Sunday, October 28, 2007

Daily life






Things are going great around here at the Morse/Stafford home. The dogs, Alex, Ralph and Maggie have adjusted to having a 2 legged sister. She really likes them. Ralph is her best friend. Each morning he goes in and sticks his nose up to her crib to say good morning. She hold her hand and he kisses it. She giggles and he wags. It is so sweet.

Grace is still working on getting in those teeth! They are coming, we know it! Walking has also become something of interest. Sometimes she forgets she can't walk on her own yet and takes off across the rom. She gets about 6 steps and boom- she falls. But I think she is pretty happy with herself.

Books are something she really likes. She studies them as though sh knows what they say. For all we know she does and my child will be in Medical School by the age of 12. She isa very smart child. Now I know people say that ther children are just SO smart. But, I really think mine is a little smarter than the average 13 month old.

Stuffed animals were not her favorite thing when we first came home. But now she loves to hug and cuddle with them. Boynton, the pink Pig my sister Crystal sent is at the top of the list. She hold him when she has her bottle at night time. Yes, if you must know- all of her stuffed animals have names. Hmmm..... maybe a budding veterinarian.....

he words Dada and Mama are very common now. I am trying to teach her "Moooo" for my mothers husband Don. (He is a livestock guy.)

Grace's First Birthday





Grace's Birthday was a lot of fun for us and I think for her. We were so happy to be able to have her home before she turned one. That was a hope for us. We found that she is not crazy about getting dirty. After putting her hand in the frosting from her cake I recvd a look from her to say "oh- oh-oh, PLEASE wipe it off, icky!" She prefers to just put a finger on the frosting and taste from there. But this girl loves cake and ice cream- just not the frosting. Hmm, sounds like her mom.

My mother was able to fly in for the weekend so she could finally meet her grand daughter. Something I know she has been waiting for- They got along very well and I swear she tried to mutter the word Grammy. Ask my mother, I think she heard it too!

She got quite a few gifts and plays with them all. Grace will never be without clothes. She is becoming quite the fashionista thanks to her Aunt Casey and Chelsea.