April

She's getting so much bigger and more independent at the park - I can't believe it!!

April has been a fun but relatively uneventful month for us.  After an unexpected hospital stay for Lucy in March, that was MUCH appreciated!  We've been busy doing yard work on the weekends (we've mowed our yard twice already this year - that's unheard of in April around here!) and going to preschool, swimming lessons and the park whenever we can.

For the most part, Lucy's recovered from her stomach bug / hospital stay.  She's sleeping through the night for the most part, She's back to being potty trained - not having accidents or close calls in the potty department anymore either, which is great!

Lucy continues to be sunshine in our lives - she loves to try to "read" by sounding out words or comparing them to words she already knows, make up words that rhyme, her current favorite song is "5 Little Monkeys" (annoying, haha!) and she is VERY excited to be a big sister.  She is convinced we should name the baby, "Susie," but Jason and I aren't sold on that name, haha!  She is basically hilarious all the time and sometimes a bit mischievous.  Case and Point, here is a conversation we had today:

Me: Lucy, what did you do with the entire container of cherry tomatoes?
Lucy: I made you tomato soup
Me: Thanks.  Where is it?
Lucy: I don't know

(We still haven't found the missing tomatoes - I'm a bit worried where they may turn, up!)

Here are some highlights from April:

Lucy got a new bed so we could turn her toddler bed back into a crib for the baby...she also had to sort through her stuffed animals and choose 5 to donate to charity and 5 to give to her baby sister...it was tough for her to part with some of them!

Cousin Dawson came over and we showed him one of the parks in our neighborhood - so fun!

Dad's gotta be ready for her to drop from those monkey bars so he can catch her, haha!

Lucy's a pretty big fan of frozen yogurt dates - this time with daddy while mommy was out with a friend.

Lucy's a trooper when we run errands on the weekends...here she is relaxing in the Home Depot cart!

She takes after me in her love for shoes - I think she tried on more than I did that day!!