Dinner 2.0

This night Grace was whining and so we fed her some leftover homemade hamburger macaroni while we cooked but she didn't want that. So we said ok get down your obviously done with dinner. Then later when we were ready to eat dinner of steaks, corn on the cob and asparagus, this lil monkey comes over and eats a ton of daddys steak and aspargus!

Here she is saying, "Please" so next we have to work on Thank You.

Firetruck

We took Grace's firetruck outside for the first time and filled it up with water. She loved it! She thought it was so cool and now if she would just learn to drive it with her feet!

On a side note I was 12 weeks along yesterday! Almost out of the first trimester. Still wishing I could have those naps my grandmother was wishing for me! But pretty much feel fine. Although I have started feeling kinda of gassy/heartburny the last couple of days. Especially since I was eating too much strawberries and chocolate! :) But I am excited to begin the 2nd trimester and I know this wont last for long, all the "discomforts" that come with pregnancy. My lil babe is about 2 inches long right now the size of a lime! I will try to start getting some belly pics soon, because believe me I can see my uterus popping out more quickly this time! Love yall!

Sick Baby Saturday

These were taken Saturday evening, and Grace did not want to eat anything all weekend, so yes I let Miss Hollywood here hav herself a bag of Cheetos.

We hung outside with Daddy while he unloaded the truck for Aunt Crystal to use.

Isn't she just a doll? Stay tuned for more pics and videos from the weekend and Monday.

Friday and Saturday

Early Friday morning around 5am Grace threw up for the first time ever. Mommy and Daddy both got up and changed her and her sheets and then put her back to sleep praying that this was a "something she ate" thing instead of a lil bug. An hour later when we got up for work, she had thrown up again and Daddy stayed home with the sweet girl. She only threw up those 2 times and seemed to be feeling better enough to have some oatmeal and crackers in the mid morning. Then at noon they came up and met me for lunch and we went next door to a Mexican restuarant where she had some water and guacamole. She fell asleep on the way home and then also took a good nap and woke up about 450pm. Daddy ordered a pizza but she wasn't really interested in food so we we just played and then put her down.

Last night both Daddy and Grace slept restlessly. This morning we had a rough morning. She woke up fine and happy but had a bunch of really bad diapers (probably the antibiotics she is on catching up to her or could be part of the bug she had too). Poor thing her tummy was upsetting her and she didn't want anything to eat, except a couple bites of yogurt. Then she drank and drank a ton of water (too much water because she threw it up shortly after that) So we have been making sure she gets some fluids but not downing the water. Had some more bites of yogurt before her nap...oh and we let her have this popsicle for "breakfast". Daddy showed her again how to stick her tongue out and lick it and she got the cocept this time! She loved that popsicle and it calmed her down and distracted her from whining and not feeling good.

Poor thing..well I hear her waking up from her nap. And don't mind my Saturday Morning Just woke up hair! LOL

Imma Sucker for her...

Last night I was asleep around 1030pm and then I still overslept till 730am when KSov had to wake me up! I was so tired all day today, just dragging. Daddy picked up the Lil Miss at 4oopm and they went to the bank where daddy let her have a sucker. That is what she has in her hands, then he snapped this picture on his phone and sent it to mommy. So cute! Oh and I talked to her on my way home on my phone and she kept saying Ma Ma! Then when I got home KSov told me that she had been waiting for me and kept saying my name over and over again! I love it!

Remember this corn on the cob baby???

Last night it was so nice, Summer Girl was in her element. We had BBQ chicken and corn on the cob and leftover bean dip. While we were waiting for the chicken to cook, I told Grace that she was going to sit in that chair and I was going to sit in this chair and she loved that! She was eating bean dip while we were waiting and she kept going back to "her" chair. So when dinner came we got her plate and cup and pulled her up to it and she sat so good outside. So much fun and what a big girl!

Of course she got full on bean dip instead of corn on the cob and chicken. And we ended up getting to bed late last night so we had to go to bed early tonight because she was crabby when she woke up this morning. KSov also took some Tylenol to daycare around noon today because they told me this morning that yesterday she was rubbing her ear and seemed cranky. My poor lil thing..hopefully that doesn't last long.

