Luka loves Sophie

Every parent of a new baby has one (or two, or in our case three) - the indomitable, lovable, Sophie [the Giraffe].  Around since 1961, this giraffe has become a part of the teething and holding routine of every young baby.  Not surprisingly, she was also young Master Luka's first love.  Here is a short video of him hanging out with her at a recent party.   

IQ Blocks

Hm...get back here! 

And yes, he is this close to crawling - frightening I know!

I had the wisdom of buying a few toys before we came to Dili - for some reason these blocks caught my eye on Amazon - so happy to report that Master Luka loves them - and is becoming quite familiar with the notion of gravity as we tumble around these on our playmat.  It is them most incredible experience to watch their little brain develop - it's like you can hear the hamster on the wheel just running his little legs off.  And yes, for those who are wondering - I can report that Luka definitely has his mommy's lack of patience for failure...