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Chase me!! This is Lu's favorite new game - she loves being chased through the tunnels (yes, I crawl through them!) and she will even hide in the corners and peek around them - she just catches onto things so fast, its amazing.

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Ravioli and Meatballs!! Luc has always been a fan of the pasta, even when I was pregnant, it was all I ate! I'm suprised she didnt come out begging for it!

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We love Happy Monster Band!! This episode is called 'The Italian Way' its fantastic -- and its one of our favs!

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Luci always sits with me when I'm blowdrying my hair - I'm so happy she isnt afraid of the noise, instead she just plays with my brush and climbs all over me in an attempt to grab the dryer -- I put it on the cool setting and do her hair - gotta teach them early!

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We're finally getting teeth! I love her one little tooth - it kills me.

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BUBBLES!

Luc loves watching the bubbles and only tries to reach for them once they're on the ground.. I cant wait for the nice weather - maybe we'll buy a bubble machine!

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Wow, she is becoming so independent. She will sit infront of her shelf and just take her toys out and amuse herself -- as long as I'm in the room -- as soon as I leave, shes right after me! So cute!

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My ears are pierced!! Daddy took me and look how pretty! 14kt little flowers with diamonds, my birthstone!

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Happy 14th Birthday Uncle Brandon! We had a nice dinner that I made (chicken cordon bleu, potatos, veggies, etc) and Carvel icecream cake for dessert! YUM!!

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I absolutely LOVE this shirt - it is from my cousin Rita when she went to Florence to study abroad for a month - Ciao Bella <3

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Daddy brought home food from Mariano's - one thing being Passatelli - and I loved it!!

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Happy 9 monthday Luc! She went from totally fine to completely po'd - I loved it. Please, notice the little finger pointing -- I wish I noticed at the time, I wonder what she was pointing to?

Since I took a lot of 9 monthday pics, here are a few more.

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My sister, Koral, got Luc this sweater for Christmas and I loved it immediately -- and now, so much more that I see how stinkin' cute she looks in it! I decided in the morning that she needed a matching hat for it and during naptime this little beauty was created!

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Luc is finally breaking a tooth! Her front, bottom right one is visible and I'm so excited! I let her gnaw on a hard sourdough pretzel.. probably frowned upon but she was loving it!

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Upon waking up I couldn't wait to take her down and let her destroy all my hardwork! She seems to like the new room a lot!

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Freshly cleaned/shampooed/rearranged playroom! I got the idea in my head at about 9pm to re-do her playroom and I'm SO happy I did it! It's so much more funtional for her!

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I'm really excited about this picture because I haven't really taken a "sleeping baby" shot since she was an itty-bitty! She always falls asleep holding my cross - so sweet!

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She is just the sweetest thing ever. For whatever reason I get fantastic smiling shots when shes on her changing table!

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GAME DAY! Every Sunday morning, Mommy and Luciana shower and then gear up for the Eagles game!

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I just love the curls she's getting! I had curls like that when I was a baby and its nice to know she got something from my gene pool!

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Happy New Year! I cannot believe we're entering a new decade already - seems crazy! Luciana celebrated today at home with Mom and Dad and decided to model her new Gymboree outfit - She decided it was time to play PS3 with Daddy and she is a girl who gets what she wants! :)