Laugh out Loud!

Lucy loves to be tickled, especially by her Daddy. Brian just seems to find all of the most ticklish spots that cause Lucy to burst into laughter. She starts out with giggles, but usually ends up with big, fun belly laughs - all courtesy of Daddy! Now, Mommy can make her laugh too, just not quite as quickly and not so hard. It is so much fun to watch Brian and Lucy playing and having fun.

As for this weekend - Lucy spent Friday catching up on some sleep. We had company Friday night, Jason and Jenn came over to hang out and have dinner with us. Lucy's favorite part was playing on the floor with both of them. Saturday was spent playing and getting stuff crossed off the to-do list. It was a dismal day, so not much else was too appealing... Sunday Lucy and I met Heather, Alex and Isabel at Longwood. We had a nice time wandering around and seeing the new displays. Alex was quite polite and seemed to really enjoy the new train exhibit!

Napping & Clapping

Lucy was still getting over her teething pain last Thursday, so she was still a little cranky. As a result, she fell asleep on the couch along with her daddy! Look how cute those two are.

Lucy did a great job catching up on sleep this weekend. She took a four hour nap when she was home with Brian on Friday! After she woke up they came to visit me at work - what a nice treat on a quiet Friday before a holiday weekend.

Sunday was a busy day for the Burns family, we headed out to Aunt Amy & Uncle Paul's for a visit and dip in the pool with Zoe & Ella. Paul made some wonderful chili and Amy made a very tasty cake! We all had a great time in and out of the water. We then headed over to our neighbor's (Mike & Shannon) for a Labor Day gathering. There was a great crowd, we had fun and Lucy enjoyed playing with some of the kids.

Today was a quieter day, but the BIG event was that Lucy clapped for the first time! When I say clapped, I mean she really all out clapped. She has been bringing her two little fists together in a sort of clap, but today she had open hands and repeatedly put them together. They even made a quiet clapping sound! She was really excited about this new skill (probably in part because we were so excited).

Teething Hurts!

Our Lucy girl missed school yesterday. She was home feeling icky, probably a result of teething. This all started Monday evening, when she came home from school and was not quite her perky little self. Lucy has a runny nose and is drooling more than I thought was humanly possible! As a result her voice is raspy and she is coughing a lot (choking on drool?). Yesterday she was so unhappy because of all that was going on in her mouth. She had trouble sleeping, wasn't too interested in playing, didn't eat so much and cried during her whole bath (Lucy loves bathtime!). It was so sad to watch, and sure made this momma feel pretty helpless. At one point, when I was making Lucy's dinner, she was crawling on the kitchen floor and it all must have just been too much... She laid down on the tile floor, put her arms under her head to cradle it and began sobbing/moaning softly until I picked her up off the floor, at which point she just flopped on my shoulder. So sad... Today she is feeling a little better. She is at school again, but has been more fussy and less cheerful than usual. There are so many more teeth to go - teething sure does stink!

Lucy & The Fountain

I am going to try something new - adding video to the posts! Read below for the details of our trip to Longwood Gardens and then feel free to watch this short video of Lucy playing with the water as it leaps out of the fountain. We just thought she was so cute. As a matter of fact, she had an audience because most of the other people sitting around the fountain were watching little Lucy play as well. Enjoy!

Lucy's Lovin' Longwood!

This sure was a great weekend! Lucy is really on the move - she has begun to master crawling and is making her way around like a champ.

On Sunday we went to Longwood since the weather was nice and not too humid. We all had a great time walking around, enjoying the fountains and checking out the new floral displays. Here are some pictures from the day:

Brian and Kenzie enjoy the sound of the waterfall
overlooking the Italian Water Garden.

Lucy sure loves her Dad!

Lucy just wants to get down and crawl around on the grass!

Sister Fun!

Hmmm... this grass is really interesting...

Brian and his two girls!

This was the best part...
Lucy loved the fountain in the children's garden.
Here she is trying to catch the water as it ascends.

So exciting!

Lucy loves the water!

And She's Off...

Well it is official, Lucy is now crawling! This weekend she was doing a modified crawl, drag, sit and inch kind of thing to get around and it was working well for her. Today, however, she all out crawled. We were playing on the family room floor and Lucy wanted to climb on me, so I backed away and asked her to come to me - and she did! After the initial excitement, I decided to give it another go, so I moved more than half way across the room and she crawled over to me again. Brian and I better get ready to follow Lucy, once she really gets the hang of this I have a feeling there will be no stopping her! I will post some pictures again soon...

Lip Smackin' Good

Lucy girl loves to eat! She seems to like almost everything we give to her, which is great. New foods Lucy has been enjoying include black beans, asparagus, tofu, some yummy sounding combos made by Plum Organics like pumpkin banana, apple carrot, etc. Lucy also enjoys all the yummy yo-baby yogurt flavors.

Lucy has started to really show her love of food by saying "Mmmm mmmm mmmm" when eating. It is so cute. Well, this morning Lucy's breakfast was oatmeal and strawberry mash. I sat Lucy in her high chair, got her bib on and lifted her bowl to begin feeding her. Before the food was even on the spoon, she started saying "Mmmm mmmm mmmm," in anticipation of having a yummy breakfast. After swallowing each bite, Lucy smacked her lips in delight. Our girl sure knows how to appreciate a yummy breakfast!