Wednesday, March 23, 2011

9 months old!

Lucy is nine months old today!


She weighed in on our home baby scale at 14 pounds, 10.5 ounces last night.  She's a petite one! She now has two teeth and it seems she might be working on one of the top ones.


Likes: music, watching Mommy dance silly (finally, an appreciative audience!), playing airplane with Daddy (game consisting of being zoomed around the house by Daddy), smart phones, being held and cuddled, dogs (which she enjoys exclusively away from home since we do not have one), nursing, eating solids (especially avocado and yogurt w/ banana), taking everything out of purse/basket/box and not putting it back in, chewing on or waving her centipede drumsticks.

Dislikes: getting buckled into the car seat, getting her face or nose wiped, getting stuck under the coffee table.

Recent baby tricks/skills: standing with support, climbing stairs, biting (ouch!), sharing her teething biscuits and toys, kissing Mommy and Daddy.  And last night I noticed she was trying to put her own shoes on ... she was matching up the bottom of her foot with the bottom of her shoe and trying to get her foot in the shoe.  Pretty adorable!

Recent culinary adventures: salmon, cucumber, cauliflower, sturgeon, meyer lemon barley risotto, french bread crust, egg yolk, Perrier, Cheerios.

Vocab: dada (means "Daddy," sometimes means "Mommy" and lots of other things too), dog, mama (says this infrequently but it is so sweet when she does), ah-dada (so far as we can tell it means "I want that" and/or generic whining, expression of displeasure), up, hi, kitty (or something pretty close to that), bear, duck.

To see highlights of Lucy's recent professional photo shoot follow this link:
Professional Photos of Lucy - March 2011

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Yummy!

Lucy continues to be a great eater, like her mommy and daddy.
Enjoying some homemade roasted squash puree. Mmmm.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Lucy and friends

Here are some shots of Lucy and her little buddies from some recent play dates.

Lucy and Sophie ... on the move!

Lucy enjoying Sophie's toys; Sophie doing a great job of sharing!

Sharing Sophie's musical play cart
Lucy and Brooke

Patagucci gucci goo
Just before heading out for a winter walk.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

All Hail the Queen B (Aunt B, that is)

My little sister Abby was recently crowned Reno High Winterfest Queen.  We attended the Reno High basketball game at which she was crowned. 

Abby and Winterfest King, Jake Pinnochio
Aunt B with Lucy (in Reno High Red)



Courtney, Abby and Lucy.  Do you think Lucy is going to have our chin?
The King and Queen after the game

No sense of drama at all.


Monday, March 7, 2011

Tanuary II/David's 35th Birthday Party

In late January we threw Tanuary II, a summer/tropical-themed party in the middle of winter.  It also served as David's 35th Birthday Party.  We had a great time!
David with the highly realistic beach background
Aunt B, Lucy and Mimi

Lucy and Aunt B
Shawn and Brooke
Alicia, Catherine, Desiree and Brinn
The Reichenbergs
Tersh and Shawn catch a wave
Family-friendly Tanuary.  Pictured here from L to R:  Michelle Cobb, Lucy, Sophia Pryles, Alicia Johnson, Bridget O'Mara, Lilian Johnson, Ryan Cobb
Maddie and Lillian at the indoor tanning station


Sunday, March 6, 2011

Milestones: Lucy gets a tooth

Lucy finally broke her first tooth this last Monday, February 28, 2011.  She has been a little "spicier" as she has started teething, but it really has not been too bad.  I can't persuade her to let me photograph her new tooth but here is a good shot of her adorable smile.


New tooth not pictured (3.6.11)


Lucy Goes Snowshoeing

In January we took Lucy snowshoeing with our good friends Jeremy and Catherine Reichenberg.  It was a beautiful but cold day.  Lucy did pretty well, though she did get hungry and require a little snack in the woods.  She also did not love how little she could bend her arms in this snowsuit, so we will have to try a different one next time. 


Look closely and you can see a little bird in Jeremy's hand.

Hello, birdie.

Snack time!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Baby Tricks: All Fours, Pulling Up/Standing with Support, and ..... Crawling!

Lucy is full of baby tricks lately!  In late December she started pushing up onto all fours, and she's now been crawling since the first week of February (see video, below).  She can pull up to standing as well.  And she can clap now, which is very cute.  She is pretty fast when crawling, and she gets sort of excited and pants as she gets closer to whatever she is after (lately that means paper and the peat moss in our potted indoor lemon tree). 












Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Hawaii 2010: the best of the rest

Lucy and Mimi at the beach

Lucy checks out how the sand feels on her toes ... later she tried to eat some of it

Kyle tries on the Ergo

More Lucy and Mimi

Lucy and Daddy

Daddy feeds Lucy



Kyle and fiancee Alyson

Relaxing on the beach with my baby sis

This is my tan on the last day of the vacation!  And this is how tan Abby gets after about 10 minutes.

Strike a pose!