Time flies when you are having FUN

Well, what can I say but WE ARE HAVING FUN. Gracie is now 9 months old and has been with our family for over 16 weeks. She has progressed so much and makes us smile everyday by the funny faces she makes, the new moves she does and the way we see her shine. She has became a big part of our lives and we can't remember what life was like before her. Logan still enjoys her daily and is a big helper. Logan loves to show her off at school when we pick him up and has also taken her to school for show and tell(of course Mom was there too.) Alot has happened and here is a small list of her accomplishments and adventures.

1. Received 2nd set of immunizations 10/12/07

2. Mom returned to work;first day at babysitter's 10/17/07(Debbie Hoffman)

3. First time to see Logan perform at his fall concert 10/30/07

4. First Halloween, dressed up like a ladybug

5. Second visit to Dr. Rojan weight 18 lbs. height 27 inches 11/01/

6. Had name official changed and adoption approved 11/06/07

7. Getting up on hands and knees rocking back and forth 10/07

8. Starting commando crawl 11/09/07

Pictures

More Happy Days with Gracie

We are looking at having Gracie in our family for 12 weeks on Oct. 11, 2007. These 12 weeks have flown and we have gotten to know Gracie very well. We believe she knows us pretty well too. We have her eating and sleeping schedule figured out which makes life easier for all. She does fantastic in both. Logan brings such wonderful smiles to Gracie's face. She loves to see him in the morning before he goes to school and in the afternoon when he gets out of school. It is such a joy to see Logan and Gracie together.

Here are a few accomplishments and adventures:

9/07 Started the process to readopt and legally change Gracie's name
9/20/07 Took her to Derm. He believes she has eczema(not sure about that???)
9/27/07 Gracie's lawyer came to meet family about adoption
9/30/07 Gracie's baptism and party(slept through her party)
10/01/07 Gracie is now saying "MaMa" esp. when she is tired
10/05/07 First camping trip for two nights at Weldon springs in Clinton. Gracie did very well.

Still no teeth, loves all her baby food, teaching her to get on her knees to start crawling and she is starting to laugh out loud at silly things Logan does.

Happy, Happy Gracie My Harley Girl
Love my bottle
Peas they are so good for me(YUCK)
Dig the shades

Two Month Anniversary

September 18,2007

Hard to believe that it will be 2 months tomorrow since we received our precious daughter Gracie. She will be 71/2 months old and getting bigger by the day. We have begun to get her schedule figured out. She is sleeping through the night, which she has done since we received her, and loves her afternoon nap. Logan continues to adore her and is learning what makes her smile and laugh. She is still meeting new people everyday, and continues to enjoy their company. Myself and others do notice that she keeps an eye out for mom when she is not in my arms. She will not cry but assures herself that Mom is near. She also looks out for Dad too.

She acquired a cold 2 weeks ago but it did not seem to get her down. We were constantly sucking and wiping her nose, which she HATES with a passion. She also has breakouts of some sort of rash on her head, hands, arms, and feet. It does not seem to bother her and she has no other symptoms. We will probably get her to a dermatologists soon. We are enjoying getting to know her everyday and thank God for the opportunity to have such a special family.

Here are a few new accomplishments and adventures

Ate her first baby food meats(1st stage, hated them, switched to 2nd stage)9/3/07
Breakfast: Rice cereal, fruit(bananas are her favorite) and bottle
Lunch: Vegetable, meat and bottle
Mid afternoon: bottle(6 oz)
Supper: Rice cereal, meat and vegetable
Bedtime: bottle(6oz)
More professional pictures taken JCPenney9/6/07
Babysat by Uncle John and Aunt Dana 9/8/07
Sitting up by herself 9/12/07
Invited to Reya’s Corley High School Musical B-day Party 9/15/07
Loves to stand up
Weighed 15lbs 13ozs 9/18/07

Gracie seems to amaze us everyday and we are excited about how advanced she has become since the first day we set our eyes on her. She is growing everyday in our hearts and we love her more and more each day.

More Days With Gracie

August 28, 2007

We have now had Gracie in our family for 1 month and 9 days and it feels like she has been with us always. She still continues to learn and experience new things everyday. She has been greeted by many people since her arrival in the US. Everyone comments how cute and content she is. We definitely agree with them. Logan is still expressing lots of love for her. He always wants to hold and play with her. He has made the best big brother just as we figured.

We were given another open house party to welcome Gracie. Our friends Dena Corley and Jenny Lambdin arranged to have members of Club Fitness(gym we go to) join our family at Panera Bread on Sat. 8/25 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am to meet Gracie. It was very informal and turned out quite nice. We were able to visit with everyone and Gracie enjoyed meeting new faces. Gracie received several new outfits for her fall/winter collection. It is great to know we have such great friends who care about us and want to help celebrate the arrival of our newest addition.

Here are a few new accomplishments and adventures Gracie has experienced:

Walking big brother Logan to school on the first day 8/21/07

Getting her first professional picture taken by Shooting Stars(thanks Kathy
and Kris) 8/23/07

Rolls from front to back 8/23/07

First doctor appointment with Dr. Rojan 8/24/07
STATS: 14lbs 9.5 ozs; 23 ¼ inches long(I measured her at 25 inches); 14
inch head
Dr. Rojan said she is a GOOD baby, I do agree. We are going to do blood
work when she turns 1(HIV, Hep B and C)She got her first Rotavirus Vaccine
(oral)
She was a great patient.

Church directory picture taken with the family 8/24/07

Ate her first baby food vegetable (peas) seemed to like them 8/24/07

Got her first USPS letter in the mail(thanks Uncle Kevin)

Meet Thomas(10 mns old) a friend adopted from Vietnam 8/25/07

Received her first set of Immunizations at the Health Dept.8/27/07
DPT, Hep B, Polio, Hib, Pneumococcal
3 shots (2 in lt leg, 1 in rt leg)
Her lt leg was sore that evening and she developed a 102.2 fever the next
morning and still complained about her lt leg.

Many Faces Of Gracie