Zoo Fun with Cousins

My sister Jennifer came in town today with the girls and we all went to the zoo. So much fun...

Snow Day

It has been such a mild winter, I didn't even think we would get a snow day this year! But we did, and here it is...

Nana/Papa in NC

Nana and Papa came to babysit the girls in Charlotte while my sister was out of town and before heading off to start the AT. We just got back from our visit with them where they got to see how much Lucy has grown since Thanksgiving:


And Jake got to play with his cousins for three whole days. Jake loves playing with his cousins, so this was very fun to him:



Nana showed us all of their cool gear for the big AT trip coming up soon:




And Lucy watched the whole thing:

Of course it was a great visit as usual! Oh and I can't forget to include some pictures I took of the Valentine's cupcakes Jake helped me make before our visit (unfortunately they were so good, we didn't have any left to take with us):



Hope you all have a Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow. Happy Birthday GG!!

Three Months Old

Another month has gone by and again we have lots of growth to report. Lucy is growing like a weed (if you can't tell). It is funny- when I was pregnant with Lucy, Jason and I kept saying that this time around we would get to see what an average size baby was like (because Jake was always so big). Boy were we wrong! And I believe that Lucy is actually bigger than Jake was at this point, which is even funnier.


Lucy continues to be a very easy-going, happy baby. She is always smiling and making the cutest cooing and squealing sounds. She has really started to draw out her sounds more, so now it seems like she is "talking" to us. And I swear (and Jason has even said this too), that she makes a noise that sounds just like she is saying "mama". I recently taught Jake how to show that he is three years old with his fingers. Here he is below using the same finger sign to show that Lucy is three months old:

Brother and sister- too cute. Is it just me or does Lucy's head look as big as Jake's in these pictures?!


Lucy has really been using her hands a lot more this past month, reaching for things and even holding on to a soft rattle for a short time. She is more interested in her mobile and will even grab and bat at some of the things dangling down from it. She loves staring at/smiling at her family and will gaze at us as we walk across the room. She continues to be very strong and can now hold her head up at a 45 degree angle during tummy time. She also continues to nurse and sleep well. She sleeps around 10 hours at night, but usually wakes up for about 10 minutes at some point during that time to nurse and fall right back asleep- loving this!

I was trying to add some pictures that really capture her size. People have been guessing that she is about 5-6 months old when they see her for the first time. Well, she is actually already wearing 6-9 month clothes! Lucy, as I have said in a previous blog, keep on growing girl- we love it!!


We love you so, so much Lucy! It has been such an amazing past three months with you in our lives. We can't imagine it any other way, so it is hard to believe that just three short months ago you weren't here yet. You have been the most wonderful addition to our family and we continue to look forward to all the different stages you will go through!


Oh yeah, I almost forgot- lots of drooling and smacking/sucking on her gums this past month. So, I think some teeth might be coming in the next couple of months (Jake's teeth started coming in early as well).