Thankfully Three Months

I labeled this post "thankfully three months" because HOLY CRAP! Dan and I have made it this far as new parents! It's pretty funny, because three months is supposed to be the magic age for babies. They aren't just little baby blobs anymore--they start to develop personalities, and are overall just a little more fun! That smile that we used to see every once in a while during months 1-2 would just light up my whole entire sleep deprived day. Now, I get to see that lovely smile ALL day...and it just lightens up my life. I swear, God made babies so adorable just to make us forget all of the craziness that they put us through. It's like the second I see that heart warming smile...I forget that I have had my sleep interrupted 5 times in one night, have a permanent spit up stain on my shirts, gotten poop on my hands, and have walked around in a state of delirious-ness for the past 3 months. It all just instantly goes away. This must be what the ultimate form of unconditional love must be.

I'm a dork and made the text too small, but if you click on this picture--you can read it better!

It's nothing short of amazing the amount of growing that Grace does in the physical sense, but already seeing her mature in her personality is such a special thing to witness. She is what gets me up everyday (literally!), and it just excites me each day knowing that Dan and I will witness something new.

Two Months Together...

Life is beautiful, never take anything for granted.

Xoxo,

Hard to come up with any words for the beauty in this blog post.

Boston in the Fall. Beautiful.

Grace on Halloween. Bootiful.

Grace and her Daddy. Beautiful.

Happiest baby ever. SO beautiful.

Life is beautiful.

One Month at a Time...

At one month, Grace...

• definitely weighs more than 10 lbs. The last time we went to the doctor's office, which was about 2.5 weeks ago, our little chunk was 10 lbs and a few ounces. (Do I win Mom of the year because I don't exactly know how much she weighs? Next month I'll be more prepared!)
• is definitely not wearing newborn clothes anymore. Actually, she hasn't worn those since she was about a week old. She's wearing 0-3 month and exclusively 3 month pants.
• is eating 4 ounces at a time! During the day, she eats every 2-2.5 hours, and at night time (if we're lucky!) she will go every 4 hours. What can I say, she's hungry! and I'll feed her!
• loves to be held! We're still trying to figure out all of the things she likes. As of right this second, she's laying on my chest.
• likes to be swaddled to go to sleep. Once we notice she's sleepy, we'll swaddle her and most of the time it calms her down completely.
• is holding her head up like a champ! Yesterday, she actually turned her head towards me when I said something to her!
• is making more and more noises everyday. Mostly it's cooing, grunting, and snorting. She's our little piggy!
• is just fascinated by the most simple things. At the moment, she likes G-Moms black and white pajamas and anyone wearing glasses. 
• isn't too sure about her pacifier. Sometimes she loves it--most of the time, she doesn't.
• has completely and utterly stolen her Mommy and Daddy's hearts.

She's here!

So...this is a little late! 

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Letter to Grace...

Hi love! Still baking in there, aren't ya? Don't you think that it's about time for you to come out? Okay...maybe to wait a day for your Nana to get here from Boston...but aren't you ready? Surely it's not THAT comfy in there! Throughout my pregnancy, I have been so thrilled to meet you. I never would have thought that the feelings of anxiousness, nervousness, and just excitement could really take over my whole body. You are what I think about day and night. And that won't ever change. I feel so silly for being so ready and impatient to meet you. I'm the lucky one that will get to have you for the rest of my life, what's the rush--right? For 9 months I have been nourishing and protecting you, and I plan to keep it that way for the rest of my life. Your Daddy and I are so excited, and just can't wait to see your beautiful face. What are you going to look like? Of course, I know you will be stunningly beautiful in our eyes...but whose features will you get? Will you get my hazel eyes, or your Daddy's brown eyes? How about your nose? Hopefully it's mine ;). Joking! Your Daddy has a smile that can light up the room--so I really hope you get that from him. And I'm SURE you will be a chubby one. You've had quite a bit of time in my tummy, so surely that reason is to gain more weight and not just to drive me crazy! I know that you are going to be full of energy, all you've done is move around since I could feel you. I hope that you get a combination of your Dad's energy, and your Mom's sense of calm. I did acupuncture today to get your labor jump started--and through the whole process, the one and only thing that I thought about was our little family. I thought of the way that your Daddy will look holding you, the way that I will look at you, the way your other family will love you, and the way that the puppies are going to totally freak out (and also love you) the first time they hear you cry.

Regardless if none of these traits describe you, you are going to be so loved. Now come out already, so we can meet you! Lots of people are waiting for your debut! :)

Cloth Diaperin' Mama

So, I can't even count how many times that when I told our friends and family that we were cloth diapering--the "oh my gosh, are you crazy?!" and "Oh, I'll give you a month" looks that I got. Hell, I even got that from Dan. At first! (Don't tell anyone, but he actually told me he's really excited about it!) But, I'm here to tell you--the cloth diapers aren't going anywhere people. I'll have the luxury of staying at home with Grace for the first 6 months or so of her life, and I think it all just works out perfectly.

So, when you first think of cloth diapers...how many of you think of safety pins and a peice of cloth? Yeah, me too. Not so much! Cloth diapers have come a long way, and I was convinced from my dear friend Lacey that it's the way to go. Not only are you doing your part to save our planet, but it's the more economical choice too. I'm not sure if I will be saving bundles of money, since I chose to not go the cheapest route...but over the past 9 months I have kept my eyes open for any type of sale I can get.

Here's a peek at what we've got so far. Yes, I said so far. Sorry Dan! This is by far my favorite drawer to show people when they have come to check out Grace's nursery.

Helllllooo cuteness. Can't you just see that cute little cloth bum crawling around? I'm so excited, and I can't wait to prove everyone wrong show everyone, that cloth diapering isn't that much harder and is a better choice! Enough about me being a brat to prove everyone wrong... ;)

This last weekend my Mom, Leslie, Grandma, Eme, and Steph came to visit us! We had such a great time, and it was nice to see all the ladies in my life. We're all getting so excited for Grace's arrival, and my poor mom thinks that every time my name pops up on her phone--it's me telling her I'm going in to labor. As if she wasn't already such a worry wart! Here's a few pictures!

I told Eme to make a funny face, this is what she came up with. I just love her!

5 generations! Soon to be 6! I love this picture!

So, what do you think about cloth diapering? Are you mad at me for admitting that I want to prove most of you wrong? :) Anyways, well I hope y'all have a blessed Thursday! Is it really already Thursday? My goodness. 37 weeks next week!!!