After being convinced yesterday that Lucy was going to be permanently attached to my right hand, this morning she woke up and decided she was going to walk. All by herself!   She is so funny. She knows when I have the camera now, and often tries to hide from it. (Oh the things that must go through a baby’s head! 😂) I kept trying to film her, but she would stop or try and grab the phone from me, turn her back to me, or the video would be horribly out of focus due to the bad lighting. Then, when she finally walked about 10 steps while I was filming, I missed pressing the record button and what I thought was filming I wasn’t! She kept trying out her new skills all day though, so we got several great videos by the end of the day.  Just had to keep her hands distracted with veggie chips and she kept on going.  She had to take a break at the dog bowls though. 😂  Maybe THIS is why she would NOT sleep last night! She was up almost every 30 minutes. I think she might have been planning out all her steps. She had to stop and be silly at her mirror and popper too.     Oh this little girl! She cracks me up. 

Lucy looked so sweet today in Natalie’s little white dress. Brings back memories of when Natalie wore it. It was one of my favorites.☺️    I stayed home from church today because I was super embarrassed about my face and arm. They are turning all weird colors now. I feel a bit better, but my face has gotten more sore as the days have gone on. I definitely feel like I was socked in the nose. Walking and carrying things is a lot easier now though. I  so grateful Lucy is fine. Only her knees are a little bruised. It could have been so much worse.😞 Lucy sure LOVES to read! We will sit for hours reading her books. She especially loves Pat the Bunny. She will make me read it 10 times in a row sometimes. If I stop, she’ll push it in my face until I read it again.   Lucy also LOVES to swing. While I try to be gentle and push her softly, the kids come behind me and give her a thrill ride. I guess I am slightly an over paranoid mom. 😂  

Lucy slept 8 hours straight last night! She hasn’t done this since she was a newborn. It felt GREAT! Hopefully this continues.

    This little princess just turns our hearts to mush! We love her so much and cannot believe she has grown so big so fast! Even though a lot of her little babiness is gone, the joy we get from her cannot be replaced! We love you so much Lucy Lu! Happy 11 Months! ☺️    Lucy’s 11 Month Tidbits:                  Weighs 18lbs 10oz   28 3/4″ Tall    Has 5 1/2 Teeth (#6 broke through today, but it is just the corner edge) Loves to climb on EVERYTHING! 😳😩 Loves to read, jibber jabber, conduct music, sing songs, dance and sing to the ABC Song, & play peek a boo in the curtains. She has taken 5 consecutive steps unassisted, and today she stood up in the middle of the floor with nothing to hold on to. She is so close to running off! She will walk anywhere if she has your finger. Lucy is such a sweet sensitive girl. She is so social and loves attention From a Distance. We are finally sleeping a little better and averaging only waking up about 3 times a night. Signs Lucy does: Eat, More, Ball, Star, Bye, Drink, Fish, Dog, Bird, & Butterfly. Lucy is really spitting out words, it is hard to keep them in a list. Her main words are Hi, Happy, Go, Eat, Ball, Out, This, Yes, Uh Oh, Bubba, Mama, Dada, Brie, & Hadley. She is quite a parrot and will repeat many off the wall words, but those usually only happen one time. They make the kids laugh though. 

 Wow! We have not been to storytime in our library in ages! All the babies have grown up so much.   
  Lucy was a little apprehensive to jump in, but that was fine. It has been a long time.  After storytime, we went to our first playgroup date. This week it was at Olde City Park. Lu loved feeling like a big kid!
    
  Playgroup wore her out! But not long enough to miss play time with her siblings.
 Especially William. He has been so interactive with her lately. I love seeing it, and I know Lucy is really enjoying him.💕

  Khaliyah tries so hard to resist taking yummies from Lucy. It is so hard, though, when Lucy waves them all in her face.
  Lu is really getting around. I am getting nervous for the exploring phase to come.  While in Provo, we went to the BYU store. Natalie has been on this cheer bow kick, so I decided I would make her and Lucy matching BYU bows. 
  I think they were a hit. We dressed Lucy in her BYU shirt that Brie gave her for Christmas. (Good thing too because she won’t fit in it much longer.) She looked so adorable!
  We went back to swim for the first time in 3 weeks! Lucy was pretty whiny and did not really enjoy it. I am hoping it was because she was tired and was out of practice.
 After swim we visited Toys R Us to buy an early Bday present. Lucy loved Thomas, and almost everything else in the store too. I think we’re in trouble!

  Some little lady was very worn out this morning! She slept until 10:30.  We just hung around the house for the day. Lucy enjoyed seeing and playing with all her toys.  And trying to climb on them! (Crazy girl!)   She kept playing Peek-A-Boo with me and Khaliyah.     Lucy was happy to have her swing and Khaliyah back.  I think Khaliyah felt the same. 😜