Have you heard?

On February 18th Grace decided it was time to walk! here is a little video of her in action. she starts off a little scared but gets brave at the end.

Careful what you wish for

so, as many of you know, I've been complaining a lot about how much easier life would be if we were back in Utah. I could have the same doctor that delivered Grace, all my puppets, family, and everything I've known my whole life.

Well, the other day while at the doctor's office, Erik decided that maybe moving back wouldn't be such a terrible thing after all.

Alright, alright, before you get all up in arms we're still not 100%, but we'd say 90%. So what does that mean?

In 3 *weeks* we're out of here. We'll miss you Massachusetts. We can't leave any later because I am high risk and we are already pushing our luck. I figure we're 6 weeks away from 32 weeks so that is how long we have to move. It seems pretty sudden, but we can handle it. The hardest part will be the journey. Having family along the way should help break up the trip a little, and we won't be taking too much with us.

In some ways it will be easier this time, we don't care about a lot of the stuff we have because we've only had it a year and it hasn't got any sentimental value.

Anyway, I know you all think we're crazy, but in the long run we will actually save money (assuming we can transfer our government help programs) and hopefully it will make life a little easier down the road.

What's in a name?

So, it's been a pretty close race. It's not likely Erik will budge on the name David, but it's fun to think of other names. So for those of you who voted "something else" what do you think?
*don't feel offended if we don't use your name*
I am having second thoughts on the name Michael. I really like it, but I almost want to go with Mitchell now, but it doesn't go with David.

What's new with Grace

She still isn't walking, and as more and more moms announce that their child is walking it makes me sad. But she will do it when she's ready, I just wish I knew what was stopping her.

On the plus side, she has a HUGE vocabulary. That makes me feel good. She has so many new words that I can't remember them all. She has also become fascinated with counting and the alphabet. Her favorite numbers are 3, 8, and 9. And I think her favorite letters are M, O, and B.

Yesterday she was playing with these dolls that she got for Christmas from her NY grandma. The daddy doll was kissing the Grace doll "Muah! Muah!" and the mommy doll kept saying "come on, come on. Go, go." I guess I say that a lot, hee hee.


On Sunday I discovered two little teeth that she's been hiding from us. So now the count is 8! woo hoo! I think the doctor said she was 24lbs and 32.5 inches. According to the numbers she isn't getting much taller, but I swear she's bigger every time I look at her! Her hair is well past her shoulders now, and it's the envy of all.

She still doesn't understand that there is a brother coming soon, but she loves babies so that gives us hope. She has a new bed and spent the last two nights in it. She can't fall asleep in it yet, but seems to like it. The only setback is that she's a little afraid to climb out of it because she fell off our bed once. Then again, that means she won't be roaming the house while we're asleep. It's also a little too tall for her to get into herself, but I don't have to lift her as high as I do with the crib so I think it was worth the $$.


She's officially in nursery now, and we've moved up to Sunbeams. She loves Nursery and doesn't mind that we aren't there anymore, what a relief.

I guess that's all I have for now. Thanks for reading! and now know you why she is our Amazing Grace.