New Swing!

So...I have taken a 2 month unintentional break from blogging - oops!! I fully intend to catch - up & write about some of the fun things we have done these past 2 months. So all of my many readers can look forward to posts about Easter, Spring Break, 6 months, 7 months, etc.

Anyway, I just wanted to do a quick post about Lucy's new swing. I have been wanting to get her a swing for several months now but have been waiting to find one at a resale shop or a garage sale & last week a local resale shop got one in so I grabbed it.

Thanks Cody for hanging-up the swing today!

If you look closely here you can see her tooth!

And randomly, she started loving her paci again...

5 months!

Lucy Jane is 5 months!

Some highlights of Lucy's 5th month have been:
*Going to her first birthday party - her friend Emma turned 4
*Eating peas & sweet potatoes
*Sitting-up
*Trying out her bouncer
*Learning to hold her toys & her books
*Taking long afternoon naps!!
*Having Grammy & Grandpa play with her for a weekend while we went on a leader retreat

Here are some pics from the past couple of weeks:

Lucy sat with Bobbie at Emma's party b/c they were matching

Looking cute after bathtime

Drooling all over her bouncer

Loving her peas

Sitting Up

Lucy Jane started sitting up this week! She can't sit up for long, but we are working on it everyday.

Even though she can sit up, this is how she spends most of her time:Or palying with her feet, one her favorite activities:

Rice Cereal

Lately it has felt like we live in the North Pole! I am a true Texan because Thursday morning when I saw the snow falling I was not happy & ready for it to go away & this is only our 3rd snow this year - I don't know how the people in the North handle all the cold. Anyway, the snow really was a bummer b/c we had to cancel Young Life that day & it was the 2nd Young Life club we had to cancel this year due to weather. We really wanted to have club because we have a big camp sign-up night on Monday & needed to get the word out to all the kids. Oh well, hopefully we can still get the word out.

So, Cody, Lucy & I had a warm night inside our house & we decided to give Lucy Jane her first try of "real food" - here are some pics to document that night.

Our house this week

Not sure about this...

Getting a little more used to it...

Most of it ended up on her face or on her bib

some video footage of her eating

Happy after her first cereal experience

Happy Birthday to the best Husband & Dad in the world!!

Monday was Cody's 28th Birthday. We had a nice little celebration with dinner & then home for cookies & presents. Cody requested his favorite cookies (white chocolate cranberry cookies) instead of a cake this year so Lucy & I made some cookies that afternoon for him. Lucy & I are so thankful to have Cody in our lives.

4 Months!

At 4 months Lucy Jane weighs 13lbs 8 oz & is 25 inches

Some highlights of her 4th month in the world include:

Going to her first Texas basketball game with Grandpa, Grammy, Hannah, Tyler, & Bekah. In the last few months she has become a true gym rat going to lots & lots of basketball games. Between Cody's games & our high school kids games she has become a real fan. She loves watching the game & seeing all the movement & the bright lights

Wearing all her Texas Gear

Hanging-out with her good friend Emma. Emma is a great helper with Lucy

Even though this picture doesn't show it Lucy Jane has loved spending lots of time lately with her besties Emma & Graham.

Other highlights of her 4th month:
*Rolling over
*Spending her first night away from Mom & Dad with Grammy & Grandpa