Daddy, am I Taller than You?

Bob & I woke up this morning to find a foot of snow had fallen overnight. We had three days of fifty degree weather last week and I was convinced that winter was definitely over. All day today I kept thinking of the old saying, "If you don't like the weather in New England just wait a few minutes" and thought about all the warm weather that is bound to come soon! Due to the unexpected nature of the storm, the roads were not plowed well. Unfortunately, poor Bob got stuck on our road three times on his way to work. Grace had her four month wellness check today at her pediatrician's office so we too had to venture out in the snow. The walk from our house to our car was the most terrifying walk of my life! The sun had just come out and was melting the snow off the tall pine trees that surround our house. I was carrying Grace while trying to dodge the snow that was falling fifty feet from the trees. Poor Grace had a blanket, diaper bag, and my upper body nearly on top of her. I would have done anything to protect her from the falling snow.

Grace had another wonderful visit with her pediatrician. She now weighs 14.2 pounds (70th percentile) and is 25 inches long (95th percentile). Grace grew 2.5 inches in just six weeks! Wow. We are not really sure where she gets her length from, maybe from her Poppy who is over six feet tall! Grace received an "A++ from head to toe" from her pediatrician. Hooray Grace! Her doctor recommended that Grace start having solid food if she enjoys her first feeding. I just smiled and said, "Great!" not letting on that Grace has been having rice cereal for nearly two weeks now and LOVING every single bite!! I can't wait to get her started on "real" food. I will be making all of Grace's baby food and am sooooo very excited to get started. Grace will get her first taste of butternut squash over the weekend....stay tuned for some fun pictures! Grace also had five vaccinations today. She started crying after the third shot but quickly stopped after I picked her up. Grace then took one look at the nurse who administered the shots and gave her one of her precious open mouth toothless smiles -- what a sweet and forgiving baby she is! The picture of Grace above was taken shortly after we arrived home from the doctors. Although Grace looks a little tired and rather serious here (who can blame her after receiving so many shots!), I love the way the camera captured her beautiful blue eyes.