Grace's first taste of solids

I made Grace her first baby food! I made some organic sweet potatoes. I peeled them, boiled them, and then I put them in my Blendtec Blender. Then I fed them to my sweet little baby! :)

Here she is, smiling at daddy, totally ready for some food!

Opening her mouth WIDE for some yummy food.

Trying to grab the bowl and spoon. :)

All done and All Messy! :)

5 month Teddy Bear Pictures

Here are pictures of Grace with Sam at 5 months. She is so much bigger than Sam now!

She is so smiley all the time. She loves chewing on her hands and playing with her feet. She weighs 13 lbs 7 oz and is 26.5 inches tall. Her eyes are starting to change colors. Some days they are green, others they are brown, and others they are hazel. I'm pretty sure they will be hazel but it's still up in the air. She is teething very badly and I expect a tooth will pop through any day. She loves to sit on anyone's lap while you read her a story. She helps turn the pages and loves it.

4 months

I didn't get any pictures with Sam this month :( but here are some of her pictures at 4 months.

Grace loves to sit on the couch and just chill. She also started losing all of her hair on top.

She loves to snuggle with mommy and daddy. She is a little snuggler.

She is almost rolling from her back to her tummy. She tries so hard but just can't make it yet.

This was on vacation. She was in her pack n play and just looked so cute. She loves silk blankets and LOVES her binky.

3 Months

Grace is 3 months! She is so much more wiggly now and loves to move. She is also getting quite good at showing what she likes and doesn't like. When she is sad, she sticks her bottom lip out as far as she can. It breaks mommy and daddy's hearts and she always gets what she wants. She is starting to laugh and can put a smile on anyone's face! She is now 12 lbs 1 oz and 25.5 inches. She is growing up so fast! She is way bigger than Sam the bear now!

Grace in her Bumbo

Her Great Grandma Manley and Great Aunt Cathy gave her gift cards so she picked out this at the store and loves it. She has such great head control and would sit in this chair for as long as we let her.

4th of July

We went to Kayla's house to watch fireworks and dressed Grace up in the cutest outfit. She also turned 2 months so we took pictures with Sam the Bear.

Baby Grace is now 2 months old! She sleeps great at night. She has been having reflux troubles that we are battling by changing formulas. She now weighs 11 lbs and is 24.5 inches long. She is very long and is going to be quite tall when she grows up!

First Smiles

Grace started smiling to interact with us. It is the cutest thing ever. It makes it really hard to set her down when she is smiling up at us. She has the sweetest little grin that is so infectious!

First Baseball Game

We took Grace to her first Diamondback's game. She slept through almost the whole thing. But the Diamondbacks won! :)

Doctor

Grace had her first doctor's appointment today. She slept through most of it and let me talk with our wonderful new pediatrician. Grace weighed in at 6 lbs. 13 oz., only 1 oz shy of her birth weight. Most doctors give a full 2 weeks to get back to the baby's birth weight so Grace is doing great. She also is 1/4" longer than when she was born and her head is .5" bigger around. She is in the 50th% for weight and 75th% for height. So she may be skinny, but she will definitely be tall! :) The doctor said that Grace was looking great and that she was the cutest baby! She loved all of Grace's hair! She gets compliments from everyone, even total strangers. She is such a sweet baby and no one can help but love her!

Mother's Day

Today was Mother's day. Kayla and our family sat by each other so that we could all celebrate together. It was such a hard day for all of us but so wonderful that we could be together. We had to buy an outfit specifically for this day because Grace was too small for everything else. But she looks adorable.

Baby Girl's Birth

It's 2:50 am. We got a call from Grandma Kiki that Kayla's water broke and they were heading to the hospital. Good thing Angee didn't turn my phone to silent. I went to bed that night knowing something would happen. Robby and Angee got up and got our bags ready and started driving. We get another call at 3:30 saying that Kayla's contractions were only 3 minutes apart. We were shocked. We started going faster. At 4 we get a call from Kelly saying that Kayla's contractions are closer together and they couldn't find the hospital! We gave them directions and they finally made it at 4:20. We showed up at 4:30 and Kayla was in a room getting checked. We waited in the waiting room until 6 when we found out her contractions were only 2 minutes apart and she was dilated to a 6. Kayla finally got the epidural and felt better. Kayla was checked again at 9 and was dilated to a 7.5 but was slowing down. So they gave Kayla some Pitocin to speed up the labor.

