Don't Blink: October 2013

Pumpkin Patch!

I'm tardy with just about every post, but this one is several weeks overdue. The annual trip to the pumpkin patch was once again a huge success! It was a little chilly and a little windy but we accomplished our mission to find the perfect pumpkins out there. And if you can tell, Lucy in particular had a little bit of fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

nine months

And she's still just a peanut. Stats from her nine month appointment:

Height: 26.75 inches - 22nd percentile
Weight: 16 pounds, 2 ounces - 8th percentile
Head Circ: 16.75 inches - 12th percentile

See? Peanut. But the doctor reminded me that size is not necessarily an indicator of health; she's perfectly healthy AND cute. The doctor said so. 

She crawls fast. She puts everything in her mouth. Well pretty much everything, except food. This one is not like her sister in the food department. She eats to live whereas Lucy - a girl after my own heart - lives to eat. She still smiles all the time and is very easy going. She babbles and says "Mama!" which makes me melt. I'm one for two on getting my kids to utter Mama before Dada. We will call that a win!

The celebrations

Once again Lucy lucked out in the birthday party department. We had a celebration on her actual birthday with five of her friends (Grace, Izzy, Sam, Graham and Hudson) and their families and then we also continued the tradition of blowing out the candles again with her grandparents and great-grandparents. 

The party for the kiddos was a breakfast blowout complete with a sprinkled donut cake, waffle bar, donut hole pops, and just about every other breakfast item you can imagine. The kids had a great time eating, running in circles and playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey.

The next celebration was a little more low-key but oh so special. I am kicking myself - so no one else needs to - because somehow I failed to get a picture of the whole crew at this party, but those who love Lucy most were there. We sang Happy Birthday, and she blew out the candles. And then we did it again, at her demand request. Gifts were opened, cake was eaten and again we were reminded of how lucky we all are to be surrounded by these special people. 

Ready. Very, very ready.

 

 

The first time. And the second time looked just about the same. Cute.



Officially 3!