We got accepted

We got a post card in the mail yesterday that Grace got accepted into our church's Children's Day Out program. It was so cute and official looking, ha ha!! She will be going starting in August every Thursday and we even got her in the early bird program so Jamie could take her when he heads into work that day. My two girlfriends children will be in there with Grace so it will nice to have familiar faces with her.

Sick Baby

I got one sick little baby at home. She has had fevers, cough, congestion, runny nose, emesis, and just feeling lousy.

My heart has been so sad for her seeing her so pathetic. She has been laying around the house, sleeping on our bed (she never does that) and laying on the floor randomly falling asleep.

I hope she gets better real soon, because I can't take this sad little face anymore.

Here are a few pictures that I took at the doctors office.

Bridal Shower

Tuesday I was suppose to be on call during the day from 7am until 3pm. My work surprisingly didn't need me to come in so I was off the hook to play with Grace all day. It was rainy and gloomy out and I needed to run some errands. We went out to lunch just her and I and it was so fun. We went to Qdoba's and Grace sat there and ate her entire kids meal. She did so good, I was so excited.

Then next we went to Walmart to pick up a few things. I got to tell you, I am a Target girl and they just built a brand new Walmart by us and it was so quiet in there and they had some cute stuff. We just took our time and browsed. I got a cake that I needed to bring to a bridal shower for that night. They totally misspelled what i wanted iced on the cake, but it was funny.

Julia hosted the bridal shower at her new house and it was just a bunch if us there, it was so much fun to hangout with all the girls and not be at work. I drank some wine and ate good food while Jamie had Grace at home, it was a relaxing night!!!

Gosh it feels good to get outside....

Wednesday the weather got up to the 70's and it was so sunny. So sunny in fact that it hurt your eyes. Grace and I headed next door to the park. We first stopped in at the Farm side and then made way to the playground. We have been reading some farm animal books to Grace and she knows some of the animals and what sound they make, so it was funny to see her with them.

The playground was packed!!! I bet there were a hundred kids playing, which made it difficult for poor Grace which she usually has the playground to herself. Both my friend Julia and Laura were there with there little ones. We swung on the swings for awhile and then Grace walked off and grabbed my hand was ready to go.

When we got home it was too entirely beautiful to go inside so we went for a LONG walk. We went all through my subdivision and up to an adjoining one. Grace held my hand and walk along side of me like a little angel. When we finally made it back to my condo we came inside to get something to drink and then played some more out on the deck.

She played and played and I sat in the chair outside getting some sun. Grace came up to me and I held her and she put her arms around me and then........ She puked from my neck all the way down me. I could have died it was so gross and out of no where. I instantly got us cleaned up and showered. My poor little Grace got sick just like that.

What a weekend

This weekend was great!!! It started off by me going to a baby mania consignment sale with my friend Jaime. We bought so much stuff and had a great time. I found the cutest summer dresses, swimsuits, and fall clothes for Grace. After that was over I stopped by my mom's house to see Grace. My Mom invited Grace to stay the night with her Friday evening because Jamie went into work some over time Saturday morning and I had to work Friday night shift. When I walked in the door she squealed with excitement ( F.Y. I. best feeling for a Mom), and I was sure happy to see her. My mom had my nephews and they were playing together.

Saturday afternoon when Grace was napping my brother Sheldon watched Grace for us and we went and had a quick dinner at Chilli's. We had a nice time, and came home to a still sleeping baby. Then we stayed home for the rest of the evening and played and played.

Sunday morning we went to church. Today was a big day the first time our daughter went to church. We usually go by ourselves and drop her off at my parents house. We want Christ to play an important part in Grace's life and help us mold her so we were giddy today thinking about how exciting it was. We should have known our strong willed daughter because she made it perfectly clear that she wasn't going to sit still and quiet just because we were in church- it was a disaster!!! Next week she is going to play in the nursery so we can focus on church.

After church we went home and Jamie barbecued us dinner. Grace LOVED it!!! After dinner we went to the Magic House. Our church rented it out for the evening and it was super nice. Jamie was giving me trouble about even going saying that Grace was to young but he was so wrong and I loved it!!! Grace had a great time, Jamie even had a great time. We both played as much as Grace did. I touched the magnetic ball and Grace's hair stuck up so high it was SO funny. After the Magic House, Jamie and my brother Sam went to the movies together so we headed over to my parents house. We walked in and Grace was so happy to see everyone. She rules the roost over there and they love her to pieces. Grace plays like over there like it is her house. Its nice for her to have Grandparents like them that are so involved in her life and love her like they do. It warms my heart to see the way that my daughter loves my family.

Anyway, it was a fabulous weekend. Hope everyone had the same.

Lady Bug Watcher

Have you ever just had one of those amazing nights???? A night where you really didn't do anything special but the entire night was just remarkable.... Tonight I played on the floor with Grace, we laughed so hard that I cried (and maybe peed in my pants!!)

She ran around me in circles, we danced, laughed, sang, and just played!!!! She laughed so hard as we watched a lady bug fly around in the living room, it was the funniest thing I have ever seen.

