getting behind

I haven't forgotten about my blog. But with birthday parties and Christmas just around the corner. My plate has been full and I've been too tired to think about blogging. I'll be back once the craziness is over. Till then, Merry Christmas everyone.

Oh, and if anyone is interested in seeing all the birthday pics from Lucy's party. Let me know and I'll send you the link.

12 months old

Today my baby turned 1 year old. I still can't believe that a whole year has gone by. This has been a year of such joy. We have had a few challanges along the way, but overall it's been a great year. Dan and I have learned a lot and still have so much more to learn. Now that we're parenting a toddler, it's a whole new ballgame.

Lucy isn't walking yet. She loves to push the kitchen chairs around and walk with them. She looks like a little old lady with her walker-cracks me up. I think it'll be at least another month if not longer before she attempts to take a step. She's also getting a few more teeth. She currently has 9, almost 10. I noticed that she might be getting 2 more back teeth. It's hard to tell though because Lucy will not let you look in her mouth. I am very thankful that teething has never really bothered her.

Lucy is also pulling her hair out. Several months ago she started pulling at her hair when she sucked she thumb. It was pretty cute to watch the thumb go in her mouth and the other hand go to her head. At the time she started it, I didn't think much about it. But in the last few weeks her hair is starting to get really thin on one side. There's really no way to get her to stop because she does it when she sucks her thumb. I know it's a comfort thing and it's now become a habit. I'm going to have a bald headed baby in another month or so. The one good thing is that she only sucks her thumb when she's tired and not all day long.

Well, here is our last monthly picture. The onesie made it to the end!!

I am looking forward to the months ahead and all the new things Lucy will be learning.

Sunny days, sweepin' the clouds away

I have recently renewed my love for Sesame Street. Growing up with only six TV channels, the only choice for anything remotely entertaining for a child on Sunday mornings was Sesame Street. After getting ready for church I would turn on PBS and watch till we had to leave. I know for a fact that I watched it till I was way over the viewing age limit.
In the last month I have been letting Lucy watch an episode each afternoon when she gets up from her nap. I really don't let her watch any other shows for the simple fact that I find so many of them annoying. I have to give a lot of credit to the writers of Sesame Street. They write for the adults as well as the children. I find myself actually watching with her.
Here are a few examples of what I have found so entertaining. One episode we saw had a spoof on Indiana Jones. The show featured "Texas Telly" trying to find the Golden Triangle of Destiny. Another show had a song and dance number titled "Pre-school Musical", and I watched an episode that spoofed Law and Order. On today's show they had a segment called "30 Rocks". As you can probably guess, they were spoofing Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin's show 30 Rock. What gets me is that they get the muppets to look and sound so much like the real charaters. I find myself laughing out loud while watching. Little kids are not going to get it, so thank you Sesame Street for entertaining me as well.