Two weeks have flown by since I last wrote a blog post. Many things have happened since then and much learning has occurred. First of all, our growing gal is now three months old! Her smile is turning into a little laugh and it continues to melt my heart every single time she flashes her bare gums. She even let me play dress-up with her multiple days in a row, which is what happens when you are stuck inside with your mom and spring just won't get here.
Auntie Cry and Auntie MerBear came all the way up from Virginia to meet this little Babushka and we had a wonderful weekend. Lucy may lack many things as her life goes on, but love will not be one of them. My dear friends showered her with love and smiles and snuggles. Lucy was surprised to find out that they even know the high-pitched baby smile solicitation voice. It was wonderful to have an entire weekend to catch up with them. This visit was a bit different than most in the past and involved Meredith putting an offer on a house, Crystal's pregnancy and our joyful baby girl. I am grateful to continue to have such wonderful friends in my life and now as a part of Lucy's life, too. We have been through so much together and it felt completely right for them to be here with us during this new phase of life.
As an extra special treat, we got to take Lucy to Florida to spend time with Aunt Joan, Uncle Andy, their children and granddaughter. I am stunned, shocked, awe-struck at how much Lucy enjoyed being able to feel the breeze in her hair. Time for a nap? Insert baby in stroller, put on sunglasses, walk out the front door. Need exercise? Wash, rinse, repeat. Want to get some fresh air? Head out back to the patio. Jim and I are thankful for some time in the sunshine and warm weather, but Lucy seemed to love it most. This was the case when we were in California, too. We came home to 27 degrees and snow still on the ground. Lucy and I tried to go for a walk today, but by the time she was bundled and the stroller was wind proofed, we were both so annoyed that we can back inside after 20 minutes. It was clear that she was more fussy being stuck in the house today than she had been all week, even after all of the travel to get to Florida. Lucy will always be a New York baby. She was meant to be born in Ithaca and we are eternally grateful for the wonderful pregnancy and birth experience we had here. We just can't take another winter, though. And the Florida sunshine only reinforced that for us.
While we were in Florida Lucy did a number of new and exciting things. She fell asleep in the car in the car seat! She also started pulling up on the fingers of the person holding her to a sitting position, which is really into. She found her thumb and is vigorously trying to suck it off of her hand. It is one of the cutest things she has done yet. I have no idea how we are going to get her to stop, but for now it is some good self-soothing. Hopefully she figures out it is delicious at bedtime, too! This trip was the most time she spent in the arms of people who are not her parents. She definitely let us know when she was ready for mommy or daddy, but also seemed to be content, if not enjoy, time with other people who love her. This meant that Jim and I even got in the pool together one afternoon! (This also means that I am getting more comfortable letting her out of my sight, as long as I can get to her quickly and easily). McGooster is also getting more comfortable sleeping without me for little bit of time (wait, maybe it is the other way around?!) In fact, she is asleep in her co-sleeper now for the first time since we brought her home. She is a great traveler (minus the car, although traveling at 3am and 11pm meant she actually slept the whole in the car) and handles flying with grace and ease.
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