Oh to be 14 Months Old...

I had a hard time getting an in-focus photo of Lucy while she cruised around carrying her barnyard friends. She just goes so fast! She's such a sweet little girl now - suddenly not so much a baby anymore.

Lucy weighs in at about 18 pounds and she is 28 inches tall.

There is so much developmentally to try to remember to write down but I will share what comes to mind.

Lucy signs for cat now. She gave Oliver several hugs this morning! I receive single-leg hugs and double-leg hugs all the time, especially when I am in the kitchen cooking. Hugs of all kinds are often and the sweetest thing for both Matt and I. She is very loving.

Lucy knows where her nose and her belly button are. She knows where mamas eyes are but hasn't pointed to them on herself yet. She loves to pull up her shirt and share her belly button with others. Her 8th (bottom) tooth is working its way up to break the surface of her gums - it's very obvious by the white color of her gum there. It's been a long one in the making and nights are sleepless for me lately. I can't wait for that tooth to come in!

Dada and Lucy work on the cabin he's building in our driveway

Lucy LOVES her dada. Every morning, the first thing out of her mouth is "dada". Then when we are playing upstairs, any sound she hears coming from outside prompts her to say "dada", go to the window to look outside, and say it again. She also associates talking on the phone with dada. When Matt comes home from work there is squealing and giggling coming from her to greet him. It's really great.