Day at the park.

The weather has been so nice lately and I have been itching for the longest time to get outside with Lucy. Today we went to Ann Morrison Park with my sisters Sherstine and Erika and their kids. IT was so nice to be out in the sunshine!

Lucy and Emmy in their sun hats.

Em was super tired.

Sherstine and her kids in the freezing river.

Lucy was not happy when I stuck her toes in.

Lucy really loves being outside and I can't wait for it to get warmer so we can take her swimming!

6 months of Lucy!

Lucy turned 6 months old on Saturday the 10th. She went to the doctor today for her well check and shots.

Stats:
Weight: 18lbs!!
Height: 26.5 in.
Head: 17.5 cm

All in the 90%- BIG GIRL

Some things that Lucy does:
-Will not stay on her back for more than a few seconds. As soon as we lay her down she rolls right to her belly.Especially on her changing table after a bath. She tries to roll over and ends up wrapping herself around the bar. Luckily its there to keep her in!
-Scoots around in circles and can go backwards.
-Pushes up on her hands and knees and rocks back and forth.
-Sticks her tongue out constantly.
-Loves the frozen teething ring (I can see two teeth getting ready to pop up on the bottom.)
-Will give high fives.
-Babbles and talks in her "alto" voice.
-Growls.
-Likes to suck and chew on her pointer finger.
-Eats crackers, goldfish, and other munchies and likes to suck on carrots and apples.
-Lately she prefers daddy when he's home.
-Recognizes strangers and is a little nervous around people she doesn't know.
-Loves to look at herself in mirrors and lick her reflection.

She is getting so busy and animated and I love it! I predict she will be crawling within the month. She tries so hard. She can pretty much get anywhere she wants to go by rolling or scooting around and around and backwards. Shes never been much of a crier, she just moans and complains until she gets what she needs.

Lucy is a happy and healthy little girl and we love her to pieces! I'm so glad I get to stay home with her, because I cannot get enough!

Working on teeth

And sticking her tongue out ALL DAY LONG.

Easter Photo Shoot With Cousins

All in their Sunday best. Well, except grandpa in his nightgown!

Totally classic. Gavin is like "urg, surrounded by girls!" Emmy and Luc were over it.

Lucy was SO done.

p.s Emmy was sleeping for the first part, thats why she's only in a few. Also, Lucy and Liv got the same dresses without knowing it!

It's official

I'm addicted. . .

ADDICT or ADDICTION:

• being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is habit-forming
  
• an abnormally strong craving
• someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
  
• to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent

. . . to this little girl
From the sleepy little newborn who only wanted to cuddle and eat.

To the spunky sassy 1/2 year old who makes me laugh. Every. Single. Day.


I am dependent on the huge smile I get when I peek into her crib in the morning; and the way she digs her face into my neck when I pick her up. Definitely couldn't live without it. And even when she cries and screams with that high-pitched screech, I am completely tolerant. Most of the time I giggle.

I love the way she smiles and gets squirmy when she knows its time to take a bath, and I crave the way she smells afterward when I lather her up with lotion.

I am so ardently devoted to her and am completely in awe that I get to be in her life forever. Yes!

So whether I am addicted to Lucy or to being a mother in general, time will tell.

But she's pretty special.


p.s. No intervention needed.

Look who's sitting up!

WARNING: Random Post

Last weekend we had a sleepover with my niece Livi and her friend Ella (who I used to nanny for 3 years). It was a hoot. Those girls were really hilarious. They would play doctor and Liv was the patient. Ella would say " Well, we're going to have to cut your leg off" , and then Liv would say "No, thats gonna hurt!", and then Ella would respond with " Its ok, I'll give ya Tylenol". They are so creative and funny. We played hide-and-go-seek and of coarse Johnny won. He hid up on the ledge in our kitchen (above the fridge). He kept saying "I'm in here!" but we couldn't find him anywhere. The girls thought it was the best hiding spot ever.


Lucy's favorite thing lately is to grab your cheeks and pull you in for a big open-mouthed kiss on the face. Kind of messy, but I can't say that I hate it. She also goes "ahhh, ahhhh" during the kiss. It definitley makes you feel loved. Both grandmas are big fans of the Lucy kiss. She really loves to try and suck on Johnny's nose too. Yuck!

This little girl really loves her daddy. Whenever he walks in from work and she sees him she starts smiling and screaching and wiggling and keeps doing it until he picks her up. Its so cute.

The other day Lucy was taking a nap on the couch and I went to peek at her and found her binky stuck to her head!

Told you it was random.