so you've heard that BIG girls don't cry...
We've also all heard that big girls don't cry.. and this week the neighbors are probably ready to tell us to move.. yes, the windows are still in tact but its by mere luck. We recently changed formula and got new medicine for reflux... but something is till going on. She hasn't cried much until this point and Mommy is here to tell you... she knows how to cry, scream, and give us a headache! The horrible part is that wedon't know what will make her stop. She loves baths so that gaurentees a whole 20 to 30 minutes of happiness. We've taken several walks because she enjoys the baby bjorn and the movement... we have tried rocking.. which works on occasion, reading stories.. which works on occasion, swinging.. which works on occasion... and the jumparoo.. which works on occasion. The tylenol bottle has been hit up by both Mommy and Daddy... and we are hoping this will pass. I am still thinking this all goes back to the reflux, but we can't seem to get that to disappear!
She is very giggly and smiley (when she is happy)! She has dicovered her feet and this week she has played with them nonstop. I'll often look back in the car and see her feet sticking straight up in the air with her hands reaching toward them. I suppose she is practicing her toe touches! She has also gotten where she grabs and holds things within reach. Unfortunately, Mommy's hair has become a favorite! A couple nights ago Daddy had to unpry her fingers from a wad of Mommy's hair. I really thought it was coming out. She loves reaching toward Brewski, and even grabbed and pulled his beard the other day. Daddy rescued him also! (Daddy didn't know how long Brewski would let her little fingers pull his facial hair!!) She has been grabbing at toys for a while but now she really grips them! It's so funny to watch, not fun to be the one under her grip!
She truly is a joy! We love that she is such a cuddle bug and watching her cuddle into her blankets and her Dollie or blabla is precious. She smiles when she sees Daddy or Mommy and follows our movements as soon as we walk into the room. Brewski also keeps her entertained. She will watch him jump up and down from the furniture. He is really good about checking on her if he hears her cry.. for instance if she is in her nursery and begins to cry he will walk to the door. He looks in and usually goes back to where he was and lays back down... on occasion he'll walk in her room and stay a couple minutes but when she is crying he usually doesn't stick around.
Mommy managed to find and purchase the perfect Easter Basket (since pottery barn won't put Grace Anne on anything because its 1 letter to long because the space counts...)! Who knows what the Easter Bunny will bring a 4 month old.. but regardless she has a basket! The hunt for the perfect basket was fun, the hunt is always fun to a true shopper like Mommy. It's times like that I miss my Mom even more. Gran Gran would have a hay-day looking for Easter baskets and any other thing we decided Grace Anne "needed." She'd be all about keeping this little one eqipped with all the necessary accessories and clothing (Daddy said he can't imagine how many outfits and dresses she'd have with Gran Gran and Aunt Beth shopping together!). Even though Gran Gran isn't here, we sure do talk about her a lot and Grace Anne will always feel like she knows her... much like I felt like I knew my Granddaddy that was gone before I was born.
This coming week looks to be busy! Daddy hasn't managed to get a job job, thanks stinky economy! But.. he has picked up a second job. He will be working at Continental ExpressJet Airlines. He is traveling to Houston on Tuesday for an orientation thing. We will miss him being home and hate that he will have to manage working two jobs, but after many discussions this is the best way to manage things for the time being! Hopefully an opportunity will come along for him to do something full time that he enjoys (thanks for continuing to send job leads, friends). He is truly worthy of a great opportunity! He's an amazing Daddy and husband! He has made it clear that he will do whatever it takes to take care of his girls! Then, Friday we will be heading to Owensboro to visit Aunt Beth for the weekend! We are pretty excited to take Grace Anne to see her and Kris is pretty excited to get to finally make it to her house!
PS I hope to blog more this week!
we clearly have a little girl!
Let's start by saying we met a little girl named Harper that was less than a week younger that Grace Anne. She was pushing 14 lbs and was much longer than Grace Anne. She was definitely much bigger than Grace Anne and it was further confirmation that Little Miss Sunshine is a runt..
We've also all heard that big girls don't cry.. and this week the neighbors are probably ready to tell us to move.. yes, the windows are still in tact but its by mere luck. We recently changed formula and got new medicine for reflux... but something is till going on. She hasn't cried much until this point and Mommy is here to tell you... she knows how to cry, scream, and give us a headache! The horrible part is that wedon't know what will make her stop. She loves baths so that gaurentees a whole 20 to 30 minutes of happiness. We've taken several walks because she enjoys the baby bjorn and the movement... we have tried rocking.. which works on occasion, reading stories.. which works on occasion, swinging.. which works on occasion... and the jumparoo.. which works on occasion. The tylenol bottle has been hit up by both Mommy and Daddy... and we are hoping this will pass. I am still thinking this all goes back to the reflux, but we can't seem to get that to disappear!She is very giggly and smiley (when she is happy)! She has dicovered her feet and this week she has played with them nonstop. I'll often look back in the car and see her feet sticking straight up in the air with her hands reaching toward them. I suppose she is practicing her toe touches! She has also gotten where she grabs and holds things within reach. Unfortunately, Mommy's hair has become a favorite! A couple nights ago Daddy had to unpry her fingers from a wad of Mommy's hair. I really thought it was coming out. She loves reaching toward Brewski, and even grabbed and pulled his beard the other day. Daddy rescued him also! (Daddy didn't know how long Brewski would let her little fingers pull his facial hair!!) She has been grabbing at toys for a while but now she really grips them! It's so funny to watch, not fun to be the one under her grip!
She truly is a joy! We love that she is such a cuddle bug and watching her cuddle into her blankets and her Dollie or blabla is precious. She smiles when she sees Daddy or Mommy and follows our movements as soon as we walk into the room. Brewski also keeps her entertained. She will watch him jump up and down from the furniture. He is really good about checking on her if he hears her cry.. for instance if she is in her nursery and begins to cry he will walk to the door. He looks in and usually goes back to where he was and lays back down... on occasion he'll walk in her room and stay a couple minutes but when she is crying he usually doesn't stick around.
This coming week looks to be busy! Daddy hasn't managed to get a job job, thanks stinky economy! But.. he has picked up a second job. He will be working at Continental ExpressJet Airlines. He is traveling to Houston on Tuesday for an orientation thing. We will miss him being home and hate that he will have to manage working two jobs, but after many discussions this is the best way to manage things for the time being! Hopefully an opportunity will come along for him to do something full time that he enjoys (thanks for continuing to send job leads, friends). He is truly worthy of a great opportunity! He's an amazing Daddy and husband! He has made it clear that he will do whatever it takes to take care of his girls! Then, Friday we will be heading to Owensboro to visit Aunt Beth for the weekend! We are pretty excited to take Grace Anne to see her and Kris is pretty excited to get to finally make it to her house!
PS I hope to blog more this week!
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