Taking pictures

Chris and I wanted to have some fancy pictures done of Gracie while she was still little, so I went on the Sears website to see what could be done. Well, I came to the conclusion, after looking at some ideas that they had, some props and backgrounds, that we could do it ourselves. We are both creative folks and so we decided to go ahead and do so. Gracie was so easy to pose, she loved being put in things and being allowed to sit up on her own and to play with the "props" It was so easy to make her smile too...she is such a sweetie.
So the first one we did was with my daisies, and then I had wanted to take pictures in the fall with real leaves, but I guess fake ones will do just as well. Then the final picture is our Christmas one that we will hopefully send out with our cards. I also hope to get a family picture done professionally, and send that out too, but time is running short, hopefully we can get that done too.

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Positives of your child falling asleep on you for an hour before bedtime - cuddle time, relax time, and just plain nice time!

Negatives of your child falling asleep on you for an hour before bedtime - being up in the morning at 6:30 when you are used to getting up at 8:30!!!

What being a parent means

You didn't know becoming a parent meant...
• Stacking today's unread newspaper on top of yesterday's unread newspaper.
• Eating dinner like you're trying to break a Guinness world record for the most pasta swallowed in the shortest amount of time. Standing up.
• Letting your partner choose between poop and laundry as a conversation topic.
• Figuring out how to pee without putting the baby down.
• Wearing a bra that looks like something from a 1930s Sears catalogue.
• Spending three hours getting the baby to sleep and then waking him up two minutes later to make sure he's still breathing.
• Forgetting what you were...

Men?? Do they know anything??

So yesterday was my dad's birthday and they all came over for supper. We had Gracie all dressed up and the dress she was wearing came with those little pant thingys that cover the diaper. She was so cute and sweet. Well at some point in the afternoon I asked my hubby to take her and change her diaper which he did. When he came back he said that he had a problem getting the little pants on, but we thought nothing of it and continued with our evening. It did cross my mind that it was a little odd, since the outfit was a little big for her and the pants were super easy for me to put on, but oh well. Anyways, when I went to change her diaper a couple of hours later, smart hubby had put her poor little waist through a leg hole!!!! It was all askew and tight around her middle, with one leg hanging through a large waist hole!!! Poor thing!!! We had to laugh really hard at the man who can put underwear on properly!!!

A day in the life....

What is a normal day?? Is there such a thing as a normal day anymore?? Some days are pretty routine and nothing extremely exciting happens, other days you just don't quite know what you are going to get. However, I do not mind this, things that keep you on your toes is usually a good thing.
We have said since day one that our Gracie was advanced, and sure enough she is!! She is just about the cutest thing that you have ever seen (yes yes I am a baised mom!! but who can blame me!!) and if you take a look at the pictures, you will see that she is already reading and walking at just under four months old!
I am hoping that I can write about some of the fun times and some of the trials of being a new mama on this blog, I do have another blog that I have had for years on MSN, but thought maybe I would write on this one occasionally with different outlooks and perspectives, so we shall see how that goes!!!