These are the pictures that you swear to yourself you will never show anyone, (because you are so pumped full of random liquids, looking swollen to the hilt, and just pushed a watermelon thru a lemon. ahem.)
let alone plaster all over a public viewing blog spot.
LOVE Julia's expression :)
But as I was flipping back thru Lucy's infant pictures this one made a lump form in my throat.
This picture encompasses this exact season in our lives. Katie was 3, Julia was 20 months, Lucy was 5 hours old, and Mark and I look like babies :) We were so tired and simply trying to survive the daily basics. It blows.my.mind. we lived to talk about it. But here we are six years later and I cannot catch my breath.
When the sonogram revealed we were having another girl, I thought that I had the corner marketed on understanding how different sisters could be from one another. WRONG.
Lucy has always been her own little woman. We love every 'little' thing about her. She has an air of being totally aloof, but do not be fooled she does not miss a single detail. She is unaffected by crowds, nerves, and the unknown. She is unassuming and delightful to the core!! I remember very little of her infancy and toddlerhood because she just went with the flow. She doesn't like to buck the system and is typically very stable. The girl can hip hop dance like no one else I've ever seen, and always lights up any room she enters. Her wit keeps us howling on a regular basis. Just when I thought our home was maxed out on "girlyness" God saw fit to bless our lives with this precious pumpkin. And my oh my, are we so grateful He did!!
Lucy, your daddy and I are crazy about you!! Your sweet spirit and love for life is contagious. We pray this next year expands your understanding of your Savior, His world, and your own God-giving gifts. We are unbelievably proud to call you ours!
Smooches,
Mama and Daddy
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