Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Today was such a beautiful day! Spring is finally here. It was 70 and sunny this afternoon. We so needed this great day!

We all dressed in green to celebrate the St. Patrick's Day holiday. I snapped a few pictures this morning when dropping Lucy off at Megan's house. Every morning Lucy runs into their family room to find Aubrey (who normally has just crawled out of bed) yet she ALWAYS greets Lucy with a big smile and hug. Lucy also looks to find Trevor, a third grader, who she greatly admires!

I captured the love this morning :)



Lucy also LOVES Megan. She is the best caregiver I could have asked for. We are very lucky.


"Frances, Lucy's getting away!" Aubrey shouted! :)


Lucy loves to run around their house. She likes to run up and down the long hallway...


She also likes to look out the window and watch Trevor get on the big, yellow bus.


We wish you a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

13 Months Old!

On March 6th, Lucy turned 13 months old!


Lucy loves being silly. One of her favorite games is to play on the couch. She likes to lay back on the pillows and laugh!

(Check out that smile!)

She watches for our reaction and then smiles...


Sometimes we have to rescue her because she is a little TOO adventurous!


"What's this?"


"Oh, I see. It says 13 Months!"


(Obviously, she is already reading. HA!)


She still is obsessed with her Daddy.



Our Lucy is getting so big. She likes to play independently now. She still loves to "read" books on her own. Humming as she turns the pages. Her light brown hair is growing more and more each day. (Perfect for bows!) She loves to play, walk, climb, run, laugh, and do whatever her Daddy is doing! She likes to carry thing around the house. Preferably, two. One in each hand.



I don't know how I feel about this picture. Seriously, when did this happen? She is getting so big. That look on her face is just too much. "What Mom, you want another picture?"


Not too much has changed since 12 months. Most notable would be her little personality growing each day. She likes to laugh with us and and enjoys being silly.

Here are her stats:
Bedtime: 7:30ish (Most nights is is sound asleep by 7:30. We do bath, lotion/pjs, bottle, brush her teeth, and lay her down. She is doing very well with his routine.)

Wake Up Time: 5:30-7:00. When she wakes up she joins us in bed with her morning bottle and if we are lucky will fall back asleep on my pillow with me for a little bit.

Bath: everyday at 7:00ish

Naps: 2x/day for a total of 2 hours/day 9:15ish and a 1:15ish nap. Her afternoon nap is around 2-3 hours.

Bottles: She currently drinks 4 bottles a day. 1 morning bottle, 2 at Megan's, and 1 bottle before bed. She still loves her bottles!

Food: solids at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. She continues with Stage 2 foods. Her favorites are Bananas, Apple, and Pears. YoBaby yogurt is still a fav. - she likes the banana and blueberry flavors. She still is loving finger foods but sometimes refuses her old favorites like puffs and cheerios. She is moving on to more exciting things like meatballs, pancakes, chicken, and pretzels. Whatever her Dad is eating, Lucy wants to be eating. She loves to snack on pretzel sticks with him when he gets home from work while I'm cooking dinner :)

Favorite Toys: She is really starting to gravitate towards certain toys. She loves her drum, small cups and balls, still loves to dance with her musical table, and loves to carry things around. Her newest fun is carrying her pink purse or purple picnic basket all around.

Firsts: signing "eat" and "all done." We also moved her crib to the lowest level and she's doing great with it. This month she got to ride in her BIG GIRL carseat for the first time too! She loves it. On long trips, she even gets to watch shows on the iPad! Lucy also has shown her first "attitude" this month. We were out to eat, Denny took away a crayon that she was trying to eat and boy, oh boy did she show him. HA! Lip out, tears flowing and sobbed. I had to take her out of her highchair to calm her down. Are we in for trouble or what?

Happy 13 Months Lucy Josephine! Mommy and Daddy love you so much.

Peas, Megan, Spoiled, and Boys!

We've been horrible lately taking pictures of Lucy but here a few randons from our small camera...

PEAS!

Yes, someone still loves her some PEAS :)

Megan captured a few shots of Lucy this week playing in their family room! Her little yellow dress got us all ready for Spring.


(Poor little thing has a runny nose and chapped cheeks! She is also ready for winter to be over.)

This is where Lucy got to sleep when Grandma and Grandpa babysat...spoiled?!?


Just hangin' with MY BOYS!

Trevor(left) had two friends over after school this week and I found Lucy having a snack "with" them after school. She was happy as a clam to be part of the group!

Ready for Spring!

We are so ready for the flowers to start to peek through the cold ground, the buds to appear on the trees, and the warm sunshine to return to the sky! I can't wait to play outside with Lucy this spring. She loves to walk around our neighborhood on all the sidewalks...this isn't a fast pace but more of a "stop to smell the roses" pace where she stops to investigate everything she sees! Spring will bring lots of outside playtime for our family and we are SO ready for it.

Spring also brings the Lenten season. I am eager for this to start this week with Fat Tuesday tomorrow and Ash Wednesday starting Lent. I have big plans for a 40 Bags in 40 Days purge of our house. I want to greet spring with a junk free and clean house!

Spring also brings EASTER! This is one of my favorite holidays because it is such a beautiful time of year. This past weekend we went to an adorable shop in Columbus and I just couldn't resist getting Lucy a handmade Easter dress.

I couldn't find an exact picture of the dress, but it is VERY similar to this!

Lottie Da is the cutest baby shop full of beddings, clothing, toys, and accessories.

