License to Drive

Lucy and Elliot have started her driving lessons. Golf carts are easy since you don't need to worry about doors or gears, but Lucy's a bit concerned since she can't reach the pedals yet. Details...

Felix the Baby

We got to see Cat, a friend from Haverford, and her son Felix, who's 7 months old, this morning. It was really fun to see how much Felix can do (crawl, for instance) and realize how quickly Lucy will be doing the same. Both babies were full of smiles for each other, which was very cute.

Thanks to Stephanie for the photo

That's Not Lucy!

Yes, it's a rare departure from a Lucy photo, but this sculpture is a new addition to our walk up to campus - Wellesley's been putting it up for the past few days.

Of course, I do also have some shots of Lucy. She's been practicing sitting up, which is still a work in progress (and VERY hard to get a photo of when it's just the two of us). She usually starts out almost supporting herself on her own, but I think her facial expression here captures what hard work it is!

Ultimately, she winds up teetering over onto her side. Oh well!

Another Maryland Moment

While we were visiting my grandparents in Maryland, my Uncle Tom and cousin Katie came to say hello and meet Lucy. They brought Lucy a toy phone (delicious!) and exchanged some smiles with the little lady.

Thanks to Uncle Tom for the photo!

Pirate Lucy

Arr...matey! Aunt Melissa and Lucy played pirate while spending some time together last week. And then Lucy spat up all over Melissa's lap. What a good sport Aunt Melissa is!

Thanks to Stacy for the photo!

"What a Honey"

Lucy was, of course, quite popular with Grandma, Grandpa, and all of their friends, and it was summed up nicely by Grandpa's occasional refrain of "what a honey." She loved his gravelly voice (especially before his morning coffee) and his glasses, and I think he got a kick out of all her wiggling and smiling. Here they are hanging out in his living room and indulging me by posing for the photograph.

Jam!

It turns out that, in addition to water glasses and water bottles (which were a huge help during our travels through BWI and Logan, as well as on the planes), Lucy loves jam jars. While Grandpa tried to put some ginger preserves on his English muffin, Lucy got pretty excited about the jar itself, and the rest of us almost forgot that he was hoping to eat some of its contents.

First Trip to Maryland

Lucy and I got back from her first trip to Maryland last night. We went with my mom to visit my grandparents and got to spend some nice time hanging out. Here's the gang with a distracted Lucy after a yummy deli lunch.

Forget Sippy Cups...

Lucy loves grown-up drinking glasses. She starts wiggling her arms and legs when she spots one, preferably full to the brim with water, and isn't satisfied until she's able to start gnawing on it. Now, some might say that she is equally content to chew on the bottoms and sides of these glasses, but we really feel she's happiest when she makes her way to the rim. Actually drinking the water though? No thanks. Here she is with Ema (Elliot's mom) happily playing with one of her glass friends.

Thanks to Papa for the photo!

An Explo Moment

I really haven't written much about the fact that Lucy, Elliot and I are living at Explo (on the campus of Wellesley College) for seven weeks. There are lots of students, mostly girls, who LOVE Lucy, oohing and ahhing at the mere sight of her stroller. There was even a lullaby competition during the first week which got her up on stage in front of all 600 or so students. If you look closely, you can see that Lucy's face was projected by live video feed onto the big screen so everybody could gauge her reaction.

Grammy's Back!

Grammy (aka my mom) is back on the East Coast, which gave Lucy an opportunity to hang out with the matrilineal line again. As you can see, she's great friends with Great-Granny B, but she was also very happy to reconnect with Grammy. More hanging out and excursions to come...

Chillin' in a Chair

Look what Lucy can do! She toppled over after not too long and certainly can't do this on her own, but we thought she was pretty cute in her grown-up chair.

A Trip to the Town Beach

Following the morning parade and a good nap, Lucy and I walked down to the Town Beach, at the southern end of the island. It was a gorgeous day and nice for me to get a smidge of exercise. Lucy and I even managed to take our first self-portrait while we were down there.

4th of July Parade

Lucy went to her first parade for the 4th of July yesterday. It was lots of fun, but a bit loud at the beginning when the fire engines went by with their sirens.

Once the loud part of the parade ended, though, Lucy came out of her stroller to take in all the excitement.

She was particularly impressed by Kirstie Alley's float, with Kirstie herself on display...

Thanks to Uncle Henry for his fine parade photography!

Waiting for the Ferry

Lucy and I got back from her first trip to Isleboro this afternoon. The internet connection was down up there, so there will be a few posts in a row to get everyone caught up on the past few days.

We drove up on Wednesday and had to wait for quite a while to catch the ferry. So, we went for a walk around Lincolnville Beach and then found a shady spot to sit and take in the ocean air. Can you tell we're in Maine??