Striking a Pose

Here are some pics of Gracie playing in her Exersaucer. She loves that thing, and it is a life-saver when I need to get stuff done around the house. I particulary love the expression on her face in the first pic.

Time with Daddy

Here are some pics taken of Gracie and her Daddy before he had his back surgery. They were spending some quality time together. Unfortunately, John won't be able to pick Gracie up for 6 weeks, but he can hold her if he is sitting down.

Worn Out

Poor Gracie. She was so worn out yesterday. We spent 6 hours in Athens at the neurologist and hospital getting John ready for back surgery on Monday. (We had no idea we'd be gone that long.) She was so good everywhere we went and she was very social. On the way home she feel asleep holding onto her little book, which I thought was cute. By the way, look how long she is getting! Her feet almost hang off the end of the carseat. She won't be in it much longer. Last month when we were at the doctor she was over 26 inches long and the carseat is only for kids 29 inches and shorter.

Sitting Pretty

Well, Gracie's fever broke Wednesday afternoon. She was still feeling bad and acting kinda irritable until Saturday. She also got a really bad rash, which the doctor said was from the fever. She is all better now, with the exception of a lingering cough. Thanks for your prayers. Here is a video of Gracie showing off her new skill that we discovered last week - she can sit up. She's still very wobbly, but I can't believe she is already able to hold herself up.

By the way, I know we act like total dorks in all of these video clips. We forget that other people will see them. :-)

The Feel Bads

I noticed Gracie was fussy today and sleeping a lot so I took her temperature and it was 101. I took her to the doctor. The doctor ended up sending us to the hospital to get blood drawn and a chest x-ray. Look at that picture. It doesn't seem right that a little baby should have the gauze and tape on her little arm. They had to draw blood from her arm and 3 people had to hold her down. I was talking to her trying to calm her down, but she was screaming so loudly that I ended up crying a little as well. Then, she had to be held down again for her chest x-ray and she got even more upset. (I think they should have tried the x-ray first and the blood second.) Anyway, the doctor said that she has Bronchiolitis (caused by a virus). So, please pray that our little one will get better soon. She already seems to be feeling a little better after a really long nap and some Tylenol.

Chillin' on the Floor

Playing around on the floor...

Gracie finally rolled over!!! And just when I think she can't smile any bigger...check out the second picture.

Mmmm, mmmmm Good

So, we started giving Gracie a little bit of rice cereal mixed with breastmilk a couple of weeks ago. Here is a clip of Gracie eating. She has recently learned to make the "p" sound (either that or she's just spitting everywhere). About 5 minutes into eating, she decided that she wanted to play with her food instead of eating it.

Towards the end of the feeding the coolest thing happened. When I want Gracie to open her mouth I say, "Bite, bite?" So, I said it and she tried to say it back. It came out as "Uh, uh" but listen to the inflection in her voice. Well, I think I heard it. Maybe I'm just crazy, but listen and see what you think.