10 Weeks Old

Seriously, where is the time going?!  Our baby girl is 10 weeks old and now going to KinderCare.  She is maturing and developing so quickly... she loves to talk and smile with you more than ever now.

Her first day was yesterday and I thought that it was going to be really tough, but just knowing how happy and smiley she was and that it was all in God's hands, made the transition so much easier.  Because it now takes more time to get ready in the morning, it is still hard to get a decent amount of sleep.  I also have more to do in the evening to prepare for the following morning which takes away some time, but I am trying to make the best of it and just get used to it because it is what it is.  We have Grace Lynn in bed between 9 and 9:30 and then we hit the hay and I am up by 4:30 at the absolute latest to get myself and Grace ready for the day.  She is sleeping much longer between feedings now and even slept until I woke her up this morning; yay!!  But, she does still make noises at night which will wake me up; however, I do not have to get up to feed her at those times if she just falls right back asleep.  So, my sleep may be sporadic, but not terrible; it could be so much worse.  It is all more than worth it to see that beautiful baby girl when we pick her up after a long day at work!

plenty of diaper changes the first two days and she ate all her food :)
oh and she napped well... i say she gets and A+!

The teachers all love her and say she is definitely going to be a spoiled one.  She did very well her first two days.  According to them, she wasn't fussy, she slept good, she ate well, and was her fun loving, talkative, smiley self.  She has two other girls in her class which is great because she will be able to grow up with them and interact more as they all age together.  We even got to meet one of their mother's and she was very sweet!  All in all, the whole process/transition has been great!!

Can you smile for the camera?
Nope, I'd rather play shy :)

Goofy face!

You can tell we were BOTH tired after our first long day apart!
Love my girl!!

Also this week, we had several wonderful visitors!  Favorite (Sarah) got to come into town and spend the day with us and play with Grace, Kristina came by one evening to hangout, catch up, and see sweet Grace, and my mom, sister, and Adam got to come over Saturday to spend the day with us.  It was all wonderful and so awesome to see everyone, catch up with those I haven't seen in a while and to have some help (MANY THANKS!) so I could get some more work done from home before heading back to the office full-time as of yesterday.

Favorite with Jr :)

Another exciting evening was yesterday evening because myself and two girlfriends of mine from Church started our DNA small group together.  It is so nice to study God's story with two wonderful woman and to also just get to know each other on a deeper level.  I am excited to see how God works in our lives through this new study that we are doing.


Other news worthy of being shared to show how great God is!!...

• Courtney and John are expecting baby #1!!  This definitely comes after several years of prayers and a strong faith.  God definitely works in mysterious, yet wonderful, ways; the timing couldn't be better!  This baby will be within a year old of Grace, Jackson, Judah, and Jack!  All five of these babies will get to grow up in the same Church and three in the same Gospel Community.  Congrats you two!  We will continue the prayers :)
• Jonathan and Tawnya just welcomed their beautiful baby boy Jackson!!  I know they were definitely ready for him to be here and he has finally made his arrival.  I cannot wait to meet this little guy and see the new proud parents again.  Garrett and I are so very happy for you both!!