Today we made out annual visit to the Iowa State Fair. We usually like to go in the evening, but this summer has been busy and we had to find time during the day today to make it happen. It was a cool, rainy day, which made for smaller crowds and less stress. Still, by the end of the day, we were all tired.
If there is music, Lucia can’t keep from dancing.
This weekend was a big one for Lucia – her first night without Susan! Susan went with Mary, Erin, and Gary to a wedding in Nebraska and I stayed home with all the kids, including Lucia. It was a fun weekend and Lucia did really well, even at night.
Today I was trying to rest on the couch and Lucia kept taking my hand and making me press the button on “Don’t Wake Daddy.” I don’t think she understands the game.
Lucia loves babies, real and pretend. She also knows what to do with them!
Lucia loves to be outside! The weather has been nice and she wants to go out side all of the time. She likes to go for walks out front or go in the back and swing or play in the sandbox.
She can open our back screen door by herself and she frequently does so and heads for the playset.
Lucia is pretty picky about what she eats, but she is always up for some cottage cheese.
. . . and, yes, that is her camera smile.
Today we hit Snookies for the first time this year. The kids were excited and Lu was happy to have her own cone. She handled it like a pro!
17 months in the making, Lucia took her first steps today.
Lucia likes to be in on the action, and that includes dinner when she now refuses to sit in her highchair. She sits in between me and Andrew and is pretty much a nightmare. She is often not hungry at dinner so she spends time picking up random pieces of food, either from someone’s plate or from the serving dishes, and trying to feed me or Andrew. She also just likes to move the food around, so she will take food from one place and put it another. Inevitably she puts a spoonful of something in my water and on the floor.
Tonight we were all cracking up when she was trying to feed Andrew a clementine. All of a sudden she started spitting out a huge bite of breakfast sausage that none of us even knew she had in her mouth. Then she produced her fake/social laugh and got back to the business of trying to feed me and Andrew.
The other thing she likes to do is clear the table. If there is any empty dish she will try to pick it up and give it to one of us to put on the counter.
You might be wondering what she is like at lunch. Pretty much the same, but she sits with Susan and Elliot. 🙂
Lucia has been scooting around on her butt for a few months. Lately she seems to have figured out there is a better way to get around without walking – crawling! She still scoots a lot, but her crawling has been increasing.