The Nighttime Routine

Lately our family has started a new nighttime routine. At about 7 P.M., Chelsey feeds Lucy, causing her to fall asleep. She then proceeds to put her in the crib. At this point in the routine, Chels and I begin celebrating because we know this will be the time that Lucy finally stays asleep. Before the celebration is over, Lucy begins crying wildly in her crib. This causes one of us to pick her up, and try to rock her back to sleep. This cycle continues until at last 10 P.M. every night (It's happening as I write). We end our routine by silently zoning out on the computers for a half hour before going to bed. The nighttime routine is not my favorite part of the day, but I always seem to forget about it when Lucy wakes up in the morning with a big smile on her face.

Naptime is Over!

Waking up from a nap with a camera in your face...

The Climb to the Crawl

I've been sensing lately that Lucy will soon be starting to crawl! It's definitely about time to get our house Lucy proofed. I think we've been saying that for many weeks, but I'm sure baby proofing will soon finally make it to the top of our to-do list. Here's her progression to the soon to come crawling. I can't believe how fast time goes by...

Lucy's 1st Halloween Party

Tonight we went to Lucy's 1st Halloween party. It was a cute pumpkin carving party put on by our friends Sarah and Brian. Here is Lucy carving her first pumpkin.

She did need a little help from her daddy, but, as you can see, her pumpkin turned out quite cute!

And here we all are posing with the first pumpkin!

Lucy ended her night by playing with her Halloween tutu. I'm sure she will have many more interesting get-ups created by her mom in the holidays to come!