An Update

I have been wanting to post for quite some time now, and share with you all the many photos we have of Lucy. Things have been busy to say the least - life with a newborn coupled with the fact that last weekend we moved. The best advice seasoned moms have given me is to sleep when Lucy sleeps. It is so hard to do though when boxes are stacked all around you. As my close friends and family know, I am a bit of a control freak and like to have everything organized around me. But, thanks to our friends and family the past couple of weeks, things are more organized than I would have thought. We've had delicious meals made for us, many hands - and trucks - that helped us move, and our parents and siblings who helped us unpack. Really, once we spent the first night in our new home, I felt like a recipient of an Extreme Home Makeover.

Our new home is in fact the home that Will's Dad grew up in, and has been in the Timmerman family for about sixty years - from the day the house was built. Some of you may remember that Will's Grandma Timmerman passed away after Christmas. Since then, her children and their spouses have been cleaning and fixing up her house in hopes of selling it. I know that Will's Dad has been over at her house almost every single day painting, cleaning and fixing along with several of his sisters. When Will and I sold our condo, and realized that we needed a place to live fast with little Lucy due any day, the Timmerman family offered us their mother's home until we were able to find a more permanent situation. We have been overwhelmed by their love and generosity - fresh paint and carpet was put in for us, curtains were hung and the place was cleaned till it shined for us to literally show up and move in. I can't imagine what we would have done without their help. Will and I feel like we don't deserve this, and are eternally grateful. And, how cool is it that Lucy's room is the very same room that her Grandpa grew up in?

Speaking of Lucy - she is doing great! She is steadily growing and even learning the difference between day and night. She is definitely her daddy's girl, and spends much of her awake time snuggled in Will's arms and gazing intently into his eyes. Will seems to know just what she wants. He can tell if she is too hot, tired, hungry or just in need of some love. We have decided that she has Grandpa Timmerman's ears but still don't know for sure who she looks like besides her brother Luke. Little Lucy is growing before our eyes, and peaks of personality are starting to show through.

Lucy's first outing was to the cemetery to visit her brother Luke. Below are pictures of her first outing, along with some stellar tulips that bloomed on Luke's grave and some great pictures of Lucy with each of her grandma's, her Godmother Auntie Jane, her dad, and of course, some pictures of just Lucy looking oh so cute. One of my favorites is of her curled up and napping on our bed.

Isn't she cute!?!