Gracie is now 3 months old! 
Hard to believe that 12 weeks have come & gone already. SO much is happening with Gracie and has happened in that period of time - it's quite a task trying to keep up with documenting each and every precious moment! Month two Gracie spent quite a bit of time getting to know her hands. It was so much fun to watch her catch them out of the corner of her eye. Then with everything she had, she'd work so hard to study them and then of course maneuver them to her mouth. She has moving her hands to her mouth down pat now and therefore spends much of her time snacking on them.
Just recently she started pulling her legs up and reaching her hands out to them - hard work but she practices everyday and soon enough she'll master it I'm sure. We do lots of talking now and there are some new noises to be heard.
She even likes to chat when she's cranky-pants. :)
She is still very curious about her surroundings and gets mighty upset if being held in a position that doesn't allow her to look out at everything. Here she is checking herself out in the mirror:
She is still very curious about her surroundings and gets mighty upset if being held in a position that doesn't allow her to look out at everything. Here she is checking herself out in the mirror:
This curiosity also prevents napping as she doesn't do much of that for fear maybe that she'll miss something...who knows. I can get her to snooze occasionally - and when I do - I'm quick to snap a pic.
Mommy just wants to know where all the sleeping that babies are supposed to do during the day is....?? Speaking of sleeping - Gracie is doing lots more of it at night thankfully! She gave us several 6 hour stretches last week and I thought maybe that sleeping through the night switch that I hear people speak of had finally been flipped but maybe not. The last couple of nights she's been waking more frequently. Could be a growth spurt though and hopefully she'll be back to blessing us with those 6 hour stretches again!
Her hair seems to be growing by the day...it is not growing in as dark as it was when she first arrived. Not quite sure what color yet but thinking light brown or dirty blond maybe...it's awful cute right now though - fuzzy and soft. Her eyes still seem blue-ish. I say "ish" because right in the middle they look more hazel. SO many differing opinions as to when the eye color is set but that's what they look like for now. One thing's for sure her smiles are still captivating and her eyes bright & bubbly. She's been lots of fun so far and undoubtedly the days will just get better as she grows a little more and is able to interact more.
Daddy and I did manage to get out for an evening. Steve's birthday was February 1st and we went to dinner. It was lovely to get out and spend some time together just the two of us but we did find ourselves missing our little lady...she did great though and the babysitter said she'd watch her anytime...whew! Success.
As I'm sure most of you are aware - we just got hit with what 2 huge snow events in Baltimore - snow events that evidently made history! We saved the front page for her memory box...
We're trying to make the most of being "stuck". We've spent a fair amount of time shoveling but we are taking time out to see friends and enjoy the time together. Here are a few pictures of our snow event:
Helping our neighbor Stacy play cards...
Helping our neighbor Stacy play cards...I have been in my house for 6 consecutive days and I'm starting to feel the not so gentle effects of cabin fever! Steve has made it out to work a couple of days this week but I have not. = (
I'm actually starting to miss work! UGH. It has been beautiful but I am VERY ready for spring and all that spring brings. It will be so nice to be able to get out of the house with Gracie so she can finally see the outside!
That's about all we have to report for now. Next month Gracie gets her passport and Uncle Greg and family come to visit! WooHoo! Lots to look forward to. Until then - Love to all!
