Finally a New Post

Sorry it has been such a long time, but moving with a baby while working on a dissertation takes a lot of time. We are into the new house and have a large proportion of our things unpacked, but still have a ways to go. I think we'll be done in a week or two though as long as we set our minds to it and keep motivated.

Lucy is growing by leaps and bounds. She had a big brain growth spurt a couple of weeks ago and has just gotten over the associated fussiness (getting smarter is actually a little scary). She's not as talkative as she used to be. She still talks, but seems to think about it first now. She still loves to bounce, but we had to raise the bouncer by a notch. She also stairs at things for a lot longer than she used to and cocks her head sometimes while she's looking at them. This is partially due to the bigger brain and partially due to her developing depth perception. Once put into the position, she can sit up on her own for a few minutes and likes to play with things this way, but tends to try to manipulate objects with her feet as much as she does with her hands right now (it's a primate thing). She generally only wakes up once at night now (thank goodness). She is sleeping in her crib. She is also a very mellow baby saving her tears for bedtime. Of course, her Dad and I respond to her needs very quickly, so perhaps she just doesn't need to cry.

I'm posting some pictures of the house mixed into the newest pictures (sorry there are so many together, but I don't have time to sort right now) and will write more when I can.