Lucy Time

We had Lucy's wellness/shots appointment this week. She is 19.6 lbs, and 29.5 inches tall/long? So she is in the 25% for weight, 75% for length and 50% for head size. She had lost some of her rolls now that she is so active, she only has the two on the top of her little thighs. She was not very impressed with the doctor, little grumpy guss. The day after was the first time she has ever been "sick" high fever and just so sad. I know we can't complain since she has been so healthy, and I think we are lucky since she just sat on our lap, cuddled and dozed on and off, and it only lasted a couple days and she was back to eating everything, and pretty happy.
Tonight Lucy figured out the stairs. We have three stairs out the back door, and they kept her entertained for at least an hour, She went down the forward which was a bit scary and the backward which seemed a bit better. She was so funny, she went in and out a few times before she realized she was outside and then she chased around the Mitten for a while till he got board and went inside. Best part was she wore herself out! Can't believe how fast she is growing!

Lucy's First Birthday

Happy Birthday Lucy!
Wow, what a year. I think we are getting use to having a kid, lol. It's seems like she has always been part of our lives and its all so new at the same time.It's fun to think of all the changes, toys on the floor, covers over the outlets, car seat bases in the cars, driving during nap times, kid proofing the drawers and cuboards, keys missing on the computer, asking for high chairs, I could go on and on, but I wouldn't change on thing. I love to hear her laugh and when she pants like a dog when shes up to no good. She has recently started to flle the scene when she knows she shouldn't be doing something. I could still sit and watch her sleep all night, that is if I wasn't so tired! Its funny that she still gets crazy legs when shes up set or real happy, it looks like the "worm" only on her back.
 Lucy turned one on Thursday, and we celebrated in Jerome on Saturday. We had a big cupcake party at Curtis and Crystals house. Everyone came out to play and show their love for Lucy.
She is constantly on the go. Pulling out books in her room and before I can put those away she is out in the kitchen pulling our all my Tupperware and towels. She either plays tug-a-war with Frank or kicks him out of his bed and sits in it and laughs and laughs she thinks its so funny. If the door to the T.V. room is open we can find her in there on the couch playing with the remotes. She is totally obsessed with turning on the xbox, she gets her hands on the remote, presses buttons and watches the box to see if it turns on.

Happy Birthday Chad

Chad had his 31st birthday. He got new skis and a new job! The job that hes been wanting for, for a very long time. Had a nice quiet dinner at home, and chocolate chip cookie dough cup cakes.

Lucy Days

Lucy is always playing in my baking cupboard. Whenever I am in the kitchen for longer periods of time she can be found there taking things out and putting them back, or taking everything out so she can climb in. She also just discovered that she can open drawers and has taken over the bottom junk drawer as her own, she likes to climb into it and throw everything out of it. So these two areas of my kitchen are Lucy proof.
I was making dinner and ran to the bathroom for a minuet. When I came back I found Lucy stuffing her face with hand fulls of white chocolate chips! She was pretty proud of herself, appearently I need to do a better job "Lucy proofing" my kitchen. Love her so much!

September

Totally forgot to post this sooner! Crystal and Roo came to stay while passing through on their road trip the weekend of the 8th and Lucy crawled over to Roo and said "hello"! She has also started climbing...one everything, and is quite the problem solver when she wants to get to something. The other day I watched her crawl up on the fireplace, onto the hope chest and over to the chair.Though she seems to prefer the wooden one that Great Grandpa Emery made her. She will stay entertained for hours, standing up on it and looking around, sitting on it side ways sitting on it with her legs off the front like a big kid, eating her snacks on it climbing on to the table from it, or even better into her toy basket from in. Its a good thing Grandpa Emery made it so solid.

I was watering the trees and bushes outside, and Lucy watched the water and the hose and would crawl on her hands and feet to wherever I was watering. It was pretty funny. After awhile she put her hand out and would try the grab at the water, so I took the pressure spout off and handed her the hose. She was so cute she would hold the hose and watch he water at first and then she let the water run on her feet and slowly she started to get wild with it. She would whip it up and splash her face and look at me in surprise, and the do it again. Then when the water had kinda pooled around her she kicked and kicked and moved her legs around and would try and splash. Its so fun to watch her figure things out and play. It reminds me to appreciate the simple things in my life.

Other news, kind of sad news. We found Shammy a new home. She just couldn't help herself when it came to biting Lucy. We thought that after awhile she would get better but she just wouldn't stop. She went to live with a friend of mine, where she will be and only child/dog and she will be loved. She was a sweet little dog and I really am sorry to see her go. And as a side note I still cant keep Lucy out of the dog kennel! (also the last picture, she totally got in there by herself and closed the door!)

11 Months Oh' My!

11 months old today, Lucy is growing so fast. She is still walking along the couch and coffee table. she can also walk behind her car toy. She can't quite steer it, so she walks and gets stuck in corners and then yells for help. She loves books, she will sit and stay occupied by turning the pages. She still continues to explore the house. She is finally using sippy cups, hard and soft tops, it took her a little while to figure out that you have to tip them up. She is such a good girl. She will play and play and she is also willing to sit and shop or just sit in a lap and look at books or toys. I love it. I have to keep the dogs kennel locked if the are in or out because she loves to go get in it, its funny and kinda gross. It makes me wash their bedding a lot more.
She also just figured out that the lid on the toilet goes up and down, bummer!She is getting her first top molars, so she is a bit of a drooler right now. Poor kid. She is sleeping a full 9-12 hours at a time. Kinda depends on how she naps during the day. I guess I better start planning a birthday party for next month! Wow still can't believe its been 11 months.

The call

Lucy made her first call today. She is always trying to play with out phones, if the are on or off she is grabbing at them. Tonight she got a hold of mine, while I was getting out of the shower talking to Chad, when his phone rang... it was my phone number! Lucy had somehow worked my phone and called him! Little smarty pants!