here we go

i've [unsuccessfully] attempted the whole blog thing before, and after an encouraging push from a fellow mama blogger [thanks, beth!], i've decided to try it out again as a fun way to document the sweet life of lucy jane and our growing family :)

miss lucille is now 15.5 months old. not sure how that happened! she is full of life & spunk, and her favorites include hosting tea parties, reading books & taunting her fur-brother, charlie. 

lucy at 12 months, photographed by the amazing shannon lockwood of babydayphotography

preparing to host a saturday morning tea party for charlie & her dollies

eating ice chips...in her fairy wings...with her cabbage patch hat from her auntie amy...and throwing in a downward dog for good measure - the perfect picture of my sweet lucy at 15 months 

...and a sensible downward dog at her 15 month check-up

the 20 pounder at her pediatrician's office [pre-shots] this week :)

lucy announced in november that she'll welcome a baby sibling come may 2014!

baby's a-growin...

and just last week, jon and i headed to dinner, opened an envelope and learned that

we are expecting another girl! i am overwhelmingly thankful and so very excited! having 2 daughters, 20 months apart is an absolute dream [i'm saying this pre-high school, mind you]. i'm just thrilled for these girls! 

lucy's been researching. she's clearly excited, too. 

i'm a bit baffled by how closely may is sneaking up on us [it's already mid-january!] we have plenty to do in the meantime, as we're preparing to put our house on the market. in this new year, i'm working to consciously take life one day at a time, stopping to enjoy these precious moments.

-ivy