12.31.2013

christmas.

Christmas is always a special, fun time of year, but it was even more exciting this year because we had our little gracie to celebrate with! even though she's only 2 months old and has no idea what Christmas is nor can she open or appreciate any presents, it was still fun to add her little stocking to the mantel and wrap presents with her name on them :)

gracie and her favorite uncle Jordan on Christmas day

I didn't take hardly any pictures of our festivities this year. too wrapped up in spending time with our sweet little family to bother. this year, jae surprised me with a new kitchenaid mixer, I got him some nice stacy adams grey church shoes, and gracie got some new additions to her wardrobe, as well as some toys and books. zoey's present was getting to rip open gracie's presents for her. she loved it.




we had a great holiday season. hard to believe it's already over. we had a great time spending time together, which is what's important. I love my little family and it is so fun celebrating these holidays.



12.23.2013

gracie jane - 2 months.



 
we can hardly believe this little munchkin is 2 months old already!
she is now 10.4lbs (35%) and growing!
well...her belly and cheeks seem to be growing more than anything else.
but that's how it's supposed to be, right? ;)




 
she is starting to be so smiley most all the time now, it is SO fun. she knows when daddy gets home from work. she hears his voice and smiles even before she see's him. 
she's getting bigger and stronger and it's so exciting to see her little personality.
but I also love her being little and cuddly too.
 
could our lives revolve around this little one any more??
I think not.


 
(by the way - not that I want to jinx anything...but...4 nights in a row sleeping 10 hrs straight??!
yep. Merry Christmas to us.)

12.16.2013

blessing day.

a couple weeks ago, on the 1st of december, Gracie was given a sweet blessing by her daddy. it was a beautiful day and baby girl had so many friends and family there to spend the day with her. she is one loved little girl! jae did an amazing job.
her sweet tutu skirt and gold ballet slippers were my favorite :)



{onesie top: sassy babies; tutu skirt: etsy; polka dot tights: brats!; gold ballet slippers: sassy babies}

12.12.2013

gracie's birth story {in pictures}.

i didn't want to wait to write out Gracie's birth story until i had the pictures because i didn't want to forget details. although since going back and looking through the pictures now, i already realize i did forget some of the small details of it. thank goodness audree was there to capture them all and help me never forget the magic of that day!

the pictures are all PG, don't worry. but they are pictures of labor and delivery, so that's what you should expect :) and yes - there are a lot.































i had to share this picture. it's one of my very favorites out of them all. jae's face shows it all - the pure joy of having her finally arrive. it makes me tear up every time i look at it. (plus you can see clearly how misshapen her poor head was. it amazingly went back to normal within just hours.)