Christmas morning

Christmas morning

I can't believe it has been 5 months since since we received the biggest blessing ever. She now weighs in at 11 lbs 14 oz and 24 inches long!! she's our little string bean. Today she sat up on her own for the first time. very exciting. She rolls all over the place and loves to hold your hands so she can stand. Sitting still is not one of her favorite past times. We should be in great physical shape once she starts crawling... goodness. The child does not sit still. that's okay though, fits in perfect with our family.

Her favorite past times now are her new bouncer and speedy walker. The dogs, not so much a fan of the walker :) Not that mommy chases them with it or anything... hehehee. Last month Gracen was able to visit the beach for the first time at our annual Thanksgiving trip to Dana Point. she loved the sand. She also was able to see Santa for the first time this Christmas. Did pretty well except for puking all over the front of my sweater before the family picture. oh, the good times we are having!

We love bath time!

six and seven weeks

Here are a couple recent pics and a video of Gracen. Our internet will be down for a few days as we are FINALLY moving! Our new address is 590 Tara Bella Drive, Lincoln, CA 95648.

Gracen is doing great. Still getting bigger every day. We are still working on sleep schedules. Actually, i should say "she" is still working on "our" sleep schedule. She seems to do well the first stretch but around 2 am she is wide awake and not looking to sleep anytime soon. oh well, another night owl like her mama.

Here's a funny daddy story for ya... Dave took thursday off so that we could get stuff ready for moving. I figure, this is a great opportunity for him to share in the nightly duties since he doesn't have to be up early the next morning. Like the wonderful dad (and husband) he is he was up most the night with Gracen and I. The next morning, after she had finally fallen asleep (you know, from being up ALL NIGHT) Dave got up and went into the guest bathroom to brush his teeth. We don't usually use the guest bath for this so there wasn't any tooth paste readily available. He opened one of the cupboards and found a travel can of colgate toothpaste (notice i said "can"). He puts it on his tooth brush and begins to clean his teeth meanwhile noticing a horrible taste in his mouth. He then revisits the "can" of colgate toothpaste only to find it is colgate SHAVING CREAM! needless to say, david doesn't function well with minimal sleep.

5 weeks

Stroller Ride

growing fast!

well, our little 5 lb girl is now a whopping 8 lbs 4 ozs!! still petite though. the premie panits now fit her but are a little short. we just call them capris :). The new born pants are too long so we roll them :) Every day she is more amazing... her personality, the way she smiles (oh yes, she smiles), even the prizes in her diaper (AMAZING!).

She has had many visitors the past couple weeks. Grandma Lacoste, Aunt Teresa and Cousin Barratt all drove from Idaho to visit. Including Aunt Eileen from Oregon. Gracen also had a long visit from Noni Coiner. Dave and I were blessed with many mornings of sleep as noni took gracen and entertained her while we snoozed (thank you noni!).

we are progressing well with tummy time. she lifts her head and looks around. Uncle Chuck had her scooting all the way across her mat the other day. She will definitely be crawling soon (watch out dogs!). the smiles come all the time (not just when she is passing gas) and she is great at entertaining herself while I get ready in the morning.

She took her first stroller ride this evening in her bright red stroller from Aunt Nancy and Uncle Bob. She loved it as she was able to see everything and not be cooped up in that car seat. She still is a little too small but with some "mcgyvering" we were able to prop her in.