Gracie & Zachary

Gracie hung out with her boyfriend Zachary and had a blast. They shared toys, a yogurt and even a spoon. It was a very romantic afternoon in the Park.

Fun with The Fam

Today we went to Uncle Jeff and Aunt Dolores' house and spent the afternoon in their beautiful backyard. Grace swam, played, chomped on corn and had fun with the family. She was also thrilled that we didn't make her take an afternoon nap; she wasn't cranky for even a minute. Week 36 Album.

Fun & Cheerios

Grace totally protested her morning nap. Now that she can sit up and stand up, her fighting has become much more effective. This afternoon we met up with Grace's friend Noah - who is one day older - in the park. The babies rolled all over and enjoyed Cheerios together. Since Noah lives in our building, the babies hung out after dinner time, too. Gracie loves Noah. And Cherrios.

Crawling

Grace is on the move! It's exciting, but it's definitely a little dangerous. We went to the park after lunch to swing and slide, and in the late afternoon it stormed. Despite the weather, she went out briefly to play with Max and Brody. Then she came home to hang out, peekaboo and giggle with Aunt Katie & RC. Tonight Mommy went out to celebrate Aunt Meredith's birthday.

Birthday Wishes

Pizza Party

Naps were a challenge today because Grace can get to her knees and then climb to standing in the crib. We have officially lowered the mattress height to the bottom setting.
This afternoon Grace went to Little Maestros and hung out with her friends Olivia (not pictured), Caroline and Andrew. Afterwards Grace took a long, late nap to make-up for lost sleep earlier in the day. When she finally woke up, we hit the playground with Max and Charlie before heading back to eat dinner. We offered her a few itty bitty pieces of prime rib and some squash; she tasted them, but she really wasn't interested in dining. Twenty minutes later our pizza arrived, and Gracie couldn't take her eyes off it. We offered her a few pieces of cheese (fresh mozz that had not come in contact with the tomato sauce), and she loved it! We also gave her a crust to teeth on, and she couldn't have been happier. She really wanted to enjoy what we were having; it was so cute!

Future Olympic Diver?

Glad that I can have a sense of humor about her diving abilities now, but Grace dove face first off the bed in her room this morning. It was awful! She's alright - but it really scared me. And her. After making sure everything was ok with the doctor (she now weighs 20 pounds, 7 ounces, BTW), we stopped in the park. This afternoon we hit the park again, and Grace played with her friends Anabel and Charlie. When we got home, Grace hung out with Aunt Enid, her friend Noah & his mommy and my old friend Heather.

Rinchawling

Grace went out a couple times in between the crazy thunderstorms and enjoyed her day. She also enjoyed her new freedom of movement. Grace has mastered the form of Rinchawling, her very own combination of rolling, inching and crawling. Aunt Dina came by for Gracie's bath.

Another Day at the Park

Gracie hung out with Aunt Katie this morning and watched the Olympics. After her nap, we hit the park, stopped to hear some blues (not sure who attracted more attention: the musician or Gracie attentively watching him) and spent some time at the playground. This afternoon, Grace took her first good afternoon nap in SO long. In other exciting news, something that Grace can do now is sit up from laying on her belly. First she rocks to her knees, and then she uses her arms to push back. She'll be crawling very soon.

Beautiful Day Out

Gracie spent the entire day in Central Park and was thrilled when we set up near a bunch of friendly, little dogs. This afternoon we met up with Grace's friend Andrew, and the babies played so nicely together. Aunt Katie came over tonight, and Grace didn't disappoint. After bathtime, she cracked us all up by bending forward and peeking around the door to see what was going on in the living room (the Olympics were on TV).

In developmental news, Grace is starting to point at things. She has also started to play peekaboo with us by hiding behind a blankie or toy and then revealing her face. Lastly, she has started feeding us things - from spoons to toys she's playing with - when we open our mouths. Here are pics from the Week 35 Album.

Crazy Eights

Gracie turned 8 months old today on 8-8-08. Pretty cool. Daddy worked from home so he joined Grace for Little Maestros. So did Grandma. Then we met Rich for lunch. After an afternoon thunderstorm, we hit the park to slide and play. Tonight we celebrated Joey's bday - happy bday, bud. Joey turned 348 months old.

Day at the Parks

Grace and I went to Central Park this morning and ran into Penelope Halpern on our way back home to meet Henley for lunch. In the late afternoon Grace met her friend Olivia at Carl Schurz park; they girls played a bit, rode the swings and slid on the slides. We even ran into Gracie's friend Andrew from Little Maestros there! Tonight Lisa and Julie Brander came to visit, and Gracie adored them.

Superstar

This afternoon Gracie had fun at Little Maestros with Andrew and Caroline. On our way home, we ran into Penelope Halpern and Grace was practically jumping out of the stroller to shake her hand. Then we hit the park and ran into Grace's friend Annabelle. Tonight Gracie hung out with Aunt Dina and Meryl.

First Tooth

Gracie and I met Miller and Alexa for a bday picnic in the park (Thanks, Lex!). It was a lot of fun, and we were lucky to bump into Harrison and Taryn Langer, too. In the afternoon, Grace took a walk with Ethan, and Hallie and I noticed her first tooth bud - on the bottom. My little baby is growing up! At least her recent fussing makes sense now. In the afternoon, Gracie met up with Max to play and loved the chandelier in his playroom, as you can see.

Grace In Charge

Grace is becoming more willful by the day - it's a struggle to change her diaper or convince her to nap. She likes things done her way. She has also decided she'll be darned if she's going to let having no teeth stop her from eating (gumming) real food. Lately, she hasn't been too interested in baby mush. Today she tried little pieces of turkey, ate almost an entire teething biscuit for an afternoon snack, jumped to take a bite of a banana I was eating and tried super small bites of baked chicken nuggets for dinner. Next up: foie gras. Kidding. This afternoon Grace and I went for a walk and ran into Penelope and Brody separately. Then Jill came over to play and hang out. How cute is Gracie's new dress from Aunt Meredith?

Gracie's First Kiss

Today we went to the Winter's house in CT for an awesome BBQ and kid party. Even though they had a train, a bouncey castle and more, Grace's favorite place to play was in the grass. Go figure. Gracie had fun hanging out with her friends Charlie, Max and Miller. At the end of the day, she and Miller leaned in to smooch each other. It was so cute! When we tried to get them to do it again for a photo, they weren't too interested - as you can see in the photo.

Marlboro Visit

Today Grace went to Marlboro to visit Grandma and Great Grandma. Gracie had a blast playing at Great Grandma's, and she loved going to Mom's for lunch. Afterwards she tried to crawl with a little assistance, but she was just too pooped. Week 34 Album.

Friday Fun

Today we went to Little Maestros, took a walk with Rachel and went to the swings with Noah. Grace is making moves to her knees. Today she used her musical theater to help pull up.