So some things have happened in Grace's life that I thought I should document them somewhere and this was the easiest until I sit down to write them in the journal.
*She has 4 teeth, two on the bottom and two on top. It is a rough several days while she is teething but in the end all is well!
*She had her second nose bleed. We think that it is due to the dry air and her rubbing her nose to fall asleep. It is quite a sight to get her up in the morning and have blood everywhere!
*She loves eating fresh peaches and also tried smashed turkey and loved it.
*Endured the heat at the 4-H show. She was such a trooper!
*Spent her first time in the nursery while mom and dad taught at VBS. I guess she was fussy the whole time, she just needed her mommy!
*She has discovered how to get other places in our apartment besides her play area in the living room. She does it all by rolling, she has no interest in crawling.
*She says sounds that sound a lot like "mum", "da", "hi", "hey", "nigh, nigh", "mmmm"
*She waves her hand at herself. I don't think she really knows what she is doing but it is a start.
*She can click her tounge.
*Since getting her new teeth, she has started to rub them together like she is grinding them.
*She doesnt' use the sling in the bathtub, just sits in her tub. Loves to splash and kick!
I think that is about it for now. Till next time.....
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
Happy 8 months!
Everyone always say how time flies when you are raising a child and how time needs to slow down and I so agree!!!! I can't believe that Grace is 8 months old today. When I look at her year of pictures picture frame and there are only 3 spots left until I have to put in the one year photo, I just can't believe it! It has been a terrific 8 months and I look forward to many more!
So it seems like you are learning new things all the time, Grace. During this past week and weekend we celebrated the 4th of July and my birthday and went to a Berg family reunion. You didn't go see the fireworks this year, we didn't think that you would handle being up so late. You will get to see them next year for sure! On Saturday we ventured to Shabonna, IL to the family reunion. You were such a good girl and managed seeing lots of people that you don't know. We spent the night at Carl and Phoebe's and got to spend time with our family on Sunday which included time in the pool. We also surprised Grandma Cilla and went for a visit.
You love to go swimming. While we were recently at Grandma Cilla's pool, you figured out how to splash. You don't mind the water in your face at all. You weren't even afraid when she left you floating, to go rescue Bubba! Ha! Ha!
You have started to get the idea of playing peek-a-boo. We can put something over your eyes and you will pull it away for us to say "Boo!"
You enjoy playing pat-a-cake, whether it is with your feet or hands. Daddy and you play it with your feet!
You like to sit and watch "videos" on the computer. Your favorite one is by Hoopla Kids, A Phonics Song.
You figured out how to shake your rattles and make lots of noise. It was funny when you were at Grandma Pam's and were sitting in the booster seat that has a tray on it and we gave you a toy. When you were shaking it and banging it on the tray, you would grimise every time it hit the tray.
You have tried several foods from the table: mashed potatos, watermelon, jello, ice cream, cool whip, turkey, green beans, sweet potatos.graham crackers, Rice Krispies, Cheerios.
You now eat three meals a day: cereal and fruit in the morning, yogurt and fruit at lunch, and fruit and veggie at night. You have a bottle with each also. You have tried juice but aren't quite a fan yet.
You have two teeth and are currently working on more.
You love to "talk". Most of the time you wake up talking. Sometimes even in the middle of the night, in which you have learned to put yourself back to sleep. You have made sounds that resemble "mum", "da", "yum", "hi", "hey". We even think that you respond to music and start "singing."
We think that you had your first bloody nose the other night. You woke up and had blood all over your bed but the odd thing was that there was no evidence of it anywhere on you or your clothes. It was very odd and a little scary.
You have mastered sitting up. You sit for awhile and then fall over. You are still working on catching your self so that you don't topple over.
We love you tons!
So it seems like you are learning new things all the time, Grace. During this past week and weekend we celebrated the 4th of July and my birthday and went to a Berg family reunion. You didn't go see the fireworks this year, we didn't think that you would handle being up so late. You will get to see them next year for sure! On Saturday we ventured to Shabonna, IL to the family reunion. You were such a good girl and managed seeing lots of people that you don't know. We spent the night at Carl and Phoebe's and got to spend time with our family on Sunday which included time in the pool. We also surprised Grandma Cilla and went for a visit.
You love to go swimming. While we were recently at Grandma Cilla's pool, you figured out how to splash. You don't mind the water in your face at all. You weren't even afraid when she left you floating, to go rescue Bubba! Ha! Ha!
