The Crinkle Blanket

After several weeks of Lucy and Shaggy fighting over the cereal bag, I decided to make Lu a crinkle toy of her very own.

I first saw something like this at our four month birthing class reunion, where Lucy's classmate Ellie had a ribbon blanket that her parents said she loved. So I found this tutorial online, and sewed up one of those delightful cereal bags between two pieces of flannel with some ribbons attached for extra measure.

Now Lucy can play, and Shaggy can eat his cereal in peace. Also, letting Lucy play with plastic bags with a clear conscience: Priceless.

Lucy in the Park

Grandma sneaks a kiss

On Saturday Shaggy had a fun-filled afternoon of standardized testing, so Lucy and I wished her daddy good luck and spent some time hanging out in the neighborhood with her grandparents.

We went to the park. Grandpa took Lu down the slide, but she was unimpressed.

 

Next, Grandma tried to teach her how to use the tire swing; Lucy was intrigued, but she wanted to see more before she committed herself to anything.

This particular park oddly has no swingsets, so I guess we'll have to save that adventure for another (possibly sunnier) day. In the end, the walk there and back was definitely her favorite part. She's a baby of simple pleasures, I guess.

Fatties Holding Hands

For Christmas, our friends Charlie and Emily made Lucy this hand stenciled onesie. When we opened the package, Shaggy immediately recognized the design as a silhouette of the Beatles' "Help" album cover; I, on the other hand, pulled from the depths of my pop culture black hole and pronounced the design "Fatties Holding Hands".

Who ate all the pies?

Whatever it is, I think Lu likes it.

Friday Cute Shot

What Lucy is Learning Now

Thanks, Grandpa. I'm sure welding will be a very useful skill for Lucy's post-apocalyptic toddlerhood.