Gracie said her first word!!!

Okay, so I know all I blog about is Gracie...I hope this does not bore people! But she is my whole world now, so what else is a mom to blog/brag about? She just did one of the most exciting things though! She said "Mama" for the first time.  And I'm not just talking about the whole baby talk thing and she might of kind of said something that sounded like "Mama". It was very distinctive! It just melted my heart! Now, we have to work on saying "Daddy." 

She has grown up so much in the last few weeks.  Not only is she crawling and standing up on stuff, but she stood up for a good 10 seconds without holding onto anything yesterday, she can feed herself now (not with a spoon yet though), she has learned how to wave, I taught her how to play patty-cake and she LOVES to clap her hands, and she plays peek a boo! I will try and get a little video of her doing a few of these things to post so all of you can see how cute she is! 

Did I mention I LOVE BEING A MOMMY!

She's crawling....and standing up!

Well, I am afraid I'm in big trouble! Gracie has been "almost" crawling for a while now, but she figured out how to move her hands and her knees at the same time and now she cruises around like nothing! In fact, last week we were going to meet Bryant for lunch at school so I got Gracie all ready to go and then I jumped in the shower for like 3 minutes! I left her on the floor in the living room feeling sure she would be fine for a few minutes.  I got out of the shower and came to check on her.  In the corner of the room was Bryant's easter basket that had an open bag of robin's eggs in them.  Of course in the few minutes she was left alone she found the easter basket, dumped the candy out and sucked the chocolate off one the the robin's eggs! What a stinker! So, now I cannot leaver her alone.  She either has to go with me, or go in her crib for a minute or I have to wait for her to be asleep! 

Then today, she was "asleep" or so we thought in her crib.  I heard some giggling from her room so Bryant went to check on her.  The next thing I know, he called me into her room.  She had figured out how to stand up in her crib, and was looking at herself in the mirror laughing at herself! I'm afraid it won't be long until she figures out how to walk! Of course, I grabbed the camera really fast to take a few pictures of her standing on her own for the first time!

She is growing up so fast, and really, it's so fun to watch her discover new things! 

Our Little Mariner.....

Okay, first of all I want to thank everyone for looking at our blog! I am going to try really hard to keep it updated from now on!  Plus with a baby as cute as ours, it should be easy!

On Saturday, we were having some people over for dinner, so between conference sessions, I was trying to clean the kitchen (the never ending story of my life) and get dinner started.  So, Bryant was put in charge of giving Gracie a bath, which he has only done a couple of times before.  Anyway, he also had to get her dressed after her batch which meant of course, he got to pick the clothes she would wear.  In the back of Gracie's closet is a cute little Mariner outfit we bought in Seattle last year when we went for Opening Day.  In case you don't know, Bryant is a huge baseball fan and by far the Mariners #1 fan!  He stays loyal to them even though they stink and continue to disappoint him year after year! So, we bought this outfit thinking it might be fun to have her pictures taken in it since Bryant is such a baseball fanatic.  Anyway, the next think I know he comes out and says "Look what Gracie told me she wanted to wear today!" So, we had to take some pictures of her on our own camera because she was so darn cute! And hey, maybe having her wear it was good luck...the Mariners season is off to a good start this year!

Update

Okay, so it's been like 3 months since I last updated the blog. Honestly, I have thought about doing it several times, but I'm not sure if anyone really even looks at this.  So, if you look at this blog, leave me a comment and I will update more often! 

Well, we continue to be busy and especially love watching little Gracie grow.  Last time I updated the blog, she wasn't quite rolling over.  Now she is about to crawl! Check out the video below.  Excuse the voice, I was getting over a bad case of laryngitis.  She has also figured out how to sit up by herself without toppling over.  She still needs help to get to the sitting position, but she can reach for toys and stay up.  She is the most smiley baby too.  Her face just lights up when she smiles. We feel so blessed to have such a sweet, happy and healthy baby.  

In January, Celeste (Bryant's sister) came to visit us for a long weekend.  It was really cold, but we bundled up and took her to Riverfront Park downtown Spokane so she could see the beautiful falls Spokane has.  She was here to celebrate Bryant's 26th Birthday with us as well.  We loved having her here and hope she will come again! 

In February, Bryant and I celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary.  I can't believe how fast time flies. He was in school all day, but that weekend we got a great couple from our ward to watch Gracie so we could go to the temple TOGETHER for the first time since Gracie has been born.  We have always had to take turns going, which has been few and far between I'm afraid! It was so nice to spend a few hours in the Temple together.  Now that Gracie is older, we are going to make it a point to go more often.  

Bryant has officially finished his second quarter of school and has started his third.  I think we have finally all adjusted to his very demanding school schedule.  We cherish the few precious moments together as a family and especially look forward to the breaks he has between quarters.  

Gracie and I have been away from home more than we have been at home it seems.  Bryant's parents bought a house, so Gracie and I flew to Boise the end of February for about a week to help them move.  Then, we came home for about 10 days and then flew back to Boise for our niece Ava's baby blessing.  Bryant was in the middle of finals, so he drove down about 5 days later.  My sister Kristin drove up from Rexburg for a day to see us which was a lot of fun. After being away for 11 days, we were glad to be back home! Next time Bry has a break from school, we are just going to stay here and have some relaxing family time!  Next week Gracie and I are going to California to visit MY family.  I'm excited to see my mom and dad, especially since Gracie has changed so much since they last saw her. 

Well, that's a very brief and condensed update of what's going on with us.  Enjoy the pictures below! And, please write me a comment if you look at this, if you do, I will update more often!