Luci is now 7 months old! In the last month she has grown so much. She has finally, to her delight, started to crawl. This process was so fun for us to watch. Luci has known how to roll over for a long time, but this was never what she did to get to the things she wanted. She really just wanted to crawl. She was getting really frustrated with not being able to do it. In the last month she transitioned from being on her hands and knees then laying back on her belly to being on hands and knees and then to sitting up. For about a week she was getting to all her toys by getting on her hands/knees, rocking then sitting up, then slight turn and back through the cycle until she got to what she wanted. Her first "real" crawl probably happened on St. Patrick's Day. Now she is all over the place and we've got to baby proof this place! We've also got to keep a good eye on her. She has been crawling over to the couch and the coffee table this week and then pulling herself up to standing. A couple times now she has bonked her head pretty good. Today she's got a nice pink shiner from hitting the coffee table. She's super fast and we can't always catch her!
We spent the weekend at the coast. It rained a lot, but we did get to take some nice walks on the beach. Luci got her first fist-full of sand in her mouth and didn't seem to mind it at all. Next time we go to the beach we are hoping she will be able to actually play in the sand - hoping it won't be as cold and wet as this week.
We love this little Luci so much. She is so proud of herself when she is sitting up and even standing up in bed when we go to get her from her nap. She can be quite serious and take it all in but she always seems to have the biggest smile for those who greet her. And of course when she does that - it just melts their hearts.
Luci is looking forward to spending some time with both of her grandmas in the next few weeks. They think they are coming for a vacation - but little do they know - she's got other plans for them!
PS - just have to say last night Luci went to bed at 7pm and this morning when David heard her stirring at 6:15, he ran in her room and gave her a pacifier and she went back to sleep until 8am! Did we hit the jackpot or what with this sweet little thing!
