My babe.

“A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men” ~Martin Fraquhar Tupper

Today marks 7 MONTHS since the glorious day Lucca was born. What a joy she is! Somedays I stare at her and still can't believe she is mine. OK, every day I stare at her and can't believe she is mine.

She is perfect.

Baby Gymnast

Lucca went to her 2nd class at the Little Gym, and loved it. She is the youngest baby in the class, but definitely keeps up with the rest of her little friends. Actually they try to keep up with HER! Today we did a somersault, an obstacle course, bounced, walked, ran and played with balls. Oh, and how can I forget the mama/baby barrel rolls? So fun...if you have a baby, you must find a Little Gym.

trying to figure out how to go forward

one for each hand....like usual

climbing the obstacle course

made it to the top!

Lucca's favorite: the bubble machine

Mama's favorite: naptime!

1st time on the Swings!

The Little Gym

Lucca has officially had her first work-out at the gym. She's a Chao, so fitness is in her blood! I took her to "Baby Bugs" class at The Little Gym this week and she LOVED it. Watching the little bugs playing on the mat was the cutest thing I've ever seen. The instructor leads songs, exercises and stretches that the mommies do with their babies, and then she dumps out a bucket of balls that all the little ones go chasing. While the goal is to increase mobility in the babies, I just wanted Lucca to be able to play with some friends at class since we miss the company of lil Lincoln + Lila so much!

Lucca did great. She walked across the balance beam, did her first somersault, and kinda hung on the "high" bar (with one hand on the bar, the other hand in her mouth...).

We will definitely be going back to the baby bugs class next week.

6/7 Months Old

We took Lucca to her 6 month check-up yesterday (even though she is 7 months old now!). We had missed her appointment during all of our September travels - oops. She is perfectly healthy and "growing beautifully" according to Dr. Brock, our fab pediatrician.

She is in the 75th percentile for both height and weight:

height: 26 3/4 inches

weight: 18.6 lbs

Lucca was a perfect little patient and gave the Dr. lots of smiles as he examined her little body. She got 3 shots, and the flu vaccine...and, as usual, didn't shed a single tear! She is 3 for 3 now, and makes her parents look like wimps (we are both scared of shots).

We are moving to solids 3 times a day now, and got the OK to start trying a few finger foods -- probably avocado first. Time is going by so quickly, it feels like tomorrow she will be going to Kindergarten. :(

We are so thankful for Lucca's health. The doctor told us her life expectancy at this point is 90 years old...isn't that crazy? Cheers to 90 years.