Lucy crawling

Summer Travelin'

So, we've been very busy this summer. Lucy is now over 6 months old and has changed so much in the past 1.5 or so months!! She got a great report at her well-baby check-up. She's on target for her milestones, and weighs 14 lbs, 13 oz, (25th percentile) and was 26 inches long (50th percentile). She started rolling both ways by 5 months and recently, just before she was 6 months old, she started sitting herself up. Mark walked into her room after her nap one afternoon and there she sat, so proud of herself! Needless to say we had to lower her crib shortly afterward. With the 6 month mark came Lucy's first tooth. She's eating in her high chair and has started to enjoy eating some solids. Favorites include: oatmeal, applesauce, pears, sweet potatoes, bananas and carrots...Dislikes: peas, green beans, most meats (I don't blame her, they smell really gross), and prunes-I agree.

Lucy loves her baths, so we weren't surprised when she loved her first time at the pool. She learned to splash the water with her hands. She also has loved her little baby pool and some water play we have done in her high chair. Bubbles are a new fun interest too!

We've gone on 3 road trips this summer, and Lucy's been such a good little traveler. We went to Newport, to visit my family in June, then up to Nebraska for the 4th of July and to Eureka Springs AR for our close friends' Jennifer and Josh's wedding. Mark's taken lots of pics during our travels and we'll be adding some shortly.

Lucy around 5 months

Lucy rolling and talking

Lucy eatin'

Lucy at 4 Months

4 months old!

Lucy had her 4 month appt on Friday...she weighs 12 lbs 12 oz, is 23.5 inches long (both 25th percentile) and is in the 10th percentile for her head circumference! She's met all of her milestones up to this point and is really working on rolling over. I can't believe how quickly she's grown and how much changes each day. She loves to play with her play gym, and particularly likes grabbing the butterfly and the parrots that hang down from it. She's generally a very happy baby and is very ticklish and loves to cuddle. She has a little doll she uses to sleep with every night. She holds onto it to self-soothe when she falls asleep. At this point, she's sleeping about 7 hours at her longest stretch. Mom doesn't want to jinx it, but she seems to be a very good sleeper. Lucy loves to listen to music, including any songs her mama sings to her, and she likes to sit and listen to short books. She even touches the pages of her board books and seems to really love Brown Bear Brown Bear with all of the colorful animals!! Mark and I can't believe how lucky we are to have such a wonderful little person in our lives. I've been back at work for about a month now, and in the meantime we've had Mark's mom stay for 3 weeks, and my Dad came last week to watch Lucy by himself. We are so proud of Papa, he did a great job of reading and playing with Lucy. Lucy tried her 1st rice cereal last night, and her eyes grew to the size of saucers when she tried it. We're not sure she really likes it yet, but with a little repetition and practice, I think she'll warm up to it. We got some cute pics of her eating her rice cereal last night...those are to follow!!