Gracie has been 10 months since November 22 and I'm just now getting around to updating you. The reason... SHE IS CRAWLING EVERYWHERE and from the moment she started crawling she turned into the most curious, aware, adventurous little girl. Libby never tried to play with electric outlets or eat bugs off the floor, but Gracie is a whole new experience. She is social, curious, active and FUN! Translating to less time on blogs, emails and phone.
Gracie is such a joy. Her smile just beams straight from her eyes to her grin and from ear to ear. She loves her big sister tremendously and when she sees her daddy - WATCH OUT. She leans toward him and smiles so big! She's in love!
She still has rolls all down her thighs, but she does seem to be trimming up a bit now that she is so active. We've also dropped down to 4 bottles of 5 oz. each which means 10 oz. less than she was taking 2 months ago. Gracie loves fruit. Veggies are okay and bland oatmeal is less than desirable. We have a sweet tooth on our hands - again, much different from Libby who eats any veggie we put in front of her. Gracie is learning to use a sippy cup with no problem. She's a fast learner who uses her sign language for "more", "eat" and "all done" often.
Gracie won't sit still for me to read books, clip fingernails or anything else that takes more than 30 seconds. I used to read to Libby for an hour without any thought of her slipping away. Again, complete opposites! I'm not sure there is anything I can do to make her still for reading or fingernail clipping, but if anyone has advice I'm listening... uh, reading.
One thing I LOVE is that every evening when Gracie is winding down she will sit on my lap facing me and lay her head on my chest. I love that cuddle time. She lays there for a second or two and then sits up and then lays back down and repeats that over and over because, of course, even when she's tired she can't sit completely still. But even though she is so active she is a GREAT, EASY baby. She's laid back emotionally speaking. While she is definitely attached to me, she does not seem traumatized when I walk away like Libby would often seem. As long as Gracie is not sleepy, hungry or bored, she is happy and self-entertaining.
While the girls are such opposites, I couldn't love either of them more! They are each such perfect gifts from the Lord that make my life feel so fulfilling! I am so happy being a mom to my girls!!
Oh, last update. Gracie finally got to meet our Somali friends, refugees in our city that we have mentored in the past. The Somali girls loved Gracie and had a lot of fun trying to explain our adoption to their parents who couldn't believe we traveled to Africa. They want us to come back and bring our pictures. That will be fun!
So here are a few pictures taken in Gracie's 10th month!
Introducing Gracie to our Somali friends!
She adores her big sister
I love her little, chubby feet!
Gracie with Papa.
tea time
The perfect present!
I love this picture of the girls together!
And this one too!
Libby on the day of her school Christmas program
Libby wore this dress on her first Christmas with us. Now its Gracie's turn. So cute!
Couldn't get a still shot that day, but cute anyway!
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