The Brittons

Shaking the rattle Playing with Jasmine Happy St. Patty's Day! Snuggled up with Mom Gracie has finally started making some improvements in her crawling efforts. She is crawling forward, now. She mostly wants to follow Jasmine and play with her. She is not very fast yet, but I'm sure she'll get the hang of it pretty quickly. She hasn't tried to leave the living room yet, which is where most of her toys are. She's also spending more time in her room again, now that it is getting warmer. We had to drop the bottom of her crib because she was able to sit up and reach her mobile, which came off, too. It's crazy how fast she is growing. Last week was spring break for ISU and Ames. I had a little break and didn't have to meet with quite as many kids. I also had my wisdom teeth pulled on the 13th, so it was kind of nice to have some down time. Having teeth pulled wasn't nearly as bad as I had imagined it would be. Nick's mom came up to help on...

Eating some squash Playing with her food Almost crawling Gracie is now six months old and keeps herself busy. She just had her check up at the doctor's office and she is 17 pounds 8 ounces. She's gained another two pounds! She is 26 1/2 inches long, which is only about 1/2 inch bigger, but the doctor said that she's still in the 75th percentile. She got three more shots and did pretty well with them. The first one she really didn't react to, but by the third one, she was crying. It didn't last long, though. Other than that, there is not a whole lot more to report. Nick and I have taken turns being sick during the past week. He had state duals last weekend in Cedar Rapids, which I couldn't go to because I was sick. The team ended up doing really well and winning again. I stayed home with Gracie. Luckily she is a pretty good baby and will play by herself most of the time. Gracie has started eating more real food. We have tried squash and banana oatme...