28/365 So Pretty

My beautiful baby girl, all dressed in pink. My really good friend, Elle, once commented to me: "You really like having a little girl to dress up like a doll, huh?" My response was, of course, "ABSOLUTELY!!!" I mean, does it get any better than a beautiful baby girl wearing a pink tutu/dress ensemble? I think not. Well, her yellow one is stinkin' adorable also, but come on...how cute is this?!

27/365 That Big Gummy Grin!

We can feel Grace's first tooth cutting through on the bottom. We have sworn it is going to make it's full appearance for a little over a week now, but it's still just the tippy-top of it poking through. We are excited for the tooth to come all the way in and hope it will help alleviate some of her pain and frustration. What I'm not excited for, though, is the thought of missing this big gummy grin of hers:



I know her smile will be just as beautiful when it has more of an ivory hue, but for now, I just want it to stay like this!

26/365 Cuteness x 2!!

Grace and I got together with Heather and her adorable baby Addison, who is just a couple weeks younger than Grace. It was so hilarious, cute, and fun to watch the two of them interact with one another. At first, it was like they were so shocked to see this other little person that was just like themselves. It was hard to pick only a few pictures because we took so many and they were all great. Look at these two cuties:

Heather and I got these matching onesies for the babes when we went to a taping of Ellen. And of course we both put babylegs on them, too.



No surprise that Ryan and I's baby is the squirmy one always trying to move and get somewhere...anywhere other than where we put her! He does call her Squirmy-Wormy for a reason, I guess :)



Apparently Grace has become bored with her own feet and took the opportunity to grab Addison's.



This picture can be interpreted many ways. We think they are either saying, "Okay, friend, what's your next move?" or "These crazy moms of ours won't stop with the cameras. Quick! Do something!"



Gotcha!



Uh, Oh...not pleased at all.



Now I'm going to get you!



I can't help but to laugh whenever I look at these pictures. Great fun and great memories.

25/365 I Fly, Mama!

The baby has a new obsession with jumping really hard and fast in her jumperoo, with her hands extended out to the side. She looks like she's a little bird or a little airplane flying through the rainforest (i.e. the rainforest jumperoo...)!

24/365 JoJo!!!!

Grace and I had a busy day today. We went to our first "Mommy and Me" stroller excercise class at the YMCA, which was a lot of fun, but has left Mama feeling a little sore. After the Y we went to Target with my mom to pick up some essentials (they have everything, don't they?!) and then stopped at my moms for a little while so Baby could have some playtime with her Grandma Jo (who has lovingly been nicknamed by her other grandchildren as JoJo). Here are some fun pictures of the babe and her JoJo playing together.

Well, hello baby!



Playing airplane with JoJo:



Flying baby!! (a little blurry, but still a great shot):




Stretching out:



Upside down baby! (Love this one, too!):



Trying so hard to figure out how to crawl (you have my permission to take your time, little one!):



Mama's big girl!



Gosh, these two ladies just make me so happy. I am so completely honored that Grace has such an amazing role model like my mama. This woman is truly an angel sent from above.

23/365 Everyone Loves Winning!

Before Christmas, I entered a giveaway for a free Bumbo chair cover. I had completely forgotten that I entered until I was contacted and told that I won. It was fun to pick out the fabric option I preferred and exciting when it arrived in the mail yesterday. I slipped it on the Bumbo chair today and we really like it!

My sweet baby girl trying out the new cover!



What do you think?



A pretty cool idea, huh?



Here is a picture of the Bumbo without the cover on it. This was almost 2 months ago...look how much my baby girl has grown! I love this picture, and how relaxed she looks :)

22/365 Let's Face It...

...the baby isn't always a happy, smiling, carefree little girl. We are very lucky that she is 90% of the time. However, that other 10% of time when she is either sick, teething, bored, or just being a baby, she makes some pretty sad faces. And some really loud noises! Today, she has 2 teeth that are on the way to the surface. We thought they were going to break through the other day but we can still just feel and see them. Needless to say, the babe isn't a fan of this process. There is a lot of this going on when the tylenol and oragel wear off:



But have no fear, as soon as she is calmed down, we get our happy baby back, even if only temporarily. Here we are cuddled on the couch staying warm: