Remembering the first day with our little girl!

She was so little and quiet! She is so chubby and noisy now and we love it.
Lucy is such a doll and so FUNNY!

I keep picturing a room full of Lucy's over in China and wish that we could bring them all home. They are not able to let their personality's shine. Lucy was reported to be quiet and shy in her orphanage. WOW! She is anything but that now.

I can see how people adopt again and again. If the process was not so expensive we would love to again. Maybe someday. Until then we are loving, loving Lucy Blue.

What didn't we do this week??!!

Lucy and I have had such a busy week. The weather was so beautiful and we had a great time. We went to the fish hatchery with Aunt Steph and cousin Mia. Lucy kept doing her splashing motion with her hand and wanted to jump right in the water. I am not sure who would of gone in after her because the fish were like in groups and they were big. Sorta gross but cool at the same time. We went to the playground at that park when we had enough of the fish. It was hot out! She does not like the swing at all. It only lasted for like two pics.

We also went to the zoo with grandpa. She was so cute. When we put her in the stroller we had to hold her hand while we pushed her. I wish we could post all the pics because her face was cute when she saw the monkeys and made the sign for them. Otherwise, she enjoyed being pushed and eating puffs and my dad and I oooed and awed at the animals. :)

The dress up pics above are from last Sat we went to Owego, Ny for my cousin's wedding on the river. It was also a beautiful day. Lucy danced and played and she did great for a two hour travel. We blew a tire on the way down( I will be a good wife and not go into the details) but still made it almost on time! We saw a lot of family since Lucy came home for the first time. They all loved her.

We also went to a local farm market to see oodles of pumpkins and the other slides and goats and such. She LOVED the slide. I was so nervous to go down the slide because I always get injured on those things. I managed to go down several times unscathed. My camera died about 20 minutes in so you can just imagine all the cute faces she made while we were there, with cousin Mia!



from 16-22 lbs in two months... how?


Outdoor fun with the puffy hat. She kept tugging on the ears. She sported her little boots and looked for rocks. Those tasty little treats.


Busy little bees we are. We even went to the doctors! We have to put drops in her left ear again. We visted grandma and grandpa and that was fun. I did not take any pics of multiple trips to Wegmans and just being out and about. We stayed home today. It was nice and we had fun. She loves to be chased and tickled. We looked at books and ate a lot, both of us!! She also likes to dance and laughs so hard when she thinks that I am going to sit on her. Smart and beautiful, Miss Lucy Blue!
I have so many more pics to post and things to write about. Maybe I can get to that this weekend! Only like 3 more weeks until I go back to work part time. I am enjoying all the hugs and kisses and her little sweet noises while I can.

Sunny Days...everything's A O K.....

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So these are some "older pics".

Lucy and I had a fun week. The weekend came and Daddy, Lucy and I had even more fun. So those pics will be coming soon. She did so great around some big groups of people and family this weekend.

The weather has been awesome too! The trees are so beautiful right now. Lucy is getting bigger and stronger and smarter everyday.

We will post much more later. :)

PS The doctor visit went good and they said she is healing normally. :) 4 more weeks of no cheerios- and other crunchy stuff. We can do it!!! Waiting for Early Intervention of NYS to call and schedule a visit. They will evaluate her and then we can get going on her speech therapy. We love her little voice and can not wait to hear some actual words. Although, I love to hear her "ma ma".

some of whats new

Here are some of the pics that we think encapsulates what life here has been like over the past few days...












So here are Lucy's talents so far...
She can sign milk, water, happy, bread(her favorite), all done, book, cat, baby, baby crying, daddy, love, wait one minute, she points to the ceiling when we ask her where god lives(the heavens), fan, aunt jackie, hat, more, and touchdown. Yes and No head nods are quite popular with her. She knows where our noses, eyes, hair, toes, ears and of course belly are.

She understands upstairs and downstairs, tells us quite often when she has to go potty. She also gets excited when she is told she is going for a ride in the car. She squeals with delight when we go to Wegman's.(that cookie club thing works) She understands when I tell her that we are going in her room, she lays down and rolls right over on her back and lifts her legs when we tell her we are changing her diaper. She also points to her bed and lays down when we tell her to. By the way, she is now sleeping on her matress and MY pillow and it is working out great for her.

Lucy has amazed us with her memory and her ability to imitate us when we show her something once. She is FUNNY, FUNNY and teases a lot. She still gets freaked by some textures like hair but has a much less panicked look on her face when she touches it. Family faces are familiar to her and she will look at grandma for instance when we ask "where's grandma?". We also look at pictures and she loves that.

Her favorite thing besides bread is MUSIC and singing. John has never fully appreciated my singing voice but Lucy sure does. She dances like a true Tuttle. That is scary trust me.

Lucy's favorite foods are:
eggs, rice pudding, bread, puffs, pasta, mac and cheese, tuna casserole, cereal bars, cheese, apple- cinnamon oatmeal, cottage cheese w pineapple

She has an aversion to red veggies and fruit. She looks at you like"seriously, what are you giving me?!" We would like her to eat more veggies like she did in China, we keep trying. She also will not eat bananas since her surgery. She used to LOVE them previously. She thinks she still does but then spits it out.

Her mouth is healing good from what we can tell. She has an appt with the surgeon on Tues so we hope he agrees with us. :)

Lucy Blue is a happy little girl. She really only fusses when she is tired and may be having an issue with food. (like when it runs out) Otherwise, she loves to walk around and spend time with us and always hopes that we are chasing her.

One predictable thing about her is that she does not like to have stuff on her hands. Even if it is a tiny crumb or piece of fuzz. She sticks her and makes a big deal about it the hand comes out and we have to clean it off for her, then she can relax. She imitates relax too. Apparently I have told her that a few times, in a nice way and she looks at me and waves her hand up and down real slow and you can almost make out the word relax. more like "rlaaaa" and her eyes get all bugged out. It is really funny.

We love her and know she loves us. She tells us she does :) She is getting chubbier and it is sooo cute to see the sweet cheeks smile. Lucy is a ton of fun. The hardest part for me is the sleeping (lack of) I do have to say she sleeps straight (usually) 8-10 hours. Those that really know me understand that I am so NOT a morning person so I guess that is where my exhaustion can come from at times.

Sometimes I get stir crazy in the house because it is messy, really messy and she has the ability to know just when I want to try and do something. However, I understand her needs a lot more and that has made things smoother. Her schedule for naps and such are helpful too. The house gets clean eventually. Thanks to John helping me out so much.

Ok, I could go on and on but as you can see Lucy is fitting right in with the two of us. I always tell her Mommy, Daddy and Lucy are a FAMILY! She gets that too, I am pretty sure by the smile on her face.