10 Months!!

I cannot believe how fast the time has gone! Lucanne is 10 months old already!

In the months that have passed the whole family suffered from 2 colds - the second of which was particularly terrible. Lucanne had to be propped up in bed so she could breathe. And it seemed to want to last forever!

Lucanne started army crawling in late February. She is now lightning fast and b-lines it to the dogs' water bowl in the back every time I turn my back on her! Oh, and now she is trying to get herself into a standing position without help so I suspect it won't be long before she is walking.


In March, Lucanne got to spend a weekend with Noni and Grampa Robbie and made friends with Rusty. She loved his soft fur, but was particularly enamored by his "bling".


Recently Lucanne has been developing her musical skills. At first it was finding a beat to dance to, then finding rhythm with Taiko drumming. Soon she will finish her First Concerto.


Today, I discovered that the tooth that had been threatening since November has finally decided to break through. It was a tough road these last few weeks with the swelling and pain in the...gums, but now that the first one had broken through I suspect that the road will get easier for her. At least she can eat her beloved apples again!

We are preparing for our first Easter with Lucanne, while she won't be terribly interested in hunting for Easter Eggs, I still look forward to this milestone. Before I know it she will be wearing her first birthday dress and eating cake!

Almost 5 months

Lucanne will turn 5 months this week and she is growing like a weed. Last week I weighed her at almost 15 1/2 lbs. At her last "well baby" check-up she was in the 75th percentile for height, weight, and head size.


Every day she does something new and every day she makes me laugh.

She is a great baby and a pretty happy one too. In normal baby fashion, she causes her Mommy to freak out on occasion - like deciding to roll off the couch on Saturday. She is trying to crawl across the couch as I type now...


Lucanne loves to look at photos, especially photos in magazines. She loves to play with the pages and try to turn them on her own. Given the opportunity they will end up in her maw in a soggy mess! I am certain that she will be a competitive catalog shopper!!


One of Lucanne's newest tricks is to stick her fingers in her mouth and blow like she were whistling. It is adorable, but very messy!! She also loves to be bounced and even startled with a game of peek-a-boo.


Perhaps because she still has no hair, or perhaps it is because it is so darned cute our dear friends Jason and Linda found her this adorable strawberry knitted cap:

Don't let her expression fool you...she loves it, but thought it tasted better than it looked on her!

Lucanne isn't much of a napper, but there are probably few things she likes more than her Loki. If only Loki was spaciously aware enough to lay next to her, not on her they both might get more naps. But Lucanne loves her Loki enough to let her lay on a limb or two for a while!

Happy Halloween Nonnie!!!

The New Toy...

Baby Einstein Strikes Again....

Let me do it!!

Lucanne has started taking the spoon from us....

First "Real" Food

Bath Time