Happy February, all! We can hardly believe how quickly time is flying (everyone tells you that time will fly with a newborn... they're right!).
The second month as a family of three has slowed down a bit after the holidays, but still been filled to the brim with challenges and exciting new developments. Here are the cliff notes:
- Alyssa returned to work and is loving the new job, yet missing Grace terribly! (I will be starting a new blog/website for professional development/structured reflection purposes. Stay tuned for the link when it goes online in a week or two!)
- Grace LOVES her Nanny Faye, a sweet lady who lives in our apartment building on the 10th floor. Mama drops her off in the morning, and Daddy picks her up at 5pm =) Nanny makes Grace SMILE and is very loving and gentle. This has been a huge time saver for us, such a blessing.
- Mark's job is still going well- he is into his 3rd year with the company, now. He has developed great relationships with clients, customers, and coworkers.
- We are learning how to manage a household with 2 working parents, but we are also learning to truly cherish every minute we all have home together. This has involved a weekly cleaning/laundry spree on Sundays, meal planning and weekly grocery shopping, and a to-do/ grocery list that updates on both Mark and Alyssa's phones (cozi.com). We'll keep it all together, one way or another!
And now, for the real reason you check the blog.... PICTURES!
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| This is the quilt from Gracie's crib. Custom-made lovingly by her Nona (Donna). |
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| She loves looking at the patterns, and I can't wait until she can crawl and start to feel all the different fabrics, too! |
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| Super cute owl 12-month stickers from Jennifer Brown. love them. |
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| Grace thought tummy time was a blast this night! I wish I could capture her (almost) laughing with delight and excitement. |
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| "Can you believe how big I am??? Let's see what I can do during month #3!" |
