Grace loves the McPhees

Caroline came to town from Maine last weekend. She is one friend from high school/college that I can't bear to part with.....
Grace finally got to meet Caroline (and her mom!). Of course, we all know that she already loves Dr. McPhee. So when Caroline's parents offered to babysit while we went out to lallygag over a cup of coffee, I knew Grace would be in good hands. It was awesome to catch up with Caroline. It makes me wish she lived closer. It seems that Grace enjoyed her playdate with Caroline's mom and dad. She even seemed to be happy when she was "reading" some sort of financial magazine with her new favorite babysitter.

Thanks Christy!

My friend Christy is superdooper. Not only has she been a great friend for about 10 years, but she has a job that allows us to try out all kinds of cool kids stuff. A couple of weeks ago we had lunch together while I was in Richmond and she HOOKED US UP with stuff for Grace. We have had a good time goofing around with all of the new gear.
Here are some photos of Grace checking out her stuff.

February

I have to admit that I have not done a great job keeping the blog updated. So here goes.....
Grace is very busy these days. She enjoyed her first Valentine's day. The Wray's sent Valentine's Day cards and Grace really enjoyed looking at them. She likes playing in her excersaucer. Tonight, she sat by herself for the first time (at least for any length of time). Of course we grabbed the camera and took plenty of pictures. Enjoy!

Happy Day

Grace is so happy. Almost all of the time. It amazes me how easy going and happy she seems. She smiles every chance she gets. She is sort of in a rut....she can't sit up by herself yet...so she moves from the floor, to her bumbo and then to her swing. But most of the time, she smiles through it all........

Bumbo

Grace loves to sit in her Bumbo. Enough said.

Grace meets Christy

Last weekend Grace and I met my long lost friend Christy in Williamsburg. Well, Christy hasn't really been long lost. I always know where to find her. She is one of those friends that we all love to have around. The kind where you might not see each other for a couple of years, but when you do catch up, you fall into the rhythm of a true friendship. Lots have things have happened since we worked at the Children's Museum and backpacked around Europe. Christy just got married. Grace arrived. But some things never change.
Christy is a baby person, so he couldn't keep her paws of Gracie. Somehow, I was so busy talking that I never got around to snapping any photos. Christy, on the other hand, is a dedicated photographer. So here is the one photo of our morning spent sipping coffee and chatting.

Eating and eating more

Grace is getting very big. She has started to eat 6-8 ounces every 3-4 hours. In the morning, she likes to eat some oatmeal to start day off. At night she likes to have some veggies.
Here are some pictures of her at mealtimes. She likes to get messy and then the dogs won't leave her alone.