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Thursday, February 01, 2007

6 Months Old!!

Today Lucy, our little Lucy, is 6 months old. I just can't believe it. She has been with us for over a month now. Time has flown. Vietnam seems like a distant memory, even though we have only been back for 3.5 weeks now. Life is totally different. Life is great and full now that she is with us. She is the greatest blessing that could have ever been given to Justin and I. To celebrate her being half a year old, Justin and I had tacos for dinner and chocolate sundaes for dessert. Lucy had some cereal and sweet potatoes with a little soy milk to top it off. She was in heaven!!



She continues to amaze us. When she sees us she gets a huge open mouth smile and kicks her legs and waves her arms. She looks for us when she hears our voices. She keeps us laughing most of the time. She is starting to finally take naps, which allows me to get some stuff done around here. She adores being in the carrier with me while I do whatever needs to get done around the house while she is awake. The vaccuum cleaner puts her straight to sleep. She gets fussy around 5 or 6 every night. It is not bad, just a bit whiny. She sleeps great at night. She is down to one bottle and can go 8 or 9 hours before she needs a bottle to tie her over for another couple of hours. Today she slept until 9 am, which is an absolute dream come true for her momma and dad. She will play until she is literally totally exhausted, as seen below.



She still becomes easily overwhelmed in crowded or loud situations, which is to be expected. The sip and see was beatiful and wonderful for me and my friends. Lucy was not too happy with what was goig on. Poor baby. It was just too much for her at this point. I try and avoid these situations whenever possible. She has a runny nose right now and she gets furious when I try and wipe her nose. And I do mean furious. The nose is already on the mend though, so no worries there. She has to get her bloodwork drawn tomorrow, which is going to be horrific, but we will all live.

She can get her tiny little body anywhere it needs to go by crawling, scooting, or sliding. She really is amazingly well at getting herself where she needs to go. I would consider my house a disaster area for small children, but we are going to work on that ASAP.

On the most important front, we are still waiting for the release of Lucy's professional pictures. I am seriously dying to see them I will let you know when we can all see them. They are going to be great!!!

HERES TO HOPING THE NEXT 6 MONTHS BRING EVEN SO MUCH MORE JOY. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY COULD, BUT I AM A PRAYING.

16 comments:

saucygoat said...

She's beautiful. I'm so happy to see you as a mommy after following your journey. It is wonderful.

Sarah said...

How sweet! Love those pictures. You are so lucky to have such a good sleeper. I hope Miss Lucy taught Kyna this trait.
Happy 6 months Lucy!!

KelleyO said...

Happy 1/2 year birthday miss Lucy! Kelly it just keeps getting better and better! My most favorite thing that I have ever done is being a Mom. It's amazing.

Heather said...

She's a big girl! They do change so fast - enjoy!

Sara said...

Kelly,
I am overwhelmed with joy for you! Everything you described about your Lucy at 6 months makes me remember my Lucy at 6 months (that is when I started her blog, so go back to my very 1st entry in July and you will see). The journey of parenthood is so very amazing. I promise you that it does just keep getting better and better, and that the next 6 months will be full of so much excitement as your little girl continues to blossom. We can't wait to meet her!
Love,
Sara & Lucy Elise

Stephanie said...

She is such a cutie pie!

Stephanie

Destination Motherhood said...

Happy 6th month birthday little lucy! Looks like you and your family had a great time celebrating :)

stollmyheart said...

Congrats on a wonderful 6 months! How exciting. She's just beautiful and it shoulds like you are all doing well. I love the pictures too :)

Anonymous said...

Kelly,

It was so great seeing you and meeting Lucy at the sip and see. I could tell that the two of you had already bonded and it was so sweet to see you together! What a joy she is!! I can't wait to hear about the rest of your journey together!

Loves,

Jayme

Anonymous said...

She just keeps getting cuter and cuter:)!!! I can't wait to see her again! I am so happy for the 3 of you!

Love ya,
Meredith

LaLa said...

She is so beautiful! I am so glad she is a good sleeper. Enjoy all these baby moments..they grow up way too fast. I am amazed how much our daughter has changed over the last few months..she is such a big girl now : (

Sherri said...

Happy Birthday Lucy!!!! Before we know it our girls will be one year old. Time goes by too quickly.

Anonymous said...

Kelly,

Happy 6 month old & 1 day to you, Lucy and Justin. She is FABULOUS, and I am so happy that I was able to meet her this past Sunday. I hope you all are able to enjoy the weekend now that the weather has passed??!! Have a wonderful Friday afternoon.

Tootles and much love, Mary-Margaret

Sara said...

Kelly,
I just realized that your Lucy has the same little butterfly toy that our Lucy has -- I love it when it goes "Woo-hoo"!!
Sara

Emily said...

happy 6 months lucy. i cant believe you have aleady had her a month now. time flies, huh?
give her a hug for me!
emily

Melanie said...

I haven't checked in in a while and I am so glad to see you are back home. Lucy is so cute it's great to hear how well she is adjusting. What a sweetie!!

-Melanie