This was on Friday night I think. We put her red little sandals her Nana got her last summer and she looked so cute, but they are too tight! I was super bummed because they weren't too short but they are hard to velcro around her feet and I think I strapped them on too tight so they would stay on. But I think she liked walking around in them because she was running around all silly when she was wearing them.

Look at her trying to stomp in those sandals!

So Saturday after I got home from work and when Grace woke up from her nap we went to Cold Stone and had an afternoon ice cream treat. We let her have her own chocolate ice cream cone (this will not happen so frequently later but seeing as though she just had surgery I was feeling generous). She was so cute and got chocolate all over! We went to the park and walked around and looked at the ducks. I do believe she knows a duck says quack. She kept saying something that sounded like quack quack over and over.

The other thing she is loving to do lately is shriek and scream and be chased. On Sunday after church and laundry at home we went down to Grandmas for dinner. While us grownups were playing a game of Catch Phrase downstairs in the living room, the Lil Miss was running around back and forth screaming and laughing getting into stuff having a grand ole time. Yes she was.

I am so amazed at how much she is learning and understands these days. I wish we would have stuck with the sign language because I know she understands so much. Everynight last week we feed the dogs and the dogs sit on their beds and wait till we give them the release command which is, "Free". So everynight I pick Grace up and whisper in her ear, "What do we tell the doggies? Free. Tell the doggies free" Then I end up saying and they run to their food bowls and Grace waves her arms and loves it! So last night I do the whole spiel and then this time she said something that sound like, "Sheee!" So cute!!!!! I loved it!

So those are my new stories and the following video I really can't remember what I was trying to get her to do and haven't watched it back yet. So enjoy!

Oh and by the way I am 11 weeks today and feeling good! Just thought I keep you updated.

Surgery Day

Friday morning came and we headed up to Primary Childrens, it was such a long process getting Grace checked in and ready for her surgery. Here she is playing in the Pre-Op Toy room. She absolutely loved that little kitchenette. Then she saw the baby in the high chair (which you can't see here in this pic) and she exclaimed, "Baby!" and ran over to pull it out. The dr came and talked to us and then the anestheologist came over and took Grace. I was so surprised she went so quietly with him. I was expecting tears and screams and reaching for mommy but he was so good and was showing her stuff and no tears at all. Which made mommy glad because then I didn't cry! Off we went down the hall to the waiting room for the parents. It made me so nervous being in that room with all those parents. I knew we were there for a simple surgery for our daughter but I wondered how many children where there for serious reasons. Grace's surgery was only 20 mintues long, literally! I sent KSov down to the cafeteria to get me some food. (Let me tell you this baby gets hungry around 10am. My cereal doesn't stick till lunch!) By the time KSov and I were done eating our breakfast he brought up, the dr was in five mintues later telling us the surgery was done and everything went smoothly. Shortly after that I was called down to post op and she was waking up from the surgery. They call it Toddler Rage and that is exactly what it was. Poor thing she was breaking my heart. She kept bleeding from her nose and shaking her head, but she fell asleep in my arms and then we walked over with her bed to the other post op room with the rocking chairs and low lights. She slept off her drugs and woke up kind of dazed but was able to drink some juice, so then we left. We left the hospital about 11:30 and headed for home. KSov had a service call that he had to get to and so we split up. I took the Lil Miss home where she tossed and turned and fell asleep and then woke up mad then fell asleep again.

Isn't she so precious, poor thing was snuggling with mommy. Then KSov brought home some lunch around 100pm and she woke up and was hungry. Of course she was she hadn't eaten since the previous night. We gave her some pudding and cheese and bananas and whatever she wanted that wouldn't hurt her throat. After she ate then she played and cuddled with us on the bed and that was nice. I could tell she was getting sleepy again so down she went for her nap around 230 and slept till like 430. When she woke up she was her ole chipper self!

We took her to KFC and gave her some yummy mashed potatoes and she ate like she was famished! Then we went over to Rite Aid to get her prescriptions and she was running all over the place exploring and feeling great!

She is sooo funny right now. I will have to tell you about our weekend in my next post, about her new words and how silly she was this weekend. It was great and beautiful weather, amazing! God is so good! Thanks for all your prayers!