9 Months

I can't believe this little lady is already 9 months. Only three more months and she will be a year old- that's cray cray to even think about! 

Height- 25 inches 3%

Weight- 12.4 pounds 1%

Diaper Size- size 2

Clothes Size- 6 months

First- sit up on her own, trip to the water park, mini golf caddy, 4th of July

Personality- she is still sassy as can be! Littles has definitely been a good nickname for her. Lucy is the sweetest little girl, she is so in tune with others needs and tries her hardest to be a comfort to those that need a little extra love. She has a tender heart and is in tune with the spirit more than I think I can ever understand. I love watching her try to be independent but look for us when she is frustrated or needs help. Because of the holidays lately, she makes me take her to Evan's office to see if he is home or not. She loves her daddy and gets so excited when she hears the garage door open. 

Sitting up for a whole 3 seconds

Her favorite food is whole plums. She ate about 5 this particular day. If I have her on the counter, she looks through the bowl of fruit to find the plums

Vintage little baby clothes. I need to find my baby pictures to do some side by sides

Found some glasses in her toy basket. Yes she also rocks a popped collar 

We were playing on the floor and she rolled over to cuddle with me. She knew it was a hard day for me and I needed a hug

Random Pictures

Evan was looking at my phone the other day and noticed I have about 1,500 pictures. I can't help it, Lucy is so stinkin' cute and has so many funny faces I can't not take pictures. 

These are mainly for family, so feel free to  scroll through them fast if you don't want a Lucy overload :)

Ya, she ate all of this in one day. Do babies have fast metabolisms? 

Reading her favorite book. 

Our little Jimmy Neutron. 

She wears sunglasses indoors most days. She likes to take them on and off

Snuggling with her hippo. She rubs his fur to fall asleep; it's adorable. 

Pounding the table for more food. 

How can you not just eat her up

Dirty Laundry

When we first brought Lucy home from the hospital, we were living in an apartment in Salt Lake/Cotton Wood Heights area. We didn't have a washer and dryer, so I had to pack up 3 loads of laundry and the baby once a week to go to the coin laundry room. Because I couldn't wash things as soon as they got dirty (Lucy's spit ups and "accidents") most of her things had stains on them. NOW, I can wash things when they need to be so stains don't set in! 

I've been going through Lucy's closet and boxes to get things ready for the new baby, and most have awful yellow stains. I threw out one last Hail Mary and used an old trick I learned from my grams. She never used stain remover, she would just lay wet clothes in the sun for an hour or so keeping the stain damp then wash like normal. I took it one step farther and used Oxy Clean. 

I started with all the blankets and jammies first. 

Since it is 100 degrees outside, I went out every 15 minutes to re-spray the spots. After waiting, washing and drying, most if not all the stains are either gone or not noticeable! I can't wait to clean some of my favorite outfits that Lu only wore a few times for her little sister to wear. This is my new favorite way to fight any kind of stain. 

Fourth of July

The Fourth is a big day in the Pack house. It's Evan's favorite holiday and our first date anniversary. We celebrated by going to the cul-de-sac of fire (thanks Barnes for the entertainment). We weren't sure how Lucy would handle the noise since she is picky on the loud noises she will tolerate, but she did awesome. She was up for most of the fireworks-3 hours past bedtime- and was happy to be up. She slept through round 3 and 4 and woke up just in time for the grand finale. It was a fun afternoon of BBQing and laying in the grass.