Dear Grace,
I decided that I would start a blog to better document your life. I have not been the best at writing down the events of the past 8 1/2 months since you were born. I have a baby book, but there is not much written in there yet. Fortunately we have a calendar that we put stickers on for the big firsts or we wouldn't even know when those things happened! I thought if I did this online, I might be better at keeping track, but we shall see.
I can't believe how fast you are changing! It seems like you are doing something new every day. You are so close to crawling now. You pull yourself forward with your arms and push off with your feet. Tonight I turned my back on you for a moment and you opened up the baby wipes and pulled two out. I don't know if you got a taste or not, but I'm glad I got to you before you had emptied the container! I know that it will seem as though I turn my back again and you will be walking and then running and then starting school.
It seems like just yesterday that I held you in my arms for the first time. Your daddy and I were so excited to finally meet you! You sure took your time arriving, though! I was induced for two days and then pushed for three hours and you were finally born by C-section. We didn't know whether you were a boy or a girl, but we were quite convinced that you were going to be a boy. When Dr. Antkowiak said, "it's a girl!" I said, "did he just say, 'It's a girl'?" Now I can't imagine you being a boy. It is so fun to dress you in cute little outfits. I love putting headbands on you, but we don't do it very much because daddy thinks they squish your head. =)
You've had a rough couple weeks here, little girl, but you keep smiling. You had a high fever a few weeks ago and had both an ear infection and a UTI. You started coughing a few days later and have continued to have a cough and runny nose, but it hasn't slowed you down. Yesterday you had another fever and today we found out that you have another ear infection and possibly a UTI again. One of your kidneys is a little bigger than the other one, so that tends to cause you to get infections. It's so hard to see you when you don't feel good and have to have tests done, but you are a trooper. You seem to be feeling better already tonight. You have been waving your arms and almost clapping. You have such a beautiful smile. You have two little teeth on the bottom right now and it is so cute. It melts my heart when you smile at me. I love how you smile at your daddy, too. You look at him with such an adoring look in your eyes. He can get you to laugh so easily, too. We are so blessed to be your parents. I can't imagine life without you, sweetheart! I'm looking forward to seeing all that the future holds, but I hope it doesn't go too fast! I love you!
Love,
Mommy
