Happy 6 Months Lucy!

Lucy, you are getting to be so big! You are constantly changing and learning new things all the time. You smile, laugh, roll, and put anything and everything in your mouth :) You are so precious to us, and we can hardy believe how fast these 6 months have gone by!




We are crazy about you!!! :)

Love,
Mama & Daddy

Merry Christmas/Happy New Year!

Oh dear...I've managed to get behind (again!) on blogging! With your permission, we will rewind here just a bit. And I promise to give the abridged version :)

Well, we took off for Oklahoma City from the Detroit airport the week before Christmas. Oh my, were we a sight! Lets just say we had some luggage. (okay, a LOT of luggage). Not to mention a car seat, stroller, and a 4 1/2 month old! Shout out to the Jobes for taking us to the airport and cramming us and our gear into their highlander! Lucy was an absolute champ. She did not fuss/cry one single bit. She ate/slept the entire way there. OH I so meant to have taken pictures of all this, a video perhaps?? Shoot, I'm just thankful we made it...the memories will have to just live in our minds.

Then, we spent the next couple of weeks seeing family/friends and celebrating the Holidays. Sweet Lucy had a LOT going on in her little world (she was a tad over stimulated I'd say, ha!) But we had the BEST time and were so very thankful to spend her first Christmas with our families. We ate, played with Lucy, watched bowl games, played with Lucy, shopped, played with Lucy (do you see a pattern here??) :) OH, and while were there....Lucy turned 5 months old, AND she rolled over! She is now officially a rolling machine. Which means I need to start baby proofing the condo immediately!

Here are some pictures from our trip. Thanks to all our OKC people, we LOVE YOU all so much!

Pictures with Santa

Last week, Ted and I took Lucy to the mall to have her picture taken with Santa. She did great! No tears, and we made it out of there without having to purchase 800 wallet size photos (although we think she's pretty cute...and since Lucy is our first child, we're complete suckers for this kind of thing, so we probably would have, ha!)

Lucy's first Bedlam

As many of you know, I am a Sooner and Ted is a Cowboy. This presented a bit of a challenge last Saturday on how we would dress Lucy for the Bedlam game. We thought it only fair that we not impose our personal feelings on which team she should choose...so we decided to let her pick :) Well...okay, so that didn't really work. We decided to split it down the middle. She could be a Cowboy the first half and a Sooner the 2nd half. If you watched the game, you know that clearly her Sooner onesie didn't quite work this year :( Oh well, we'll try it again next year Lucy! Mama still thinks you look better in crimson and cream :)

November

Wow, I can't believe November is almost over and December is 2 days away!! Sorry for my lack of blogging...I'm going to lump this month into one blog if I may :)

Well, Lucy turned 3 months old on November 3rd. She is so alert! She loves to cuddle and be held...just as long as she is looking outward and can see what's going on. She has also discovered her hands (they spend the majority of the time in her mouth!) It is so fun to watch her hold her toys, grab our fingers and reach for things. She is more and more verbal (no "words" yet that we can understand, but she seems pretty confident that she knows what she is talking about). Her smile is so sweet, and she's even started to giggle :) Lucy also attended her first UM sporting event, a UM basketball game...she did great!

Uncle Grant and Aunt Lindee came to visit us for a few days. We had SO much fun having them here...we went to the cider mill, Zingerman's Deli, and they were able to go to a Michigan hockey game and the UM vs. Nebraska football game. We love you guys and appreciate you coming to see us and love on Lucy!

And then Thanksgiving! I just love this time of year...I hope I am ALWAYS mindful and grateful of the blessings God gives me and my family EVERY day, not just around the holidays. This particular year, Ted and I are especially thankful because we have our Lucy Kate. She constantly brings perspective and just a joy that is more than we could have imagined. I am taken back by how much I love her...and how much more does God love me (and each of us!!) We were so thankful to spend the holiday with our dear friends the Hoffmans and Lamberts...thanks for always making us feel a part of your family!

Well, I took about 500 pictures this month...I promise not to post all of them. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, and I am certainly thankful for each of you!!

Happy Birthday Bauba!

Today is Mama Debbie's("Bauba")Birthday! Happy Birthday Mom, we love you so much. We are thankful for YOU! Hope you have a great day and year ahead.

Happy Halloween!

October=Grandparent month, Yay (part 2)!!

Lucy has had a very special month...both sets of grandparents were able to come up to Ann Arbor to visit. This past week, Jon & Debbie (aka Papa Jon and Bauba) were here, and oh what fun we had. We went out to eat, did some shopping at the mall, walked around downtown AA, and took a thousand pictures of Lucy :) Papa Jon and Bauba sang lots of songs to Lucy which I think was her favorite. Here are some pictures from their visit. Thank you both so much for coming to see us and love on us, especially Lucy!! We had a GREAT time!

29+1

That is my new age as of yesterday! Yes, I've entered a new decade (or as my friend Emily calls it, the "cool people club". I like that! :) Thank you to everyone for your calls, messages & cards. I am so thankful and grateful to God that He has put each of you in my life. I am blessed beyond measure. Thank your Lord for your great love & care. Thank you for my precious family and friends. Thank you for my health. Thank you for my wonderful husband and my wonderful Lucy! Hello 30, I'm excited to meet you! The Jobes treated me to a wonderful morning (complete with panera and Carol Roeda-my favorite store!) Ted and Lucy took me out to dinner and spoiled me rotten with a few b-day goodies :) Of course, I managed not to take one single picture yesterday. But it was a GREAT day, and I'll always remember turning 29+1!!

October=Grandparent month, YAY!!!

A couple of weeks ago, Ted's parents(aka Grandpa Al and Grandma Dixie)came up to visit us! We had the best time, and of course Lucy LOVED having her grandparents here to love on her, cuddle her, and spoil her...she seemed to really enjoy all of that :) We went to a cider mill and enjoyed some yummy hot cider and doughnuts. Ted and his dad went to see the Tigers play the Rangers in Detroit, while we girls went to the mall and Kohls (we're teaching Lucy how to be a good shopper!)And we watched a lot of college football...Lucy has a lot of teams to cheer for! We are so thankful you all were able to come visit. Lucy just loves you all so much (and so do we!) Here are some pictures from their visit, enjoy! :) Stay tuned...Jon and Debbie (aka Papa Jon and Bauba) will be coming to visit this week.

2 Months Old

It's hard to believe, but Lucy is already 2 months old! Last Monday, October 3rd, we took her for her 2 month appt and shots. Dr. Hammer, our pediatrician, said Lucy looks great. She now weighs ll pounds 4 ounces and is 23 inches long! (She was 6lbs 10oz 20 inches at birth). She is healthy and growing, which we are so thankful for! It's amazing what a few weeks will do in a baby's life. Lucy is developing quite the personality :) She is cooing and looking around more, she's sleeping really well at night(yay!) and her smile just melts us. It is so much fun to watch you grow... We love you Lucy!

All the way from Florida...

came Aunt Janet and Uncle Dave! We were so happy to have them come up to Ann Arbor to visit us and meet Lucy. We had the best time getting to visit with them, take them around this great college town, and dine at some of our favorite places. They were also able to get a "taste" of some tailgating (literally!) and experience a football game at The Big House. Here are some pictures from their stay. Thank you all for coming (and for loving on Lucy-us too!) We had a great time, and hope you'll come again! Love you all.