Fun Furry Friends!

Lucy has recently become fascinated by Dewey and O'Malley. She especially likes to watch Dewey's tail because is really long and he swishes it around all the time. Lucy's interest actually really began with the tail, she would reach out to try to feel Dewey's tail - but he is usually to quick for her little hands!

Dewey has always been interested in Lucy. Anytime she cries, Dewey comes around to see if she is okay and to make sure we are taking extra good care of Lucy. That started with her very first sponge bath when she was crying up a storm and has never stopped. Now that their interest is mutual, you can often find Lucy looking around for Dewey, or O'Malley for that matter. She follows both cats as they walk around to see what they are doing and where they are going. When they come toward Lucy she smiles wide and her eyes get even bigger!

The other day, Lucy and Dewey shared a very cute bonding moment. Dewey was laying on the family room floor when Lucy spotted him. She began reaching for him and wiggling. I put Lucy on her belly (this will surprise all of you who know how much she hates tummy time) and she started to stretch out toward Dewey. When he realized what was going on, Dewey turned to face Lucy and reached his paws out to her. They took turns patting each other - it was so cute! The whole time this was going on Lucy was making crawling motions (hurrah) to further prepare for her first crawling attempts. She also squealed with delight several times. It is nice to have some furry friends too.

Happy Memorial Day!

Lucy had an interesting weekend... She started off with a Friday home with Daddy. Daddy dressed Lucy in jeans, because he loves when she wears jeans (see picture below). It was a good thing that Lucy was home with Daddy because she developed a fever mid-morning. This could be from a bug she got at daycare, but we think it is because she is starting to cut her first tooth! There is a tiny corner of a tooth sticking up on the lower left side of Lucy's mouth. Maybe the fever was because of a virus though, because she had other symptoms that were making her a less-than-happy-camper. Lucy ended up with a really bad diaper rash! The upside to this is that she got to lay around in her birthday suit most of the day on Saturday, which she really seemed to enjoy. This made it super-easy to grab and play with her feet. See, there is a silver lining to every cloud. Luckily, several baking soda baths and all the naked sleeping, seem to have cured the rash, only a few small blotches remain.

Despite having an irritated bum, and feeling crummy, Lucy was still all smiles. What a girl! She is really enjoying reaching for new and interesting things. Lucy would love to get her hands on the remote control, anything we are eating or drinking, any toy that is nearby, my earrings and especially Dewey's tail! Lucy is doing better with tummy time (she is not really a big fan) because she spends most of the time reaching for things, which is exciting. She is also making crawling motions, so it won't be long now before she is on the go!

Sunday was more fun - Lucy was less irritated, had no fever and seemed to be dealing well with cutting her tooth. We visited the Nolan's for a pre-Memorial Day celebration. We had a great time and enjoyed some yummy food!

Today, we enjoyed being outside for a BBQ. Lucy loved feeling the wind blow through her hair. Her sleep patterns were strange though, and I am not sure if she is still feeling a little under the weather. She is refusing to fall asleep now and is thrashing about and grunting with her Dad. He has asked me to share that she "is a very scutchy baby."

Lucy is Making Friends!

Lucy is really starting to socialize with other kids! I first noticed this when I picked Lucy up from school one day last week. One of the little girls in her room, Amali, watched me putting her into her car seat and buckling her in with great interest. She patted Lucy and smiled. This made Lucy very happy. She was watching Amali with just as much interest. When I picked Lucy up, Amali's lip got pouty and quivered as if she was going to cry. I reassured her that Lucy would be back the next day, but she was still so sad. She decided to walk over to lay in a bean bag and wimper a little. Today, she came over to say goodbye to Lucy again and offered another pat, but she seemed to understand that Lucy would be back. It is so nice to see that another baby wants Lucy to be there :-)

We visited with friends (Sarah and Steve) on Friday night. Alec, their 4-year old, was so excited about Lucy. He was talking to her and making her smile and laugh. Alec shared that he loves babies and he was quite pleased with himself when Lucy responded to him with a smile, when she reached out to feel his hair and when she watched him.

On Saturday, Lucy and I had a play date with our friends Heather and Isabel (see top picture). Isabel and Lucy are only a few weeks apart. We have gotten the girls together before, and they have looked at each other, but this time they reached out to each other and seemed quite interested in the other one. I am hoping that Isabel and Lucy get to spend plenty of time together and become good friends! It is so neat to see how Lucy is responding to other people, especially kids, and how quickly they begin to interact and play with each other.

Luckily, Lucy still loves to play with Mommy & Daddy!!

Splish Splash Lucy Loves Taking a Bath!

Oooh mid-week and I am already writing another post! Tonight was bath night, not every night is bath night, usually every other night is. Lucy LOVES bath night. If it were up to her, every night would be bath night. When we bring Lucy up to her room to change her she starts to get excited immediately, just in case it might be bath night. When I am bathing her alone, on nights like tonight, we go into the bathroom first to fill the tub up - this is VERY exciting. Lucy watches the water come out of the faucet with great excitement and a whole lot of wiggling. It is very hard to get Lucy out of her clothes because she starts to "splash" around on the changing table, even though there is no water there. Look out once she reaches the tub because you are bound to get wet! Lucy has figured out that if she slaps her open hand down into the water it makes a much bigger splash than if it is closed. This also gets Mommy wetter, which is very funny. You can also get very big splashes if you move both legs quickly and at the same time. Lucy loves getting her parents wet! Splashing is so much fun, but it is a lot of hard work too. By the time Lucy is dry, lotioned up and has her jammies on, she is just about to konk out. Tonight she was asleep within 10 minutes of finishing up the bath routine, giving me time to add another blog!

Lucy Rolled on her Belly

Okay, we are going to try blogging as a way to share Lucy's milestones and all the fun we are having, especially with our family that is far away. So, this is my first blog. Bear with me as I figure this whole thing out.

We had a great weekend with Lucy! Saturday was a beautiful day - very warm and breezy. We went next door for Sean's first birthday party. It was the first time Lucy wore shorts. She loved watching all the people, especially the kids. Lots of people wanted to hold Lucy and everyone commented on what a good baby she is (but we already knew that).

Lucy went for a walk around the neighborhood with Brian, Kenzie and me. We also had a chance to enjoy the patio and visit with our friends the Freeharts.

Today is Mother's Day. Brian, Kenzie and Lucy brought me breakfast in bed - what a treat! Then Brian, Lucy and I met my mom for Mother's Day brunch at Houlihan's. We had a great time.

Later, back at the house, Lucy and I were playing and she was having fun scooting around in a circle, she also likes laying on her side. Then she rolled from her back to her belly for the first time! She has rolled from belly to back before, but not the other way. Go Lucy!