19 Weeks Old

Our baby girl is now 19 weeks old.

She had her 4 month checkup last Wednesday and it went great (well aside from the shots of course; she never likes those, but always handles them like the little rockstar she is).  She is now 14lbs 7ozs, which puts her in the 75% for weight, 25" long, which is in the 90% for height, and her head circumference is 37cm, which puts her at about the 50% for that.  Doctor said all looks great and she is perfect!  He says she looks just like a little porcelain doll and gets prettier every time he sees her; he is so complimentary of her!  She was all smiles and talked to him the whole time he examined her.  If this is any indication as to how she will be when she is older, we are going to have us quite the little talker on our hands.

This weekend, Garrett, Grace, and I drove down south to Sunrise, Florida to visit Andre and Lauren.  We had not seen them since my baby shower that they made it down for, which means this was also their first time meeting Grace.  To say that she loved them is an understatement :)  She adored both Andre and Lauren and I think it is safe to say they liked her too.  I only wish these visits could be longer!!

Lauren, Andre, Garrett, Grace, and I

We were supposed to go to either the aquarium or the zoo, but with Tropical Storm Isaac looming in the waters, that kind of put a damper on those plans.  However, we still managed to have a great time of course!  We ended up going to the Museum of Discovery and Science, which turned into a nice fun indoor activity.  Grace loved it (and not going to lie, I enjoyed it as well!).  I think her favorite things were the aquarium creatures (lobsters, fish, etc) and the plasma globe.  She definitely got big eyes when she saw those and they took all her attention.  I cannot wait to take her to other places like this because I believe I get the most joy out of watching how much joy she gets when seeing some of this new stuff and interacting with everything.

Smiling at some of the fish we got to see

Very intrigued by the Plasma Globe

Other than that, we just enjoyed the weekend catching up with Lauren and Andre and spending time with them.  We had a wonderful time out to dinner one night at Olive Garden and hanging in the other night. They are always so hospitable when we visit and we cannot wait to have them next time they are down and hopefully give them just as great of treatment!  Thank you Andre and Lauren for everything!!  Here is a quick collage of just a few more of my favorite pictures from the weekend:

1. Lauren feeding Grace 2. In the wind tunnel with Daddy
3. Eyeing a bright colored donut 4. All ready for bed (with Lauren)
5. Intrigued by Andre's magnet masterpiece 6. Supergirl! (with Andre)

Monday evening, Garrett surprised me by bringing home flowers after work.  He really is the best!!  And I could not ask for a better husband and father for our little girl.  Then, Garrett, Grace, and I took Joel, Erin, and their girls a meal since they recently just welcomed home their two week old son Jack.  It was so great to finally meet him in person and be able to help them out a little like they were able to do for us when we had just welcomed Grace.  Jack is too cute!  It's hard to believe that Grace was as little as him at one point... they don't lie when they say "they grow up fast!"

All in all it's been a great week!  Grace is now rolling from belly to back like a pro!  She is also handling her pacifier so much better.  She is able to put it in her mouth all by herself majority of the time if it is in hands reach.  Heck, she will grab ANYTHING within her reach; she is even starting to pull her feet to her mouth.  She is very intuitive and is constantly trying to figure out what is going on around her and trying to grasp whatever she can.  She is almost able to hold her big bottle all by herself.  She definitely tries to help us hold it.  She is also giggling a lot more!!  I love her belly laughs and big smiles!  Oh and did I mention she inherited one of my pet-peeves of Garrett's?!  Yep, don't ask me how, but she's learned his tongue chewing habit, lol.  She has just started to chew on her tongue a lot more and it's cute now, but i know it drives me crazy if I catch Garrett doing it and I can only imagine having both of them doing it now... oh boy.  She's still cute as can be, even when chewing on that tongue of hers... she even manages to smile while doing it!