"She's gonna change SOOO much in the next 2 months, Just wait!"

When we were at the Howard's on Easter (Lucy was 10 months old), my sister Tiffany was telling me how crazy it was that she gave Keaton a little toy truck on his first birthday and right away he was rolling it around on the ground and making 'truck noises.'  I said "At 1 year's old?  I can't see Lucy doing something like that at all."  Tiff replied "Oh Britt, in the next 2 months she is going to change SO much.  It is so crazy all that will happen by her 1st birthday."  And just like that, Tiff's wisdom became manifested and her words rang true!

At 10 months, Lucy was still a chubby little baby!  At 11 1/2 months she is growing taller and thinning out a lot.  She has started crawling, pulling herself up on furniture, she can now sit through a whole 45 minute episode of Sesame Street without losing focus (I take advantage of this every night while I cook dinner).  She started saying "owie" (as mentioned below).  She regularly says "hi" "Ma" and "DaDa" "Yaaaay (accompanied with clapping)" and sometimes "No." She can understand simple rules like "Lucy, no."  "Lucy, don't touch."  "Lucy, eat your food."  "Time for a bath!"  "Let's go on a walk/bike ride/swimming, etc."  "Lucy, be soft."  "Lucy, give it to Mommy (an object that she's not supposed to have)."  And she has realized that she can be funny!  Shawn has a duck call that he uses when he goes duck hunting, and she knows how to blow in it to make the duck noise.  She blows in it and laughs her head off.  Then does it over and over, all the while making sure I'm watching her be her silly self.  She also knows that she isn't supposed to have pacifiers anymore, so she will find them and put them in her mouth and start cracking up like "Haha Mom- jokes on you! I can get into my box of binky's now!"  She does it to be funny and doesn't seriously hold them in her mouth for comfort, but when she is in a playful mood she gets into the things she isn't supposed to have and laughs through her mischief.  We took her off the bottle so she gets her milk only in Sippy cups now. She dances all the time now.  When commercials or my songs come on with any sort of beat, she starts bobbing up and down- MY FAVORITE THING EVER! She has started playing using her imagination (like Tiff said KJ did) and it amazes me!  She will pick up mine or Shawn's cell phone and hold it to her ear and start talking into it.  It is so funny!  Then she will hand it over to me, I'll proceed to have a conversation with an imaginary person who then "asks" to speak to Lucy.  I'll give the phone back to her and she will start "talking" again.  Too cute.  Another play time activity- she will go pick up her dolls and talk to them and give them kisses.  It is seriously the cutest thing to watch her make up her own games.  I could watch her all day!  She has also started to stand on her own!  She can make it about 30 seconds before falling, but I love it.  I can't wait for her to take her 1st steps.  It won't be by her 1st birthday, but I'm hoping it will be by 13 months so that when we go to Boise and CDA in June she can show off her skills to the family.

All in all, Tiff was so right on the mark.  Lucy has changed overnight it seems.  This is definitely the most change in the shortest amount of time that we've witnessed with her.  I love it so much.  It might not seem like a lot to read, but just being with her and watching her, you'd be amazed that 2 months ago I had a baby, and now I have a busy (almost) toddler.  Lots to love about the changes, and lots to miss about the past.  But we all have to grow up, so instead of feeling sad that my baby is gone, I can enjoy my spunky toddler.  I am proud of the laugh lines she has given me :)

As I tell her every day, I love "Little Miss" more than ALL the leaves on ALL the trees :)

Lucy being "hilarious" with her Duck Call

Getting a silly hair do by Dad

Helping Mom fold the Laundry

 

Ok....done helping now.

A huge pile of warm clothes is fun to play in!

My adorable Lucy Lu!

Loves black beans and hotdogs!                       Bed head and sleepy eyes- my favorite :)

Baby Blues :)

"No opening the Cupboards Lucy!"

Pig tails!!

Standing!

Hanging out with Mom, watching Bed Knobs and Broomsticks!

 

Even if you aren't related to her, there is no denying that she's the most beautiful baby on the planet.