Why the hat Mommy???

Gracie is sporting a hat these days. She got a strange lump on her head which turned red and started peeling. Jacob and I took her to the dr. and it turns out she has ringworm. She's wearing a hat to prevent spreading to others. The dr. said it's very unusual to see it in infants because they don't come in contact with as many infected surfaces and people as adults. We're waiting on a lab test on her skin to confirm the diagnosis because they don't want to prescribe an antibiotic cream without a lab confirmation since she is so young.

Sleepy Rabbit

Aren't I the cutest rabbit ever?

My Aunt Lindsay and Uncle Andy Love Me!!

Aunt Lindsay and Uncle Andy gave me this super soft bunny pillow and Aunt Lindsay made me these letters to hang on my bedroom wall. They must love me lots to spend that much time on my first Christmas gift!!

I was on Santa's good list!

Grammy and Grandpa Beil went a little nuts for Grace's first Christmas. She got a big penguin pillow to watch Penguin Hockey with Daddy, two ornaments, a mobile for her crib, a new outfit, a baby doll, a book of nursery rhymes, bibs, a pair of tights, a rattle, a stocking holder, baby q-tips, and a stuffed lamb.

We Love Grandpa!

Grandpa's lap is the coziest ever!!!

Our First Gingerbread House

Grace and I build our first gingerbread house with Aunt Lindsay on Christmas Eve.

Play Date with Sierra

Over Thanksgiving break Grace and I visited with a good friend Laura and her baby Sierra. Laura is the oldest daughter of the family I used to nanny for. She and her husband Zach live in South Carolina with their daughter Sierra who is about 6 mo. old. Sierra was asleep most of our visit but they got to meet before we left.

Snow Day Smiles

Lincoln Public Schools was closed today 12-8-09 so Mommy and Daddy got to stay home with Gracie. She was up at 5:00am. Apparently she doesn't understand the concept of sleeping in on snow days. She was a very happy girl this morning and Mommy got these shots of her smiles. She has that smiling thing figured out! She's just starting to giggle!

Grace and Santa

Grace went to church this morning and got her first visit from Santa Clause!

Dedication

Grace was dedicated on November 15th at Bethany Christian Church. We were blessed to have so many family and friends there to celebrate Grace's special day.

Books

Gracie really gets into her black and white books!

Halloween!!

Grace went to Grandpa's and uncle Andy's work to trick-or-treat at the cubicles. Cutest pumpkin ever! Look at her haul, I wonder who will be eating that candy (at 3am)???

Laundry Helper!

Mommy was folding laundry so she set Grace on the dryer. Apparently the heat and vibrations were soothing!

Nana and Grandpa Baden

Gracie loves when her Nana and Grandpa come to visit!

Check this out!

Grace was sucking her bottle so hard that I didn't even have to hold it for her. That's a funny trick Gracie!

Grace is Growing!

Grace turned 1 month old on Friday the 16th of October. I stopped by Milkworks {a store that sells breast feeding supplies} to weigh Grace. She weighed in at 8 lbs. 3 oz. She was 6 lbs. 1 oz. at birth. Needless to say she's a good eater!!

Grace's 1 Month Photo Session

Grace turned 1 month old on Friday October 16th. To celebrate we had some photos taken at a professional studio. They came out beautiful! Here are a few of our favorites!

Bad Habits

Grace's uncle Andy taught Gracie to pick her nose! Notice her little finger in her nose...

Hanging Out!

Grace hanging out on the floor.

Grace and her Grandpa

Grandpa loves his Gracie!

Penguins Fans

Gracie and her daddy love watching Pens hockey. Note Grace's Penguins onesie!

First ER Trip

Gracie had her first trip to the ER last night. She has been crabby for a few days and really restless at night. All day yesterday she would cry and scream and scrunch up in pain. I thought she was just constipated so I tried lots of little tricks the dr. recommended, like apple juice and a bath and a suppository but nothing helped. By 9:00pm last night she was screaming almost non-stop and in incredible pain so the dr. said to take her to the ER. It turns out she is having a bad reaction to her formula which has a lot of iron in it. We switched her to a new formula and she is doing much better today. We also give her frequent suppositories and gas drops to help her be successful with her poopies. I'm not sure who the trip to the ER was more traumatic for, Gracie or Mommy!

Here is our little husker fan ready for the 300th sellout!

Give Me a Call

At the doctors office today Gracie wanted to remind everyone to give her (or her mom) a call to see how they're doing.

Grace's first tool box

I had to buy Grace a tool box, she won't be able to use it for awhile but it's nice to have it on our workbench.

Grace's Favorite Aunt and Uncle

Grace is excited to live only three house away from her favorite aunt and uncle, they can come over to feed and change her!

Come on out Tabby!

Tabby is a little freaked out about the new addition to our home, so she found a new place to hang out.

Wide Eyes!

Look at wide eyed Grace! Another one of our favorite photos.

Gracie's Footprints

Here is Gracie's first footprint until some fun painting project in preschool.

Feeding Gracie

Gracie is now taking in 35ml. She is a fast eater, it takes her 20 minutes to get that down, way to go pumpkin!!!

Grace is here!

Grace Elizabeth Baden was born Wednesday September 16th at 2:21pm. She weighed 6 pounds 1 ounce and was 19 inches long. She was taken to the NICU for assistance with breathing but is now breathing on her own. Mom is doing well and held Grace for the first time last night! Please enjoy the photos!