With Grandpa Jim, learning the cowboy ways

Grandpa Jim's
little cowboy —>

Notice the tiny cowboy hat!

<— Dreaming of rocking horses and barns wearing those cute little puppy dog moccasins

Luca and Mommy

Here are a couple of photos of Heather and Luca

Angel

The many expressions of Luca

Hard to know what's going on in his little head, but Luca sure is expressive: contemplative, learning to whistle, dirty diaper, in love with my moms?

proud mama

Barb is usually the one behind the camera. Here are a couple of photos Heather has caught of her and Luca.

punk or prim and proper?

Luca's moms keep playing with his hair. Guess which mom prefers the Mohawk and which mom prefers the Orville Reddenbacher look?

Midwife Geraldine on First Day home visit

Geraldine Lee of Rainy City Midwifery (http://www.rainycitymidwiferyandacupuncture.com/practitioners.htm) helped Heather deliver Luca. Here is a picture of her and Luca on his day one home visit.

More Photos, one day old

Jim Weaver,
proud grandfather
(Barb's dad) —>

<— Caryln Saunders, proud grandmother (Heather's mom)

Luca's Arrival, September 25, 2007

After three and a half weeks of early labor and more false starts than we want to count, our son has finally arrived. He was born ten days late on 9/25/07. We joke that he was waiting on the full moon and making sure we knew who would be in charge for the next eighteen to twenty-one years.

Both moms and baby are doing well. Lucas Lee Rhoads-Weaver is named after four of his grandparents. Lucas is Barb's maternal grandmother's last name. Lee is Heather's mom's middle name. And he gets his last name Rhoads from Heather's dad and Weaver from Barb's dad. We plan to call him Luca.He was 7 pounds 14 ounces and 19 inches long. He has wavy reddish hair, and plenty of it. A few pictures are attached. After we get some sleep and
settle into a routine, Barb will set up a website to share more pictures.

Love,
Barb, Heather & Luca

Luca and Heather, "Mom" — Barb will be called "Mama"
if Luca cooperates!