You have started to get the idea of playing peek-a-boo. We can put something over your eyes and you will pull it away for us to say "Boo!"
You enjoy playing pat-a-cake, whether it is with your feet or hands. Daddy and you play it with your feet!
You like to sit and watch "videos" on the computer. Your favorite one is by Hoopla Kids, A Phonics Song.
You figured out how to shake your rattles and make lots of noise. It was funny when you were at Grandma Pam's and were sitting in the booster seat that has a tray on it and we gave you a toy. When you were shaking it and banging it on the tray, you would grimise every time it hit the tray.
You have tried several foods from the table: mashed potatos, watermelon, jello, ice cream, cool whip, turkey, green beans, sweet potatos.graham crackers, Rice Krispies, Cheerios.
You now eat three meals a day: cereal and fruit in the morning, yogurt and fruit at lunch, and fruit and veggie at night. You have a bottle with each also. You have tried juice but aren't quite a fan yet.
You have two teeth and are currently working on more.
You love to "talk". Most of the time you wake up talking. Sometimes even in the middle of the night, in which you have learned to put yourself back to sleep. You have made sounds that resemble "mum", "da", "yum", "hi", "hey". We even think that you respond to music and start "singing."
We think that you had your first bloody nose the other night. You woke up and had blood all over your bed but the odd thing was that there was no evidence of it anywhere on you or your clothes. It was very odd and a little scary.
You have mastered sitting up. You sit for awhile and then fall over. You are still working on catching your self so that you don't topple over.
We love you tons!
Friday, June 22, 2012
No More
I think that the time has come that Grace is done nursing. She has started to bite me. She bit me for the first time a few days ago and I didn't anticipate it continuing. I thought at that point that it was by accident. Then yesterday, Thursday June 21, when she bit so hard that it cut me, I knew at that point that the time was very near for her to stop nursing. I just didn't want to be bit every time she ate. I tried mutiple times since then and she continues to bite me. It makes me really sad that all of the sudden, I think, that we are going to be done with it. I have come to realize that it isn't good for her or I to put us through the stress of it. I have been very fortunate thus far to have been able to nurse her to almost 8 months. I realize that there are many moms who can't or don't make it this far. I should be more thankful and stop being sad. I guess it makes me sad because it means that Grace is growing up and that special time that we share (just her and I) is probably no more, it will just come in different forms/times. In my head I imagined that I would be weaning her gradually this summer so that by fall she would be more comfortable with the whole process. It will take some patience and time for us all to adjust to this new part of her life. We will make it and it will all soon be forgotten. I will just keep reminding myself that.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
7 months!
Happy Father's Day Dad!
Lounging in the pool!
7 months
playing in the grass
playing with Madison, we're going to be the best of friends!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
TEETH!!!
Grace has two bottom front teeth! I am so excited about this! I texted Cody to tell him (he was teaching) and he called when he was done and I said "Grace has a tooth!" He said "You are really exctied about it, aren't you?" I said "Yes, I am!!" I know that it means that she is getting older and I would love to keep her little a while longer, I am happy to have met this milestone. She hasn't had any symptoms other than being extra fussy. Little did I know, until today, that the fussiness was due to actually having the teeth come through. I (we) had been suspecting it would happen soon, I just thought that I would feel a bump on her gum to give me some fair warning.
When I first discovered her teeth, I only saw one, it wasn't until later (while she was screaming) that I found the other. Grace will be 7 months old on Saturday. We had her 6 month check up last week and she is 16 pounds 14 ounces, just right and I don't remember the exact height measurement but it puts her in the 15%. I don't think that that measurement will every be very high! Grace continues to move all over by rolling. She is working on sitting up and I am sure that it won't be long before she does that on her own. Grace "talks" all the time too, lots of noises/sounds. She enjoys eating food too (when her gums aren't hurting), all fruits and veggies (even those disgusting green peas!). Today I gave her a "mum-mum" (dissolveable rice stick thing) and she loved eating that. We also have been helping her learn how to drink from a sippy cup. She doesn't quite have the hang of that yet, but it too will happen when she is ready.
During the Memorial Day weekend, we visited Jesse and Maria. She has become a good little traveler. For the most part, she is so laid back and just goes with the flow. We did several things that weekend and she was so good. We also visited Aunt Cindy and family and got to try swimming for the first time. She loved that too!
