A Couple Days Ago...

...I packed away Gracie's mobile gym and the bouncy seat, as they can no longer stand up to her activity (literally, she pulled up on the mobile gym and bonked her head more times than I would have liked), and is almost bouncing herself completely through the bouncy seat. But she's a big kid that sits up now, so she's not interested in reclining in anyway...ever, really.

She's only 9 months old, but as a box fills with toys she's "too old" for, I feel like a whole chapter of her life is already over. AT 9 MONTHS! I am excited about the new things she's picking up everyday, and her little snippets of independence, but I'd be lying if I said there wasn't a part of me that's a bit teary when I think of what we've left behind already.

What must it have been like for Mary; to be excitedly anticipating how her son was going to save the world but still be a little bit sad that he doesn't fall asleep with his hands frozen in mid air anymore.

I love you peachy keen...

Gracie and the Apple Orchard

Yesterday we went to the doctor to get some information and make sure everything is hunky dory for our upcoming trip. We found out there's a whole slew of real food that we could be giving her...like chunks of muffin, crackers, little bits of noodles even! We are super excited to give her some new stuff to eat.

And, yes, we got the pass..so Popo can FINALLY have her try a lemon; something he's wanted to do since she was born!

AND and..she's up to 20 pounds and 27 1/2 inches!

I don't know what the deal is, but for the last week and a half, Gracie has almost been like a different kid. It's so much easier to get her to smile and she's super happy most of the time. You'd think a tooth finally broke through, but no signs of one yet. Her sleep hasn't really changed, her diet hasn't really changed...she's just flipped a switch.

And it's FANtastic. She's sitting up on her own now and can do so for a pretty long time (I haven't seen her topple in a few days now). She's still stuck in reverse in the walker, but she'll figure it out. :O)

It only seems fitting...

...that the day after Halloween we would wipe the cobwebs off of our blog.

Sooo...we had a kid almost 8 months ago. That pretty much brings us up to now.



She is sitting up really well these days and can pretty much flip herself over every which way (though she's not a fan of being on he stomach, so she doesn't do that very often). She's not crawling or curing cancer yet, but every kid develops a little differently.

Just as long as she's able to correctly grip a putter by the age of two, Derrel will be content.