Crawling and Standing and More, oh my!

Exactly two weeks ago today, March 26, to be exact, Grace started crawling while we were video chatting with Gramps and Nana. Ok, technically, Caleb was talking with them while I was halfway working on dinner. She started scooching forward, reaching with her arms and dragging her little body behind, and in a few more minutes she was up on all fours doing a real baby crawl!

And just over a week later, she pulled herself up to stand for the very first time. My mom was here visiting and Caleb was working from home as our car was in the shop, so she had quite the cheering audience for her subsequent performances. We're most proud of our little Gracie, but realizing we've got our work cut out for us over the next couple months!

One of her favorite challenges now is trying to pull herself up on the rocking ottoman that goes with the glider in the nursery. She's pretty good at keeping her balance as it rocks back and forth, but a few times it's caught her off guard and down she goes. She's a brave little girl though, and gets right back up to try again!

Thank God for Grandmas!

My mom just flew back home this afternoon after staying a week, and it was so wonderful having an extra set of hands around! Ok, and I admit it - I still enjoy being babied too. :-D We were having some sleepless nights, and she was great about changing diapers at 4 in the morning and sending me back to bed. Most of the time though Grace won't have anyone but her Mommy in the middle of the night, and she'll just scream if somebody else tries to pick her up. During the day she's a very happy baby, but I think her little brain's working overtime right now to process all the new things she's learning.

Now Caleb, Grace and I are really looking forward to having his Mom and Sarah-Jean up in just a couple more months. And hopefully Grace will be sleeping a little more by then!