Four Months...Already?

Lucy is our little jabberer! She loves waking up in the early hours of the day just to talk to herself for a half hour or so until she falls back asleep.
Some of her other favorite things:

• fingers (hers and all others)
• spitting
  
• her feet
  
• being naked
  
• baths
• wet washcloths
• her mobile
• being swaddled (it is the only way she will fall asleep)
• Oran

She absolutely loves Oran! She will smile just hearing him. Anytime he gets close to her she reaches out her hand and tries to grab him. They have a game Oran started where he will lay beside her, sit next to her, or lean over her and wait to see what she will grab. He then says, as if teaching her, "Sucy*, hair" or Sucy, shirt" or "Sucy, toes". They both seem to love it. I love that they are already making up games together. I still remember some of the games I made up with my siblings ( I will refrain from sharing because I know my oldest brother is still in denial and a little sensitive about discussing them).
*Oran doesn't pronounce "L's" at the beginning of words, instead he will substitute it with the following sound so our Lucy is "Sucy".

Here is how Lucy compares to Oran at four months:
Lucy
weight: 15.2 pounds
height: 26.5 inches
Oran
weight: 16.3 pounds
height: 25.25 inches

A Weekend Trip

I love fall. A weekend ago we were able to take a little drive East to visit some friends in West Virginia. It was such a beautiful drive with all of the colors and hills. Oran had so much fun playing with Elena and Lucas. Even though it was in the 50's we spent a lot of time outside, it was great. I think I might like to live in the East some day.

He's Two!

This weekend we celebrated Oran's birthday. He loved it. Since he isn't a big fan of cake, I found the coolest idea by Martha Stewart - rice crispy treats in the form of a cake. It was a lot of fun to make and absolutely delicious to eat. The candles made him a little nervous. I think his favorite part was singing "Happy Birthday".

Two Months Old

I had planned on posting this before now. It is amazing how fast time gets away from me. Her two month stats are:
Weight 12 pounds 4 ounces Length 24.5 inches

One Month and Smiling

Lucy had her one month check-up this week. She is growing and doing great. She smiles all the time now (I wish I could catch a full one on camera).

For those interested...she weighs 10 pounds and is 23 1/4 inches long.

Rented.

After having our home on the market for six months and always being the buyers' second choice, we decided to try renting our home out (I had my doubts).

We ran an ad in the paper and I was shocked at the number of families interested in renting our home. We ended up with 3 families who seemed to be perfect families to have as renters. That is when the hard part began. How do you choose? We ended up having two of the families offer to pay more rent and do work in the yard if we wanted it done. Our decsion came down to who would move in first, this freeing us from having another month of a mortgage payment and a rent payment.

We're keeping our fingers crossed that they are the perfect tenants we thought they were. I am trying to see this as a blessing, but I still really wish we could have sold the house.

Three Weeks Old

I can't believe my little girl is already three weeks old. She is such a great baby.