Grace's many faces

Snow Day

We got about 4 inches of snow. And 2 days of school cancelled so far! We all had a blast playing outside. It wasn't the right kind of snow for making a snowman, so we had to settle for snow angels and flinging it at each other. And after seeing the boys fall asleep on the sofas tonight, I sorta wish it snowed here more often!

Proud Big Brothers

First Bath

Gracies's cord stump fell off last week. I've just now gotten around to getting her baby tub out of the garage and cleaning it up. I thought for sure she'd like bathing in the tub much more than the sponge baths she's been getting. Maybe she did like it a bit better, but not much! And, apparently, bathing is such a big event in our house, all 5 of us were crowded into our little hall bath for Gracie's special day!

Holiday Baking

If you wanna call it that. I cheated this year and bought prebaked gingerbread cookies. I still had to mix up the frosting, though, does that count?! There's no telling what they taste like-Canaan coughed on his, Matty sneezed on his, and then used the same spreader he licked to spread more icing on his cookies. The boys enjoyed themselves, and that's really the point. Well, that and now they have 8 gingerbread cookies to eat all by themselves!

2 Weeks Old

At her 2 week check-up, Gracie weighed in at 7 lbs, 5 oz! She gained nearly a pound in just 7 days! She's still a tiny little peanut, in the 10th percentile for both height and weight. She's awake a little more during the day and is still a happy and content baby so long as she's fed and her bottom is clean. And the novelty of a new sister still hasn't worn off the boys, which could be due in part to the fact we are limiting their contact with her since they both have been sick recently.

9 Days Old

No, not peas porridge hot, it's Gracie! She had her "post-nursery" check-up today. She weighed in at 6 lbs, 6 oz today. She gained back all the weight she lost in the hospital, plus a couple more ounces. They said she looks great. They will do an ultrasound in a couple weeks on her hips because she was breech, but the doc said he didn't expect any findings from it, but it's just a precaution.