Yesterday our home teachers came over. One of our regulars was out of town, so our home teacher brought his father with him as a companion. While chatting and getting to know one another, he asked about Lucy "Does she abuse herself a lot?" I really didn't know how to answer. The last thing you want people asking about as a mother is abuse! After stumbling a little I said "Well, I guess sometimes she accidentally whacks herself with things." He responded "Well, like Eric here, he used to entertain himself for hours by himself." At first I was confused, and then I realized he had said "amuse herself" not "abuse herself." Dave thought he had said "abuse" as well and was wondering what on earth he was thinking. I laughed and explained to him my strange response. Anyway, just a funny day to day occurrence!(Anyway, you have got to love this little look of mischief! What a silly girl! I think she gets her great sense of humor from her Daddy.)
While on the subject Lucy has really started to amuse herself. She used to need me a lot, but ever since she started crawling last week she feels like life just got a whole lot better! Just for a little taste of our new life, all within one week of mobility Lucy has accomplished: breaking the antennae off our cd player (and it mysteriously is not reading cd's anymore, which I highly suspect Lucy of causing), after turning my head for one second her little finger was practically jammed in the outlet hole (okay, so that is my fault, I am a little behind on baby-proofing), this morning she learned to open the sliding closet, climb in and throw the shoes out (as pictured to the right), 
I have found leaves and paper in her diaper ( I guess our bodies don't digest tree very well), and last, but not least, last night while getting in bed I found Lucy awake, sitting up in the dark, not making a peep, just waiting for us on our bed (needless to say i was completely startled and worried about ever putting Lucy to sleep on my bed again). That is just a small look at the big adventures that are just beginning in my life. Hopefully, I will be able to do my job protecting this sweet little miracle from all the trouble she wants to get into! (It seems like every other picture I get of Lucy looks like this now, because she wants the camera sooooo badly and goes into attack mode!)
And here is our mischievious little Lucy thug, trying to act a little cooler and tougher than she is!
