A Long Overdue Post

Lucy is still talking about her exciting weekend with the Blandford/Lancy family!! It was like a 4-day family reunion, and Lucy showed off the entire time.  unt Jill came downtown on Thursday and we had such a fun weekend together!!! We got to shop, do lunch, take class at my studio and do a lot of hanging out!  And, on Friday night we were excited to have Aunt Kristy, Uncle John and Aunt Pat come downtown to visit.

On Saturday Jenny and Brian had their baby shower, which we so sadly were not able to stay for, but heard it was a great party and Jenny and Brian don't need to shop for a single thing before little baby Lacny's arrival this summer.  We can't wait to meet him in a few months!!!!  It will be one cute baby.

But, Joe and I did have a great weekend in Lake Geneva at a beautiful wedding for our friends Marissa and Mike. Marissa looked amazing (see pics below) and it was one of those weddings that you talk about for years after.  We knew Lucy was in good hands with Grammy (Chris' preferred reference) and Grandpa Bill so we had a great time and weren't too sad to sleep in for once on Sunday morning.  I absolutely loved it up there so spent the drive home trying to convince Joe why we need a house up there.  He spent the drive home trying to convince me why we don't.

Thank you Chris and Bill for watching Lucy on Saturday!!! As always, she had a good time!!

And, Lucy is up to lots of new things these days - as I am sure every almost-10-month-old is:

- She is really into handing things to us - her paci, a toy, her food.  She likes the pass game.

- She is starting to eat much larger chunks of food and moved onto 3 solid meals a day. This is in an attempt to help her gain more weight. Right now, she is in the less than 1% for weight and in the 25% for height. So, we are trying to add more cheese, oil, etc to her diet.  Which is not natural for me, so I am doing my best!

- Her two bottom teeth are finally grown in! Her little two-tooth smile melts my heart every time!  Now, our challenge is trying to remember to brush them.

- We are working on words like mama and dada, and although she can make the sounds, we know they aren't directed at us yet.  I secretly practice mama more though :)  But, I had a dream that her first words were "I'm hungry" so apparently, the doctor's advice that she needs to gain more weight really has affected me.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!!! Most of my pics are from the wedding because my friend Katy took charge of the camera since I forget to use it, but, I will get a few pics from Chris and Bill of Jenny and Brian's shower, so will post them later in the week!

Hanging out with Aunt Kristy - I wish she came to visit every weekend

                                         

Uncle John is so much fun!!!

With my fun Aunt Jill and Grandpa before the shower

The Dailey Method Ladies with the beautiful bride!

A nice, calm shot of the couples

The hubbies (and me) - once again we got seated next to the bar. Strange!

Cheers!

Our Monkey

We always call Lucy "monkey" and it fits her well - she can't sit still for one minute (truly, a minute of sitting would be a treat for me) and is climbing onto everything that she can reach - and when out reach, she will get on her tiptoes and hang by her fingertips.  It is time to baby-proof!!!! So, we have someone coming next week to walk through our house and help us with baby-proofing our entry with plexiglass, gates and install cabinet locks, etc.  In the meantime, we have created a play space for Lucy by using our furniture to block her in.  Like we expected, she immediately tried to escape.  But, she is having fun with a lot more space to roam!

Just a few pics of our (naked, because her feet slip in her pjs) monkey playing around this morning - with some pics of her using her new walker from Beth and Rob.  It is her favorite new toy and she runs around the house with it, banging into walls and then tries to "walk" her other big toys but since they aren't on wheels.....

*** We had a fun weekend with our favorite cousins Abigail and Caitlin (while Beth and Rob were enjoying life in Vegas) and spent time with Grandma Kathy, and Grandma Chris and Grandpa Bill. It was our "Tour de suburbs" and I have a few pics on my phone and email because I didn't have my camera. I will share them later this week!!!

In "Lucy World"

Maybe if I just get my arm through I can escape this place!

Since that wasn't a success, I will just run around!

Weeeeeee!!!

Walking is fun!!!!

Finding my balance - my record is 5 seconds

Swimming!!

WE LOVE SUMMER!!!

Happy 9 Months Lucy!!!

Our baby is already 9 months old!!!! She is changing so quickly and it is hard to believe that at the end of the summer we will be celebrating her first birthday!  It is sad for me that with each month, our little baby is becoming less a baby and more a toddler.  She doesn't want to sit in my arms anymore - ever, is eating finger foods and using a sippy cup and yesterday taught herself to crawl up our stairs (I should mention before every freaks out that Joe was behind her and she wasn't just hanging out in the stairwell alone.) So, we are trying to truly enjoy every little stage and milestone before we are realizing how quickly they pass.  

Lucy, you are truly the most amazing, beautiful little girl and just looking at you brings us more happiness than we thought possible.  Happy 9 months!!!

Nothing makes Lucy giggle more than riding on daddy's shoulders!

Happy Birthday Uncle Rob!

Happy Birthday Uncle Rob!!!! You are such a fun uncle and treat me so special - like one of your own daughters!  I love you!  Have a great birthday!