Four Weeks old!

I can't believe Lucy is a month old! It feels like yesterday when we were driving to the hospital in the middle of the night.

She continues to be a great baby. We are getting into a little bit more of a schedule and sleeping pretty well during the night. Most nights she will sleep from around 12:30 or 1pm to 6:00am! Last night she slept from 12:30am to 7am! Mom and Dad really appreciate those kind of nights!

Lucy had her first real road trip this past weekend! We drove to Chicago to see some friends and introduce them to Lucy! (Lucy even got to meet some new friends her own age - see pics below). She slept the whole way up in the car and was very well behaved during the whole trip. We stayed the night on Saturday and then drove to Decatur on Sunday to celebrate my Mom's birthday! THEN, if that wasn't enough, we drove back to Peoria for Marcus' cousin's graduation party! She was the hit of the weekend!

She is starting to get more of a personality and continues to smile and make lots of noises. We haven't been able to tell if she is smiling because she is reacting to us or "just because." She is the sweetest baby. She loves to cuddle and her favorite place to sleep is on Mom and Dad's chest.

We did take her to the Ear/Nose/Throat Specialist and we did learn that the "bird calls" she makes is due to a condition called Laryngomalacia. It is a very common condition of infancy, in which the soft, immature cartilage of the upper larynx collapses inward during inhalation, causing airway obstruction. In most cases, including hers, they just keep an eye on it and usually the baby will grow out of it by the age of one. So, we are just planning on having a very vocal baby for the first year. We are very thankful that it seems to be a small problem that will not require any treatment.

Lucy is being dedicated this coming Sunday at Grace Church in Morton. She will be wearing a family gown that is over 100 years old. Keep an eye out for more pictures!