A few nice spring days.

We have enjoyed a few nice spring days in the past few weeks! Hooray for warmer weather! Lucy loves playing outside and just loves to swing! Now that she is walking, I am really looking forward to being outside and enjoying all the things we didn't really get to do last year when she was a newborn (parks, swings, pools, etc).







Oh and we are now on our 5th tooth - March 16th her top left tooth broke through (next to her front left tooth). With all these teeth and with her walking all over - I am starting to realize that the "baby" days are pretty much over. That's okay though - I'm just as excited for toddlerhood - I'm looking forward to seeing her personality develop - if her babbling and expressions are any indication - we are going to have our hands fun - and also a lot of fun!

We visited a few friends in Chicago this past weekend (to watch the tournament) and to get all the babies together. We are getting so old! Here is a picture from that night. Lucy and all her boyfriends. Oh man. We are really in trouble in about 15 years!



Can someone have a girl already - Lucy needs a few girlfriends too! The second picture is of Lucy's friend James. He is one year and one day older than she. When we got there he was a little hesitant to share his toys...everything was "My elmo" "My toys" "My chair" - but by the end of the night he claimed something else "My Lucy." Apparently he felt like he needed to "claim" her while he could - before all the other little boys learn to talk! :) Below is a picture of him giving "his" Lucy a kiss on the cheek.

She walks!

Lucy has been taking a few "shuffle" steps here and there, but nothing more than that, until today (04.06.10)! We have the original on our video camera, but this is take two with our point and shoot! (I know how to upload from our point and shoot).

And yes...I bribe my child with candy...(she doesn't eat it yet, but she loves (to hold) lollipops! She obviously is her mothers daughter.

Lucy's Ten Month Picture

The standard timeframe for professional pictures for babies seem to be 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and one year. As you can see, not only am I behind at updating this blog on a regular basis, but I am one month late on all Lucy's pictures! :)

We have newborn, 1 month, 4 months, 7 months and now 10 months. I will get her at 1 year! I promise.

Here is her 10 month picture taken at my old work, V Gallery. I love her little hands...she knows how to work it doesn't she?

4th Tooth!

I told you this is the only way I can make sure I have all these little milestone's documented and written down. :)

Lucy's 4th tooth broke through yesterday, Feb 25th (Front top right). She now officially has her two top and two bottom teeth. Thankfully, she wasn't in as bad of a mood over this tooth as she was the top left front tooth.

How long does teething last? I'm over it already. Lucy is grown up too fast - but I think I have now found the first thing I can't wait to be done with...okay maybe second...I forgot about diapers :)

Almost 10 months!

I feel as if I say this every time I write...sorry for the delay. I have great intentions of writing every few days, but recently I've been cramming every minute into work/freelance projects/house projects/visiting friends/etc. Time just seems to get away with me. Heck...for that matter...this year seems to have gotten away from me...I can't believe Lucy is two months away from her 1st Birthday Party. (oh yeah some of my time is planning that too!)

So, to prove I'm not lying, I'm making this short to get back to my list of things. I've gotten a lot done this week and it is only Tuesday. That is a good sign. Maybe that means I'll be able to write a real update later this week/weekend. I think we actually have a weekend without plans! Looking forward to some good family time with our bundle of fun.

Until next time...

10 on Tuesday

1. Lucy has crawling totally mastered. She started crawling a little over a month ago and now is ridiculously fast!

2. She is getting more and more vocal. She also has the cutest little voice I've ever heard. It will be fun when she says words, but I am totally in love with her little sounds.

3. She can work her Daddy. We went to Toys R us last week (to get more gates to contain her) and within a matter of 5 minutes (while I was checking out) she was able to convince her Dad that she needed a stuffed monkey. He couldn't say no to her adorable little face and cute laugh every time she showed it to her. Even he said she should start thinking of what kind of car she wants...as he knows she has him wrapped around her little finger.

4. She loves her walker. Just in the last few days she has become obsessed with pushing her little walker. The only problem is, she hasn't mastered the turning thing so she only gets to go from one side of the room to the other.

