Family Visits Grace

Okay, so today I've been a very busy girl on Blogspot... Grace has been asleep almost all afternoon - only waking up to eat, get her diaper changed and back to la-la land (wow I hope she sleeps tonight). Angel and Alliah are at Awanas until 8:15pm and Larry is watching hockey. I think Grace may be lying on his tummy watching hockey too. I think I heard her grunt. Oh she is a grunter! Well, I've had about an hour and a half to catch up on the blog, post the videos and some new pictures. This past weekend Larry's entire family came to visit us! We had such a great time together. First time in 15 years that everyone came to visit. There's nothing better than family!

Baby Shower

This weekend two of my dearest friends, Lillian and Crystal, threw a baby shower for me and Grace. This was the first of two showers so don't worry if you didn't get an invitation to the first one...a second one is in the works! There was food galore, funny games, and we were overloaded with gifts, love and affection. We both felt so, so loved. Pictured above is a "diaper cake" my friend Crystal made for Grace. She is just amazing!

Our Little Thumb-sucker

Grace has officially become a "thumb-sucker." I know it's not the best habit in the world for a child to have, but we couldn't resist taking this picture because she just looked so cute! I'll probably be getting a call from Grace's Tia Nicole (works dental) but Grace popped that thumb in her mouth all on her own - and man was she going to town on that thumb! It was close to feeding time, so what else is there for her to do while she waits? :D

Hula Hoop Anyone?

Some funny moments with Angel & Alliah playing with their Hula Hoop

Sisters

Alliah is thrilled to have a little sister! She is so helpful and LOVES to hold Grace. Alliah sings to Grace, reads to her, does dances for her, and even preached to her this afternoon as she practiced her memory verses for Awana tonight. Alliah was waving her arms around, pointing up to heaven, shoutin' and all ... LOL Unfortunately Grace had the same response some church people have....she fell asleep! :D This is a video of Alliah holding Grace all by herself for the the first time!

Our Honor Student

Today we celebrated with Angel as he was awarded "Student of the Quarter" at his school. He was one of four chosen from the entire third grade class. He was honored this afternoon for his good attitudes, doing all his homework, having good citizenship, being helpful and doing an overall great job in school. Now we can proudly say our son is an honor student! Good job, Angel! We are so proud of you and we love you very much!!

Ah....Sleep

I'm feeling good today! Miss Grace let me sleep a whole four hours straight last night. It's amazing that after only getting two hours of sleep a block at a time that four hours of sleep seems like eight. LOL It's all good though because our little princess needs to eat! I love when Angel and Alliah run into our room to say goodmorning to their baby sister. We've done our best to make them feel like Grace NEEDS them and that she is the luckiest baby in the whole wide world to have them for a brother and sister. We've yet to see Alliah's eyeballs roll when she has to run upstairs to grab something we forgot or throw away a dirty diaper. Angel will help throw away the dirty diapers, but he holds it by the edge and yells, "Dirty diaper, uggghh..." all the way to the garbage can. I think what makes my heart melt the most is when I catch Larry looking into Grace's eyes and she staring back at him, both of them in silence. They both stare at eachother with such awe and amazement. I tell you, the man is in love. And I have a feeling Grace will certainly be a Dadd'ys Girl. She will turn her neck almost 90 degrees to look for him when she hears his voice. The more I see Larry in love with our children, the more I fall in love with him. I am so blessed with a wonderful husband who loves me, loves our children and more importantly loves the Lord and is doing his best to love, protect, and provide for his family. Who can't respect that? I am a wife, mother of three, and lover of God. Yes, God has truly blessed me.

Life Is Good

Waking up to Daddy's kissess...

Gracie takes her first bath at home...

Have you seen anything more precious?

We did it!

We're on day four of Grace being home and are still loving ever minute. She is such a joy! Our neighbors came over today and brought her beautiful gifts and Alliah was thrilled to be able to open them for Grace. Other friends and family have been over to visit and have made our celebration of Grace's arrival so much more special. This baby girl has no idea how much she is loved. Angel and Alliah run (literally run) to our bedroom each morning to say good morning to their sissy. After helping Grandma (Larry's mom is visiting) clean up the house today, those two kept themselves busy roller skating, chalk drawing on the driveway, playing with remote control cars, playing basketball and Larry even took Angel and Alliah for a bike ride to MacDonalds. Needless to say, they were exhausted by dinner and are now nestled in their beds. Another highlight we had today was that a NICU nurse came to our house check on Grace. It was nothing but good news! Grace now weighs 7lb 14oz. She's gained a whole six ounces in just three days! My baby girl can put it away! I just can't keep mysleft from crying at least two or three times a day because I see my three kids and my wonderful husband who is soooo helpful, and my heart is FILLED to overflowing with thankfulness to God for these blessings I don't even deserve. We really feel so, so blessed! Life is good, and God....He is Great!

Another Blog

Want to see the newest member of the family? Check out www.ourgracefromgod.blogspot.com

Enjoy!!

Still So Busy

Wow, things aren't slowing down for us yet!!! I'll fill you in as soon as I'm able.... Don't forget about us; I'll catch up...