So...

So big. 

So bright. 

So beautiful. 

So us. 

Set

Thanks to Aunt Kath, the boys have a new wardrobe for a year. She even managed to find matching shirts and pants for ALL three! What a blessing!

Off!!

Santiago is making so many developmental changes so quickly!! He can now sit with some help, roll around like crazy and even get up on all fours!! He grunts to call you and is fascinated with sticking out his tongue and blowing spit at you. He is eating squash, pears and milky milky. You can guess which one is his favorite. 

And he is off...

YUM!!

Santiago is officially at the table. He doesn't particularly enjoy food but does us the favor of at least trying one bite. Pears, carrots and apples have been given a try. Mommy got the old food processor out. It feels good to be making baby food again. The boys are so excited to have him with us at dinner. They make him laugh and he does some entertaining as well. His new thing is sticking out his tongue and blowing spit. Adorable! All three boys have used the same chair Ama bought so many years ago. So many memories. Just love the three of them. 

Splash

We took Santi to his first pool. We were going stir crazy and decided to try out a new indoor water park. It felt good to breathe some warm air and let loose. The kids had a blast. Both older boys swim without life jackets and Santi was serious but then warmed up and was splashing. He spent the rest of the afternoon nursing and then sleeping on mommy. 

With Papi...look at him look at that water!

5 months

Here's to being five months old! Our Santiago is talkative, sooooo smiley and silly. Our family is complete with him. I can hardly believe it is already five months. My precious baby. 

Magic

Just about every night the baby wakes ups around nine after sleeping for a few hours and is ready to rock and roll.  Angel and I, of course, are not. We are ready to snuggle up on the couch and finally have an adult conversation and remember that we are married to someone, which is how we got these kids in the first place.

But Santiago is raring to go and it is hard not resist those warm cheeks, hair standing straight up and adorable pajamas so he usually joins us out in the living room for a good hour to two hours.  Now, at first this routine was dreaded by us, and at the first sound of him around nine we would shake our heads, close our eyes out of frustration and, at times, swear. 

Now one of us gladly gets him and we snuggle in with him on the couch.  I usually top him off with milk and then he smiles, talks and shows us all his new tricks for a few hours,  We have created some of our most memorable moments with him during this time. Whether it is laughing at his faces or helping him poop, these two hours have become quite a show for us.  It also gives us time to be with just him.  Very rarely does he have our full attention and do we have his.  So, it has become our thing,  Late nights with Santiago.  Much better and meaningful than anything we could watch on TV or read on the internet,   It has become the magic hour for us and for him.  Soaking it all up. All the goodness.  All the love.  All the memories. All of it. Because before you know it, it will be over.

Me and my boys

Happy New year!!! The boys were awake this year to celebrate!! The baby woke up shortly after to celebrate as well. I hope this year is full of health and happiness.