrums have become more frequent, but we are ingnoring them to the best of our ability. Since the weather has been nice, he has been enjoying playing outside, which is where some of the tantrums stem from. Luca does not like to come inside!


Thursday, April 7, 2011

Bahama Mama

Thursday, April 7, 2011 to Monday, April 11, 2011 Max won a trip to the Bahamas from his work, so I am happy to add Bahamas to my list of places I have gone. We stayed at the Atlantis Hotel, and it was amazing. We did not bring Luca, but next time we go there, we are definitely bringing him. There is so much for kids to do at the Atlantis. There is one downside to going there, and that is that there are no direct flights from chicago. And when you are not one who likes to fly it could cause some temporary anxiety. Not only did I have anxiety from flying, but Max also had anxiety just from being next to me on the airplane. I have a funny story, or at least I think it's funny. If you look at the last picture on this post, you will see a somewhat blurred picture of Pauly D from The Jersey Shore. Yes, that is him. Our last night's dinner we ate a Casa d'angelo, and next to us eating was Pauly D. A couple of the woman went up to him and asked him for a picture, which he denied. I was determined to get a picture for my friends. Do you like how I said for my friends? Alright, it was for me. Next to me was a flowering bush that was a decor in the restaurant. I planned to use that bush to conceal my inevitable determination to get a picture. I pushed the branches in the middle of the bush aside and hid there until I got a good view of Pauly D. I was so proud of myself at the time, and now that I look at that picture, it's not that great. I wish I had one of his face.















Saturday, March 12, 2011

14 Months and Still Growing Strong

Saturday, March 12, 2011 Luca is such a big boy now! I love this age. This is such a fun age for Max and I. The walking and getting into all kinds of stuff is tough, but I wouldn't want it any other way. He is talking so much, and he knows Max and I by our names. Samurai is definitely his favorite. "Doggy, doggy, doggy, doggy!" "Yeah Luca that's doggy." His sleeping has gotten better, although we do have our occasional early early early morning wake-ups. I will blame those nights on those terrible molars that tormented my son.



Luca Really Loved Playing With Whipped Cream

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Riding In The Car

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Luca and Luka

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

We have a play date every Tuesday morning with Dragana and her four kids and Marta and Maja. It is so much fun to go there and see all of the kids play together, epecially because her two twin boys are Luca's age. At first, Luca was apprehensive about the situation and was really clingy. Since we have been going every week, he has adjusted quickly.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Rough Day

Monday, February 28, 2011

It has been a while since I have updated the blog due to some home rennovations. Max and I gutted our master bathroom and replenished it with some non-1969 baby blue toilets, tiles, and showers. Anyways, Max's uncle was working on the bathroom, and he was doing a lot of banging and pounding, so during nap time, I rocked Luca to sleep, and I layed him on the floor in the family room. As you can tell he was very comfortable.

Friday, February 18, 2011

PR-I-EE = Pretty

I Love Watching Him Play!

Friday, February 18, 2010





Monday, February 14, 2011

13 Months

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day! Today Luca is 13 months and getting bigger by the minute. He now weights 26 1/2 pounds, which is 90%. He is 31 inches tall, which, for some reason, is off the charts. Now, I hope that he keeps the height, because you wouldn't call Max or myself tall by any means. He can say tons of words now: bye-bye, hi, doggy, ball (his favorite word), pretty, tata (Dad in Serbian), and please. He is running all over the place and is pretty much happy all of the time, except now he's getting his 1 year molars, so he's been kind of crabby.



Thursday, February 10, 2011

Fun Pictures

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Luca was making Max's Valentine's gift with paint. He liked eating it more than painting it.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Sick Baby

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

So, our house has been the sick house for the past three weeks. It first started with the baby, then me, and then Max. We started to get better, and then the baby got sick again, I got sick again, and Max got sick again. We had to bring Luca to the doctor's office, because he woke up really raspy and hoarse one morning. They told us that he had the croup and to give him some medicine, and he should start to get better within six hours. Well, I can finally say that we are all better...Thank God!




Monday, January 31, 2011

Dimples

Monday, January 31, 2011


Sunday, January 16, 2011

Luca's 1st Birthday Party

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Today we celebrated Luca's 1st birthday at Charlies in Elmhurst. We made it a football themed party just in case the Bears went to the playoffs. And guess what...they did. They also won the day of his party, so it was a great day for everyone! Happy Birthday Peanut!