What About Dottie?

Poor Dottie hasn't gotten enough love these days. We need to give the dog props for being such an outstanding canine companion. Dottie absolutely loves Lucia. She goes to Lucia's crib when she cries, hangs out at her feet, shares her toys, and lets Lucia grab her fur. We couldn't have asked for a sweeter pooch. Here's to you, Dottie!

This video is our FAVORITE!

Bon Appetit!

Lucia had her first food today. Rice cereal in a bowl from Grand Aunt Kathy fed to her by Dad. It seemed she wasn't quite sure how to feel about her new food.

Christening

Lucia was baptized on Sunday at the church where Mom and Dad got married almost five years ago to the day. Godmother Christine and Godfathers JR and Philip were present along with a lot of family and friends. It was a beautiful and meaningful ceremony with a wonderful lunch afterwards. Lucia's gown was made by her great grandmother.

Love to Read

Lucia absolutely LOVES books! Of course her librarian dad is thrilled.

Lucia 5 Months!

Here is Lucia's five month picture with Rowlf.

Rolling Along

Lucia rolled over from her back to her tummy on August 1st. Mom laid her down on her back and went to put some dishes away. When she came back, Lucia was flipped over onto her tummy looking surprised. As you can see, Lucia is wildly active. As this continues, we hope it will tire her out enough to end her nap strike. Happily for Lucia, she has gained more freedom. Sadly for Mom and Dad, they have lost most of theirs. This baby is going to be crawling, walking, running, and dating soon...

Catching Up

Lucia has been keeping her parents busy for the past couple of months. She has been on a serious nap strike for almost two months and her appetite is out of this world so she eats every one to two hours. Dad has been keeping longer hours at work and Mom multitasks between feeding, changing, and entertaining wide-awake Lucia while housekeeping, fulfilling job obligations, and growing her home business. Throw in some traveling, and needless to say, it has been difficult to keep you all updated. Here is our attempt to fill you in on what's happened in July.

Lucia finally outgrew her bouncy "Electric Chair". This was useful for zapping her into a calm state and helping her fall asleep. Thanks to Philip, Kari, and Pierson for loaning it to us. We loved you, Electric Chair!

Now Lucia has moved on to standing in her new entertaining jumpy contraption. This thing helps to keep Mom and Dad's hands free for up to 20 minutes at a time. We love you, Jumpy Chair!

A huge highlight of the month was when Grandma Roxana was finally well enough for a visit up to Minneapolis. "Mama Roxana"and "Papi John" came for their very first visit over the Fourth of July holiday. It was a wonderful long weekend. We shared some good food, visited a horse track, and enjoyed our own private, baby-friendly firework show complete with sparklers.

Lucia showed off her talking skills. As you'll see in the video below, she really puts full force into making sounds. Her speech therapist mother is confident Lucia will soon discover that talking really doesn't have to be as exhausting as she makes it.

She regressed in taking bottles. Mom hopes for a break soon. Stay tuned for Lucia's first spoon feeding!

Lucia & Sue

That Tongue!

Tongue is always sticking out these days. And what fun to blow raspberries!

Camp Jellystone

Lucia taking a dip in the water park at Camp Jellystone.