The Gille's: December 2010

Friday, December 31, 2010

Merry Christmas 2010

We had a whirlwind trip to Ohio for the Christmas holiday... too much fun!!

Annika, Gavin, Hilary, Gretchen, Wesley, Lucas

Play time!

Lucas with Aunt Trisha!

Check out the bump-it action

Santa suit

Columbus family Christmas

Tummy time with Mortimer the Moose

Isn't this hilarious?

Lucas with Aunt Kimberly and Uncle Keisuke

Lucas with Tricia and Juan

Hanging out with Grandpa

Friday, December 17, 2010

Well....Lizzie will do anything to come to Ohio with us for the holidays. While we were on vacation in Hawaii the Dog Club owner called us about Lizzie having what appeared to be stress colitis (she is afraid of storms and a pretty big one rolled through shortly after we left). They took her to the vet and she was put on an antibiotic, probiotic, and bland diet. By the time we got home all was well...or so we thought! She soon started eating grass to make herself be sick and couldn't keep any food down. Back to the vet for xrays which revealed a suspicious area in the bowel then an ultrasound which confirmed a foriegn body (no - not a body from a different country). She had surgery the next day and the vet found one of Luke's newborn soothie pacifiers followed by a ridiculous amount of grass. Oh Lemon. What are we going to do with you?!?!?!?!?!?

21 staples

Bumbo time!

Check out my brown eyes :) Just like Daddy!

Play time

Here is a little video of Luke playing in his play yard. He found this leaf that makes a crackly noise with his feet and just kicked away. He also has been working very hard on bringing his hands together - he will do this over and over again with this serious look of concentration on his face - he starts doing this toward the end of this video. Enjoy!

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Aloha!

Sorry it has been so long since my last post...we went on our first family vacation with Lucas to Hawaii! We had so much fun! We stayed with family at Kailua beach and spent the majority of days out and about and the evenings with the family. This ended up being perfect for traveling with an infant because there was an "at home" feeling for the little guy :) He did great on the plane(s), he ate during the ascent and descent and slept for the duration. In fact several people went out of their way to comment on what a good flyer he was (maybe they were concerned at the beginning of the flight). Vacation with a baby is soooooo different from vacation before - everything takes so much more planning and time to get ready (I never got to do my hair and one day I didn't even get a shower!), everyone gets sleepy sooner (Luke stayed on EST while we adjusted to Hawaii time), mom and dad never get to swim in the ocean or snorkle together (someone has to hold the baby), no time for shopping or the spa, and I had only 2 island drinks. Ha! We had a fabulous time despite these differences. Welcome the baby years!

Here is a picture summary of the trip:

Lucas sleeping on the first plane