Jan 10 1986

I was born! I don't know all the details but I do know I was #4 out of 6 kids and I was born in Brigham City.

25 things to do before I turn 25

So I had a birthday yesterday so I am going to steal my friend's idea and write a resolution type list.

1. stop procrastinating
2. have a healthy baby (no sooner than 34 weeks!) he was 36
3. finish Grace's quilt
4. reach 70 puppets by July the count was 74
5. witness Grace take her first steps
6. get Grace to eat better
7. get myself to eat better
8. do more service
9. spend less time on the computer
10. spend more time on things that matter (family, church, friends)
11. keep up on housework better
12. make my apartment more "homey" working on my parents' house
13. upload some pictures from my childhood onto facebook
14. keep a baby journal for both kids (Grace already has one mostly full)
15. order more prints
16. get a family portrait
17. call family more often
18. be more active
19. recruit more sewing "students"
20. get back to pre Grace weight after the new baby comes (10 to go)
21. rearrange my living room
22. clean/rearrange our bedroom
23. make some "real" clothes do costumes count?
24. drive somewhere
25. go outside at least 2 times a week this summer (grocery shopping and church don't count)

Some will be a lot harder than others, but I think I can do it :D

Standing in Utah

Grace just needed a little motivation. The day after the Early Intervention people came she decided to try out her legs again. While in Utah she was very brave and stood unassisted several times. In the last photo I guess that she stood for nearly 2 minutes because she was so fascinated by her shadow on the dishwasher. She was mesmerized and just waved her hands in front of it for a while before she realized what she had done and sat down.

My Grace

As many of you may know, we've been worried about Grace's development lately. Today we had some people from Early Intervention come and evaluate her to see where she's at developmentally. She scored pretty high on a lot of their tests, but as suspected is only at an 11 month level with her gross motor skills. I am so thankful that there are programs like this so that moms like me don't have to worry so much. They are also going to help me with Grace's eating problems. She has improved a lot since my post two months ago, but we still have a long way to go. I am also thankful for the support group I have with my friends and family! You guys are awesome! We are lucky to have you!

UPDATE: I know it's only the next day and that we haven't done anything different sense yesterday, but I am proud to report that several times today Grace stood unsupported! Erik is afraid she will learn to walk while we are in Utah and he will miss it.