LUCY

Just thought I'd blog about some of the changes I am seeing in Lucy. She's almost 5 months old and in the past week I have really noticed her chewing on her toys. She tries to get her thumb/fingers and a toy in her mouth at the same time. This week she's also discovered her feet. Now when I change her she's grabbing at her toes. She is also rolling onto her side and sleeping that way at night. I was thinking that she would start to roll over soon, but I think it is still going to take her awhile. The doctor said not to worry if she's late doing that. She said bigger babies are slower to roll over. I am actually ok with her not doing it. Once she starts I'm afraid she'll do it at night and then get mad that she's on her tummy. We're all sleeping so well, I am preparing myself for a few bumby nights once the rolling begins. Lucy has also found her voice. She "talks" all the time and is always making noise. I think she just likes to hear herself.

I took a really funny picture of her the other day. I don't have it loaded on my computer yet, so when I get that done I'll post it.

Never say never

I am sure that before each of us had children we would say things like, "I'll never let my child do that", or "I will never give my child one of those" etc... I've tried hard not to say too many of these types of statement because I may end up eating those words some day. However, I do know that I have very clear goals for myself as a parent.

Ok, having said all that. I will never let my 3.5 year old drink from a bottle. In case you're confused, Leah Reminy in an actress from the tv show King of Queens. Yesterday she was on the Rachel Rae Show talking about life with her 3.5 year old daughter. I sat and watched this show with disbelief. Her daughter is 3.5 years old and still drinks from a bottle. She still gets up 6-9 times during the night to give her daughter bottles filled with water. 6-9 TIMES! These people haven't had full nights rest in over 3 years! The thing that really got me though was that Leah didn't see anything wrong with an almost 4 year old still taking a bottle. One of the things Leah said was that she just hated taking something away from her baby that gave her so much joy! Um, she's not a baby anymore.

I just kept thinking to myself, that girl is going to Kindergarten with baby bottles in her lunchbox.

So if Lucy is still taking a bottle at 3.5 years. Someone slap me. PLEASE.

Our new home

Just in case you're curious what our new house looks like, here it is.

Music to my ears

Here's cute clip of Lucy. Dan was making funny noises and she laughed at this one so he kept doing it. She really got worked up.

We are moving!

It's official. Dan, Lucy and I are going to be moving to Mt. Zion.

house update

We'll we still don't know if we got the house. The couple selling it are out of state and the husband is very hard to get a hold of. We put in our offer yesterday and they countered today. We sumbitted another offer and we're still waiting to hear. The realtors did a walk through today of our house. The original listing agent of our current home did a walk through assessment as well as our realtor. He knew what the house looked like when we bought it. I think he was somewhat impressed with all the work we'd put into it.

No turning back now...

Today Dan and I made an offer on a house. We haven't heard back yet, so we'll see what happens tomorrow. AHHHH. I can't believe we're actually doing this. I almost got teary eyed while going through all the paperwork today. I'm going to be an emotional basketcase in the upcoming weeks if this all happens. Pray for me!

Pros and Cons

There's a good chance that our family might be moving. I never thought I'd leave this little house, especially after all the hard work we did to make it our own. I really don't want to move because, and I say this with no apologies, my house is cute! I love this house. For those of you who haven't seen it, it's a 1920's bungalow. It has so much character and charm. It has beautiful, thick crown molding and base boards, real wood doors, an amazing glass built-in cabinet in the kitchen and built-ins in the hallway. So, if I love it so much, why are we thinking of moving? I am asking that question myself. However, I know that realistically, we can't live here forever. The house is simply not big enough for the size of family we want to have. We would have to move at some point and I keep telling myself that moving with one child will be easier than moving with 2 or 3.
The house we are seriously considering is in Mt. Zion.They have really good schools and we could send our kids to public school. If we stay here, Lucy would be attending Decatur Christian -we won't do Decatur Public Schools. This "new" house is in a really nice subdivision, but it doesn't look sterile like some of them do. There are well established trees and also the houses are not all cookie-cutter style homes. This home has an attached garage which is something we currently don't have. It also has laundry on the main floor where as now I have to go to the basement and it's getting harder to do as Lucy gets older. As she becomes mobile, I won't be able to leave her for a few minutes to go change out the washer. It has a nice covered deck and a big back yard. It also has a big kitchen. It's not really my style, but I can live with it for awhile till we can make some improvements. It has lots of counter and cabinet space which I am currently lacking.
The downside? It is a newer home and has the inexpensive trim and the hollow doors and it lacks history and character. Some of those things can be changed. I keep telling myself that. It's also a great time to buy a home. Interest rates are low and we can get more for our money at this time.

