Fun with a basket

Sheep, goats and chickens!

Lucy and I went to Drumlin Farms last week with our friends Meredith and Skyler. It's such a cool place- a working farm with cows, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens and more. Lucy was fascinated by the animals- especially the sheep. We're looking forward to going again soon when it's a bit warmer.


The sheep were very noisy until the food came, at which point they focused on munching.

The baby lambs in the background were born the day before we visited! They were so dear, just like our Lucy Lamb.

Life with Lucy

This week has been a little tough- Lucy has been getting in her molars and has been up 1-2 times every night, and it's not easy to get her back to sleep (an alternate title for the post could be "teething sucks" but I decided to be a bit more positive). Other than the interrupted sleep, we've been having a blast with our little gal.

New things she's been doing: clapping (she's very excited about how she can do this), blowing her nose with a tissue (making the blowing noise with her mouth), splashing up a storm in the bath while yelling like a banshee, putting baskets on her head, climbing up and down off her little chair, doing laps around the house, saying things that really sound like words (lots of "guh" and "kuh" sounds), and continued from before, a whole bunch of waving hello and goodbye.

Here she is lounging in her chair.


Hanging out in the kitchen with her blankets. We love this super-cool bathrobe that my good friend Rebecca gave her.

Running around the house.

Doing two of her favorite things at once- teeth brushing and opening drawers.

Sporting the really cute hippo pajamas Caitlin and John gave her. You can also see the results from her face plant in the nursery at church.

And another favorite activity- brushing her hair.

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I've been a little tired of late and brain power is low, so I couldn't think of a good title for these random pictures. Any suggestions?

Our little construction helper.


Hi Mama!
We accidently left a tissue box out last week, and after a few minutes of not hearing much noise from Lucy, I found this. She was quite methodical about it, and I think would probably have gone through the whole box.

Lucy is always so cute and happy after her nap, and loves her blankey.

We love seeing the sunsets through the woods.

Papa bear and baby bear.

Legos and language

This video shows Lucy doing one of her favorite things- sticking her little finger (or hand) into objects and waving them around. It's funny the things that fit her finger just right- the underside of the legos, her fisherprice construction man, or her hand- toilet paper rolls, a toothpaste box. She also likes fitting her whole body into small places- between a chair and table, for example. It's funny.

I realized when I was watching this video that Lucy is actually saying the word "shoes" when she walks around the couch and points. At the time, I sort of guessed that this was what she was looking at, but I wasn't quite sure what she was saying. It was only today that I realized Lucy knew the word, as she said it a few times while pointing to her shoes. I guess baby-speak takes a little time to learn, even for moms!

Lucy exploring

Lucy has added some new words to her vocabulary- "duze" for "shoes" and "da-da" for "Papa" and "bay-bee" for "baby". She is so much fun these days. Now that the weather is nicer, we've been enjoying walking to the mailbox together- she can walk the whole way there and back holding my hand. And Lucy got to play with dirt for the first time this weekend, now that the snow is melting. She was very interested, and kept trying to eat it- I guess it looks tasty.

Here is a video from a few days ago of Lucy walking around the house. She's usually pretty cheerful like this, exploring and talking. Enjoy!

Joy in the journey

Lucy is quite the little walker now. She can walk on her own at least 5-7 feet, but still prefers to hold onto one of our hands for extra balance. She's quite cute as she imperiously holds out her hand and waits for one of us to hold it before setting forth. It's also a funny combination with her strong will- if I want to go a different direction than she does, she'll arch her whole body in her direction, still holding onto my hand. Usually an "eeee!" and tears will follow, if I don't change course.

Here's a picture from the birthday celebration at my grandparents' house for Lucy. She was really interested in the flame on the candle.


We also had an open-house bday party for Lucy and I- it was great to see lots of good friends and kiddos throughout the day.

It's been cold and snowy- we got another foot on March 2nd! The snow is gorgeous, and hopefully we'll get to fit in another cross-country skiing adventure before it melts, but I have to confess, I'm longing for spring.

Our little bunny, all bundled up.