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Easter Pics (Kind Of)

Lacy's second Easter was a most enjoyable occasion and this year we again spent it with family. This time we had visitors to our San Francisco home. Ryan's parents came for an all too short visit on their way back from Hawaii and Ryan's cousins also came out for a quick trip. It was a beautiful day, very Spring-like and warm enough to be able to eat outdoors. Unfortunately, because we were having too much fun I forgot to get the pictures I desperately wanted of Lacy in her Easter dress. Most of the photos taken below were taken a few days later....shhhh!

Walking on St. Patty's

So, when most are falling down drunk and staggering about looking like they just learned to walk Lacy decided to take her first major steps! I went out to take our trash to the curb while Lacy was absorbed in her books. When I came back up to our door she was standing about 2 feet away. With a big grin on her face she took the 6 steps necessary to get to me and we laughed and laughed at her new milestone complete!

For those keeping tabs....the winner of the 'walking contest' is..........SEAN! Congrats to my brother (and the youngest in the contest) for picking the closest date. He had 3/20 and she walked 3/17. Nice work Sean!

In the time since then we have seen Lacy walk only a handful of times. She would much prefer to crawl as she is very cautious. She surprised me and her entire Kindermusik class 2 weeks ago by walking 13 steps across the room TWICE! Ryan had started to not believe me that Lacy could walk until he saw it with his own eyes this Friday when we let her walk around the sidewalks of Sausalito. She loves her new freedom, but really only cares to walk when there is something she REALLY wants to see. Otherwise crawling works just fine for our little shy timid girl. (hmmmm....wonder where that comes from?)

As I type, Lacy is out hiking with her Dad while Mom continues to be dominated by the powers of the corporate world. I have to admit a side of me is hoping we get bought out and I get laid off. Of course, in this economy I know I shouldn't be wishing for that, but man oh man do I want to spend my days with Lacy doing all the fun things there are to do out here. I would love to give her my undivided attention every single day. Only time will tell.

We are gearing up for several family visits this Spring. We start with Ryan's parents, followed directly by my mom, and then at the end of May come Ryan's brother, their two little girls and sister in law pregnant with twins! A busy but fun Spring ahead of us!

12 Month Stats

Yesterday was Lacy's 1 year checkup and all is well. She is growing like a weed, although she has slowed down in the height category. That doesn't surprise me when her Mom stands at 5' 1" on a good day and was almost always the shortest one in the class.

Stats:

Height: 29 1/4 inches
Weight: 21 1/2 pounds

We will most likely get another ultrasound at around 15-18 months for Lacy's enlarged ureter, but the doctor expects that she will just gradually grow out it. Since Lacy has had no symptoms and never experienced any urinary tract infections and the VCUG came back normal he suspects that this is just hereditary and either Ryan or I have this same condition, or had it as a child. In fact, we might go through the same thing with our next child.

In other news, Lacy took a few steps yesterday at the dr's office and then later again at home when Dad was around. I wouldn't quite yet call it walking. I will hold off on the 'walking' label until she takes at least 4 or 5 steps. We are hoping that if she does indeed walk this week it is before Ryan leaves on his week long trip overseas. I know he would be heartbroken if he missed it.

Keep you posted!

Words

Every day it seems Lacy understands and learns more and more. Her vocabulary expands all the time and I am constantly amazed at how much she knows.

Some of the words she knows:
*balloons
*baby
*flowers
*light
*belly
*shoes
*socks
*feet
*Mommy
*Daddy
*Harley
*clapping
*dancing
*singing
*walking
*peekaboo
*no

Words she says:
*Harley
*Hi
*outside
*night night
*ruff ruff ruff
*quack quack quack
*grrr