long overdue

I am not even sure how to start this post.  It has been so long since I posted and so much has happened.  2013 is in full swing with not a dull moment!  Right now we are all trying to stay healthy.  There are so many sicknesses going around right now, maybe we should all just stay home!  Grace has had several ear infections which have now led her to be referred to an Ear/Nose/Throat doctor and probably end up having tubes put in.  I know that it is a common procedure but it is still going to be difficult for me as her mom.
We have already this year celebrated a couple of birthdays.  Grandma Hahn's birthday was on the 18th and she was 91.  As we visited her that weekend after celebrating with Cilla on her 65th, the comment was made that there is a 90 years difference in age between Grace and her.  Truly amazing for Grace to have her Great Grandma that can still play with her and hold her and know who she is.  May we all be that fortunate to live that long and be as well as Grandma is.  It was great too celebrating with Cilla as we were all there.  We weren't all able to be together for the holiday so it was fun for the few hours that we were.

So some things that Grace is doing...

• she is now crawling all over and quite speedy at it! 
• she can pull up to things on her knees and is starting to be very brave and mischiveous, likes to open drawers and cupboards, pull things off of shelves
• loves reading books!  she will sit or lay and look at a book for many minutes
• loves watching videos on the computer, well anything to do with the computer she enjoys
• she is eating more and more table foods, there hasn't been a single thing that she hasn't liked
• while she plays she often lays on her back and holds something with her feet while playing with it
• she has figured out how to open the DVD cases
• she will crawl to the bathroom when you tell her it is bath time
• she is very attached to her kitty blanket
• she weighs 22 lbs
• she graduated to a new carseat (hoping that it would eliminate some of the crying in the car)
• she doesn't like anything put together or in containers, most of the playing is taking things apart and emptying things
• she has 8 teeth but is working on some more, her mouth is very sore at the moment 
• she drinks exclusivly out of a sippy cup
• she "dances", it kind of looks like a bobble head when she does it as she only moves her head, it is quite cute and funny!

I am sure there are many more things but it is getting late and can't think of any others right now.  Till next time....

Happy New Year!

2012, what a year!  It has been a year of change for us.  You, Grace, have grown and changed so much!  I looked at you the other day and started tearing up because we no longer have a little baby any more but a little girl.  Of course you will always be my baby!  You are learning so many things everyday, you never cease to amaze me. 

Christmas week just finished and it was spend with our family.  We started by celebrating with Great-grandpa Berg at his house, had Christmas Eve at Great-grandma Hahn's, had Christmas dinner with dad's family here at our new house, went to Gpa and Gma Miles house the next day, and finally spent the Saturday after with my family.  It was crazy week but fun! 

Happy Birthday!

Cody was right, I did need to post again about your birthday.  It was a fun relaxing day followed by a busy weekend celebrating.  For your birthday, I stayed home with you and then we traveled to Kewanee.  On Saturday we had your birthday party.  All of our family was there in addition to a few of your great aunts and uncles.  You enjoyed your cake (but not too much).  Then on Sunday we had a baby shower for Bella and Aunt Rebecca.  You slept through most of it after greeting everyone.

Some things you are doing:
*you weigh 20 lb. 6 oz.
*you receieved 4 shots at your 1 year check up.  you got a high fever due to those but are over that now.
*you say dada consistently and sometimes mom.
*you have started to wave Hi
*you have also started standing next to things without assistance
*you can get on all fours but haven't figured out how to move
*you can "army" crawl across the room
*you have started to get from your tummy to sitting
*you continue to eat well, are willing to try anything we give you
*you are drinking actual milk, no more formula
*you are wearing 12-18 month clothing
* you are working on getting your 6th tooth
*you love to study your toys
*you LOVE story time, you cry when we stop reading each night
*you also LOVE anything that has to do with the computer

We love you tons!

Happy birthday Grace!

