Willy 2.0

In a little yellow hoodie, my little man has the classic Sotomayor smile!

Madre and nino look great here in this picture.
My wife is so beautiful and my son is so adorable!

And last but not least, here is the big boy in the sink,
with a perplexed look on his face but I am aware that
Lucas absolutely loves bath time.

The coolest thing about this picture is that I can start to see some
hair growing in on his cute little head.

Oh how I miss him so and it is totally not fair that I am not able
to see him grow up for these past months. Though I am angry,
I am giving it to God because I know that I had the most
major part to play in the consequences that are upon myself and my family.

I still cannot wait to be reunited with them if my wife still feels the same way.

Until next time,
Enjoy, Cheers and Shalom
Papa Willy Lucas, Baby L

I have discovered that my most wonderful and handsome son loves to jump and bounce like no other. I mean this kid just loves to jump. The first thing that my baby boy will do when I sit down and stand him up on my lap is jump. That is his default. Automatically he starts to bounce up and down. He just loves it, plain and simple. For some strange reason though, he does not do the same with my lovely wife. Its like he knows that with dad, its jumping play time. I actually have to force him to sit down on my lap because my arms will get too tired while holding him as he jumps up and down.

We have a bouncer contraption that Lucas loves and I know that is where he learned the forte to jump and bounce. He can jump in this bouncer for 30 minutes, off and on. The hilarious part to me is he starts to get hysterical as he bounces. He will start to laugh and when I look over at him, a charmingly huge grin perks up and the hysterics of baby laughter emit from this little boy. His favorite thing to do in the bouncer is when I hold both of his hands and kind of bounce up and down with him. I think that is a little piece of heaven for Lucas.

What a small fry my little man is.

The newest fixation Lucas has is him bouncing wildly while watching a "Baby Mozart" DVD on the TV. (Before you say anything about letting a six-month old watch TV, let me state that it is only for a short while and we as his parents think it is just fine.) Anyhow, as Lucas ecstatically hops up and down, a certain scene will catch his eye and he will steady himself and fixate on the screen for a short bit. Then, all of a sudden, he will laugh fervently and start to bob to the beats of Mozart. It is truly a captivating commotion in the liveliest of sense.

One last little tidbit is that my boy is official 1/2 a year old and I was looking at his baby pictures the other day and I got a little forclempt going through the archives of photos. I cannot believe how fast hes growing and how cool he is and how much I absolutely love him. My wife is the greatest mother ever and she does such a great job with him. She is truly amazing and I give her respect for looking after him day in and day out while I am at work. To tell the truth, I am actually jealous of her but that is because I do not see the endless stinky dirty diapers and the fussiness and the crying everyday. But nonetheless, I wish I had more time with him in the day but I am blessed to know that my wife has that job covered.

My Family is AMAZING and I love them more than anything else and would do anything for them. I await the days to come as we grow into the family that we are meant to be.

Cheers and Good Times!! WS

Here is the Lovable Lucas with his favorite Tigger toy that he carries with him everywhere that he may go. I asked for a surreal pose from him and he gave me this masterpiece. He really knows how to work the camera, don't you think?



In this picture, I asked him to give me a look with attitude and he threw out a bit of a Punk Rock Elvis pose per the snarled lip. I tell you, this boy really knows his stuff.



Now in this photo, I gave him the direction to pose in an "Out Loud" sort of look, so as you can plainly see, Lucas gave the battle cry yell look. The coolest point in all this picture he wanted me to add were the blue socks and hat. That was his touch of course.



Lucas and I got a little artsy with this one. Notice the beatlesque pose by him. At such an early age, I am beginning to think he is a prodigy of some sorts.



This is where he got a bit hungry and decided to munch on Tigger's tail. I did ask him to surprise me with this shot though, and he did exactly that.



The pic to the left signifies Lucas' shy side as I asked him to show me and the pic to the right was a "Just look cool dude". Could he be any cooler?!!



