October with Lucy

Even though we have been "cocooning" we still were able to do some fun things during October after bringing Lucy home on the 10th.
We have gone on walks outside.

We celebrated my birthday!  Brian and Isabel decorated the basement and kept it a secret (well, besides the sign on the basement room that said, "DO NOT ENTER.").  They bought me flowers and made a sweet card!  Later they surprised me with basement decorations, a cupcake and a couple of presents, and sang to me!

One of the presents that they gave me was so sweet!  Isabel and I had been in a store and we saw this Willow Tree figurine that said, "Child of my Heart" and had a mom holding her baby with brown skin.  Isabel thought it was so cool because she knew I had another Willow Tree figurine of a pregnant mommy.  Apparently, she told Brian about it and had them go to the store and buy it for my birthday!  Isn't that sweet?  I love it!

 Then, the next day Brian had to go to Richmond for a meeting but while he was there he found a Krispy Kreme! KK started in my hometown and it is my absolute favorite but unfortunately our new town DOESN'T HAVE ONE! What?? I know. Anyway, Brian surprised me and Isabel with this glorious box on the day after my birthday! 

We've spent lots of time together and at night, Isabel has started reading to Lucy. It is the sweetest thing! Lucy actually listens and then looks at the pictures. She loves all of the bright colors!

We ventured out and found a pumpkin patch really close to our house!  AND it was a legit pumpkin patch with vines and everything!  We had never been to a real one before.  Normally the pumpkins are already picked and just sitting on hay bales.  There were definitely some like that but we were able to choose our own and pick it straight from the field!

One Saturday we decided to take a drive on Skyline Drive.  Skyline Drive is part of the Shenandoah National Park and it is BEAUTIFUL!  The leaves are changing colors and everything is so vibrant!  It is not far from where we live so we were able to just stay in the car and Isabel would hop out at different overlooks sometimes with Brian and sometimes with me.  Lucy slept for most of it but woke up a few times to laugh and eat.

Then, for Halloween we dressed up Lucy and Isabel and had them head outside to take some pictures.  Honestly, L was not crazy about her costume but she did it long enough to take some pictures.  Brian stayed with L at home while I walked around the neighborhood with I.  We had a great time.  Our neighborhood is perfect for walking around and meeting people.  It's quiet and calm and everyone was so friendly.  This is new for us because we have always lived in neighborhoods where NO ONE goes trick-or-treating.

We have had a great October and first month with our baby girl! :)