I can't believe Lydia has been home from the NICU for a whole year! Cami and her kids came to visit for a few days and it was perfect timing because they got to be here for Lydia's first adjusted birthday! James and Lanie were SO good with Lydia and they played really well together. They liked reading to her and trying to get her to walk to them. The kids wanted to hike a mountain while they were here so I found one that said there were paved sidewalks so I could take Lydia in the stroller. We got there and the trail TO the trail was paved, but the trail up the mountain itself was really rocky. I pushed Lydia in the stroller about halfway up and then abandoned the stroller behind a cactus and carried her the rest of the way. Don't worry, we picked the stroller up on the way back down. I wasn't really concerned about anyone stealing it since no one was crazy enough to be climbing a mountain in the summer in Arizona except us.
Amazing what a difference a year can make!
She climbed in there herself
New toy from Aunt Cami!
Lydia is growing up so fast! She has 4 teeth now. She did not get them in the order most babies do. She got her top left one, then her bottom right, then top right, then bottom left. Silly girl. She is walking all over the place and 2 days after she started really walking well, she started kicking balls. She says "kick" before she kicks it and she will pick up the ball, throw it and then chase it to kick it. Future soccer star perhaps?
Lydia is a genius. I already knew this, but she proves me right every day. We went to the park the other night (because you can only go after dark or you will die of heat) and I let her swing. She moved her body backwards and forwards and was kicking her legs in and out to swing herself. What?!?! Crazy. She loves the slides at the park. Thomas is nervous to let her go down by herself, but she does when it's just me. She is more interested in the rocks, sticks, and sand at the park than the playground equipment itself. She loves picking up rocks and then throwing them back.
We have a climber on our hands. She can now climb up on top of her toy box and on to our bed. She knows she isn't supposed to so while she is climbing up on her toy box, she shakes her head "no"...and then does it anyway.
We went to the aquarium with some friends. It was really fun and we saw some awesome sea creatures!
Love this sight!
Lydia loves singing songs. If you sing wheels on the bus, she will roll her arms for the wheels and does the "shh" for the mommy. She sings "round" and "all" but lets you do the rest. She also does the signs for eensy weensy spider. Her favorite song is if all the raindrops. She sticks her tongue out and opens her mouth and sings "ah ah ah" when it comes to that part. She always surprises me with how much she knows.
Our little baby has had a cold for the last week. We got her a humidifier for her room and that has helped. She has woken me up every night because her breathing is weird sometimes. It sounds like she is squeaking or something. It is scary, but she seems to be just fine. Her cold seems to be better today but we are definitely keeping an eye on it so it doesn't turn into something worse.
She is not a big fan of having her nose sucked out.
I finally hung up pictures in the living room. They are mostly pictures of Lydia. Lydia noticed immediately and now every time she walks into the room she points at them and says "baby!". She also does it randomly. She will be playing with her baby piano and then turn around and point "baby!". Thomas made a joke that we should keep a tally of how many times she says it in one day. Today she has said it 64 times and it is only 6:45pm.
She loves carrying around her baby
The medical school schedule really isn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. It is definitely no walk in the park, but it isn't terrible. Thomas leaves every morning at 6am and then comes home for lunch for about half an hour at noon. He then comes home for dinner from 5-7 and goes back to the school to study until 10. The first week I had lunch and dinner ready and on the table every time he got home. Three weeks in and that's over with. I usually have dinner ready, but definitely not lunch. I have been trying out lots of new recipes which has been pretty fun. I have to keep myself occupied so I don't miss Thomas too much. I try to do something out of the house every day to break up the monotony even if it is just going for a walk. Lydia has done pretty well with the schedule but misses her daddy. Every time she sees him, she says "bye bye da da" because she knows it won't be long before it's time to say bye bye again. She has gotten really good at saying bye bye though! When Thomas comes home for lunch, Lydia usually only lasts a few minutes in her high chair and then says "up!" so Thomas gets her out and puts her down. Then she walks over to him and says "up!" because she wants him to hold her. It is pretty cute, but sometimes annoying. Stay in your chair you crazy girl!!!
First day of med school!
This is Lydia's favorite hangout-- our shower
One day I was bored so I separated all the raisins from the trail mix. It was a good use of my time if I do say so myself! Who likes raisins contaminating their trail mix?
She wanted to be like daddy!
She looks like she is praying or begging, but she is dancing. She loves to dance!
Cami brought yoga for us to do so James and I were doing it and Lydia joined in!
This girl HAS to have her own spoon and bowl. If her food is on her tray, she will pick it up, put it in her bowl, then eat it. She also insists on using a spoon. She is so silly!
Thomas and I collect rubber ducks. We put a bunch of them in the tub with Lydia. She loved it! We have them all in our guest bathroom/Lydia's bathroom and everytime we go in there she says "quack quack!"
Thomas is rocking medical school. He studies hard and has done well on his tests. I am really proud of him. He has a good group of friends he studies with occasionally but usually it is easier for him to just study alone. The overload of information is overwhelming for him, but he is a rock star and is doing a great job balancing studying and family time. We love him and we are so proud of him!
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