As I go to bed tonight, my heart is incredibly full. Full of love and happiness, I ask myself daily how did I get so lucky and fortunate to have all I have. Grace kissed me and wrapped her arms around my neck this evening and I thought my heart was going to explode with happiness.

I LOVE being her mother!!!!!!!!!

Sunday Funday

Boy has it been an extremely busy week. I worked full time hours at St. Marys, picked up an extra few hours at Shriner's, and then graciously went in to St. Marys last night to help because they had a call in. With that being said, Grace and I really didn't do anything fun this week. She went to her babysitters twice this week. She played at my Mom's house with my nephews Shawn and Collin on Friday. She stayed the night at my parents house on Saturday while I went into work and Jamie spent some time with my brother Sam.

I vow I am going to do something very fun with Grace today!!!! Maybe Incredible Pizza, The Magic House, or Monkey Joe's but she is going to have a great day with Jamie and I as soon as I wake up from taking a little nap.

I will post pictures later. Wish us much needed and deserved fun!!!

Bath Time

Grace loves getting in the bath....

She loves putting her alphabet foams on the walls.

She loves drinking the "clean" water.

She loves pouring water from one cup to another.

She runs down the hallway heading to the bathroom when I just mention getting in the shower or bath, in hopes to get in.

I love sitting next to the bath watching her play!!!!!!

Laundry is my Nemesis

Today I took Grace to Ms. Judy's so I could get a few things done around the house after our lazy relaxing weekend.

I had EIGHT loads of laundry to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I turned on my satellite radio and just folded away. In between loads I cleaned, dusted, vacuumed, etc. I accomplished everything I needed to do and more. I can get so much stuff done when I don't have Grace Adeline here with me. Is that mean to say?

Jamie was off the entire weekend, had Monday off, and took a half day today. So we have had tons of quality time home together- I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are going to participate in the "Great Date Experiment" its about keeping the spice in your married life. I will keep you posted on how it goes. We will start in the first week of March.

Valentine's Day

I wanted to wish everyone a great Valentines Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am praying today for my friends that haven't yet found their perfect Valentine. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful man, husband, and best friend in my life. I only hope that we stay as happy for years to come as we are now.

We went out to dinner last night to celebrate Valentines Day. My mom had been babysitting Grace all day and she stayed over there while we ate. Jamie and I decided not to do any gifts since we are saving. We did exchange cards. Jamie got Grace a cute Mickey Mouse card and a Mickey Mouse cookie. It almost made me have tears in my eyes when I seen her little card and cookie all made out and signed by Jamie, he is such a great Dad!!

Grace got some other goodies from her Grandma JoAnne. Rather than going out to dinner last night we are just relaxing and spending the day together today.

Update with grace

Grace is 19 Months now!!!

What is new with her:

She is talking so much- she probably has a 60 word vocabulary
She is obsessed with Sesame Street, she loves Elmo so much!! I catch her talking to them in her bed when she is suppose to be going to sleep saying "hi Elmo, night night Elmo". Sesame Street is her favorite show to watch on TV.
She continues to love her Daddy so much- she can't get enough of him
She now tries to say everyone of my siblings names and cried for Mama and Papa all the time.
She can count and say some of her ABC's
She goes to the babysitters house 2-3 times a week and loves it there.
She is 26lbs which is in the 64% for her weight and she is in the 94% for her height.
She eats anything and everything!!
She loves to have books read to her and is starting to really like puzzles.
She plays really good with other children.
She has so much energy!!!

I love her to pieces and she warms my heart several different times a day. She is stubborn and mean at times and then can turn around and smile and giggle and blow you a kiss at the same moment.

Vacation

We recently went on a little weekend vacation. We left on a Friday morning and came back on a Monday. We flew to Orlando and then took a shuttle to Port Canaveral and left on a cruise from there. We went on Splendor of the Seas it is a Royal Caribbean boat. We took my sister to help with Grace. We got them their own room down the hall from us.

Our first stop was Nassau in the Bahamas and then Coco Cay. Coco Cay is an island that Royal Caribbean has bought that they use exclusively. It was gorgeous. The weather was so beautiful, Not to hot and breezy. Grace was not afraid of the ocean at all. She would go straight to it, walk by it and let her feet get wet and go all the way out to her knees. It was so precious to see her play in the sand and water. At Nassau we went to Black Beard Cay and stayed the day there it was beautiful and relaxing. At one point Grace went in front of all the beach chairs that everyone was sitting in and starting dancing to the Reggae music that was playing and everyone was clapping at her, it was so cute!!!!

Grace had a rough time on the boat. She was tired and crabby from when we got there until we got home. She loves to sleep in her own bed at night and she pretty much cried her self to sleep every night we were there. She went to sleep at 1230am on Friday night, 237am in Saturday night, and 1230am on Sunday night. It was rough!!!! Then come morning time she was so mad that we were waking her up to do things. She ate like a pig everyday and flirted with multiple waiters, staff, etc. We would walk in and people would say "Hi Grace!".

The flights were tough as well. We gave her Benadryl on the way down there and she slept in Jamie's arms the entire flight. The way home- Not so easy!!! All in all we had a wonderful time and made memories that I will never forget.