9 month stats, etc.(& a REALLY funny video).

hayes went in for her 9 month appointment this morning.  she received one shot - didn't shed a tear.   i know a baby who was super dramatic about vaccinations (WHO could that baby be??...ha, my girls are as different as night and day.)

she was deemed "healthy, growing great, meeting milestones, and VERY active!"  we are to go ahead and completely baby proof our house - the dr. compared hayes to her boys.  which, my mom had already made the comment to me a while back, "well, there is your boy."  she is a maniac & is in constant motion.  and we just love her to complete pieces!

the only time she was still. when trey saw this pic he said, "i mean seriously, she's the cutest baby in the world.  did the dr. say that?  did she tell you that she was the cutest baby she'd ever seen....cause she is!"  and the thing about it is that he's serious.  yes, trey, that's what the dr. cares about at these milestone appointments, "your baby is meeting the cuteness criteria set for this age group."  dads.

hayes is 18 pounds, 4 ounces - 60th percentile
i can't find her stat sheet - she may have eaten it, i did see it in her mouth at some point today.  but her height was in the 30th Percentile - think it was 27.5".  and i have no idea what her head circumference was.  i'm sure i'll find that sheet at some point, but i don't have time to worry about it right now.  oh, and she has 2 teeth now.  the 2 bottom teeth.  sk had 6 teeth at 9 months!

she's just doing great!  and she loves her paci.  and when i thank God for things in my life, i thank Him for hayes' paci so....

h and sk's yaya and dougie were in town this past weekend.

we had a really nice visit and the girls enjoyed having them here of course!
dougie and trey went to lowes on saturday and got some sand for sk's sand box that yaya/dougie had given her for christmas.  she enjoyed playing in it today after school.

this pic was before i put sunscreen on her and she buried herself in the sandbox before i could get the sunscreen rubbed in.  nice.

and i did the cooper river bridge run (10k) on saturday with amy.  but just like LAST TIME, we were walkers (and talkers).  it was a beautiful day for a walk across the bridge with 40,000+ other people!

spring is here!!!!  we are so excited!  maybe we can stay well for a while and it sure has been nice to leave our heavy jackets, gloves and winter hats behind.  we've brought out our sunglasses, sun hats, sunscreen, flip flops, and springy dresses.

hayes LOVES to swing.  and the baby can just about swing herself when she gets in her active mode in there.  

we have fresh pinestraw, new full ferns, azaleas, and our grass is beginning to resemble the color green!  spring in the low country - just gorgeous=)  our house looks so happy to me in the spring.  it can look so drab and sad in the winter.  i'm always wanting to do this or that to our house, but i should just feel content because i'm really grateful for it!  (the little cuteness playing in the front yard helps liven it for sure).....

as usual, our azaleas are uneven and they bloom at different times.  i think it has a little to do with our lack of green-thumbs and alot to do with the positioning of our house in relation to the sunlight.

so, here is me and my little attachment.

she loves her daddy, too!  in fact, when we picked her up from the nursery on sunday she cried in my arms and held out her arms for her dad.  think it made his whole entire day!!  you know, he thinks his girls completely hung the moon in the sky.

sk does not like to take off her cardigan.  it's one of her little quirks...if she puts it on, it stays on.

our sad attempt at a family photo....this is the best we could do.

and finally, the funny video!  hayes got tickled about a toy tonight and was laughing hysterically which was funny.  also funny was sk's blatant jealousy of the attention h was getting.  love those girls!

happy Easter!

I serve a risen Saviour,
He's in the world today

I know that He is living,
Whatever men may say

I see His hand of mercy,
I hear His voice of cheer

And just the time I need Him
He's always near.

He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives
today!

He walks with me and talks with me
Along life's narrow way.

He lives, He lives, salvation to impart!

You ask me how I know He lives:

He lives within my heart.

~Happy Easter from the Lucy family~

guess who is sick....

ha, well apparently dumbo has a really bad cold.  but he's not the real reason we were at the dr. today.

using dumbo as her pillow.  they are best friends!!

this sweet girl is the reason.  sk woke up just fine yesterday morning and played.  we got dressed because we were planning to go to the aquarium after lunch, but then she got quiet and i found her asleep.  she doesn't nap anymore!  she had a fever.  so far that has been her only symptom.  the doctor said she is probably fighting a little virus plus she had signs of allergy struggles (darn pollen count is driving everyone crazy around here!)

she missed our church egg hunt this morning but we didn't really talk too much about it so she didn't seem to care.  

we dyed eggs with her today.

i hope she is fever free tomorrow so that we can go to church.  if we go then i'll have her sit with us the whole time instead of sending her to childcare.  i don't really know what she has or if she's contagious.  i just want her to be well!  she's had the sickest year so far.  she doesn't seem to feel bad until her fever starts to rise but the ibuprofen knocks it out and then you'd never know anything is wrong.  i keep waiting for the nose to run, cough to start or vomit to come....so far so good.  

