Nine Months

Man oh man. I'm a week late - but I've been meaning to post this all week Miss Grace. I've taken a new job to be closer to you each day....and it's way more work than my last job.  However, Mommy is able to pick you up even earlier each day from day care and spend more time with you.

We took you to the doctor on Tuesday....and the doctor said you are a model child. Your eating behaviors, napping behaviors, and overall demeanor are just amazing.  We think you are perfect too.  Each day you become more and more of a daddy's girl - but you are SUPER fond of your mommy too.  We love getting those pretty giggles out of you and you are giving them out even more. 

At daycare and during the week, you are still eating a TON! You take 7 or 8 ounce bottles three times during the day, eat breakfast, lunch and dinner baby food - and eat snacks at daycare! That is a lot of milk during the week - though you nurse exclusively on the weekends and mommy doesn't make nearly that amount of milk during the week.  You don't mind though.  You make do.  You are a very efficient eater and love your baby food - the only thing you don't like is peas.  But who can blame you. You even tried lamb meat from Holyland for Father's Day - and really enjoyed it.  Nursing has gone so well and Mommy often thinks about stopping so that she can have more time during the week - but you have made it so easy and rewarding - it's a tough battle.  We took you to Jax Cafe for dinner near you b-day and you loved every minute. You love being at restaurants and you are always the center of attention. You even fed yourself for the FIRST time that Mommy and Daddy saw. You are growing so fast.

Mommy and Daddy took you swimming to Como Park as well this month.  You HATED it at first...and then figured out splashing and were hooked.  We will take you again - you loved every minute of it.

We love you SO MUCH little girl.  Mommy and Daddy reminise about all the good times we've had with you and how we've loved seeing everything through your eyes.  We can't wait to experience it all.

Time Is Flying

I can't even believe how much fun Grace has been lately. She's such a happy happy baby and her ability to make anyone smile is amazing. I cant' believe how fast she's growing and how much I just want to soak up every minute with her.  After being home the last few weekends, Josh and I have really realized how happy we are.  Our little family is absolutely what we've both always wanted. 

Grace got to go to the pool this weekend! We took her to the Como Pool and she didn't know what to think of it at first...but quickly figured out how much fun splashing is!  The kiddie pool area was just perfect for her!

She's also been a lot of fun at lunch/dinner time.  LOVES it!

New Job...Radar Altimeters....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_altimeter

This is what I work with.  Pretty crazy huh!

Grand Old Days

We had SUCH a great time at Grand Old Days.  I love parades and have for a very long time - and Josh has always loved Grand Old Days.  Put together this combination and you've got something that we look forward to each and every year. We've gone for the last five years and it's truly become a yearly tradition for us. Last year, when I was pregnant, I still remember sitting there with my husband and scheeming of whether or not we were having a boy and what possible names we could come up with. We watched little boys and girls around us gather up candy and couldn't wait to meet our little one and have this same experience!

Needless to say - we had a BLAST this year! Grace loved every minute of the parade and even collected a baseball and a frisbee herself! She loved the noise, the bands, the motorcycles, everything! She even ate some sweet potatoes as quickly as possible so she could continue to watch the happenings:)

The prior day, we went to a grad party.....and Grace was again the life of the party. See the picture of her with Jayne:)