The Leonard Family: Happy Birthday Sweet Lucy!

Monday, November 28, 2011

Happy Birthday Sweet Lucy!

It's been a mix of emotions anticipating Lucy's 1st birthday! It's hard to believe that she is ONE YEAR OLD! What happened to the past year?! It just went by so quickly...each year seems to go quicker!
It has been a really amazing year watching sweet Lucy grow up! There have been lots of firsts and lots of love!
One year ago, Steven and I were watching the GT-UGA game and decorating the Christmas tree. About half way through the game, I bent down to pick up another ornament and felt a big pop. I stood up and barely made it to the bathroom before reenacting a scene from a movie! My water broke...and it broke big! We were well on our way to meeting baby Lucy! It was such an exciting night! It's crazy to think that there was at time when we didn't know Lucy! She has brought so much joy to our lives!

Lucy is quite the independent little girl! She LOVES going to bed (She does not prefer to be rocked or cuddled). She loves holding her blanket (it doesn't have to be a certain one) and sucking her right thumb when going to sleep. She only sucks her thumb in bed with her blanket (I hope that won't be a really hard habit to break!) She is easily entertained by playing by herself. She rarely fusses and smiles all the time! She has been such a happy baby! She was sleeping 8 hours at night at 4 weeks and was sleeping 12 hours at night by 7-8 weeks. She is still taking two naps per day. I am not sure she is ready to drop one yet. She really enjoys them and still sleeps almost 2 hours at each one. Lucy LOVES her bottle. I think this is going to be a challenge for us. She is capable of drinking from a sippy cup but does NOT like them. She will push it away or throw it on the ground. Hmmmm...this one might take some tough love! I think this is the stubborn side of our little angel coming out! Lucy started crawling at 7 months and took steps at 10 months. She was walking at 11 months. She now walks most of the time. She loves any toys..and seems to really love Jack's toys! She loves his tool bench and the big T-Rex! (It growls and it's eyes light up.... shouldn't she be scared?!) Maybe Santa will bring a few more girl toys! There is one pretty significant thing about Lucy...she really loves to eat ...not just enjoys it....she LOVES it! She goes crazy whenever she thinks it might be time to eat! It is entertaining, but sometimes it's tough because she is VERY impatient while waiting on her meal! She eats all table foods and has been off baby food for a few months. She is also more dramatic than Jack! While she doesn't fuss very often, if she does get upset...she is a drama queen! She will throw her head down on the ground like the world is ending! She can also turn on the tears! BIG crocodile tears! It may only last 30 seconds...but she is dramatic!
Lucy loves Jack so much! He can make her giggle until she can't breathe! She wants to do whatever he is doing and smiles at him all the time. It has been so much fun seeing them together. Lucy is a sweet little girl that makes us smile EVERY day. We love her so much! It's amazing how you can love another child just as much! She is so special and unique in so many ways! We can't wait to see what she has in store for us next!

Happy Birthday baby girl!