i want her to feel good & enjoy her spring break at mimi & papa's with ava & bryce. 

i'd like little sis to stay well too, of course!  (that's silly for me to say.  who says, "man i hope my kids get sick." but you know...)

she thinks she's big!

hayes and i went to target this afternoon which she enjoyed because she got to ride up in the front of the cart like a big girl.  she's such a good little baby.  she just munched on her mum-mum snack and then talked a little before sucking on her paci for a while.  it's so funny because when sk was her age she was such a ham!  she loved to see and be seen.  she smiled and waved at everyone.  well, not hayes.  when people stop and talk to her or smile at her she looks at them like they can go straight to you know where.  she's like, "if you think i'm going to crack a smile at you then you got another thing coming...i don't know you!"

i was able to finish up my easter bunny shopping.  sk is going to be shocked.  the big bunny has never brought her anything other than a few books and a bathing suit and some eggs.  it's still not all that much but it's more than usual.  

sk told me tonight that "easter is all about God's son....and a little bit about yellow flowers.  not pink flowers or purple flowers but yellow flowers that He made."  ha!  alright....easter is all about Jesus and yellow flowers.  that's fine as long as she knows it's not about all that stuff in her basket.

this is unrelated to easter or being sick or anything of any importance - like all cats, ours likes to hide.  but bella is horrible at hiding her tail.  it's always sticking out.  dead give away.  wonder if she does it on purpose?

9 months.

hayes - you are 9 months old!!!  you've been in our lives longer than you were in my belly!

you've been busy during your ninth month!  your newest accomplishments are:

*you grew a tooth (bottom left)

*you became a crawler (full time as of tuesday)

*you can pull up to a standing position - you have done this on mommy & on daddy while we are sitting on the floor with you.

*you like avocado.

*still napping twice a day.  still sleeping 12 hours at night (praise the Lord!). still in size 3 diapers. still the messiest, drooliest baby i've ever known.

stats are unknown.  we will go to your 9 month appointment in april.

here is haysie at birth:

3 months:

6 months:

9 months:

crawling off the chair....

don't worry - i caught her!

we are safer on the floor!

i know hayes could pass for a boy.  her hair is so fine and "slippery" - can't get a bow to stay in!  oh well....one day!

pulling up on mama....

we love our paci!!!!

up to no good....

we have plugged up most of the outlets with covers.  the playroom isn't a safe place for her to play without my constant attention.  we are working with sk to get all her little tiny things picked up and all (princess shoes, scissors, etc.)!  

what a wonderful, BUSY, ACTIVE, precious, cute, sweet and snuggly little lady!  

we just love you, hayes lucy!!!

egg hunt & party.

yesterday was sarah kate's egg hunt and easter party at school.  it was her last day before spring break - so technically, we're on spring break!  the weather is so cold this week so they hunted eggs in a neighboring classroom then had their easter snacks in their classroom.  my mom came up tuesday night, kept the girls for trey and i to go to dinner, and then went to sk's school party before heading back to folkston (after a quick trip to moe's of course).  we were so glad to have her come up!  one of her dogs tore his ACL so it has been hard for her to get away much.  he needs constant care but is getting better.

our little lucy family is spending easter here in charleston this year.  the girls and i will leave monday for folkston and some warmer weather.  the twins share the same break dates as sk so they are going to spend part of it together and sk is thrilled.

some pics!!

sk found her 12 eggs so fast that i didn't even get any pics of her "hunting"!  mimi practiced with her before she left for school and i think she's officially an egg-finding pro. ha!

sk - trying to wait patiently to eat.  it takes them all a while to get their hands washed and seated.  they said the lord's prayer - i was impressed, sk knows it pretty well.  i'm not sure why sk was in such a hurry to eat.  she likes nothing on her plate.  she does not eat chicken nuggets (weirdo - who doesn't like chick-fil-a??), she does not like applesauce anymore and she does not like cheetos.  but she sure did slurp down that capri sun!  

ahhh, the cookie - now that is something she loved!!!

sk and her friend, caroline....

mommy & her girls....

sk and mimi...

sk and "little mimi"......

haysie and little friend, riley.  hayes became a full-time crawler on tuesday.

hayes and ames....

class photo...

sk and alden...

haysie and sweet caroline...

hayes was like the class pet - everyone kept going over to her and petting her like she was a dog or something...too funny!

sk and caroline.  you know, it's really hard to take pics of 3 year olds.  or mine anyway...she won't look at the camera and her smile is goofy.  i'm sure she'd like to throw my camera in the trash.

praying well all stay well and can enjoy easter and spring break!

"is easter all about the egg hunts?  no, that's not what easter is all about! is it all about the easter bunny? no, that's not what easter is all about! easter is all about Jesus!!" -sarah kate lucy