Our little Lucie is 19 months old today! Time has flown by so fast! The first few months seem like a blur to me right now. We had some difficult challenges during the first few months because of Lucie having colic but once her 4th or 5th !month came, she really came into her own. She is always cheerful and smiling and overall, just an easy going, happy baby. We couldn't have asked for a greater child --- she really is just a blessing to be around.

For her 6 months, she had her baptism. It was very special to have both of her grandparents present for this occasion, in addition to her Parrain and Tonton Benoit! She was so well behaved during the entire ceremony and was a happy camper afterwards for a lunch reception at a local restaurant.

When she was 14 months, she visited France for Christmas and made her very first walking steps!!! She got to meet her cousins Zoe and Tonton Stephane and Tata Severine.

Once we returned home, she has steadily grown more confident at walking and now is running every where. She says Maman and Papa a lot and says 'uh oh' whenever she drops something.

As parents, we know how influential her first few years are to her future, so we are trying to keep her active and engaged as much as possible. We have and continue to refer to some parenting guidebooks to help us, most notably The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block by Harvey Karp. We recommend them to ant new parent or future parents.  Another great book is Brain Rules for Babies by John Medina. He offers so much insight on the baby's brain development from a very scientific perspective. His website also great with useful videos : http://www.brainrules.net