Development update

Here is Lu mastering her cup at a park. She just got her 6th tooth. She's "talking" all the time. We think she has three words right now: Hi, Bye, and Dad. (Haaaah, Baaaah, and Daaaa respectively). She is our happy-go-lucky baby and our gymnast-to-be. She is climbing on and off  chairs and beds and steps and she smiles near constantly. We love her!

fun with Picasa 3.9

I thought I did a pretty decent job taking these pics....until I saw what the new picasa photo fixes could do...

SWEET!

Mom & Dad Adventure

We were blessed to have Grandma Ginny watch the kids for 4 days so we could steal away to this gorgeous town along the Aegean Sea. We attended a marriage workshop during the day and explored this quaint town in the evenings. It was a really rich time for us to reconnect and for us to enjoy the beauty of this country outside of the big city. So green! So blue! So beautiful.

baby crocodiles

Last night, Rick read a book to Moo that included the birth of 23 baby crocodiles. The following conversation ensued between father and son:

Moo: Did Lu pop out of Mom?
Dad: Yep, she did!
Moo: Did I pop out of you?
Dad: No, you popped out of Mom too.
Moo: Did I pop out fast?
Dad: No, you did not.

When Moo and I retold the story to Grandma Jane, Moo changed the story up a bit.

Mom: You took a long time to pop out, didn't you?
Moo: Did I slide out like on a slide?
Mom: Sure.
Moo: Like a big playground?
Mom: Yep, Mom is a big playground. 

She's growing too fast!!

 

And she's developing her little personality. You often hear advice to let your child hold a spoon while you feed her. Well, our beloved Lu took both spoons and then the whole bloomin' jar. And proceeded to drink her baby food to the last drop. She seems quite proud of herself, doesn't she? Now, she holds one spoon and the bowl and I attempt to shovel as much food in as I can before the bowl gets dropped on the floor or gets used as a shampoo dispenser. They also tell you not to compare your kids...but Moo ALWAYS sat still for his meals at this age.

Didn't he?

Gifts

Lu has discovered presents. And she loves them. Unwrapping, playing, and even sharing. Well maybe not sharing. Hopefully someday sharing. No really, she does like sharing. Sometimes.

But it's really fun to play when Moo is asleep.

 

Beautiful

The heavens declare the glory of God;


the skies proclaim the work of his hands. - Psalm 19:1