This last one was a dreamy picture in which he has his awesome derby on. A prodigy I tell you!!!

Well, we have come to the end of "The Lovable Lucas" blog and the great poses he gave me as a result of this photo shoot. He is so darn Lovable!!

See you next time.....

Look at this baby boy in his cuteriffic beanie. I do not know if it gets much cuter than this but I will try to do so with the the following pictures.
You be the judge?!!

Well, this is Lucas in one of his most favorite chairs in the whole wide world and that is because this special blue chair VIBRATES and plays the corniest kiddie music imaginable. He is always quite content in it and its like a grandfather's Lazy boy.

Now, let us look at a hodge podge of cuter than cute pictures of my baby boy. Just let me tell you that Lucas is still the light of my light, hence his name; the bringer of light.
Here is Lucas in his proud papas arms and then little Lucas is screaming at dad because he says it is baby fat and not a beer gut and finally is my bald little boy on mom and dad's bed as happy as can be in his striped "100% Baby Boy" shirt.

What we have here is the most happy man, husband and dad all in one because he can hardly believe that he "is" actually a dad, and sometimes has to pinch himself to make sure it is not a dream.
To look at this boy; who is my son, and think that this eternal soul was brought into this world by me (and my beautiful wife of course), is absolutely mind blowing. To think that his life, well-being and soul are under my care is humbling to say the least.

It is positively true that overwhelming love permeates your being when your child is brought into this world and they are yours. Think about that.......God gave us the unique and marvelous gift, this grand responsibility of bringing an eternal soul into existence. A soul that will either end up in Heaven or hell, Sheol or Shamayim, that is heavy duty!
I think that is why God is so serious about the covenant of marriage and the importance of family, why God has given us His commandments and the torah, His law.

Anyways, I went on a rabbit trail there but this is the most transformational event that has ever happened to me in my life.

Lastly, here are Dad and Lucas, reading "Goodnight Moon." As you can see, Lucas is enthralled by with this read and it seems he really likes to be read too. Look how he is captivated by the illustrations and how he is hanging by every word that is read off the page.
But really, isn't this the cutest thing you have ever seen. Like I said at the beginning, I would try to get more cute and more cute and I think I have found success.
Looking at my little man soaking up some dad time has me relishing in Fatherhood.
It don't get much better than this.

So, until next time, "Live long and prosper".

Smiling Happy Baby Lucas Arthur the Little Boy in Blue

Lucas Arthur Sotomayor is finally here. After much waiting, praying and hoping, he arrived into this world a bit early but lovingly welcomed nonetheless. He took his first breath in Paradise Valley Hospital at 4:59 pm and weighing in at 5 lbs and 3 ozs.

The Sotomayor Clan increased by one and Lucas is now the first next generation Soto heir to the kingdom of everything Soto. The firstborn male, and the heritage of his parents.

Since Lucas was a bit early, he had to stay in the Nursery at the hospital for a week with some great nurses as Adrienne and I stayed in the room down the hall from it.

We stayed in the hospital for a week and a half and were able to go home on January 1st, 2009.
Look at the length and size of this amazing boy's fingers and hands...These are instrument hands if I have ever seen them

Here is the little boy in blue a couple days after being in his new home with his proud mama and papa.
Here is a shot that my lovely bride Adrienne took that was just perfect as I was holding on to my son and sleeping with him in dear closeness. This will defineately be a keepsake and one for the scrapbooks. It brings me joy each time I see Lucas bundled in my arms.

Lucas is an amazingly chill baby. He is very curious and looks all around when he is awake. He does sleep quite a bit but when he is alert, he is the cutest, most intriguing little person I have ever encountered in my life.
Here are a couple pics that Adrienne set and saved...

Anyways, I should probably end this because it took me two or three days to create this homage to my fabulously cute and lovable son Lucas Arthur Sotomayor.

More to come......