Seven Months (a little late)

*While I realize we're fast approaching eight months by now, I'm writing this post strictly as of April 2nd. If you know me well, you know I have a slight compulsion for being exact - so rest assured these updates are true to the seven month mark and haven't been blurred by the many developments since then. :)

So, Grace officially has one bottom tooth and another ready to cut through. It's already changed her smile so much...makes her look older (sad). She's now a master at rolling around; she can get from one side of the room to another this way. This has made diaper changing a bit tricky! She wants to be sitting up all the time, but doesn't yet know how to get there on her own. She's an awesome sleeper...twelve hours at night and two naps (averaging three hours total) during the day. She pretty much smiles all the time, but you have to work hard for a belly laugh and the same thing never works twice. She does have some fiesty moments (when we're graced with a dramatic outburst) ...usually when her food is gone, or when you're trying to put her arms through a shirt, or if you walk through the room without acknowledging her. It makes us laugh more than it does anything. She's really such a great baby and we're having so much fun with this age!

Pool Introduction

Today Grace and I met our friends, Stephanie and Sam, at the natatorium to "swim". Since Grace absolutely loves her baths, I was excited to see her reaction to the pool. Especially being that this is mine and David's regular pasttime during the summer! Thankfully she did not disappoint. She splashed and kicked up a storm...even put her face in the water (although she realized immediately this wasn't a great decision). Now we just need a float so mommy's arms can get a little break!

Atlantis

Thanks to David's company, we recently spent five nights and five days at the Atlantis resort in Nassau, Bahamas. David was one of six individuals that won the Circle of Excellence Award for 2009. He won in 2006 as a rep, after his first full year in the field, and this time as a manager, after his first full year heading the Dallas/Ft. Worth district. If you can't tell, I'm incredibly proud of my husband and endlessly thankful for his hard work, which allows me to stay home with our daughter.

Speaking of Grace, it was pretty tough leaving. I cried! I knew she was in very capable hands, though, and that I'd surely miss her more than she missed me. My mom had come to stay with her and I could just imagine them reading, singing, and playing nonstop. She also had her DeeDee (David's mom) come play with her one afternoon and her Aunt Kimmie come stay overnight (she even took a day off work). David and I checked in a couple times each day, but really just tried to enjoy our time together...and we did.

The resort was amazing. Huge! And the other winners (and their spouses/friends) were so much fun, as is the VP of Sales who "hosted" the trip. We ended up spending most of the week together as a group...by the pool, at the beach, in town, on a private catamaran charter, etc. While it didn't end up being the most relaxing vacation, it was definitely a good time! Did I mention it happened to be Spring Break? Pretty crazy. Oh, and we saw Taylor Swift. We'd heard she was there with her family, but then she walked by our beach chairs with her entourage. Kind-of exciting...even if you weren't her biggest fan before! I think I like her now, though. :)


























Best part of all...coming home to this:

Where does the time go?

Well, I haven't blogged in a month and now I don't even know where to start. We've been to the Bahamas, celebrated Easter, helped welcome a new baby into the world (not ours, obviously...our best friends' second), and experienced many little milestones with Grace! I'll do my best to blog regularly until we're brought up to date. A big "sorry" to the grandparents... lots of pictures to come!