9 Months old

Trying on a new bathing suit. :)

She loves wagon rides!

16 pds 4 ounces (10%)

26 inches long (10%)

This is the age that gets me in trouble.  Lucy is SUPER cute, and fun, and predictable, and sleeping well, and eating well...and in my opinion, PERFECT!  All of a sudden I have forgotten the 1st trimester nausea, the discomfort, the two LONG hours it has taken BOTH times for my epidural to work, the newborn fog, the late nights, the lack of sleep, and the 7 long months of broken up sleep.  And just like that, when Lucy does something adorable, like she does most of her waking moments, I am willing to do it all over again.  This time in our life is so sweet, and at the same time so hard.  And most days I would go through all of the junk again, just to experience this one more time. 

Excuses...and a few videos

I obviously have been a little MIA on our blog lately.  I have a few excuses reasons...

1.  I am DONE with our camera..."digital zoom" is code word for crappy, blurry pictures. 
2.  It's just too much work to try to get good pictures from the girls these days.  Ellie is in a "don't take my picture" phase, and Lucy is just too much on the move to get a decent picture out of.
3.  Lately when I sit down after the girls are in bed and get on the internet, I go to Pinterest...yes I am officially hooked!

So instead I have opted for videos/pictures on my iPhone mostly, and here are a few recent ones...

The girls are having more fun with each other every day and I absolutely love watching them together, except when Ellie's trying to terrorize Lucy, of course. 

 

For some reason I just love it when Ellie blows her imaginary whistle.  

With the weather being so nice lately, we have spent many afternoons at our neighborhood playground.

Lucy @ 8 Months Old

This is Lucy's favorite new expression

Crazy Nut

In the past few weeks Lucy has begun pulling up on EVERYTHING! 

She is also talking up a storm...

The girls have really begun to interact more together since Lucy has started crawling.  It has been a big adjustment for Ellie, who is not used to sharing her toys.  

Here is a sweet video of Ellie singing to Lucy one morning a few weeks ago...

Ellie is 3!

This year for Ellie's birthday we invited a few of her friends to go swimming at the YMCA.  Everyone seemed to have a nice time and the kids really enjoyed splashing around together!  

Hannah and Ellie

Lucy splashing around

Ben & Reece

Snack Time

Ellie enjoying her cupcake

Kaege and his frosting face

Nan, Aunt Leah, and Pop Pop came to help us celebrate

Daddy & Lucy

Cousins!

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!

 

 

 

 

 

Ellie, you are such a blessing to us!  This year you have grown and learned so much.  We can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for you!

Houston, we have a crawler!

We knew it was just a matter of time.  Lucy has been really close for a few weeks now, and this morning she figured it out and began to crawl.  Brad and I have joked that she is super motivated because she wants to be able to escape the terrorizing hugs of her sometimes annoying big sis.  I am so glad my phone was nearby so I could capture the moment on video.  Here she is in action...

Lucy Pulling Up

Just since last week Lucy has learned quite a few new tricks.  All of a sudden she is sitting up on her own, pulling up on some things, and trying REALLY hard to crawl.  I don't think it will take her long at all before she is crawling after her big sister!

Good Intentions and a few Ellie-isms...

So I have grand plans to continue posting about our Disney trip, but have lost my steam.  Maybe someday soon I will get my act back together and finish what I started.  Until then here are a few of our favorite and recent "Ellie-isms"...

Instead of living room Ellie says "liden room" Even though she has been saying it this way for as long as she could talk it makes me smile every time.

Brad took Ellie to her first movie ever on Monday afternoon.  When they got home she told me they went to see the" Muffets"  She liked the movie, but I'm pretty sure her favorite part was the kids snack tray Brad got her consisting of lemonade, fruit snacks, and popcorn.

Today we picked up a themed bag of books from our library about community helpers and in it was a pack of, as Ellie told Brad when he got home from work, "puffets" or puppets, whatever. 

It's a good thing she's funny and cute, because it makes up for all the times I want to pull my hair out!