Lucy was in heaven and ran from one toy basket to another! Denny and I followed behind her picking up all the toys she left along her way :)


FLASHBACK TO 2010!
We had a wonderful FIRST Easter as a family of 3 last year.


Lucy was real eager to meet the Easter Bunny last year - ha! We'll see what happens this year...


Lucy was a chubby, happy baby last Easter!

It is hard to believe she will be celebrating her second Easter this year. We can't wait for spring to come!

I'm Back!

January and February seem to have passed by without me even realizing it! I've made a new dedication to the blog because I hate for these months to go by without photos and stories of our ever-changing Lucy. I hope soon to print this blog and someday Lucy will be able to look at it and see how happy she made her Mom and Dad.

February is a special month in our house! Not only do we get to celebrate Lucy's birthday but also MINE! :) Last weekend Denny and I traveled to Cincinnati for his high school friend, Andy's wedding. We had a great getaway together and didn't have to worry a minute because Lucy was well cared for by Grandma and Grandpa Ehrmin. They went to a syrup making event, went to the shopping at Easton, and played, played, and played some more! (Gary and Dee we really appreciate you giving of your time and whole weekend to watch Lucy.)

On Sunday we celebrated my birthday! We went to Nordstrom Cafe for lunch and then back for cake and ice cream!

As you can see, Lucy still LOVES cakes! HA!

Happy 27th!


As long as the cake was out of sight Lucy didn't mind the frosting!


YUMMM!


PINK FROSTING


"Maybe cakes aren't that bad?!?"


I love my new dutch oven!


And Lucy still loves the snowglobe (Thank you Jon and Jenny!)


She also likes to explore our bedroom. Drawers are a new obsession!


"Look what I found!"


Oh Miss Lucy, Mommy and Daddy love you so much! You are the happiest little girl.

(Mommy also loves the little hairclips that Megan puts in your hair at her house. Your hair is growing each day.)

Thankful

Lucy loves her new babysitter, Megan. But she loves Megan's 3-year old daughter, Aubrey EVEN MORE! Everyday when we get to their house Lucy looks around to locate Aubrey, and then runs to hug Aubrey.

Aubrey calls her "Lucy Baby" and the feelings of love are mutual. Megan has sent me pictures from her cell phone over the past month. I cherish these pictures during my workday. It is so wonderful to know she is in such good hands during the day.

Here is "Lucy Baby" and Aubrey on Valentine's Day!


I love the sheer happiness on Lucy's face in this picture. I also love their matching Valentine's Day shirts and how "Princess Aubrey" is dressed for the occasion. She can be found most days of the week in some type of princess outfit :)


Here Lucy is playing in their playroom with a favorite toy.


And here's a serious shot of our girl. Man, those eyes are blue!

1 Year Old!

Lucy Josephine is ONE!


This picture captures just who she is right now. Happy, drooling, beautiful, and cheerful baby girl! (Oh, and looking away because she is obsessed with her Daddy!)

Look at that hair coming in!!!!

We tried our monthly photoshoot in her crib and she did pretty well!



She kindly held the sign and even sat still for sometime.


She had a slight obsession with the sign this month!


New stats:
Bedtime: 7:30ish
Wake Up Time: 6:00-7:00am (We cherish the days it is 7:30am!)
Bath: everyday at 7:00ish
Naps: LUCY IS ON A NAP SCHEDULE! With the help of her new babysitter, Megan, Lucy now takes two naps a day. Around 9:00 for 30-60 minutes and around 1:00 for 2-3 hours! AMEN!
Bottles: Total of 4 bottles a day. (about 5 oz. each.)
Food: solids at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. She is still eating mostly Stage 2 foods and some Stage 3 foods. Although many Stage 3 foods have meat in them and she HATES those! Her favorites are Applesauce and Peas. She still LOVES YoBaby whole milk yogurt and eats it at least once a day. She prefers the fruit flavors not veggie. Lucy eats dinner with us almost every night and has begun to eat what we have. She is loving table foods and last night downed a whole bowl of spaghetti and meat sauce! YUM! She also has become obsessed with snacks like goldfish, crackers, and graham sticks.
Firsts: running! Lucy has learned to walk VERY fast, climb the stairs, and open and shut doors. She also has a minor obsession with doors. Lucy now reads books to herself! She will find a board book, sit down, and hum as she turns the pages. It melts my teacher-heart! :)
Favorite Toys: things with buttons, tupperware, the stairs, doors, maracas, her drum, books, cell phones, and the iPad!

"Ok Mom, I"M DONE!"


Lucy had her 1 year check-up with Dr. Kern this morning. It's a few weeks past her birthday but I knew I had this day off so scheduled the appointment for today. Daddy joined us and Lucy did great! She enjoyed showing off for Dr. Kern. Although when it came time for shots she gave Dr. Kern her big ol' crocidile tears :(

Weight: 18 lbs. 11oz. (15%)
Height: 28 1/2 in. (25%)
Head: 18 in. (90%) The nurse commented this is common when a baby learns to walk early! I'd like to think she is going to be really smart...haha!

Here are Lucy's stats at 9 months-
Weight: 13 lbs. 14 oz. (15%)
Height: 25 1/2 in. (25%)
Head: 16 1/2 in. (50%)

HAPPY ONE YEAR BIRTHDAY, LUCY!


Mommy and Daddy love you and your growing personality!