Milestones Past

Since we started this blog 3 months into little Grace's life...I thought I'd post some of the "big events" in her life thus far with pictures of course!

Weeks 1-5:...a whole lot of sleeping, a little bit of eating...and a lot of pooping...(I'll spare you pictures of the latter)...but lots of visitors came to see us! Nana (Mommy's mom), Grandma & Poppy (Daddy's mom and dad), Mammaw & Pappap (Mommy's grandparents)...and all the wonderful people from church who brought us meals!!! (lifesavers, everysingle one of them, I tell ya!)

Week 6: She started attempting to hold her head up on her own!...weebly wobbly though it was, it was a start! We also had been seeing a smile every now and then at this point, since about 4 weeks...they weren't any that we could provoke...but we were starting to see them and we were LOVING it! She had also sporadically started sucking on her hands, this was nice because that sucking reflex was still strong and she liked to use it for comfort.

Week 7: Still working on the weebly wobbly head thing, a little more smiling and starting to smile AT us on command (i.e. when mommy and daddy make weird faces and sing silly songs, etc.)!...This week she also slept 8 hours through the night TWICE...we were so excited...but it didn't last long. Her first time on her playmat this week, too. She didn't do much with it, but did like looking at herself in the mirror. This week also included Grace's first trip to the BEACH!...Galveston for the 25th annual AIA Sandcastle Competition...not quite what we Floridians call a beach...but there's seawater (Gulf of Mexico) and sand...and it's as close as we get here in TX...so it will do! So Grace wore her bathingsuit and sunglasses!

Week 8: Head is getting steadier! And the smiles have turned to laughs with small squeals! So much fun! I also think this was about the time we started to see peach fuzz growing on top of her head! She lost most of her hair on the top from when she was born, but still had the "reverse Amish beard" going on around the sides and back... Still waking up around 330 or 4am each night, I think this week. We also spent this week learning how to lay down in her crib for naptimes without crying...the first day was rough...but we quickly moved past that and went right to sleep for naptimes with no fuss!

Week 9: Nighttime Sleep is good! Getting at least 7-7.5 hours of sleep a night!!! yippee! Discovered Grace can be really, really upset if she doesn't get her naptimes in when she is sleepy. I think this is also the week I locked myself out of the car at the mall...she did great that day though! She slept in her stroller while mommy frantically looked for a phone to call daddy to come rescue us...she woke up when it was time to eat, and then smiled and giggled with me while we waited in the mall. She likes the mall, like mommy! :) (uh oh!)

Week 10: Had her two month check up this week...she was 12lbs 7oz, 23.25 inches. So she's gained almost 5lbs since birth and grown 3 inches...doesn't seem like much to a big person...but to a little person (and her mommy and daddy)...that's HUGE! (*Note: this is still much smaller in comparison than that baby born in the middle of July at 16lbs...OUCH!) We also found out this week that we were supposed to have started doing tummy time already, but...um...oops, we didn't know. Sleeping about 7.5-8.5 hours each night!

Week 11: Tummy time is still not her favorite...and Mommy found out it's best not to do it right after she eats...yuck. The play mat is definitely growing on her! The big yellow flower is starting to make her smile! (Something else besides the ceiling fan and the mobile on her swing.) She's also started to grab and hold on to things...like a burp cloth or her blanket...so cute!

Week 12: The tummy time workout is working! Slowly and steadily, she's getting better at holding herself up. She tires pretty quickly, but we'll keep at it. (I'll keep this in mind when I find out how out of shape I've gotten when we start working out again next week...:)) She's starting to hold on to her blanket toys...you know the things that have stuffed heads with blanket bodies...She recognized the cow one we got from a friend at Derick's office and grabbed it, hugged it, and grinned really big! heart melter...right there! Grace also helped greet at church...she smiled and laughed at people who talked to her while mommy handed out the bulletins. Who wouldn't feel welcomed by that!? I think we've found a new target age to recruit! Sleeping about 9.5-10 hours each night!

Week 13: And now we are caught up! This week, she actually started grabbing at the stuff on her playmat that hangs down...rattle things, teether things, and any time she would touch the big yellow flower, it would play fun noises...which were a little confusing at first, but then a big hit! I can see the wheels turning in her cute little head as she plays. So fun! We also went out to lunch with our friend Susan...and she loved looking around the restaurant and smiling and laughing with Susan and mommy! We also tried out the Bumbo Seat for the first time this week...it works pretty well...except she ends up with this gangster lean after a few seconds...(pictured above)