At 11, Kayla was dilated to a 10 and ready to push. Angee was on Kayla's right side and Kelly was on Kayla's left. Angee helped coach Kayla through her contractions. At 11:35 Kayla felt the urge to push and started doing some preliminary pushes to get Baby Girl into the birth canal. The nurse told Kayla to stop pushing because the doctor was helping with a C-section and wasn't going to be there for at least 30 minutes. Kayla couldn't stop pushing though and Baby Girl kept coming closer to being born. The doctor finally came in at 12:05. 1.5 pushes later, at 12:07, Baby Girl's head came out.

She had this magnificent full head of hair! It was DARK brown and Baby Girl's face was a little blue. She had the umbilical cord around her neck 2 times (and I was terrified, but interesting fact, Robby had his around his neck twice and Angee's was around her neck 3 times). Kayla pushed the rest of baby girl out in one push at 12:08 pm and she was beautiful. Angee cut the cord, though it took her 2 cuts. It is SLIPPERY! Lol.

They laid baby Girl on Kayla's chest and it was so amazing. We couldn't believe that this little girl was finally here. We were so grateful to Kayla and the miracle she just had. All the boys (Robby, Kayla's step dad, and Austin) were invited in and were able to see the sweet little princess. She was weighed and was 6lbs 14 oz and 20 inches long. She had the sweetest little cry. We hugged and cried. Angee was able to give her the first sponge bath (which she hated) and her first shampoo (which she LOVED!). We then bundled her up and she was passed around to Angee, then Kelly, then Austin, then Robby. It was incredible how much love there was in that room. It was so amazing.

Around 9, everyone left except for Angee and Kayla and we were in charge of taking care of this little girl. It was really important for us that Kayla feel like she had the opportunity to love and care for Baby Girl during the hospital stay. Angee would get the bottles ready and then give her to Kayla to feed her.

We had talked about SO many names but could not decide on one. On the Sunday before she was born, Kayla called Angee and asked what she thought about Grace Michelle. She loved it! She was given to us only by the Grace of God and Michelle means Gift from God (and is also Angee's middle name). Angee asked Robby and he liked Grace too (mostly because our favorite little girl that we baby sit, her name is Grace). Kelly told us she always wanted to name one of her daughter's Grace growing up but ended up naming all her kids with K names so it didn't fit. :) We finally had a name so it was OK for Grace to show up.

Firsts

I should be writing about the miracle of her birth, since it was a miracle and so amazing, but instead, Baby Girl and I are watching her first Disney Movie. Sleeping Beauty. Fitting since she is both sleeping, and quite a beauty. She is such a precious miracle and we are so blessed. Blessed by this precious girl, blessed by a father who places this little girl above himself, and especially blessed by a loving mother who I can't adequately describe. My heart aches for her and I love her more than words could ever describe. And now, because my brain is mush, I will go to bed. I will post pictures and a story as soon as my brain can function semi properly. :)

Waiting

Dear Baby Girl,

We are waiting for your arrival and time can not seem to pass quickly enough. I cannot wait until the day I can see your beautiful face. I know you will be beautiful because your mom is so beautiful. She has had so much faith since you came into her life. She loves you with all her heart. She is one of my dearest friends. She is calm and patient while she waits for you. I, on the other hand, am impatient and anxious. I know you will come on your own time and it will be perfect, because that's what you are. I wonder what you will look like. Will you have your mom's brown hair, your dad's green eyes? Will you have your mom's laugh (because it's one of my favorite things about her), will you have your dad's smile? Will you have my carefree joy or Robby's love of learning? All I hope is that you know that we love you, your mom and dad love you, and your Heavenly Father loves you. I cannot wait to teach you and to watch you learn about the gospel. I love you Baby Girl!

Love,

Me

Maternity Pictures

Dear Baby Girl,

Your momma and I took some pictures together to celebrate you. You look so sweet in her tummy. We are all anxious to meet you and trying to be patient until you get here.

Love,

Me

Baby Girl

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