Didn't school just let out?! Well....... it's back to working full-time next Monday. I must say I am not looking forward to the pace of the school year. I got a little taste of it last Spring and it was hectic to say the least. I am hoping we will be able to juggle our jobs and the two girls and everything that goes along with it..... I am trying to be positive about it all but it will be very hard to leave my girls-- especially sweet little Lucy behind. She is 6 months old now and this time around it is FLYING by.
What a cutie, right?
Update from her 6 month appointment-- Lucy has been spending a lot of time on her belly now and is pushing up on her arms much better and even sitting unassisted! She can roll both ways and is getting better at grabbing for and holding things. So basically....I was stressing and worrying instead of having faith, being patient and letting her do things at her own pace (shocker). We are still working on the reaching, grabbing and holding but the doctor wasn't concerned at all. Interesting side note--- Lu is double jointed. She can turn her foot completely out and apparently her hands and thumbs too. I will try to snap a picture sometime of her and her "crazy foot". (She can turn it completely sideways and put it right in her mouth!) Maybe a career as a Cirque De Soleil performer?
Stats- Weight 15.9 (50th percentile)
Height 26 inches (55th percentile)
Still an "average" girl-- but she seems so skinny compared to Isabel and Payton-- they had many
more baby rolls! Other fun Lucy facts-- she is eating lots of Stage 2 fruits and veggies, sleeping 12 hours at night like a champ, sticking out her tounge and smiling and laughing like crazy. She rolls more than Bel ever did and I need to be careful because if I leave her on the floor in a room I will never find her in the same place when I return. She LOVES her big sister and likes to kick her legs and bounce when seated. No teeth yet but her mouth is a faucet and her clothes are soaked in drool non-stop.
Look at this joker! She is starting pre-school in South Elgin this fall since she will no longer be attending daycare. Instead she will stay home with her YaYa and Grandpa and attend preschool two mornings a week. She is looking forward to meeting her new teacher at Open House and has a new lunchbox and school supplies. So grown up!
Summer was a blast with my girls, especially Isabel. This year she was old enough to really enjoy going places, seeing her friends and especially our annual family vacation in Indiana Beach. We stayed at the same house on the lake as last year but we rented a second "apartment" to accomodate our growing family. The girls slept with the grandparents and the grown ups got to stay up a little later than usual -- good times! I took a lot of fun pictures from vacay but her are some of my favorites.
Sissy!!
The P's-- relaxing
bathing beauties
Swimming in the lake with daddy-- (mom was afraid the fish might bite her toes:)
The famous Lucy smile
Lots of great family meals!
fishing--- didn't catch a thing!
Cousin Love
The Kerruish Fam
Crazy girls...bath, pjs and bed!
Stopping for yummy ice cream
Boat Rides! (Look at Lu's poor face)
This girl LOVES sand
hanging with my honey :)
Summer was so much fun but it is time to switch gears and prepare for the school year. Next week the "bag packing, bottle preparing, lunch making, dinner cooking, homework grading, laundry doing machine" will kick into high gear and I will be ready. But for today...... I will enjoy a few last days of fun with my family at a slower pace.
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well said!
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