Gracie's Fashion Files

A girl is never too young for animal prints! I love the hot pink shrug that Gracie threw over her zebra print tank. She's got big style for a 10 week old!

A Fun Filled Weekend

This weekend we celebrated Gracie's baptism! It was a beautiful day and Gracie looked stunning in her gown. I have TONS of pictures, so I will be posting more photos once I have a chance to go through them, but meanwhile here are two of the sweetest pictures I have ever seen...

What a beautiful little blessing...

Matty and Carter are quite a pair. They LOVE each other. Here you can see how excited Matty was to see Carter. He just can't help but give Carter a big hug! So sweet!

Gracie's First Visit to Grandma's House

Grandma has been to visit us many, many times since Gracie was born, but Gracie had never been to visit Grandma and Papa's house until today. And it was a real snoozefest - literally. I sat with her on the swing in the back yard for a few minutes, and she was out for the rest of the day!

Of course, Matty certainly made up for all of Gracie's snoozing. He was on fire the whole time we were there. A ball of never-ending energy.

zzzzz....

And she finally woke up when we got home!

A Little Green Thumb

Daddy is away for work for a few days, so Matty had the very important job of watering the tomato plants (and various trees that he thought needed water). He did a great job and really enjoyed getting soaked!

weeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

Today was a beautiful day and even better that it was Saturday! We had a busy day - cutting grass and doing yard work in the morning then shopping for tomato plants in the afternoon. We had a nice cookout for dinner then Matty got all his wiggles out on his playset. It is great to have a swing and slide so close since they are two of Matty's favorite activities!

Whoa - look at those long legs!

He is getting really good at climbing the ladder, but he still needs someone to spot him.

He uses the telescope as a megaphone - as if he needed to be any louder. I'm sure the neighbors can hear him just fine without it!

Still working on figuring out the rockwall. It will be a while before he is big enough for that.

Gracie's 2 Month Doctor Appointment

Gracie had her two month appointment today, and it was a day I will never forget. First, here are her stats... She weighed 12 lbs, 7 ozs (97%!), her length is 22.75 inches (60%), and her head is in the 94%!! She is quite a chubbster now, and I love every little roll on her! :) She is still eating every 2 - 3 hours during the day, but she can go for a good 6 - 8 hours at night - that's my girl!

Now, for the part I will never forget. I wrote yesterday that Gracie has been fighting off a little bug. Well, the doctor confirmed that it is just a head cold and nothing to be concerned about. Poor girl is just really congested, and it should pass in 5 - 7 days (please!). Then she got her shots, and she was NOT happy. She cried harder than I have ever seen her cry. It took me a good ten minutes to get her to stop crying. She passed out in the car then was a mess for the rest of the day. She slept all afternoon in my arms, but when she wasn't sleeping, she was crying. I woke her up to get ready to get Matty, and she lost it - uncontrollable crying for a good 45 minutes. It was so sad and scary. Matty never had a reaction like that, and I had no idea what to do. She is feeling a little better now, and I am just praying for a good night and a happy girl tomorrow.

Poor Gracie!

Gracie is TWO Months Old!

Time sure does fly! Gracie is two months old today! I feel like she is changing before my very eyes! She is smiling all the time now, and loves holding conversations. Her favorite word is "gooooo". Here are some pictures that I snapped today. She goes for her check-up tomorrow, so I will be sure to post her stats. I am betting on 13 lbs. The girl enjoys a bottle like nobody's business!