Munching Away!

Lucy has been eating solid food for almost two months now. We started her off slowly with just oatmeal and rice in the beginning and didn't introduce fruits and veggies until she was 6 months old. Since then our girl sure has expanded her menu! Lucy now has solid food at breakfast and dinner time. She eats rice, oatmeal and wheat cereal. She also eats lots of different fruits and vegetables. So far the only thing we haven't been sure about is sweet potatoes - she didn't seem wild about them. Lucy likes green beans, peas, carrots, winter squash, avocado, pears, banana, peaches and prunes. Now we are crushing fresh or frozen organic produce in the baby food mill - it is a little chunkier and Lucy seems to like that. She has been eating green beans, a peas & carrot mix, blueberries and banana this way so far. We also have lima beans and asparagus to try soon. Lucy is still a little messy and sometimes spitting is a bit of a problem - well, Lucy thinks it is very funny to spit her food. Mommy & Daddy don't think it is very funny. We are glad that she is eating so well though. She has also tried moistened cheerios, which she seems to like, but hasn't yet really figured out how to pick up and put in her mouth herself. We'll keep practicing. Hopefully she will continue to be such a good eater, it is nice to know she is getting so many good nutritious things to eat. Way to go Lucy!

Lucy & Isabel

This past weekend Lucy and I met Heather and Isabel at Longwood Gardens. I love when we get together at Longwood, it is so nice to just walk around and chat while the two girls ride in their strollers. It is also neat to see how much they have both grown and how similar, yet different, they are.

We walked around the whole outdoor garden area and then found a shady spot so the girls could eat lunch and play. Isabel loves being on her belly - she seemed so happy and content examining the grass and exlporing her surroundings. Lucy, on the other hand, does not enjoy being on her tummy, so I was really excited to have gotten this great picture of both girls on their tummies!

It was fun to watch how the girls interact, they were "talking" and reaching out for each other. I envision a sweet friendship between the girls. Lucy also enjoyed investigating the grass with her hands and, of course, her mouth. We are both looking forward to the next time we get to play with Heather and Isabel!

Miss Independent

Happy Independence Day!

We all had a very busy, and fun, weekend. Brian and I had off on Friday, July 3rd. We took Kenzie and Lucy to Hagley Museum. Believe it or not, in all the years I have lived in the area, this was my first visit to Hagley. We toured the house, gardens and stable area. We really didn't see too much of the powder mill area on this trip, Brian and I intend to go back soon. We did make it over to one of the mill areas in time to see them light some gunpowder. The result was a really loud BANG that made all of us jump. Lucy was fine for the first few seconds while the shock set in, then her face got all scrunched up and her lip went out, then she began crying. Luckily, she was quick to return to her normal happy self.

On the 4th we headed over to Nana's to celebrate with the whole family. It was great to have all the little girls together for the first time. Kenzie was there along with the youngsters - Zoe, Ella, Lucy and Quinn! What a full house - I have never seen my mom's house so messy, yet so fun! Lucy was having a blast. She especially enjoyed her cousin Ella. Ella let Lucy touch her face and her hair. She even sat next to Lucy on the porch sofa. Lucy just thought Ella was the best!

There was so much excitement that Lucy was unable to take a nap - she didn't want to miss anything! So, our tired little girl nearly passed out once the car started moving. I thought she would sleep in, but alas, I was wrong. Lucy was up at 6:30 on the dot. No rest for the weary...