Xmas vacation

I know you've all be jonesing for your dose of Lucie fun, and so here it is.

We all went to Quiberon with my family over Christmas. Both my grandmothers made it, which was very special. During her Christmas vacation, Lucie did lots of things.

She fished, landed, and photographed a 2-foot shark:
She perfected the "pick-me-up-you-fool-'cause-you-know-i'm-cute" look:
She started to play with all sorts of toys, with a soft spot for the bee that plays 'twinkle twinkle little star' (or "ah vous dirais-je maman" as the French call it), courtesy of Aunt Morgane - great gift.
She smiled a lot.
She went for a walk to the Cote Sauvage with the whole family.



She 4-wheel drove on the Cote Sauvage in her stroller. (great action shot from Michele)She got made fun of by uncle Bertrand.

She went to see the megaliths around Quiberon. Here are some alignments in Carnac. Those neolithic dudes really had nothing better to do than to line giant stones up (and that's only a small subset).
She visited a 7000 year-old tomb (under the pile of rocks).

And another one (OK, this one is only roughly 6000 years old)

Dad made her crawl inside the tomb.
She saw a beautiful moonrise over the beach.

She started to play with her mouse while lying in Dad's vintage 1970's fold-up bed.
She got to play with Dad's great new cooking toys.

She traveled at 300km/h in a high-speed train on the way back to Paris.

All the Places You've Been

I was just thinking about all the places Lucie has already been. She's a well travelled little baby for only being 2 and a half months old.

Last winter Greg and I went to Budapest to visit friends. We had just found out we were going to have a baby!


A few weeks later was Brooke and Brian's wedding in Austin, Texas. I wasn't showing yet, but just about everyone knew I was pregnant.


Then we went with to Brussels to visit Greg's brother.

Greg and I spent a wonderful week and a half in the Greek Islands with as we called her back then, our little tidbit.


We spent a week and a half in Brittany in August and there was no hiding that Lucie was on her way here.


Of course, the last month and a half was spent in Paris. I felt so huge and was so ready for her to come.


And then she came two weeks early! We haven't been traveling much since her arrival, but I doubt that will last long. I just can't wait to see where all she goes next.

Lucie Watches Her Mobile & Sucks On Her Fist

Lucie loves her mobile. It plays the song, "Il etait un petit navire" or "There was a little boat." Her parents are very, very, very tired of the song, but Lucie clearly is not.

Our Little Fashionista

Lucie has been getting all sorts of fashion advice from her friends in NYC and Paris. Karen sent her a pair of pink baby Uggs (yes! baby Uggs!!) and my co-workers in Paris gave Lucie this super stylish dress. Lucie is looking so hip these days that she's almost too embarrassed to be seen with her less than cool parents.



But Lucie's biggest fashion hit is her bear snow suit from her American grandparents. Everyone and their grandparents (particularly all the little old ladies in our neighborhood) stop to tell Lucie how adorable she looks in it.

Lucie Sneezes

Here is our first attempt at posting a video of Lucie on the blog. Lucie sneezes in our little video but don't worry. She doesn't have a cold.

Service restored

It seems that without their Lucie fix, some people become cranky and demanding, kinda like a 2 months old baby around 9pm. So a temporary solution has been found, that doesn't involve doing a re-installation of MacOS X, and here are some pictures.

Looking comfy in her chair while her parents eat lunch. Lucie loves to kick off her blanket: it's a great game.

Where did my toy go? Why does he keep throwing it over the edge?Updating the blog with Lucie. She's such help, but the drool on her hands might be causing our computer issues.

Lucie's first Tannenbaum. She's much more interested in it now than at the market.
And the lights are great too!
Shaken baby syndrome.
Adorable baby syndromeA little less blurry (isn't my wife beautiful?)
PS: if someone has a suggestion for how to fix the USB port on our Mac, I am happy to entertain suggestions.

Service failure

Dear Lucie fans,

We're sorry to report that due to a camera malfunction, we don't seem to be able to download her pictures from said camera, and therefore are unable to post. Please accept our sincere apologies, and rest assured that we'll be back in business as soon as possible.

PS: we're still taking pictures, so nothing's missed.

Xmas tree shopping

We went shopping for a christmas tree today at the market. Of course, we took Lucie, who slept the whole time, but we have documentary evidence that she was there, in case she cares to see it later. Her first xmas is coming up, after all.


Lucie is phenomenally advanced for her age. As she blazes through the developmental stages (such as holding head) of a three month old, her parents can only watch in amazement.
Of course, being a genius is exhausting.
Lucie also loves to stare and smile at her mobile.

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Lucie watch, part 100,000

I've managed to wrestle Lucie away from the computer, and now we'll continue this at an adult level. So here are a few more pictures.

On Thanksgiving, we entertained some friends in Paris. Michele made a pumpkin pie that was to die for. Lucie helped.
As I've written before, Lucie is cutest when she gets out of the bath.
Charles (my cousin) and Sara, parents of little Camille, came to visit us last weekend.
Morgane gave Lucie this great little outfit, which is both cute and really funny.