Friday,
November 30, 2007
Lucy has been home for over 3 months now. I missed the
deadline because I wanted to squeeze in her first
Thanksgiving. God knows we have a lot to be thankful for.
Lucy was thankful for the sweet potatoes and cranberry
jello!!
There have been so many firsts in the last month. Lucy’s
first Halloween and Thanksgiving, her first sippy cup of
whole milk, her first steps… She has also become quite the
jokester. She loves getting a reaction out of people and
can totally crack herself up. She also feels comfortable
enough with us now to show her temper. And let me tell
you, SHE HAS GOT A TEMPER! She babbles all the time and we
are getting many more sounds from her, soon to be full
words.
We had our wonderful social worker to the house for the 3
month post-adoption visit/report. That went great! We also
had our three month check-up at the adoption clinic. Lucy
did not show a great amount of growth like they were
expecting. For now, they are assuming she is just going to
remain a little peanut. Shopping for clothes is getting
difficult. Her waist is at 3-6 months but she needs a
12-month length for her clothes. Plus, I have started
putting her in 18 month tops. Lucy has gained much more
muscle tone in her lower body. Her development at 15
months was at about 13 months. A big improvement there but
the doctor still felt she should be measuring beyond her
age. She suggested that I spend more time with Lucy on
learning activities like shape sorters and stacking and
such. We tried painting with her the other day and she
loved it! I couldn’t believe how well she did at focusing
on what was in front of her. Books are also becoming a
favorite, as long as she has control of flipping the
pages. Lucy must be feeling that she is getting enough
food now because she has decided to be picky. This last
week she has been rejecting all types of meat. Our dog is
in seventh heaven, because Lucy throws whatever she
doesn’t want to the begging puppy.
I am so excited about Lucy’s first Christmas. We already
have the tree up. She leaves it alone except for one
particular Santa ornament which she is fond of. Our family
wants to wish everyone who has been following our journey
a the Merriest of Christmases. Remember as you are waiting
in those long store lines that “Jesus is the Reason for
the Season!” Blessings to you all.
PS: I had to put the black and white photo on here because
I found those Jamie Rae hats through this site. |
Just take the picture and let me get my candy!
I like this costume better. It has a bow and jewelry.
Fashionista!!
Mommy thinks I look like a big girl in this pic. |