I guess I'm writing this and telling you this because in a sense it's like therapy. I'm probably never going to really be ready to move because of all the sentimental attachment I have to this house, and writing this helps me to convince myself that we're doing the right thing.

*I keep asking Dan if we can use this as a vacation home. He says No. *

We'll see, by the end of this week we have have a new house!

A few pictures and an update

Today was Lucy's 4 month well child check-up. We found out that she weighs 18.12 pounds and is 27 inches long! She is off the charts. She cried right away as soon as they put her on the scale. I don't think she liked laying on the hard surface, or maybe she's sensitive about her weight? I'm not sure. So we were not off to a good start. She cried when the nurse took her temp in her bottom and at the same time she peed all over the table. We finally got her cleaned up and calmed down and she did ok while the doctor checked her over. Then of course she wailed when she got her shots. I hate that part. It's so hard to see them stick her. This was why I made Dan go with me today. She was so hard to calm down at her 2 month shots that I needed back up this time. She's been pretty good today. She slept quite a bit this afternoon. I am hoping she sleeps well tonight.

Here are a few pictures from the last few days.

Her shots didn't keep her from flashing a big grin this afternoon.

Sunday was so nice we layed outside for while enjoying the beautiful weather.




Her 4 month picture.

Calling all Lurkers

Becky and I were having a conversation the other night about our blogs on our drive up to see Michelle. We both were wondering just how many people are reading what we write. I know of several people who read my blog because of the comments I get, but I know there are many more of you out there that just like to remain annonymous. I don't mind that there maybe a friend of a friend that likes to read this. But I'm curious who's out there. If you enjoy reading bits and pieces of my everyday and sometimes boring life. Let it be known!

So, this post is for all you "Lurkers" out there. Those of you who read, but don't ever comment this is your chance. I'm challenging you to come out of the woodwork and make yourself known.

Oh, and thanks Gaye! You inspired me to do this post! :)

4 months old today!

I can't believe how fast the time is going. Lucy is 4 months old already. She is getting so big. We have her 4 month check-up at the doctor's next week. I am anxious to find out her true height and weight. I weighed her here at home and I think she's about 19 pounds! She definately a big girl. She must take after Dan because I wasn't a chunky baby.

After lots of hardwork and prayer, Lucy has become a sleeping champ. I am so glad I didn't listen to the many people who told me "Oh, some babies just aren't sleepers", or "Some babies don't need as much sleep". While it's true that some babies are just better at sleeping than others, all babies do need a certain amount of sleep, in my opinion. Their bodies are growing so fast that they need that sleep. Anyway, I was determined to have my baby become the best sleeper she could be. She now goes to bed between 6:30-7:30 every night and sleeps till 6-7am. She is still napping 4 times a day although her morning nap is starting to get longer and I'm waiting for her afternoon naps to consolidate in one long nap instead of 2-3, 1 hour naps. That will come with time as she gets a bit older.


She is getting close to rolling over from her back to her tummy. I think within the next few weeks she'll probably get it figured out.


I haven't taken her picture yet today. I'll post it later when I get it done. In the meantime here are a few others.

I call this one: My happy little prisoner

Here's a video clip of her playing with her toys.