Lucy turns one!

*EDITED 3/31/11* -- So we had Lucy's 12 month appointment on Tuesday and I thought I would update her stats here for posterity.

She weighed 18 lbs., 12 oz. which is way less than I thought she would weigh, but the doctor didn't seem concerned at all and I'm not really either since she looks healthy and eats whatever we put in front of her. She was 29" tall (tall for her age!) and her head is now getting in to the normal range for circumference. The doctor gave us some ointment to try to make the redness around Lucy's eyes go away for good. We hope it works!

The birthday girl plays with her rubber ducky in her birthday onesie and tutu (thanks to our friend Kelsey for the tutu!)

The birthday girl with Mommy (and cousin Olivia is in the picture, too).

LUCY IS ONE YEAR OLD!

I really can't believe it. What a year we've had. Any of you that read this blog know that since Lucy was born, all I could think about was her surgery. It seemed like the only time I could see, and when her surgery was over, I could finally relax and start getting excited about other things, like her first birthday!

We just had both sets of grandparents, her uncle and cousins, and a lot of wonderful friends that have been a big part of our lives and of Lucy's life. We planned to have her party at the park, but the weather had other ideas, so we ended up just having it at our house. I think it worked out better that way anyway! We snacked and played and then let her dig in to her first cupcake, which was really cute. She liked it, and then realized that she didn't like that chocolate frosting all over her hands and started crying (it didn't help that she had not napped yet that day and the party was in the early afternoon!).

This feels like such a milestone. It's amazing to reach this start of another year with her. We are blessed -- and we hope that this year is a lot more about having fun than it is about spending time in the hospital! :)

From now on, I'll just use this blog to update about her ongoing medical visits, and I will probably post on the milestones (six months after surgery, a year after surgery, when she turns 2 years old, etc.) so please forgive me if the posts are farther between than a month or so. Just know that means she's doing great, which is what we've all been hoping and praying for!

Much love!

Another follow up visit with Dr. Mackay

We had a quick (key word) follow up visit with Dr. Mackay on Wednesday. He said she looks great and her created soft spot will continue to fill in with it's own bone. We don't have to see him again for another year. That's great!

11 months old!

So sorry for the delay -- it's been a busy few weeks!

Lucy turned 11 months old almost a week ago now. I really can't believe she is almost a year old! When she was born, I imagined us at this time ... almost having a one year old baby ... and now it's really here and it's crazy! She still seems so much like a baby.

She still only takes 2-3 steps on her own these days but if she walks behind her her dino toy she can walk for a really long time! It's so cute.

Her favorite things to do during the day are:

• crawling around holding a clean diaper in one hand
• "help" me load and unload the dishwasher (which consists of taking out clean things and pushing them around on the floor, and then trying to take out the dirty things while I try to keep her from doing that)
• walk behind her dino toy
• open drawers and pull out whatever is inside of them
• pulling out my cooling racks and pushing them around the kitchen floor
• getting into the pantry if we accidentally leave the door open

So you can see that a lot of her favorite activities involve getting into things. :) She's very mobile and she doesn't stay in one place for very long.

She eats so much these days. She will eat almost anything I put in front of her. I can't even believe I'm typing that. Three months ago she couldn't even eat thick baby food. Her favorite foods are: yogurt, peas, carrots, green beans, asparagus, edamame, Cheerios, and any kind of baby food that includes apples. I'm starting to experiment with other foods. It's hard to think of things to feed her ... I barely have the brain power to feed myself some days and now I have to think about meals for her, too! :)

The next time I check in, she'll be a year old! So exciting. We're having her party on March 26th at a local park and I can't wait.