Sleeping Beauty

Grace gets so tired some days that she will fall asleep sitting up. We were laughing so hard filming this.

Gracie Gallery

Feedings

Grace loves her solid foods. Actually she loves to get her solid foods all over the place. I love these photos. Cleaning her up was not as fun. :)

How life changes.

It's been just over 6 months since Brady and I welcomed our beautiful baby Grace. She has definately brought a change to how we function. Instead of staying up late to watch TV or talk, we are in bed by 10 trying to get a few minutes sleep before Grace starts fussing because her new teeth are hurting her. Our once frequent nights out are no more because all extra money goes to diapers, formula and doctors visits. I no longer care if the clothes I am wearing have a stain or whatever on them before I go out. I never thought I would be ok with wiping my childs nose with my bare hand because there is no tissue in sight, but I am THAT mother. She has brought more joy and pain to my life than I ever imagined possible. I still laugh everytime Brady changes a poopy diaper and gags. I would give up every minute of sleep, every moment of silence for my little lamb to be healthy and laughing. She has made me so happy. Here are some pictures of her over the last 6 months.

Good times

Lately no matter how upset Gracie is, if I put her down on the changing table she will turn her head toward the wall (where there are pictures of Winnie the Pooh) and smile and coo at them.  It is the funniest thing to watch.  There have even been times that I go to pick her up after changing her diaper and she will start screaming until I put her back down.  Here is a video of one of her "gab sessions".

6 Weeks

This is Grace at 2 weeks old.

Here is my baby at 6 weeks.  Look how much she has grown.  It blows me away at how big she has gotten in such a short time.  She was 6lbs 12oz and 20 inches at her 1 month appointment.  The last few days have been filled with much thought about having to go back to work next week.  It breaks my heart to think of leaving her, even for the shortest period of time.  I have a lot of respect now for those working mothers out there that have gone through this.  It is going to be one of the hardest things I have ever done.  I feel a little better about it knowing that she will be cared for by her wonderful grandmothers.  The last couple days I have had some major baby blues.  I don't know how many of you have had this but I would never wish it on anyone.  It sucks.  I have never felt more inadaquate than I do right now.  I thought I wasn't going to go through it but here I am 6 weeks later.  We moved into a cute little old house last Monday and I don't think that has helped at all.  I feel like there isn't enough of me to go around.  On to happier things.  Here are some other of my favorite pictures of my beautiful baby Gracie. 

Grace Kathryn Bird

I went in for my first weekly appointment on August 10th and was already dialated to almost a 3 and 50% effaced. On Wednesday the 12th I wasn't feeling very good. I was extremely swollen and had a huge headache. I called and made an appointment to go see my doctor, who was out of town. I saw the on call doctor and after the urine test and blood pressure check she decided I had pre eclampsia and since I was exactly 37 weeks, needed to have the baby right away. I called Brady who was working in Taylorsville and he agreed to meet me at home. My mom picked me up from the doctors and took me home to get everything together to head to the hospital. As soon as Brady got home the three of us headed to the hospital. They induced me around 3:30pm and Grace came into the world at 9:56pm. It all went very quickly. She weighed 5 lbs 14 oz and 18 inches long. My mom was so great to stay with us the whole time, she didn't go home until around 1am. It happened to be the night of my neice Carly's wedding dinner and I felt bad that we took some of the attention away from her. Mom, Dad, Amy, PJ, Kate, Elli, Brady's parents and sisters all visited us that night before and after the birth. It was the most incredible experience I've ever had. I cannot imagine my life without Grace. Here are some pictures of my little lambkin.