6 Month Photo Shoot

Gracelyn is now eating baby food like a big girl!! Not spitting out each bite five times..... She is also rolling over both ways and sitting up! She is getting sooo big...pretty soon she will be walking and talking - I can't believe it!

Here are her six month pictures:

Weddings and Thanksgiving

Can I just say.....future dancer???

These are pictures of little miss and I at Ben's cousin's wedding in Minnesota (he was unable to make it - he was working)

Here are some pics of Gracelyn at Thanksgiving dinner at my parent's house - Gracelyn is eating some delicious squash!

This picture of Gracelyn in the green dress is of wedding no. 2 - Ben's cousin on the other side!! Busy, busy!!

And she just looks adorable here....agreed?

The Best

Can I just say that I am in heaven. I have so much fun every day of my life. I am incredibly blessed and I know this sounds really mushy lovey dovey...but I don't really care. I know a lot of people might look at Ben and I and say, "Why did they get married so young? They will regret it!" Or, "Why would they start a family so quickly?" I wouldn't change our choices for anything. We are having the time of our life! Ideally we would like to space our kids apart so we needed to have a child sooner rather than later in order to do so. I am so glad we did!! I also have to say that Ben is the best daddy in the world. I have walked in on him slow dancing with Gracelyn in the kitchen....it is moments like that that make you fall in love with your spouse all over again. She loves him so much and as soon as he comes home from work she gives him a huge smile and waits patiently for him to pick her up.

This picture shows Gracelyn showing her great strength. Her jumperoo is probably her favorite thing in the world and part of it was falling off and she grabbed a hold of it. Yeah, she is amazing!

Gracelyn loves to suck on apples in her "fresh food feeder"!

Reading books with daddy!














This is Gracelyn in her Halloween costume. We went down to visit auntie britt in Madison for Halloween and had fun, fun, fun!!

We Love Getting Dressed Up for Church!

The bottom two pictures are Gracelyn wearing one of my dresses!

4 Months

We would like to let all of you know that....

Gracelyn Kate is now 4 months old.

She weighs 16.5 lbs - 96th percentile
She is 23 inches long - 23rd percentile

and she is the light of our life!!

Off to pick apples!

This morning we went and picked some apples with Grandma, my cousin Lisa, and her two kids - Delaney and Dayne. We had tons of fun, even though I was feeling a bit under the weather. Here are some pictures from our adventure!

Fun, Fun, Fun!

Smiles...

These make every day the best day of my life!

Finally!

Ok, so I know I have been really bad at blogging...that is what happens when you become a mom! I always say that every single time she falls asleep, I have a choice of about 50 things I could do. I guess blogging usually is at the bottom of that list. Gracelyn is a doll...loves to smile, coo, tummy time, and her baths... Lately when we know she is getting tired we just wrap her up in a blanket and put her nuk in and she is out like a light. We are so lucky!

I have a love/hate relationship with nursing. I love how good it is for her and I love extra bonding time that we enjoy. However, I hate nursing in public - hate it! I also don't like leaking all over the place...but we continue for now...

I have started back at work part time which has been bittersweet. I would love to stay home with Gracelyn, but financially it is not possible. I like to shop for cute clothes for her as well and without a job it would be hard for me to do that as often as I do! Right now my mom is taking care of her and she will go to day care full time in September. I am soooo grateful for my mom's help, she has been a God's sent. It is easier to leave her with my mom during this transition. She has done tons of extra stuff - laundry, weeding, dishes, etc. the list goes on. I keep saying that those are all the things I will do for Gracelyn when she is in need of my services! I am also very thankful for my mother-in-law for allowing me to go back to work part-time at first! It makes it easier to go to work when you know you can be at home with your baby the next day!

So I suppose I will get to the best part...new pictures!