Rolled Over!!

This morning when I heard Grace crying, I found her in the crib completely swaddled and on her tummy. I assumed the gravity of the wedge she sleeps on aided her roll. Well this afternoon, during her independent play (i.e. let mommy eat), she did it again.

This is how I found her:

Thumbsucker!!

Grace has decided she hates a pacifier but LOVES her thumb. I like it for now because she can soothe herself. I'm sure it'll be a huge battle in the future though.

Grace's Day at the Beach

We took Grace to Port Aransas for the first time Sunday. Seems like with the Bjorn, the sun, and the hat she couldn't see much though.

Poor Grace!

Grace hasn't been so lucky lately. Because of her reflux, she's been on 2 different medicines for the past month or so. Now we can add steroids to her list of meds. She's got a bad case of what's been diagnosed as eczema. Hopefully the medicine will help this poor baby.




But she's happy.....

Jump! Jump!!

Loving her Jumperoo!!

Happy Mother's Day!!

(taken 2/9/08 - the day we came home from the hospital)

The Other Side of Grace

Since Grace is now 3 months old and sleeping 10+ hours at night, I started working on her taking long naps in her crib. During the first couple of months, she slept in her carseat on the go, in her swing, in our arms, etc. But she now needs to take good, long, uninterrupted naps in her crib. But sleep training isn't so easy. Last week, after letting her "cry it out" for 15 minutes, I finally gave in and rocked her to sleep. We both rocked and cried. I'm starting fresh this week and as you can see, it's not going so well.



Before I could get the video uploaded, I gave in and ran into her room as she continued to scream at the top of her lungs. It just took a few minutes of rocking her and she was sound asleep. We'll work on her self soothing techniques.

She's a Girl!

People often assume Grace is a boy. I guess it's because she has the blue elephant hanging from her carseat. So I've taken care of any doubt by turning her into a bowhead.





And Grace is all ready for bathing suit season.