Lucy has a chair.

We recently purchased Lucy her very own chair, just the right size and (coincidentally) it appears to match her pajamas. If you just sort of let your eyes go out of focus, like one of those 3D paintings at the mall, she actually disappears.

In this picture, we can all appreciate Lucy's excellent form. A perfect "10" from the East German judge, and no blood was shed in the dismount...this time.


Here Lucy is appreciating the finer points of Sesame Street...she loves her soaps before bed. What will Elmo do next??

Lucy loves her purse. She loves it so much in fact that she will often hang off the edge of the chair, sort of scraping her hand around the carpet as far as she can reach, trying to find the purse and pull it up onto the chair with her. Sometimes the purse isn't there, and she's stuck with a big handful of hair and some broken goldfish crackers. Something to put in the purse later!

I just like this picture. Lucy is getting very good at handing you just about anything you ask for. Hand me the ball! Hand me the blanket! Hand me the remote and a martini! She's so earnest.

Lucy enjoyed the last day of summer.

I know what you're about to ask, and the answer is "No, she hasn't said Mama yet."

Lucy had a very long day.

And tomorrow, weather permitting, we're going pumpkin picking, so she might just sleep until Tuesday after a day of petting zoos, corn mazes, and picking her very own Halloween pumpkin!

A day in the life of Lucy...

Lucy is a VERY busy baby. In the course of an ordinary day, Lucy has the events that she simply must attend to - such as naps, diaper changes, sippy cups, snacks, and bath time. But, even though her schedule is very full, she finds lots of time for mischief in all of its various forms.

If all you ever looked at was this picture, you would think Lucy was the most sweet and innocent baby in the world - sugar and spice and everything nice! But....

...just when you're sitting there thinking about how cute and sweet she is, totally lost in your own thoughts and not expecting anything terrible to happen, she would stand up on the ottoman, shriek with delight, and launch herself directly at you, whether you are ready to catch her or not. Repeat 400+ times per day.


Sometimes, Lucy starts to feel a touch of cabin fever. Why let artificial boundaries like doors and locks separate you from the big world outside, full of awesome things like rocks, bugs, sticks, strangers, asphalt, speeding cars, rabid dogs? You guys - there could be FIRE out there! Or poison! YOUR HUMAN LOCKS WILL NOT CONTAIN ME!

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After an hour or so of wrangling with the locked door and finally giving up (or so we think)...Lucy turns to wreaking havoc with her indoor toys. In this picture, you can see Lucy trying desperately to shove a plastic rolling pin into the frunk on her plastic car. Thank the good lord above for plastic...the only substance on earth that is (so far) immune to Lucy's destructive powers.


After a full day of Lucy the Baby Destroyer fun-filled activities, Lucy reverts back to her MOST favorite activity - climbing up and down on the couch, laughing her head off the whole time. The only thing that could make this better is if the couch was on fire.

Lucy isn't sure about this whole "bee" idea.

You can have your antenna headband back thankyouverymuch.

Lucy USED to trust me...also makes bee noises

Lucy LOVES to dance. When we ask if she wants to dance, she normally runs over to the radio and turns it on - but we still have to go over and push "play" if there's a CD in the player. Yesterday I was urging Lucy to perform the above mentioned trick for the camera, and she was apparently feeling a little bit of trepidation...until I urged her to just go for it. And...well, you'll see what happens to little girls who trust their mothers.



In this one, we are teaching Lucy to say "bzzzzzzzzzzzz" because she's going to be a bumblebee for Halloween. She's doing great!!

Lucy has a personal chef....

Chef Boyardee! Yeah, that's right...I feed my kid spaghetti-o's! She loves them and I don't have the energy to feel guilty. I'm just glad she's not licking the toilet brush or eating light bulbs. Also, take notice of her superb spoon handling skills - BABY GENIUS!