Manuelito

Healthy Manuelito was born on June 29!  That little cat stayed healthy even though he was living with 4 mononucleosis-infested family members.  Our ‘life with mono’ is a long boring story which is punctuated frequently with the word ‘exhaustion’.  But we made it.  I don’t recommend it; avoid it at all costs.

August + Solo think Manuel is neat.  The addition of a new little boy around here was non-issue.

Luke has a hidden talent of designing houses, conveniently – as we bought one.  We hope to be living inside of it before Christmas, as we are making some slight tweaks to it.

The boys and I are still figuring out ‘normal’.  I’m keeping my eye out for any routines that I can establish.  I'm also scouring the city for the best sinks/showerheads/light fixtures .

August is enamored with Matchbox cars.  Most of the day + night he has one in each hand.  He (currently) likes school and daily improves in his Spanish.

Solo, also, can be found most of the day with Matchbox cars in hand.  He loves chocolate and talks and/or sings about it more than I would ever have assumed.

Manuel treats us with his smiles, is close to rolling over and sleeps like a champ.

Smile.  This reminds me of a Christmas card update. 

Alert: There are a lot of photos to peruse as I have not posted in several months.

Love from down south,

Stephanie, Luke, August, Solobaby and Manuelito