Month 14

What to say? She is so smart, adorable, and growing like a weed! Our monthly lessons:

1. Gracee has more teeth... I know huh? A full mouth of teeth until those two year molars! She ran a fever for about a week so we went to the doctor (Jayden had strep throat) so we wanted to get Jared and Gracee's checked -- but the next day three teeth popped in! Then the 16th a few days later!

2. Gracee found her nose... she sticks her finger up her nose for no reason. It is really cute but Jared doesn't understand why sissy gets to pick her nose and he doesn't!

3. Gracee knows her body parts... you can ask her "where is your belly button?" and she lifts her shirt up and laughs, or "where are my eyes?" and she will point at your eye (watch out sometime she may try to poke them out!) She is still really good at the fishy noise too!

4. Gracee is running... she can't be outside without someone right by her side, she just darts for the street. Jared has no interest in crossing the street (unless someone he knows is going then he asks if he can go, holds hands and looks both ways) but Gracee she just likes to run, My dad and Jessy were working on the race car as they were watching her... and she was across the street by the stop sign the next time they looked up!

5. Gracee is getting harder to take pictures of... as you know I take tons of pictures of the kids, Jared doesn't like it so much but Gracee used to just sit and smile... now she runs if she doesn't want her picture taken.

6. Gracee likes to stand in the bath tub... she loves to take a bath, when I start the water to fill the tub she just starts giggling, I say "come on sis its tubby time." and she runs to the bath room... but she gets in throws all the toys out, even the wash cloth, and then splashes a bit and is ready to get soapy and jump out! Gracee goes to bed around 9:30pm

7. Gracee has been trying more table foods... she has a ton of teeth but still acts like some things choke her up, she makes the gagging sound and it freaks me out. She loves crunchy stuff but has tried chicken, sandwich meats, dried fruits, and we just found out she loves bananas (as long as you feed it to her while the skin is still on it -- you cant take it out and cut it into pieces or else she just throws it on the floor)

8. Gracee loves her bubba... Jared just started t-ball and sissy is his biggest fan, she squeals when she sees him on the field! She loves to be by him all the time, when he is coloring, playing in the shop, running from her... she just loves her bubba!

9. Gracee yells instead of talking... we are working on words rather then pointing and yelling. She still calls everything dada, she does say dog (daa) and mama (when she isn't happy) but for the most part I think this little one will be a talker very soon! She jabbers all the time and is the biggest copy-cat (I don't remember that with Jared and that boy is brilliant!)

Thanks again for learning with us. We love being parents and couldn't be more blessed with our two very perfect little people!