Crazy Coupe

We got Lucy one of those Cozy Coupe cars a little while ago because she wanted to go outside so bad but it was too bad of weather, so we thought we'd bring the fun inside until we could go outside.  The funny thing is Ryan kept messing up the name of it and calling it a Crazy Coupe.  In all honesty, when I push her in it, it's definitely cozy, but when Ryan pushes her in it, it transforms into crazy.  Lucy has gone up and down all of our stairs multiple times in that coupe.

Anyway, we had some time to spare after dinner tonight and took her car outside for the first time tonight.  Ryan figured out that if you took her to the top of the driveway and let the car go, it would roll down on its own.  Then we would push her car really hard back up the driveway and do it all over again. This girl did not stop cracking up the whole time!!  She was having such a blast!

Crazy faces in the crazy coupe!

Blurry picture, I know, but pure joy on her face.

I love Lucy's laughing at the end of the ride along with her "yeah" and lip licking in response to if she had fun. :)

Again, I love her laughing.  There is some serious crazy coupe-ing going on here.

Fort

Lucy has been waking up super early lately and so on Sunday morning, Ryan got up at 6 with her and let me sleep in.  It was glorious.  When I finally came downstairs a few hours later, Ryan and Lucy were in this awesome fort that they made.  They read books, played with Lucy's toys and stuffed animals, and went in and out of secret "doors."  Lucy couldn't wait to show me it when I came down.  Doesn't get much better than that, huh?  Dad is way more fun in the early morning- I guess he'll have to be the one to get up early with her every weekend morning. :)

The Crazy Coupe photo bombed this picture. ha.

18 months

We went to Lucy's 18 month appointment last week and I can't remember her exact numbers, but I have the percentages.  So here they are: Height: 90th percentile, Weight: 20th percentile (23.5ish).  Lucy is growing and developing so much that I don't think I can possibly remember even half of what's going on right now, but here's my best at capturing these last few months.

• Communication is definitely developing like crazy.  She says lot's of basics (yeah, hi, mama, dada) and a lot of random ones too (examples: drink, book, truck, etc.... she likes her "k" sounds).
• Lucy is totally addicted to her pacifier, which for some reason she calls her "baba."  By addicted, I mean it's all she talks about and begs for every 2 seconds if she doesn't have it.  We've drastically improved over the last few days with this though.
• She eats like crazy... like a teenage boy!!  For example, one morning for breakfast she ate two eggs, a bowl of applesauce, a handful of grapes, a piece of toast, and a string cheese and was begging for food an hour later.  She's not too picky, either, which is nice.  Drinking is another story though.  She doesn't like milk, is not a huge fan of juice, and will drink water sporadically as long as I'm constantly offering it to her all day.
• Lucy has not even made it two whole weeks since December without getting sick.  I really hope that changes now.
• She'll never ever turn down the chance to go outside.  She loves bikes and anything she can ride on... which means I'm usually bent over pushing her. :)  She could also swing/go down the slide for hours.
• Still afraid of going to other people and/or having us leave the room.
• Gives lot's of kisses.  We always say prayers with her before bed and afterwards she gives each of us a kiss, but lately she thinks she's hilarious by giving Ryan a kiss, then me, then back to Ryan, then back to me... funny girl.  We all end up laughing.
• Pats her bottom when she is about to have a dirty diaper.  Thanks for the warning. ;)
• Loves to dance, stomp her foot, spin in circles, and attempt to jump.
• She was sleeping awesome when not sick (12-12.5 hours every night, and two long naps during the day.  Heaven.), but lately she has not needed as much sleep and has been waking up way early and not taking as long of naps.  I can't complain about that though as long as she wakes up content and well-rested (but when she's not, it's frustrating).
• Always folds her arms for prayers.  The funny thing is that she kind of knows when to do it at church too, which is usually after the song when it gets quiet, but sometimes she'll do it after the rest hymn or something and wonder why we're not praying.
• Still has reflux and it makes her very fussy.  I could scream.

That's all I can remember for now.  I don't have any pictures for just 18 months, and though I may add some later, I think I have plenty of other pictures of Lucy on the blog.

Kiss!

I was outside taking some pics of Lucy a few weeks ago and told her to come by me so I could take a picture of the two of us.  Without telling her to, she just turned and gave me a little kiss on the cheek right when I took the picture!  Not my best picture ever (it's hard to take a selfie with a dslr), but I loved the candid moment and wanted to remember it.  Love that sweet girl!

Anniversary celebration

We planned on celebrating our 4th anniversary a couple of weeks ago but then Lucy and I were sick and things happened.  So, three weeks later we finally got to go out to dinner.  Better late than never!  My mom watched Lucy and put her to bed (which was quite a task- thanks mom!), while we cashed in some gift cards at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse for dinner.  It was delicious and nice to have uninterrupted conversation and a few kid-free hours out and about.

 Goose insisted on joining a picture but this is the best smile she would give.  She looks so old to me here!

These pictures were from the ipad, thus the poor quality since it was so dark in the restaurant.  The waiter caught me taking a picture of our "Happy Anniversary" dessert (cheesecake with strawberries and chocolate crust, chocolate covered almond clusters, and Haagen Daz ice cream with raspberry sauce) and insisted on taking a picture of us.

Swimming

It was crazy humid on Monday and our community pool isn't open yet... but the Martin pool was!  My mom put a little bit of water in a kiddie pool someone gave us, we pulled out her beach toys, and she was entertained for a little while.  She loved when my mom would drizzle water over her toes.

A walk downtown

My mom was here this last weekend and we had tons of fun with her, as usual.  It was such nice weather that we decided to take an evening walk down the Scioto Mile.  My mom had never been there and I knew she would like it.  The splash pad just happened to be up and running already and of course Lucy was attracted to all of the water structures, so we swung by there as well.  The fountains go really small every so often and that's what they were doing when we got there, so Lucy ran right up to it.  After a minute though they all got really big and she was a bit hesitant and scared and ran away.  By the end, she was dragging us out there. :)