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I am in love with this picture.



Today I am thankful for Saturday morning donuts with Lucy. I did give Annie a small taste today, but this is still a special treat for Lucy and me to share. You should see her light up when I tell her it is Saturday, and we get to pick out a donut today! We always bring our donuts home to enjoy and Lucy sits and nibbles and giggles the entire time. She was being so cute today that I got her pictures done this morning, which is totally the way to go, but I just don't get it done most of the time. She has 2 donuts because when I ask her what kind she wants, she always chooses chocolate with sprinkles, but then she wants to eat all of my blueberry cake. And let's face it, I don't really want to share my donut. So, she gets two now and she just kind of eats around the edges of each - and then eats all of the sprinkles off. I always make a big deal about brushing our teeth after donuts and today I kind of forgot and she says, "Momma, I need to brush all of the donuts off of my teeth!" I am glad she remembered. I really cherish little activities that are extra special for Lucy and this is definitely one of them. Annie played so sweetly on the floor with a bunch of toys while Lucy and I had a little time to just chat.

One of the things that I work with Annie on at the request of her OT is to stand with her back against the wall. We have just started working on this and she is doing so awesome! It forces her to work on her balance skills. Doesn't she look so cute standing up so big?!?! She even dropped her book and sat down on her own in a very controlled way. She has been doing really, really well lately. A couple of people have asked about Annie and the testing and we are actually holding off on the testing for at least a month. Our doctor has said that it would be perfectly fine to wait a month or even three months and see how she progresses in the areas of concern. Since in the past 2 weeks she has made some big improvements, we feel confident in our decision to wait a bit and not put her through testing that is most likely completely unnecessary. We still might have to do it, but we are going to relax about it for a month or so. I feel really at peace with this decision, so I think it is the right thing to do. The tests involve anesthesia and I am not interested in giving her that if not totally necessary. And there is a good chance that even if they did see something, we would just continue on with therapy like we have been. So, we will wait a bit. I appreciate all of the thoughts and prayers you all have sent up for her. We are not out of the woods, but I am not feeling so frantic about it anymore.

The girls and I ran a few errands today, but it has been a pretty low key Saturday for us. I have a photo session that I am just giddy over tomorrow. It is 12 and 16 year old sisters who requested an urban shoot. I LOVE shooting babies - it is how I learned to take pictures - but the thought of 2 girls who actually WANT to look at the camera and won't run from me sounds like pure heaven. Oh yeah, and the fact that they don't have to be bribed makes them extra appealing! I would really love to get into the seniors market, but really don't know anyone who is a junior in high school. I am hoping this gives me some experience with that market. If anyone has a senior in the area that needs senior pictures, please contact me.

See how happy Lucy is when donuts are involved.


Her hair is getting so long again. It is hard to pull it back because she has a ton of new growth coming in that sticks out everywhere. It is crazy hair!

She has been having allergy issues. Her sweet little eyes are constantly watering.



Having a brief meltdown about getting in the crib to jump. I couldn't get her in there fast enough!
SO BIG!
I think I can, I think I can!

I made it!


This is so funny because she is trying to raise her foot like she always does, but it is caught in her dress.
She can get every book off of the shelf in about 5 seconds.