5 Months Old!

Grace is a Pro when it comes to holding up her head now. The bobbly-headed baby my sister was so afraid of is long gone.

She's been rolling around quite a bit despite the fact that Grandma Pavlovic is in town and nearly refuses put her down because she doesn't "want her to cry". Believe me, this kid hardly cries real tears. I'm not the "Cry It Out" kind of mom. She does fuss and some days I think she's more fussy than usual because she constantly held, but that might be another story.

She's even starting to laugh and has taken an interest in Davey whenever he decides to grace us with his presence.

I'm starting to get real laughs out of her too. Of course they're adorable. She has a down-right fascination with her toy lions. There's one stuffed lion that she has a hard time napping without. I call him Lyon. She loves Lyon. It doesn't matter what kind of mood she's in, as soon as she see's Lyon she is all smiles. She'll grab onto his wild mane of hair and squish his face as hard as possible to hers, yank him back again, and give a little laugh. If Lyon doesn't end up Real someday, I will be utterly shocked.

4 Months Old!

My how time is moving along. It turns out that Grace is a LONG baby. During her 4 month check up she measured 26 inches!

The smiles are much more frequent now. She's not really laughing yet but she enjoys watching Mommy make lots of funny faces.

And she's discovered her feet. Well really, just one foot, and spends a good deal of the day trying to taste it.

The one question I get the most...How is Davey around the new baby? The answer is fine actually. He wants nothing to do with her. He ignores her and leaves whatever room she is in. He seems pretty upset that this little squeaking creature monopolizes so much of my time. She's not too interested in the dog either. She rarely looks in his direction during the rare times that he's in the same breathable atmosphere. I figure he won't take a real interest in her until she's able to hand over the good stuff, like her dinner.

Visitors!

 First came Grandma Harris. She was wonderful!

Then when Grace was 3 weeks old we headed up to Omaha for Uncle Zoran's graduation ceremony from Creighton University.

Then Grandpa and Grandma Anna came to visit. Grandpa was sweet.

Grandma Anna was amazing!

Baka (Grandma in Serbian) came next. She was so excited to hold her grandbaby.

And then Aunt Emily.

And then my bestie, Anna, with her sister and son. There were cuddles, long chats, and great BBQ.

3 Months Old!

Grace is growing like a little weed. She loves to sit up and gets quite angry when she has to spend time on her tummy instead of being able to sit up.

She's also starting smile more but she's still very serious most of the day.

Here's the coveted smile that I look forward to every day. This particular smile is for Daddy (probably her favorite person).

Happy 4th of July

Happy Fourth of July!

(Grace at 9 weeks old)
She's a spitting image of her Daddy here!