October in California

These are pictures from the first part of our trip when we went to California in October.  We flew into San Diego and visited with Sarah and had her bridal shower.  It was SO much fun!

Walking in La Jolla

La Jolla Shores

Sarah's Bridal Shower

I love my family! Can't wait to see everyone in January for Sarah's wedding!!

Lucy Ann Month 8

My sweetie girl you are 8 months!  This has been such a great month for the most part and I finally feel like we are in good routine :)

You are more happy, less fussy, and sleeping better.  So all those things combined makes life around here wonderful! haha.  Your bedtime is 6:30 ish and you sleep till 7:00, with no wakings!! You are then up for about two hours and then go down for your morning nap.  Isaiah and you both take your afternoon nap at 1:00.  Putting you down at the same time is KEY.  

Lucy, you traveled to California for the first time!  We got to meet Aunt Sarah's fiance and travel up the coast to see grandma and grandpa, Aunt Lesley, Uncle Jonathan, and Anna and Owen.  The only hard part about traveling west is the time change, but on the last day of vacation you finally switched :) We can't wait to go back in January for Sarah's wedding! 

You love to eat carrots and sweet potatoes.  You don't get solid foods every day yet, but I am working on it.  You have started to talk more, you can scout backwards and roll over both ways.  You also sleep on your tummy, even though I had always put you on your back.  You just flip right over.

Lucy you are wearing size 3 diapers and size 9 month clothes.  Not sure how much you weigh, but you are are petite princess :)

Backyard Fun

Isaiah loves swinging, especially when daddy's pushing him.

And Thomas enjoys it too :)

Lucy Ann Month 7

Lucy girl is 7 months.  You are sitting up really well on your own now.  You love to be held all the time or sat right across from mama to play.  You are very good at taking one hour naps :) Sometimes they will stretch to 1.5, but not that often.  Lucy you are still taking three naps a day, I tried to just do two naps, but it was pretty terrible.  You didn't like being up that long :) Your bedtime is still 6:30 and you wake up at about 7:00-7:30 with one night feeding.  

We tried some solid foods at your six month mark, but you really wanted nothing to do with it.  So I tried again and again, but you really didn't want it! Ha!  But, now at 7 months you love sweet potatoes! At least for today, hopefully tomorrow too.  You have always hated being on your stomach for play time and only in the last few days have you tolerated a couple more minutes.  Sort of pushing up on your legs like you might crawl soon?  Maybe between 8-9 months, like Isaiah did.

Your brother LOVES holding you and rocking you! He would hold you all day if I let him.  He loves to tackle you to the ground.  Even though you are a mama's girl, you can tolerate when I am away.  You have have done fine with a couple sweet babysitters and of course your daddy :)   I see your sweet and observant personality coming through. 

Oh and did I mention that you love Thomas too?  Isaiah NEVER watched as much of TV as you do, he didn't really even know what it was a your age, but by the time 5:00 (maybe 4:00 sometime) rolls around and you are fussy, guess what will instantly stop your crying?  Thomas the Train.  You even do a little dance to the music. Haha You do like music, so I try and sing to you as well as put on music and that will calm you as well. 

This month has been long because Mikey has been on Trauma.  Which means long hours with little time at home... but it's almost over!  And soon you will take your first trip to California!!! Yay!!!  

Some quick stats: You are wearing 9 month clothes and still some 6 month.  Size 3 diapers, and I am guessing you are around 14 pounds :) 

Preschool and Best Buds

Laura, Jessica, and I started doing preschool lessons with the boys...but we have only done a couple weeks.  I love these pictures that I found on my camera.  They play together often and it is fun watching them grow.

Lucy Ann Month 6

This serious little lady is 6 months!  I mean look at those baby blues! :)

Lucy, you bring so much joy to our house.  You love watching your brother and grabbing him! You enjoy playing with your little toys and you smile when we sing to you.

You go to bed between 6:00-6:30 and wake up for the morning around 7:00 with usually only one night feeding.  A couple of times you have slept 13 hours straight.

You are still taking 3 naps a day.  In between the naps we run errands and chase around your brother!  He loves to give you trains to play with.

You are definitely a mommas girl.  Mikey and I have gone on several dates but always after you go to bed.  You are doing better in the church nursery and we are working on the bottle concept, though it's not easy.  You love to be held by me!

You are going to try solid foods this week and I think you will like sitting with us at the table.  You still don't like being on your tummy for too long.

You are wearing six month cloths and are finishing the last of the size two diapers.

Your weight will be updated here after your dr appointment!  We love you Lucy girl!

Isaiah is 2

And just like that, Isaiah is 2!  We celebrated by going to IHOP for breakfast together as a family and then had a big party in the afternoon.  This little boy is very sweet to his sister. He brings her toys, takes them away, and goes looking for her when she is asleep.  Isaiah goes to bed at 7 and wakes up between 7-7:30.  He vocabulary has increased quite rapidly over the past couple of months.  He can count to ten, knows most of his colors, and is working on his letters.  He loves TRAINS.  He loves to quietly sit and read books.  And he loves his legos!