Gracie
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A Frolic With Colic
“Hi there, Gracie Girl!” I said. “Don’t you ‘Gracie Girl’ me, Mom,” she said. “We are fighting.” “What?!?!” I screeched. “Why?” “Because you think I have colic.” “Now, I said I wasn’t sure.…
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Sweeping Baby
Shhhhh…. Gwacy is sweeping…. And if she wakes up, I’m gonna have ta kiss her cheeks for hours… I can’t help it. It’s an unstoppable urge. I kiss her little cheek and then…
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Maybe They Like Me More
“Psssst…Gracie?” whispered Bean. “Are you asleep?” “Well, not anymore,” said Gracie. “Oh, good,” said Bean. “Cause you’re laying on my pig and I’ll…just…take….him back…if that’s okay.” “Actually,” said Gracie. “I think that’s my…
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Un-Blobbing
For the most part, newborns are little blobs of cuteness. They don’t do much besides eat, poop, and sleep. Or, if you’re Gracie, sleep, sleep, eat, sleep, poop, sleep, sleep some more, and…
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A Conversation
“Hey, Bean,” said Gracie. “Hey, Gracie,” said Bean. “Uh…I think you stepped on Lightning McQueen, dude.” “No, Gracie,” said Bean. “These are my slippers. See?” “Wow!” said Gracie. “Those are awesome! Your toys…
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Two Different Children
I am constantly amazed at how unique babies are. Even though Gracie is only three weeks old, she is still a very different baby than Bean was. For one thing, she wears dresses.…
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The Second First Bath
This past weekend we gave Gracie her first real bath. We’ve been giving her sponge baths, but she still had her little belly button nub that hadn’t fallen out yet so we couldn’t…
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Discipline and the Big Brother
Bean has definitely embraced being a big brother. He loves his “Gaycee.” He brings her toys and shares his food with her (according to Bean, she should be eating more popcorn and cheese).…
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Learning to Be a Big Brother
If I could have chosen the smoothest transition possible for Bean and Gracie, it would have been exactly what’s been happening in our house right now. Bean seems to have been born to…
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Finishing Touches
We are two weeks away from Gracie’s arrival and I think the nursery is finally done. I had been feeling a little bit like the room wasn’t quiiiiiiite done yet, but couldn’t put…
