Dear Lucy - 10 months

Dear Lucy,

Today you are 10 months old!  You are an incredible little girl who amazes us everyday with your growth as a person.  You are such a sweetheart who likes giving hugs and kisses.

You have definitely been active lately.  You can easily pull yourself up alongside furniture, toys, and people's legs!  You can now walk along the ottoman in the living room too.  I think it is safe to say that you have mastered crawling and are ready for the next step(s).  You love to crawl around and explore.  You often go to the lower shelf by the kitchen (the brightly-colored Pepsi cans catch your eye) and the dog food bowls.  Most of all, you love making a dash for your Mama's or my feet whenever we enter the room.  You have even started following us when we leave the room.

You've had a fun last month.  A few weeks ago, you met your cousins, Jacob and Benjamin, for the first time.  You were very interested in them!  Before we know it, the three of you will be running around playing. Last week, your Mama had most of the week off of work.  You were able to spend a lot of time with her, and I know she cherished getting to see you even more!  I heard you were a good helper.  Plus you went to Nana and Papa's for a day last week, and of course, had fun playing over there.

We talk about how you come up with new faces or sounds that always make us smile.  (We usually like to blame Papa Ring for teaching them to you!)  Well, recently you have a new one.  While you look mad when you make this face, it usually is immediately followed by your great smile.  Sometimes we see this face after we ask you to please stop feeding all your food to the dogs!

Your Mom and I love you so, so much.  We are incredibly blessed to have you in our lives.  I absolutely love seeing your face light up when I come home from work.  You are so special to me.

Love always,

Dad