Walking!!!

Grace started walking halfway across the room on Sunday night. On Monday, she started turning around while walking (by herself) and going the other way. Every day she is doing more and more! Today she has went a lot further and is turning corners. I don't know if I should say YIPPEE or OH NO!!!! :)

In this video she is also making this new sound while making a 'fish' face. Such a weird sound but funny (it sounds even different on the video, it is better in person!:).

She said "bye, bye" the other day but her talking is more 'hit or miss'!:) I am posting other random pics from recently....

This first one was where Adam was being 'cute' and messing up her hair and we were getting a good laugh! Her hair is actually long enough now that it will get 'wild' some times!

This is one beautiful morning out on the deck recently and Grace LOVES watching Bud! She gets excited and just laughs at him..

Awesome Message

This is an awesome song that has been out for a while called "Who Am I" by Casting Crowns. It has been a while since I have listened to this song and yesterday evening while on my way to work I heard it and it just REALLY spoke to me.

I am so THANKFUL that we are a 'new creation' in him not because of who WE are but because of who HE is. I was thinking about my every day walk with Jesus and I was thinking about how inconsistent and always changing in my moods/ attitudes, and all my other sinful ways that I struggle with on a daily basis... and I was so THANKFUL that HE doesn't change and HE loves ME despite knowing all of this!!! What an AWESOME GOD we serve!!

Recipe That is TOO GOOD not to share.... :)

I had this recipe over at a friends house last weekend during our 'Girl's Night Out' and it was wonderful! My friend said it is a Weight Watcher's Recipe and it was GREAT!



Spring Mix Salad

1 Bag of 'Spring Mix' Lettuce
Light or Low Fat Feta Cheese
Walnuts (I used pecans b/c
that was what I had)
Green apple
Light Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing

Chop apple and combine all to prepare salad. (I toasted my pecans too.. optional).

Grace is a 'busy body'!

Grace has been constantly exploring her surrounding during the day and really observing and mimicking more sounds and things that we do. She has been making out a few words and a lot of sounds that we make she will mimic. She has said 'tickle, tickle, tickle' a few times after I said it to her. She does her tongue real funny when she says it and kind of whispers it.... very cute! She will also stick out her tongue when we do that to her and other, sounds, faces, etc. She has taken about 5 steps on her own now and she is constantly 'cruising' when she is at home but is still 'wobbly'!:)

She LOVES for us to get in the floor and play with her. She gets so excited and she is giving the best kisses (and hugs) and even tries to make a 'kissing' sound! So funny!

We are also down to just 1 bottle at night time and she is drinking her whole milk in the sippy cup all day. She is doing much better with this and is even drinking the milk cold without us having to warm it now.

Today, she was being her 'busy self' and was "helping" me with the laundry!:) We have had a nice day at home and she had just got up from her nap. I left off her shorts because it is very warm today and Grace likes to have minimal clothes on so that she isn't 'hindered' in her activities! (Hence.. that is why she is just in a shirt and diaper :). Enjoy the video too!

Have a nice rest of the week every one!

A Visit With Granny and Papa and Mother's Day

Granny and Papa Brown came up on Thursday of last week and left Sunday morning. Grace was very happy to see them and loved all of the play time she had with them. On Friday evening though, we went out to eat at 'Our Best Restaurant' (country cooking:) and Grace started to not feel very well. I noticed that it seemed like she was getting a fever as the day went on and at the restaurant she didn't really want to eat much at all and wanted me to hold her. Her fever was 101.7 when we got home. She was on and off fussy the rest of the weekend and didn't sleep well because of her teething. I knew she was teething and this was the cause for her being 'needy'. Poor thing, we were having to alternate Tylenol and Motrin every 4-6 hours and give her teething tablets, oragel and she has been putting everything in her mouth.

She still was able to be consoled pretty well and the medicine helped so Grace and I got out on Saturday too and went to Gymboree (at the mall) with Granny (where she got all kinds of cute clothes!) and then later that evening after a nap we went to eat at 'Smokey Bones' that was VERY good and we also rode around a little bit.

While they were here she took a total of 3 steps not holding on and was LOVING all the cheers that she got!:)

On Mother's Day Adam took off from work THANKFULLY and we had the day together as a family! Grace, Adam, and I went to church (surprisingly she did well at church too) and we had the rest of the day TOGETHER! I really enjoyed just having Adam home on Sunday because he always has to rush off on Sundays after church to go to work. Adam cooked supper for me that evening because we both agreed we didn't want to try to attempt to take Grace out again to a restaurant and try to keep her occupied and satisfied the whole time. We had a very good supper and Adam got me some flowers and I got a card from him and a card from Grace!:)

I LOVE this because it shows how she will give such GOOD HUGS now!:) So sweet...:)

This is when she was taking her 3 steps! She get so excited!!!

Grace with Granny and Papa!

Looking pretty in her dress on Mother's Day!

Grace Can Play Kick Ball

We have had a lot of fun this weekend spending time with Grace's Granny and Papa (Brown). Grace learned a new skill this weekend!..... More to come later on the weekend.

Recuperating

As you all probably know our whole house has been sick. Grace came down with a cold when she was teething last week and developed a ear infection. She is doing MUCH better now and is back to her "old self" again! She has definitely got at least one tooth coming through on the top that you can see and feel but there may be more. She is LOVING to "cruise" all over the place. She is standing more and more and wants to take steps holding on to things. Anything she can get her hands on she will use as a guide to hold on to while she takes steps. She gets so excited when she gets to going fast!:)

I also came down with the sickness and ended up with bronchitis and Adam also still has the remnants of what was probably a virus. We are all doing better now! Just the left over congestion and stuff...

Today, I am going to take Grace to a Birthday party for Averi who turned 1 year old recently also! Grace and Averi are in the same baby room at church and are little play 'buds' :) Her parents are friends of ours also so I am looking forward to this. This will be Grace's first Birthday party that she will be going to.. (the last one (Kendall's)- she was sick and we couldn't go)! FUN!

These are from today in the little red dress. Don't know what this face is all about!:)

This was from last week. This is actually a good one considering how bad she felt at this time:(