It's been awhile...

Gracie is almost rolling over on her own!

Sleeping with her dad
I know it has been awhile since I have update our blog. Since Thanksgiving we have been pretty busy and I also got sick and I think Gracie was also not feeling well for a few days.
Gracie is still doing really well at daycare and they tell me that she is always happy there. She has rolled over from her tummy to her back, but isn't doing it consistently yet. She is almost rolling over from her back to her front, but not quite. She is able to hold things better now and is getting better at sitting. She can't quite do it by herself, though. She has had two babysitters in the past couple weeks. Both were friends of mine from work. She did pretty well with them. She is now eating about 6oz for most feedings, which is pretty good. She is eating about every 3-4 hours and is sleeping at night from around 10pm-7am. She went through a week where she was waking up between 3 and 4, but she is back to sleeping well again. It is so nice to get uninterrupted sleep.
This weekend we are heading to Nick's mom's on Sunday for our Christmas with his family. My parents are coming to Iowa on Monday, but we won't see them until Tuesday. They will stay with my grandma until Christmas Day. Annie and Chad will head up to his parents' on Christmas Day and we won't see them until Jeremy and Cassie's wedding. I can't believe that is next weekend!
Gracie had pictures taken at Target a few weeks ago and they turned out so well. I was so excited to send them to everyone. I will probably have many more pictures in the next week or so to post. We are looking forward to the next week and Gracie's first Christmas!

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Anonymous said…
Quit putting those crying ones on! It breaks a Grandma's heart! Happy Valentine's Day, Gracie!
Gramma Merrill
February 14, 2009 at 1:30 PM
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