Wednesday

Grace just got two new books from the Byers family, and she loves them already - as you can see. In other Grace news, she is eating every 4 hours now. We've slowly stretched her from 3, and it's helping her sleep better at night. She does still have some early evening fussiness, which Aunt Meredith saw tonight, but it's getting better. As soon as she gets upset, we put her right in the (amazing, magical) sling from Henley & Xabi. It calms her down immediately!

Alex had a chance to see John, Towne and Carter Anne before coming back to NYC tonight. I am jealous. Here is a picture of her cute, little face.

A Nice Day to Nap

Grace did some work with Daddy this morning before he left for work and then for Boston. All that thinking and typing really knocked her out; she took some great naps this morning, this afternoon and this evening. She squeezed in some fun playtime, too - took a walk with Mommy & Jill Steinberg, played in her chair and read some books.

First Class

Grace and I strolled up to the 92nd Street Y for our first New Mom, New Baby class. She was so well behaved and really seemed to enjoy the outing. Tonight Chris Markgraf stopped by. Since we forgot to take a picture of him with the baby, we made him pose on his own. Putting her bib on, though...that was his idea. LOL. What a good sport!

Good Grace

Grace had a great day. She enjoyed the company of Andrew & Laura, Meryl & Joey and Justin Kentor. She was in such a good mood, she even behaved after dark - which was a huge relief for Mommy and Daddy. She bathed (she loves being naked and loves the water), ate and was in bed by 9pm. Woohoo.

7 Weeks Old

Here is a picture of Grace with Daddy on her 7 week birthday. Just as he finished feeding her tonight, she engaged eye contact, *click-clicked* her tongue out of the side of her mouth, winked and then pointed a finger at him as if to say, "Thanks, Dad. You the man." Hilarious. Week 7 Album.

Smiling & Sneezing

Grace had a good morning and a playful afternoon; she was such an angel. Everything was great until 5pm when her new evening temper came out to play. Hope this phase doesn't last too long.

First Tear

Grace enjoyed a full day of activities and a lot of naps. She played in her bouncey seat, had tummy time on her mat, took a walk and swung in her swing. You'd think because it was such a good day it'd be a good night. Not the case. She threw a massive tantrum at 8pm that brought the very first tear to her (right) eye.

Wednesday

Aunt Enid and Henley stopped by to visit today. It was great to see them. In the late afternoon, Grace took a walk...which she didn't enjoy much at all. She doesn't seem to love strolling. She definitely does love her bouncey chair from Grandma Bess - she follows the lights and dangling toys more every day.

Morning Baby

The morning seems to be Grace's favorite time of day. It's when she smiles the most.

Grace in Gramercy

Today Grace took her first trip out of the neighborhood to Gramercy. Big day. She also met Rachelle, who was in town from Boston. Gracie loved her voice and perked up when Rachelle spoke. Maybe it's the accent!?

Three Generations

Here is a picture of three generations of (Keller and Keller/Gleser) women. Mom-mom came in from Philly today, and Gracie had so much fun hanging out with her. Aunt Meredith came over for brunch, and Uncle Teddy stopped by in the afternoon for football.

6 Weeks Old

Grace turned six weeks old today. We went for an early afternoon walk on Madison Avenue and hung out the apartment for the rest of the day since it was so cold. The highlight of the afternoon was when David and Sarah came to visit. That was a lot of fun! Grace is starting to talk/babble a bit. Here is some video from this morning. Week 6 Album.

Grace loves animals!

Fun Times

Gracie was in a great mood today. When she woke up this morning, we read about baby animals. Her favorite part was the *oink* of the piglet. Then she hung out in her bouncey chair - video below. In the afternoon, Aunt Katie, Grandma and The Manheimers came to visit.

Thoughtful and Smiley

Oh Happy Day

Grace has been smiling a lot more these days, and she's especially happy in the mornings. She is also starting to copy-cat a bit when we stick out our tongues. It's really cute. Today she hung out in the apartment and took a walk in the afternoon.

Grace and Her Giraffe

Here is a picture of Grace with her new favorite toy. She loves it!

Friends & Family

Grace was lucky to have a handful of visitors today. David Perpich and Concetta stopped by in the early afternoon, and then Grandma, Teddy, Dina, Zac and Len & Judy came over.

The baby develops a little bit each day; she is paying more attention to her mobile, playmat and toys. It's really cool. She's also learning to cry when she wants to be held. Not so cool. Today she fussed a lot and didn't nap much so we took her for an early evening walk - she passes out the minute she gets outside. It worked...until we got home. Then she really freaked out. Again. Hope it's not a long night.

5 Weeks Old

Grace turned 5 weeks old today. We hung out in the apartment and went to the park in the afternoon. When we got back, we realized the side of Gracie's hat had made it's way to the front of her head. Above is a pic of her looking like a pirate. And here she is looking like Derek Zoolander doing Blue Steel. Click to zoom. Hilarious.

At the end of the day, Linda and Andrew Blau came by to visit. It was great to see them. Week 5 Album.

Stormy Friday

The thunder and lightening didn't faze Gracie a bit today. She slept through the storm like a baby. Maybe she'll grow up to like rainy days as much as her Mommy.

When Grace is asleep, her arms rest over her head. As Gracie's friend Kathy Davis has noticed, Daddy likes to have his arms over his head, too: when he's working, watching TV, you name it! Good call, Kathy. Too funny.

Pretty in Purple

Gracie looked so cute today in her Spring Flowers outfit from Kate Lavin and Scott Phillips. She had a good day: ate, napped, walked around the Upper East Side, played on her mat and saw Uncle Zac. However, the best part of her day was when Daddy got home. Grace was so excited - she missed him!