Getting together?

Now that Grace is six months old, we would love to get together with you if that's something either or both of you would like to do. It seems like at three months, we were pretty vague about when we'd want to see each other again, so we're just putting this out there. We're totally willing to come up to Vancouver or whatever is convenient. We also completely understand if you'd rather wait and see Grace at another time in the future. Really, we are flexible and would love to do whatever is comfortable for both of you.

Louis has our home and cell numbers, you're welcome to call whenever, or just leave a comment here and we could call or email you to work it out if you'd like.

Regardless of when we see you next, we want you to know that you are never forgotten in this family. We love you and think of both of you often, and hope things are going well for you. We love Grace so much and are eternally grateful for her being in our family.

6 months!!

Wow, Grace was 6 months old this week! Unfortunately, she's had a rather tough week. First, two ear infections, on top of which, she's also cutting another tooth. That's enough to make a for one sad, fussy baby. But, she also had to make a special trip to a dermatologist and get a biopsy done on her arm, which resulted in a single stitch, hopefully not a scar, and a lot of soreness.

About five weeks ago, Grace woke up one morning with this weird red mark on her arm.
It didn't go away after a few hours like I thought it might (thinking she had just gotten her arm caught in the crib slats or something) and it was kind of hard underneath. So we called the doctor and went in. The doctor originally thought it was an infection, but when we went back for a follow up he said it wasn't. Since she was otherwise very healthy, the doctor said not to worry about it, though he was stumped on what it could be. It faded away over the course of a couple of weeks. And then, without warning, it popped up literally overnight this week! We went back to the doctor and have now officially stumped all four pediatricians in the clinic. We got sent to a dermatologist who took a biopsy. So, now we're just waiting to hear the results. It's so strange and we really really hope there is nothing wrong.

As you can see, this girl's been through a lot this week. It's so hard to see your baby sick and in pain!

But, other than the ear infections (which are getting much better with the antibiotics) and the weird arm thing, her 6 month doctor appointment went well. She's continuing to grow well, she sits up great, we're still working on sleeping through the night and we're trying (somewhat unsuccessfully) to get her eating some solids. The only thing she manages to swallow so far is applesauce. She spits out sweet potatoes, rice cereal and carrots. In fact, the carrots were so bad she gagged herself and threw up! I did try mixing the vegetables with the applesauce, and she does okay with that.

Her measurements at 6 months are:

Weight: 19 lbs. 6 oz, 96th percentile
Height: 26.5 inches, 78th percentile
Head Circumference: 17.5 inches, 94th percentile
Still our very big girl!

Even with her difficult week, Grace is such a joy to be with. We are constantly stopped by strangers when we are out, at the grocery store or wherever. People are always commenting about how adorable she is, she is so smiley, she smiles at everyone. Though, she definitely prefers Mom and Dad, which we sure like! We are so grateful for her, everyday.