Busy Month

I haven't had much time to blog lately b/c we've been so busy! So, I am just going to add a bunch of pictures that were taken throughout the month. Here goes...










We even had a trip to Charlotte to see cousins and a visit from Nana/Papa, but didn't take any pictures (man, it has been a busy month)! Thankfully, Nana took some pictures during their visit:

Nanny's House

We took a weekend trip to Nanny's house that was so much fun (and went by way too quick) as usual!
I didn't get many pictures of Lucy on the day she turned 4 months, but here are a couple I took at Nanny's on the days following:


We woke up to snow on the day we were leaving, which Jake loved of course! Jason took him out to play in it before we left:

And what would a snow day be without a snowman...

Four Months Old

Lucy turned 4 months old today! I didn't take many pictures b/c we were on our way to Kentucky for the weekend, but here are a few I managed to get this morning:


Lucy has already grown so much in just one month. She is the most "talkative" little girl- full of all kinds of sounds, including babbling "ma, ma, ma, mom". She continues to be a very easy, smiley, happy-go-lucky baby! Her night-time sleep has become a little more interrupted the past few weeks- due to teething discomfort, I think?! But she is still very quick to fall back asleep, up 10 minutes at the most. Lucy has been a drooly little thing this past month too (hence the guess at teething discomfort for the night-time waking)! I practically have to keep a bib on her all day long or her outfit would be completely drenched. She doesn't seem to mind, it gives her something extra to play with!

Lucy has great hand coordination, which has made playing with all her toys (rattles, mobile, rings, etc.) a lot more fun this past month. She is rolling from side to side when laying on her play mat. I have even seen her roll over from her tummy to her back a couple of times, but I had her propped up on her elbows- so I don't know if we can call that yet! She is a very squirmy, active baby. So, I don't think it will take her too much longer to figure out the whole rolling over thing! And finally, Lucy continues to be a very big, healthy baby- check out her stats:

Weight: 15 lbs 6.5 oz (75%)
Height: 26.50 in (99%)
Head: 16.25 (75%)

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).