Steps! Lucy-baby, you're taking steps and all the sudden you're feeling like a not-so-baby any more. It's truly the greatest joy and the most heartwrenching thing to watch your baby grow up before your eyes - knowing that they will never be this small, never feel quite so proud of their ability to stand up and walk, never have those moments again. But also knowing that they are growing every day, to see the pride in they eyes of those accomplishments, and to know that every day brings new moments and that as her mother - I get to be there for all of them. I'm feeling the feels.
Stats: Same as last month. 12 month clothes. Size 3 diapers.
Things I want to remember:
-Lucy is starting to take steps and it's SO exciting! At this point, it's really only 2-3 steps at a time, but she's amazingly able to stand right back up and keep going. It's so exciting and SO much fun to watch her. One of the most amazing things of this stage of development is when they are able to stand up in the middle of the floor without pulling them to a stand. It's an amazing feat and I love watching her do it each and every time. (She was doing this far before she started taking steps, but I just had to mention it because it never ceases to be amazing to me.)
-Lydia got Guinea Pigs last month and Lucy LOVED them. We started them upstairs in the sewing room, but my allergies kicked in. That was the best thing for Lucy because we moved them down to her level. She loved pulling herself up on the cage, looking in at them and trying to reach her arm to pet them. We ended up not being able to keep the guinea pigs because of my allergies, but for the brief time that we had them Lucy was their second-biggest fan. (I don't have any pictures of this, but we've also spent a good amount of time at my parents house this month and Lucy loves their new puppy, Rugby. He licks her face and climbs in her lap and she just smiles and grabs his fur. She's another little pet lover like her sister, I think.
-My little brother Matthew and his family moved from California and are staying with my parents. Their baby, Juniper is only about 2 months younger than Lucy and it's SO fun watching them together. It's the closest we've ever had cousins and they are so cute together. (Their favorite thing to do together? Easy answer: Climb on the dishwasher. The best is when Rugby get in on the action, too.)
-She's sleeping great and there's not much that can melt my heart like seeing her sleeping in her Zip.
-We did a "Temple Drive" this month and tried to drive to as many temples as we could. This is just an example of some of the fun little adventures we've gone on. Most of them aren't even really blog-worthy but it's enough to remember that Lucy is a happy little camper and we love going around with her.
-She doesn't love her carseat and almost never falls asleep in the car, but other than that, she's happy.
-Speaking of adventures, we took Lydia on a little Logan-Weekend-Trip and she was a peach the whole time. It was fun to let her explore the Logan Temple grounds and carry her around Second-Dam and The Utah State Campus.
(Again, she loves her toes dipped in the water.)
The kids are as excited as I am that Lucy is starting to walk. They walk around with her, trailing her and cheering anytime she takes steps. It's the highlight of our whole lives right now.
-She likes to snuggle up on soft things like soft blankets and pillows. She smiles big and flops down.
-It's so fun to watch her discover and play with new toys.
-She can manage stairs like a champ, which makes moving from floor to floor much easier for me because she's SO happy about going up and down them.
Lucy-Goose. You're a joy and we LOVE you.
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