Easter 2011...

Last Easter I was 13 weeks pregnant and we were telling all of our family and friends that baby Rives was on the way....it's hard to believe that a year has gone by, and our little bunny is here {and 6 months old already}!!! We had a very fun Easter weekend! On Saturday, we went to church with Jewelz and had dinner at Little Pete's on Lake Grapevine. We gathered at Jewelz for a few family pics before we left for church...

Easter Sunday we went to church with G and Pops and had lunch and an Easter Egg hunt at their house afterwards. Easter morning...

The Easter Bunny visited Miss Lucy!! And she got 3 others baskets from Jewelz, G and Pops and Kalie and Cole!

After her afternoon nap, we played with all of her Easter goodies!

Lucy's ready for some fun in the sun this summer!
She figured the sippy cup out pretty quickly!

She's still not a big fan of being on her tummy....but we're making improvements!

How awesome are these thighs?!

I almost forgot...Friday was Josh's 29th birthday!! As a surprise, I asked our family and close friends to send birthday wishes for Josh. I printed them all out and taped them up for him to find Friday morning...he loved it! We went on a date Friday night to celebrate! We had dinner at Truluck's, which was delicious and such a treat! And Lucy had a non-family member babysitter for the first time. She did great and I wasn't worried at all! We were laughing that we had to stop by the bank on the way home to get cash for the sitter....wow, how things have changed!

He is RISEN....He has RISEN indeed!! Hallelujah! This is my favorite song right now....so good!

Hoppy Easter...

Have a wonderful Easter weekend!!

6 Months...

This past month was definitely eventful...lots of changes and firsts!

Weight: 17 lbs 3 oz (75 %)
Height: 27" (90%)
Head Circumference: 43.18 cms (70%)

Lucy sat up by herself for the first time on March 21st. She'll take a good tumble every once in a while (usually because she gets distracted and loses her balance), but for the most part, she is a pro!

She had solids for the first time on March 24th. We started off with rice cereal for the first few days and then started slowly introducing fruits and veggies. So far she has had green beans, peas, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, bananas, prunes, apples and pears. She definitely prefers fruits over veggies and oatmeal over rice cereal.

We dropped the 10:30pm dream feed on March 27th!! It didn't even phase her...she slept straight through until 7:30am. We also worked on stretching her feedings during the day from 3 hours to 4 hours, which caused us to drop another feeding (during the day). So, now she eats 4 times a day....at 7:30am, 11:30am, 3:30pm and between 7 and 7:30pm. We give her solids twice a day....most days at her 11:30am and evening feedings. She usually takes 8-10oz of milk and 2-4 tbsp of solids. I'm still nursing, but I have to supplement with formula to keep up with her appetite! She takes formula just as well as breast milk.

Lucy was ready to drop her third nap towards the end of March, so March 26th was the first day we attempted 2 naps...it took her about 3 days to adjust. She is now napping twice a day....typically from 9:30am - 11:30am and 1:30pm - 3:30pm. At night, she is sleeping from 7:30/8pm - 7:30am.

She has figured out how to put her feet in her mouth...it's awesome! And she can now put her paci back in by herself, which is wonderful! I still give her a paci when she goes down for her naps and at night...but 9 times out of 10, the paci comes out and her thumb goes in! She is a drool machine and EVERYTHING goes in her mouth.

Her first tooth (bottom right) starting coming through on April 10th! I have a feeling more are on the way. She has been slightly fussy because of teething, but it hasn't been horrible. Usually Baby Orajel or Tylenol will do the trick if she is super fussy.

She enjoys swinging at the park, going for walks, looking at herself in the mirror (I think she's figured out that she is seeing herself), play dates, her Exersaucer, Sassy Seat and playing with her toys on her play mat. She has also started to really notice Kaci and Chloe....she loves to watch them play and run around the house!

She is wearing size 6-12 month clothes and size 2 diapers.

Overall, Lucy is a very good baby....and a HAPPY one!! She is smiling, laughing and singing (which is really screaming) all of the time! She is an absolute joy...even on the hard days. Time truly does fly...I cannot believe she is 6 months old!!

Happy 6 Months!!

Happy 6 months to my sweet baby girl!!! We love you so much Lucy Kate!! 6 month update coming soon...this day just got away from me.

{And look who has her first tooth!! You can barely see it...bottom left...to the left of the shiny saliva.}

Lucy's first petting zoo...

We went to Ryan-Kate's 3rd birthday party today and Lucy LOVED the petting zoo!! She enjoyed watching all of the big kids jump in the bounce house too!

Checking out the rabbits and piglets...
Petting the piglet...

Daddy, Lucy and the piglet...

Petting the rabbit...

Mounting the goat...

Feeding the goat...

www.joshrives.com

So Josh can continue working full time for Family Legacy {and to support our family}, Josh has started a side business doing web design....and he's really good at it! So mosey on over to joshrives.com and check out his skills. I know he'd love to design a website for you or your church or business!

Bluebonnets...

My friend Erin Mueller of Brooke Shelby Photography took pictures of Lucy, Kalie and Cole in the bluebonnets last week. Erin did 28 10-15 minute mini sessions of kids and families over 4 days....and she's 8 months pregnant!! She's a super momma...and one super photographer!! Here is a little sneak peak....

{Kalie 8, Lucy 5 1/2 months, Cole 7}

Lucy's Dedication...

On April 2nd, Lucy was dedicated at our new home church, The Door, in Coppell. It was a very special day for Josh and I as we committed Lucy to the Lord and took a covenant to raise Lucy in a Christ centered home. Our greatest hope and prayer for Lucy is that she will come to know Christ as her personal Lord and Savior and that she will seek to bring Him glory all the days of her life.

All dressed and ready to leave for church!

Family picture before the service started...

Waiting for our turn...
Daddy reading the verse we choice for Lucy, Romans 15:13...

Sweet friends...Karen and Eleanor, Me and Lucy, Julianne and Whitley...

Josh and Cole...

After church, we celebrated Lucy and Eleanor at Hard Eight BBQ...

It was a little warm on the patio...Lucy's cheeks were nice and rosy!

Papa Billy...

Pops, G, Kalie and Jill...

Papa Billy and Corinne...
The girls talking to each other...

And then Lucy puked....look at Karen's face! Too funny!

We were so blessed to have our family there to support Lucy!

After a fun party, she was DONE...