Spring Semester

Grace's spring classes are now in full swing.

She's back in Musikgarten classes singing and bouncing. This time around though, she doesn't want to sit like all the other babies. She's constantly crawling around terrorizing them during class. This has been a great workout for me!


She's also back at Mi Casita in another Parent/Infant class. Our last class ended in November and she seemed to remember the room and explored everything.


We ended class with the kids sitting at the table and having a snack. A real dish was provided which broke when Grace tossed it on the floor. The teacher assured me it was fine and that is how they learn.


Side Note: Grace's cherry outfit is a Vela original. I made the pants and then bought the tshirt at Old Navy and had a sweet girl in Alabama do the cherries applique. Sewing has become my new favorite thing. I am really taking my role as domestic engineer serious.

Happiness is...

your first lollipop

Hairvolution

It is so strange to go back and look at how Grace's hair has changed this past year.

She has born with a full head of blonde, and what we thought was curly hair. The hospital staff commented that they don't usually see blonde babies much here in South Texas.

I didn't realize it at the time, but a bunch must have fallen out.

Especially in the back! And it got dark!

But by fall, it had filled in and people were calling her a "towhead". I thought they were saying "toehead" and had to google it and read that it is t-o-w and refers to the color of flax.

Now, she can have a pretty radical mohawk.

And we need to get the mega hold hairspray out if we take any pictures outside.

Woobie

Grace has become really attached to a soft, pink blanket. I'm pretty sure that this has become her Woobie. She'll crawl up to her crib and pull it out from between the slats. Then she'll nuzzle up to it like it's the best thing ever.


Every time I go in to get her after her nap, it's interesting to see what she decides is "crib worthy". She's never once decided that Woobie isn't crib worthy. But she's thrown out socks, animals, other blankets, etc.

Finger Food

Grace's love for pointing at things almost cost her a finger.

Toys, she's just not that into you!

Grace continues to want anything but her toys. I posted in September her favorite things that were not toys. Lately, Grace is loving opening drawers and cabinets and pulling things out. My friend Melissa told me about Totloks so we have those on the definite no-no drawers. But she has some drawers that are not off limits and she knows which ones these are.

Wordless Wednesday

The big ONE is almost here!

That's right. Grace is 11 months old today. What's she into? Well,

she loves pancakes for breakfast


she loves riding in her car


Her favorite toy? Her bin of books. She had one bin in her room. I recently put another bin in the living room. But when she wouldn't do anything other than play with the books, I had to put them in her closet. She needs to be a well rounded bookworm after all.

A Little Dirt Never Hurt

We had a floor plant that Grace has been testing her boundaries with the past few weeks. She knows the word "no" and will turn her head to watch our reaction as she's going towards the plant. But this time, I had my back turned and she was too fast. Adios floor plant!