5. She is into every . single . thing. I know people tell you it is going to happen, but I don't think you realize how it is until it actually happens to you. She looks inside, behind, above, below, on top of, underneath every single thing in our house. Takes every book out off the shelf, every last thing out of the cupboard, picks up every tiny piece of nothing on the floor - you get the idea. She's at a very cute age, but it makes it hard to keep the house picked up.

6. We went to West Palm Beach with the Jacoby family at the end of last month. It was a great time. A little bit of swimming, nice weather, and a visit with some old friends. Lucy and her cousin Maggie also got of time to play together. Boy are those two a handful. They are sure to be the best of friends. Lucy lights up with excitement every time she sees Maggie and Maggie affectionately calls Lucy "Baby Ooocee." I'm glad they have each other.

7. She's hit the dreaded 9 month old "separation anxiety" phase. And although it has made me learn how to do just about anything with one hand, I'm savoring these sweet little moments where she wants her Mommmy. She'll be an independent teenager soon enough.

8. Lucy and I are both ready for winter to be over. We need some fresh air. I bought a used jogging stroller at a sale a few months back - and it needs some use! (Even if I don't jog).

9. I joined a mom group in Peoria last month. I'm really excited about being a part of this group especially as she gets older. There are lots of fun play dates and fun activities for Lucy and even a few Mom events for me! Our first event was a Kid's sing-a-long in Peoria. Lucy loved watching the other little kids and squealed and clapped right along. I think our next event is going to be a Baby Signing class.

10. I've already started planning her birthday party. A little early? Yes. But my time is limited these days...and I have a lot of little things I want to do. If I don't start now, they won't get done! After all - it is her 1st Birthday - it has to be done right!

Sorry, Sorry Sorry!

I get so behind on posting!

I need to keep up on it not only for anyone who reads this (is there anyone out there?) but to keep track of all of Miss Lucy's milestones! Then I can add them to the baby book later! :)

Here is a few more...

Lucy's second tooth came in a day after the first! They aren't fully in yet, but boy are they cute! :)




I know I already told you she can pull herself up - but now she is a pro! Before she needed something to be the perfect height for her to pull herself up with, but now she'll use anything - pile of clothes, slats on her crib, anything. This morning when I went in her nursery to get her she was just standing there looking at me like "I've been waiting for you..." Here is a picture of her showing how good she is at standing - look one hand!





Lucy was a great sleeper from birth through about 5 months. (great being defined as - as good as expected) But we've been struggling with her sleeping well ... for a number of months now. I know it is my fault, I'm sure I held her too much and babied her more than I should have, but what can I say - she's my first baby and she's just too sweet. I've heard people say to hold your baby as much as you can, because by the time you have baby #2 you just don't have the time to cuddle! :) (That is going to be my excuse)

Anyhow, she didn't like sleeping in her crib, didn't like her being in her nursery all alone, wouldn't fall asleep without someone right next to her, couldn't stay asleep longer than a few hours at a time, wouldn't take naps longer than 30 minutes in her crib - the list goes on and on - but I think (knock on wood) we have success! After a long few nights and nap times of practicing a sleep training routine that involves a pick-up/put down method - I think we are on the right track. A lot of people do the "cry-it-out" method, but it just wasn't for us. I didn't like the idea of her screaming herself to sleep until she finally was so tired that she gave up. Oh don't get me wrong - she still screamed and cried and was not a happy camper, but the theory behind the method is you are training/teaching them that it is time to sleep, but that you aren't deserting them. It did become a bit harder, as she now can sit up/stand up on her own - so it was pretty much just a "put down" method - but I think she finally has the hang of it!

Now she pretty much goes to sleep on her own after I set her in the crib, around 7:30 or 8, and sleeps until 6am! Every once and a while she'll wake up in the middle of the night take her paci and then go right back to sleep - but hey even that isn't too bad! And she goes to sleep in her crib for two naps per day too. The best part is - she doesn't look at her crib as torture anymore. I actually think she is starting to like it! (or tolerate it) Hoorah!

She is also starting to show the first signs of really wanting to take steps. She will hold onto her walker and if I let it go a few inches forward she will start taking baby steps! I can't believe she is only a few weeks/months away from being a walking/talking toddler!

Anyhow, here are a few pictures...oh and Christmas was great - she had a great time, (as did her parents) - she was definitely spoiled by Santa and her grandparents!