Well your 1 year old birthday has come and gone. We already had one party for you and we are planning another one on Thanksgiving with Mom's side of the family. You have been going through different phases either saying mama or dada. You are now saying daddy every once in awhile too. I got down to play with you a couple of days ago. I was looking into your eyes and you said "dada." My heart almost melted when that happened. Your mom and I have been packing boxes and getting ready to move. I had foot surgery a little over a month ago so I'm getting back to daddy's normal self again. We are also starting to feed you normal milk now too instead of baby formula. Well I know mom will be posting on here soon so I better let her have something to talk about. Daddy & Mom love you so much. We can't wait till we move into OUR house.

12 months (early)

(This post is a day early but I feel inspired to write it now.)

Grace,
I can't believe that I will be telling you "Happy Birthday!" in a day.  I can remember the day you were born so clearly, it certainly doesn't seem possible that it has been a year already.  The day you were born I received the best gift ever!  I also received the best job ever!  I became your mom and have felt so blessed each and every day.  There is not a day that goes by that I am not so grateful to have you.  You are a true blessing to us and we love you more than you can imagine!  You are so sweet, curious, easy going, fun, just plain perfect.  Each day you learn something new or discover something new to explore.

Some things that you are now doing:
* You say "dad" all the time.  It was for the longest time "ma" but now I rarely hear it.  We also think that you say "baby", "Hi", "Hey".  I also think that you make a noise to sounds like an elephant and kitty.
*You survived another ear infection.  Thank goodness we took you to the dr. when we did so that you didn't end up with a double infection.  Once you had medicine, you started to get so much better right away.
*You eat anything that we give you.  We are trying to get you to use a sippy cup.  I think that you are being stubborn and don't want to give it a try.  This is the third time that we have tried it, you'll get it eventually.
*After lots of working with you, you can now scoot across the room on your belly and stand with assistance.  You also get on all fours and will stay there a few seconds.  All of these things started happening within a few days and we are so excited to see you develop these skills.
*You can wave but only when it is you and me.  You don't do it on command but again, I know that you will eventually do it to everyone!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

I was just thinking about last year and how at this time then I was laying on the couch trying to avoid going into labor, more so than I already was.  I had full intentions of going on the school Halloween parade walk but our little one had a different plan.  So glad that I didn't try to go as I might have gone into full labor on that walk!

Grace,
You have changed so much in the last week or so!  You have survived another cold/ear infection, thanks to the doctor prescribing amoxicilan (probably didn't spell that right!).  You are babbling so much and really are starting to understand the difference between "ma" and "da".  It is very apparent that you know who is who.  You are a little bit of a mama's girl right now.  You sometimes have made dad feel bad due to crying when you have been with him.  You are eating anything we give you.  I think that you will not hesitate when you are given a birthday cake to smash!  We took you to the physical therapist last week to be evaluated.  She wants you really work on crawling to strengthen your legs.  You have started to stand though with our help which makes me very excited!  We welcomed your newest cousin last week, Bella.  You really don't know what is going on but it will be fun to watch you two grow up together.
You are a little elephant for Halloween this year.  We choose to have you be that because your great grandma loved elephants and collected them.  You really are adorable!

 

update

I had to "jot" some things down....
* You have gotten another cold.  So far it is a stuffy nose and a slight cough (one that never really went away from the cold you had a couple of weeks ago).  I hope that it goes away soon!
*You had your one year pictures taken yesterday.  You were such a good girl!  You didn't cry at all and were very cooperative.
*You are such a good baby and we are so blessed.  You always go with the flow and enjoy life!
*We have tried to get you to drink out of a sippy cup but you just don't have any interest in it.  We will try again in a couple of weeks.
*You will be evaluated by a therapist this week due to your lack of standing.  I know that it is not unusual for you to not to crawl or walk yet but I worry that you will need therapy so that you can bear weight on your legs and stand.
*We are planning your birthday parties which I can not believe that it has been a year already!  You will have one party at Grandma Cilla's and another at Grandma Pam's on Thanksgiving.  It was just too hard to find a date where everybody could come at the same time.  Next year when we are in our new house, we will have one big party!!

We love you tons!!