Lucy sure slept a LOT today! I had to wake her up early this morning so I could bring the boys to school. She was happy and wanted to play. 

    But when it came time for our walk, she fed the ducks, fish, and turtles, then fell sound asleep.

 She slept until 10:00, woke up and played for a little while more, then fell asleep around 11. This time she slept until 2:00! I fed her, went to pick up the boys, and then she was out again.

    Celebration Park closes their splash pad in a few days, so  we took one last trip. Lucy is finally strong enough to swing, so I tried her out in the infant swings. She loved it! I am hoping that since she had plenty of stimulation at the park, her day of super naps will not affect her nighttime sleep.
 

Today was a bit of a crazy day. I had to help with the Parent Teacher Conference dinner that they were doing for all the teachers at Wylie High, so Lucy had to tag along with me most of the day, without much her time. She was such a good girl though. She even fell asleep when I brought everything to the school. That made things MUCH easier! 

When the kids got home from school, they were so patient with everything, I took them swimming as a special treat. Sam is out of town until Friday, so we could eat dinner early and head out. This will be our last visit to the neighborhood pool this season. Next summer, Lu will be able to get in with everyone. Those will be exciting times.

Sundays after church, Sam usually lets me take some time for myself while he helps with Lucy. I either finish some sort of project, grade Vet Science papers, or take a much anticipated nap. Lucy woke up several times last night, so I needed the nap today! She got her nap at church in the Mother’s Lounge. 😉 

 Lucy and Daddy clapped together, then came to get me when it was time for Lu to eat. She loved scratching my pillow. 😆 

Lucy does love to have the kids home on the weekend. Someone is always there to entertain her. Today, Nate wanted to play. 

    
 Naps are hard to come by on the weekends though. Too much activity makes Lucy not be able to fall asleep. She has to catch some shut eye when she can, which is usually after nursing with Mommy.

Well, maybe, yes we did. Tonight we rented Cinderella. Natalie has been dying for it to come to RedBox. It finally did, so we had a family movie night. We don’t put our babies in front of the TV, but tonight we did. No, we’re not bad parents. Just having a little bit of family time. Mom, dad, the kids, and the dog. Lucy was amazed. She just kept talking, and spitting,   to the TV. It was so funny. The other kids were cracking up.

Okay, I thought I was losing my mind, but Sam confirmed it. Lucy is beginning to clap. She does not quite have her hands fully open yet, but she definitely knows the word clap, what it means, and how to do it. I was holding her at Mrs. Jamie’s house and told Lu to clap. ( knowing full and well that she couldn’t. Or so I thought.) She looked intently at her hands and brought them together and open over and over again. I just thought it was a fluke. When Sam got home from work, I told him about it, and he said that he thought she was clapping last night too, he just forgot to tell me. She is really amazing to me. Just a little lady, revving to jump into the world and let nothing stop her.

Very carefully! Lu and I went for a walk this morning. This was the first time to go feed the ducks in our new neighborhood. Lucy loves being outside, and loved the ducks (and geese). They get really close when they realize you have bread though. I didn’t want them to bite Lucy while I was trying to get their picture, so I had to be quick. 

 Lucy didn’t want to miss a thing, so she forced herself to stay awake the entire time we were out. But as soon as we made it in the house… 

 …she was out! Our day was so busy, that she fell asleep on Daddy the second he took her from me too. 😆 

Lucy LOVES to squeal right now. She does it A LOT! She barely slept for some reason last night, but woke up this morning her happy squealy self.   She has played and squealed, and laughed and squealed, and is now tired and ready for her nap. 

Lucy and I went to story time again today. She absolutely loves it! She goes into the room with the biggest smile. Today she thoroughly enjoyed squealing and shreiking sounds of joy and delight almost the entire time. I kept trying to quietly tell her we were in the library, but in the back of my mind, I was just thrilled she was so happy. We have come a long way in her 4 short months. She really likes to smile at Mrs. Kelsey. When story time was over, we checked out some new board books and some baby CDs. Lucy loves Baby Einstein. (The old version.) I wish we still had all of our Baby Einstein videos. I don’t even know if they make those anymore. The new ones are too cartoonish and not as engaging. Lucy played so hard when we got home, she took some fabulous naps. She is so busy when she is awake, sleeping is becoming the only way I can take pictures of her.  

 It is funny how similar she sleeps. These were all taken at different times during the day.  

  I LOVE how happy she is when she wakes up. 

 This evening, I really wanted Alex to read since he has not been reading books at school yet. He decided to read to Lucy. It was so cute. She was so interested in what he was doing. I love how excited she gets with her siblings.  

  I love how cute Lucy looks sleeping. She is such a beautiful baby! Today we had a busy morning. We were going walking with Mrs. Cami and Stephen was coming over, so I had to wake up Lucy early. She loved her walk and being outside while the big kids played at the park. After a bit of a diaper malfunction, a change of clothes, and more friends coming over, I got a second to snap some pictures of Lucy. Today she just wanted to squeal at me. She is so funny, and such a girl! 😆