Seasons of Love

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Squeals and smiles and shots...oh my!

March 31, 2010
Sarah Grace's 12 month/1 year check up...

almost 21 pounds...she's only had a birthday cupcake -- she hasn't eaten her actual birthday cake yet so we're thinking by the end of the weekend she may be closer to 25 lbs! :)
almost 30 inches long...long & lean
"developing/growing VERY well" ~ Dr. Prevatte
squealed with joy as we took off her diaper (naked baby!)
scored very well on her developmental milestones check
laughed and smiled at everyone :)
seemed to enjoy walking and crawling all over the paper covered exam table (she loved the crinkling sound she was making!)
intrigued by the doctor whispering in her ear (so he could check inside)
screamed when she got her vaccines (who wouldn't)
peeling her band-aids off in the car was the cherry on the top!

Two pictures of Sarah Grace being measured at her appointment...sorry they are really blurry. She seems to like being totally naked on the table...we think she knows she's the center of attention. The green thing in her hand is her hairbow...she really wanted to be TOTALLY nude!

Thanks for being such a little trooper and a good sport Sarah Grace! Getting shots is no fun (but the bandaids sure are cool, huh?). Congratulations on your ONE YEAR check up...we love you!

We are so very blessed to have a happy and healthy little girl! Praise God!

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Happy FIRST Birthday Sarah Grace!

March 30, 2010...

Happy FIRST birthday to our first born daughter, Sarah Grace!

We have been so blessed...especially this past year! Sarah Grace is a beautiful, happy, healthy, smiling, funny little girl who has enriched our lives in more ways than we could have imagined.

Sarah Grace's first year...

born on March 30, 2009 at 6:06 pm weighing 9pounds 9ounces in VA
touched the ocean with her toes when she was 6 weeks old
slept through the night when she was about 7 weeks old (hallelujah!)
met so many wonderful people who adore her
watched her daddy graduate from medical school (she was 2 months old)
moved from Virginia to North Carolina in June of 2009
baptized September 2009 in our new home church ~ 5 1/2 months old
ate lots of yummy "first foods" -- and is continuing to enjoy new foods
traveled across the country (in an airplane) to Seattle, WA with her Mom and Dad when she was 6 months old -- she was a great little traveler
crawled and is beginning to walk
celebrated her FIRST birthday with family and friends

SG's very first pictures...in utero -- about 13 weeks--9/10/2008

Our first family photo -- in the hospital where SG was born 3/30/2009

SARAH GRACE...pictures through her first year...

NEWBORN --

1st MONTH

2nd MONTH

3rd MONTH

4th MONTH

5th MONTH

6th MONTH

7th MONTH

8th MONTH

9th MONTH

10th MONTH

11th MONTH

12th MONTH

ONE YEAR!!! March 30, 2010!!!

We've been so blessed to have shared Sarah Grace's very first year of life with her. She's such a precious baby girl and we are so excited to see what the next year brings!

Sarah Grace loves to...smile...play with Daisy and Daisy's toys...take long walks with Mommy...ride on Daddy's shoulders...read "Goodnight Moon"...eat everything in sight (she seems to enjoy eating everything she's tasted thus far!)...sleep...help load the dishwasher (and by load, we mean she climbs in it!)...swing...be pushed in the cart at the store...look at pictures...splash in the water...pull all her toys out of the toybox...cuddle with her "lovie" and her "dolly"...crawl on Mommy and Daddy's big bed...be tickled...listen to birds chirp and dogs bark...brush her teeth...drink from a sippy cup...fingerpaint...open the blinds beside her crib and look outside (we call her our weather girl!)...laugh...

"Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward." Psalm 127:3

We'll post some picture from her little birthday party soon as well as her "stats" from her 12 month/1 year check up at the pediatrician!

Saturday, March 27, 2010

The Earth is blooming!

Happy SPRING!

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" ~Robin Williams

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. ~Charles Dickens

Here's what we've been doing so far this SPRING...

SG is practicing walking...