18 Month Stats

Lucy did great her checkup yesterday and powered through her last shot for a while (Hep A)! She weighed in at 20 lb 9 oz and was 33 inches long. Her head and height are in the 75th percentile which was a 50% jump from before! She is still hanging in the 5th percentile for her weight but overall her lines on the chart are looking consistent. At 18 months, Lucy is a sprite of energy most of the time. She almost always is happy, and if she's not happy, it usually doesn't last long and just means she needs a nap. She still is an early riser so tends to take a cat nap in the morning and then a long 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon. Her night time routine is pretty great too--she is usually snoring with her blankie and paci by 8 pm and we don't hear a peep from her until 6 or 6:30. She has 30+ words at this point, including mommy, daddy, pap, Riley, Ghilly, no, yes, various animal noises, apple, bottle, out, up, dog, eyes, Ollie, baby, Elmo and all the SS characters. Recently, she puts 2 words together like "Hi Daddy" or more often "no Mommy!" She surprised us at the appointment yesterday by pointing to Dr. Dahria's pregnant belly and saying "baby"! I guess she'll be ready when the time comes. She loves Sesame Street, she really has taken to Elmo. Her favorite book is "Pop Goes the Weasel" with Mr. Cecil. As far as eating, she is still quite picky, hates veggies and loves ice cream cones. Lucy, you are such an amazing addition to our lives and we love you.

1.5 Years Old!

Lucy just celebrated her 1/2 birthday but I'll wait to post her stats and narrative until her checkup on Thursday. We had a great, hot, weekend!

Baba and Grandad

Lucy in between her buddies at some God awful early hour

Ready, Set, Go!

Lucy had fun running in the halls at Gran and Pap's condo with her big cousins! When it's rainy and cold in Wisconsin, you get creative with activities!

Drumstick Love

Lucy and Riley enjoying their Mini Drumsticks. I'm sure these are filled with HFCS and many other artificially delicious things, but a little treat every now and then is good for her! For those of you who saw ollie's video of his reaction when Stacey took the artichoke away, multiply that by 10 and that is what Lucy did when I tried to take hers away.

Fun in WI

Lucy and Ri enjoyed the one day of sun we had here at Possibility Playground. Lucy loves hanging out with her older cousin. She has not embraced CST and is waking up at 5 in the morning! On another note, she has been eating like a horse. Oranges, chicken nuggets, pasta, OJ, ice cream cones--all down the hatch. We return to Arlington on Weds pm. 

Reston Petting Zoo

We had a fun Monday morning outing with the Heiligs to the Reston Zoo. It's great because there are many animals at the little ones' level, so they can see them up close and pet them if they want. Lucy perfected her "BAAA" when she saw the sheep and goats. Funny that she and the duck are about the same size. She loved chasing him!

Easter Sunday

We had a lovely day with the Allen family (but missed everyone in my family!). Here is Lucy opening her eggs, a shot of my fritatta and the Easter spread. Yum!

Easter @ BHCC

It was pretty hard to wrangle all the kiddies for any pictures, or get them to pose at all. Lucy got trampled in the faux egg hunt (indoors due to the rain) and luckily some little ones gave her a few empty eggs. It will be better next year. Everyone did great at the lunch too!

Egg Coloring Playdate

Had a fun time with the little ones coloring eggs. They did much better than I expected!

I Love Candy

Teeth Pain

I finally pried my way into Lucy's mouth today and discovered that she is getting 4 teeth (eye teeth, top and bottom) which has been causing whininess, multiple wakeups and unexplained sadness. I guess almost a year of sleeping through the night was bound to be broken sometime..I just forgot how much it stinks!

Easter Bunny, Not This Year

You expect me to do what with that giant bunny?

HELP! SOS! BUNNY ATTACK!

Lucy and I went to meet Granny Judi for a lunch date at the Frederick Mall (mid-point between the 2 of us) since she was feeling a bit better this morning. She was freaked as Judi tried to put her on the bunny's lap. This mall too does their best to mess up the pictures you take yourself so you can barely see what's happening, but rest assured, we quickly rescued her from the giant furry beast. Glad all the Mimosa Mommies got their pics this year 'cause it may be the last for a while!

Spring Came, Then Left

Lucy in one of her weekend moments of good spirits...covered in chocolate covered popcorn crumbs!

The Fever

Lucy has had a fever off and on since Friday, it's awful! She has periods of being totally fine, then it's back again. The nights have been bad too. UGH! We hope this ends soon. Get better Lucy and get those pesky big teeth out (yeah that is not helping the situation!).

New Toy

The Easter bunny brought Lucy's present a little early this year. We were going stir crazy after a week of rain. The sand had not been put in there yet but she loves it!

Exciting News!

Lucy's evaluating her new brother or sister, who will be joining the family October 15th! She's not so sure about this...Oh boy, her world is going to be turned upside down!