Last weekend we met up with my college roommates and families for a reunion. She was such a good trooper that day too. Next year, she will be running right along with all the others!
When I first discovered her teeth, I only saw one, it wasn't until later (while she was screaming) that I found the other. Grace will be 7 months old on Saturday. We had her 6 month check up last week and she is 16 pounds 14 ounces, just right and I don't remember the exact height measurement but it puts her in the 15%. I don't think that that measurement will every be very high! Grace continues to move all over by rolling. She is working on sitting up and I am sure that it won't be long before she does that on her own. Grace "talks" all the time too, lots of noises/sounds. She enjoys eating food too (when her gums aren't hurting), all fruits and veggies (even those disgusting green peas!). Today I gave her a "mum-mum" (dissolveable rice stick thing) and she loved eating that. We also have been helping her learn how to drink from a sippy cup. She doesn't quite have the hang of that yet, but it too will happen when she is ready.
During the Memorial Day weekend, we visited Jesse and Maria. She has become a good little traveler. For the most part, she is so laid back and just goes with the flow. We did several things that weekend and she was so good. We also visited Aunt Cindy and family and got to try swimming for the first time. She loved that too!
Last weekend we met up with my college roommates and families for a reunion. She was such a good trooper that day too. Next year, she will be running right along with all the others!
Friday, May 25, 2012
SUMMER!!!
Yay! It's summer break! I am not sure that Grace and Cody are as excited about it being summer as I am but I am super excited! I have been waiting for 3 1/2 months for break so that I can be home everyday with our daughter. In a perfect world I think that I would be a full time stay at home mom. I couldn't have imagined saying that before having Grace, I love teaching, but now that I have been a mom for almost 7 months I so wish that I could be home. We have been blessed and not have had to take Grace to a stranger's day care. She got to spend every day with her Grandma. She was oblivious to me leaving her everyday but I think that might change when I go back to school in the fall but until then I am going to enjoy every minute I get to spend with her.
Grace hasn't really changed too much since I last posted. She contiues to roll all over the place. I think that she wishes she could move a different way. Sometimes she will get in what looks like a superman pose and grunt like she wants to move but doesn't know how. Grace makes all sorts of sounds/noises, sometimes it sounds like she is yelling at me! Grace loves her baby food and willingly eats it now which wasn't the case a few weeks ago. She has even tried little bits of table food (mashed potatos, sweet potatos, mashed pear, and applesauce) and loved it! Grace is also very close to sitting up on her own which makes me happy becuase when she learns to do that, maybe her hair in the back will start to grow back. She has rubbed it all off, not the cutest hair style but I guess that is what you get when you have a mobile baby.
Monday, May 14, 2012
6 months and Mothers Day
During this past week we celebrated Grace's half birthday, 6 months on May 9. Time is just flying with her. She is developing the cutest personality and makes us laugh all the time. Grace is now a professional roller. She can be in one spot one second and then the next she is across the room. She hasn't quite figured out that it has a purpose. I am sure that she will figure that out soon enough. Grace also while playing reaches for toys and does well manipulating them (turing them and studying each that she picks up). She contiues to go to day care, Grandma's house, every day. It is great that she can be there and it helps me tremendously knowing that she is in such good hands. I am counting down the days though until summer when I can spend every day with her again.
We celebrated Mother's Day this past weekend, my first one as a mom! I am so blessed to be a mom. I wouldn't trade it for anything! I love every minute, the late night feedings, crying episodes that take a while to resolve, smiles, getting food spit all over you, dirty diapers, splashing in the bath tub, watching daddy and Grace play and be silly, cuddling, the list could go on for forever. I am looking forward to the many years that we have ahead of us. I pray that I can guide Grace to be a strong, loving, independent, caring, friendly, polite, goal-oriented, responsible, and most of all love God.
We celebrated Mother's Day this past weekend, my first one as a mom! I am so blessed to be a mom. I wouldn't trade it for anything! I love every minute, the late night feedings, crying episodes that take a while to resolve, smiles, getting food spit all over you, dirty diapers, splashing in the bath tub, watching daddy and Grace play and be silly, cuddling, the list could go on for forever. I am looking forward to the many years that we have ahead of us. I pray that I can guide Grace to be a strong, loving, independent, caring, friendly, polite, goal-oriented, responsible, and most of all love God.
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