Check out Emily's ear piercing here....

Gracie-girl likes ketchup!!

Uncle Kevin and Aunt Patti here....(actually, no relation..)

She's getting to the point where she just doesn't care about her appearance anymore....

This is how we found Gracie on the doorstep....I can't believe someone would give up such a BEAUTIFUL girl!!

We looked and looked for Gracie one morning, but she had gone outside and started playing with her turtle sandbox...

Been a while..

Sorry it's been a few days....I've had some things to take care of....

Changes:

1. We're feeding her rice cereal in her bottle at night. It seems to keep her asleep all night long, instead of waking up once like she usually does.

2. She had her Physical Therapy follow-up appointment today. She's on-track with her adjusted age (from prematurity).

3. Doctor mentioned that she'll be behind on her motor skills, but should be on track for her age for social and cognitive skills...

Pretty baby!

She's punchdrunk here....(She's on Aimee's knees "riding the horsie")

"Gracie, what time is it?", Daddy asks. Anna replies, "Half past a polka-dot, Daddy!! Time for my milk!"

Gracie liking her daddy...

COOL HAIR!!!

Background anyone?

Anna Grace holding her breath as long as possible, showing me that she can, in fact, go swimming this summer....

"You know you're a redneck if..." (fill in the rest with the obvious)

Daddy tells Gracie, "There are some boy babies that have been asking if you're seeing anyone...", Anna Grace replies, "DADDY!!! What am I going to do with you?!"

"Gracie, you are getting big enough for a candy bar now...", to which Gracie replies, "YES!!"

Rice Cereal

We decided to try and feed the 'hoover' here:

But she didn't really like it:

After some coaching, the little one is exhausted:

She's again showing everyone her situps. (She doesn't realize that it really works best on the floor, not on MeeMaw.)

The catbird seat...

She's dreaming that she's free....free from all worries, all problems....

Obviously the little tiff with the rabbit has resolved itself. All is forgiven and the best of friends are again loving on each other...

Em, Tan, and Gracie with second cousins Mitch and Nick.

Sissies 4ever!!!

Anna Grace with Dee Dee...Sleepy head!! (Dee Dee is Allen's 1st cousin)

What a happy Gracie!!!

Changes

1. Gracie weighs in at 10 lbs, 8.9 oz!!!

3. She's 21 3/4 inches!!!

2. Continues to be on her Reglan for her GERD.

3. Continuing the monitoring at night. (no apnea spells lately).

Check out the Etch a sketch and the beetle bug here....

"No, no...please....thank you....hold the applause please......thank you ...thank you.....no please.....hold the applause..."

She's pretending like she's invisible here...."See Daddy, you DO have a 'spare tire' belly!!!"

Her FAVORITE position here.

A comparison now:

vs. 2 months ago:

Sunday morning gettin' ready for church...we just got through telling her that there would be a cute baby named Wesley there at church wanting to meet her....

Cute one here...

Guess what happened? And guess what she did afterwards? Started licking it off...

Some good eats here....(thems some good groceries!!)

Daddy says, "And then, when you get to be a teenager....", to which Anna cuts him off and says, "Whatever! That'll never happen!! I'm ALWAYS going to be a baby!!"

"Here's how I do jumping jacks!!"

"Gracie, you want some Cookies 'n Cream Ice Cream??"

She's pooped....(Her bunny's keeping her awake by his constant, monotonous singing...)

Here with her cousin T.J. T.J. was born the day after Gracie....