Breaks My Heart

Look at this sad face. It breaks my heart every time I see it.

Last night we saw this face a lot since she just couldn't seem to get rid of the gas pain and get to sleep. We tried everything and nothing seemed to work until about 4:00 this morning. She wore herself out and fell asleep. Not the best night of sleep I've ever had, but praise God these kinds of nights are few and far between!

Innocent Eyes and Kissy Lips

I love staring into her precious eyes. She is so alert and alive and her big eyes are getting more and more color to them. I also can't resist her adorable kissable lips! How do I not kiss these lips? They are so cute and pouty and absolutely irresistible!

Freedom!

Gracie took a bottle for the first time yesterday! She wasn't too thrilled about the idea at first, but soon she got the hang of it. She took the whole bottle and her daddy got to feed her for the first time! I always love my time with Gracie while she is feeding and now I am thankful Jonathan gets to have that time with her too. I am especially excited about sharing the night time feedings with Jonathan. :o) Now that she can take a bottle it will give us so much more freedom. We took advantage of that freedom today as we went on our first date since Gracie has been born. Donna Kay came up to babysit and we went to see a movie. I got to leave the house!!!! Praise God for a wonderful date with my wonderful husband!

Photo Shoots

Here are some pictures we took of little Gracie in some quick impromtu photo shoots.

This first one is in the tutu and headband her Aunt Nicole made her.

Here she is with a sweet pink hat that April's mom made for her.

This photo shoot we put her in a mixing bowl! Thank you Gracie for cooperating!

Bedtime with Daddy

Jonathan put Gracie in our bed the other day and we took pictures. She looked so tiny in our big bed!

Her First Shot

Today Gracie had her first shot. :o( It was painful for her and traumatizing for us! We dressed Gracie in a precious dress that Donna Kay and David bought for her and headed out to the doctor. We love to dress her up when we go anywhere since she rarely leaves the house. They weighed Gracie at the doctor's office and she is already 9 lbs 3 ounces! When did she get so big? She is still below the average in weight, but when I saw that number on the scale a little part of me was sad. We are out of the newborn stage. Don't get me wrong, I am thankful for a happy healthy baby, but it is going by so fast! Ok, on to the traumatizing part. The nurse came in with the shot, I was holding Gracie, and then they did it. They stuck my precious baby in the thigh with a long evil needle...and remember, I was holding her! For about 10 seconds she cried the most pitiful painful cry that literally made my heart break. I put her over my shoulder ("in her spot") and she immediately stopped crying. Gracie took it like a champ! She fell fast asleep and will never remember this day that has emotionally scarred her parents!

The War Wound

Gracie in her sweet dress

We've taken Gracie to church, to the park, and to the mall already, yesterday we attempted the grocery store. She did really well on all the other outings, but the grocery store was a different story (I think it was because she knew we were going to Walmart). First of all, it was raining so we dressed her in her cute jacket which has ears on the hood (she wasn't thrilled about that) and we put her in the car seat and set off for a fun (I use the term fun very loosely) family trip. As soon as we pulled into Walmart, the screaming commenced, and would not be pacified unless the car was in motion. So, Gracie got her way, momma went in and got all the groceries while sweet daddy drove the car around the parking lot of Walmart until she fell asleep. We were able to get all we needed, but, with a newborn, simple trips just aren't so simple anymore.

When you Smile that Smile, the World Turns Upside Down

I'm not sure what she is smiling at, but I think it is either the fan, the pictures on our wall, or her crazy momma. I can't wait to hear her laugh!