Friday, February 25, 2011

sweet as can be


Little Lucia,

You are such a marvelous addition to our family. It's been three months since you were born, and already I pull out the little clothes that drowned you when you were first born and can't believe that you were ever that small. You've got a healthy appetite and a belly and cheeks to match. Oh, how I love your cheeks! You've really figured out the smiling thing the last couple of weeks and that joyous, open-mouthed grin was well worth the two and a half month wait.

You are such a patient little girl. You put up with your Papa's kisses, although you do so with a look of displeasure on you face. At times you even seem to enjoy the overdoses of love that Ezra sends your way. The other day Ezra wanted to look into your eyes and decided the best way to do it was to plop his 27 pound body right on top of your tininess. When I turned around to find you squished under your brother, you had a huge grin on your face. Thank you so much for your example of patience, especially during a period when Ezra hasn't the slightest idea what that might be.

What more can I say of your 3 month old self? You're a very grunty-snorty baby, which is actually quite endearing. You spit up ALL the time which is quite the opposite of endearing and keeps the two of us perpetually smelling of sour milk. I find your body shape amusing. You are a big round belly with short, little fat-petite legs sticking out. I know that's a lot of adjectives stuck together to describe you legs, but I don't know how else to describe them. Tiny and petite, yet fat at the same time. Simply put, your thighs are adorable.

Simply put, you are adorable. I love you!



Sunday, February 13, 2011

routinely happy

I feel like I don't have anything exciting to blog about and haven't for some time. We've settled into a winter schedule that gets us out of the house a few times a week for playgroup and music class, but mostly we just stay inside our apartment, sheltered from the cold. And while the world may not want to hear about how today Ezra ate oatmeal for breakfast or that we read "The Little Engine that Could" 8 times, I am truly happy. We are holed up in our little one bedroom with smiles on our faces. Smiles that get even bigger with dreams of the spring.