Another funny clip of Luca

Here is the little character again! Playing ghost monster in Gioel's baby shmata blanket. He developed this game all on his own today. I think the last 10 seconds of the clip is the cutest...

Luca fascinated with his reflection

Luca escapes into the hallway and discovers how cute he is in the mirror!

Enjoying New York

Talking with my puppy at dinner:


Luca is almost 14 months and thriving here in NYC. He loves to take walks all over the neighborhood, people watching and talking to all the cute dogs we see at the park. He likes to brush his hair with mommy's hairbrushes and pretends to talk on the phone with the cordless (and sometimes with the remote control). He is obsessed with Finding Nemo. He asks to watch it constantly so we have to distract him a lot to avoid his crying when we say no. The sight of a TV or a laptop has him screaming "Nem-nee" (which means anemone). He has been enjoying eating chicken tikka masala, peas, sauteed zucchini, apples, oatmeal cooked with banana and corn on the cob we buy from this amazing farmer every wednesday at the farmer's market across the street. He is getting more attached to his puppy (featured in the picture) and his monkey. He has always loved them both, but now when he wakes from a nap or in the morning, he insists on taking at least one of them out with him and carries it around the house - occasionally dropping down to the floor to lay in a cuddle with it. So cute!

Words:
hot (accompanied by blowing)
dondo (telecommando)
bundle (when he is wrapped up in towel after bath)
Nemo
Dori
Anemone
milk
water
peas
egg
oats
cheese
please
"bampy" (Grampy)
Elmo
brush
nose
toe
shoe
bumber
bread
Julie
sssssseeee (Uncle Steven)
si
nana (take a nap in italian)
flag
"bomble" (apple)
green
flower
tree
"lella" (umbrella)
balloon
"doing?" (what are you doing?")
goop (diaper cream)
towel
bubbles (and "pop" when he tries to grab them)