Sorry so late!

I forgot to update after the dr. appointment! She was 13.5lb 25in, and in great shape!

We also didn't go on our little road trip. Some of our friends were going to be busy, and we decided to save the money, since we ended up needing it to fix the car! but we hope to make it that way in may sometime!

In other news, Thomas now works 8-5, sunday-thursday! woooo its been soooo nice having him home at night to help out, and also being able to eat dinner and go to bed at a good time!!

Its been so nice outside we've been able to do some walking as well! We sure went right into spring, with these 70 degree days!

Gracyen is now a rolling machine! she rolls everywhere, all the time. What I don't like is that she is rolling in bed, and I don't like finding her on her belly in bed just yet! She is sleeping on her side now, but in the morning she rolls to her tummy, then gets mad, even though she is capable of rolling right back! She is sitting very well now, and doesn't tip much at all! She also has a jumperoo now, and is having a blast jumping like crazy in that! She is doing great with foods, but has recently decided she was going to refuse all veggies. just out of nowhere! so we always start with a veggie and try to get her to eat as much as possible, but it usually ends up fruit--she chows that down no problem! Little stinker! but i guess at least she is eating something! She is still getting up about once a night, mostly for a diaper, and a sip of juice! and then back to sleep! so hopefully we can break that soon! she did do a night or two of all night last week, so i know she can do it!

WEll I'll try to update more frequently! I haven't had a lot of time lately!

SPRINGTIME!!

Well I am so excited right now I don't know where to start!

Firstly, Graceyn is getting huge! She is now 26 inches, and I'd estimate about 13 or so pounds! maybe more!? She has recently started blowing raspberries, but only when she is getting upset! It is sooooo funny! We think she will probably skip crawling and go right to walking later on. She hates being on her tummy! And if given a choice would rather be standing than sitting or laying! So it will be interesting to see what she does! She is also now in 6 month clothes! We might be in trouble! We got her 6 and 9 month summer clothes! but her issue is that everthing is short, but its still baggy on her, so we are thinking that summer stuff is already short, so it wont be noticable! she might be able to wear that stuff! As of now the 9 month stuff is still huge! and falls off her skinny butt!

Next- My car died on Thursday. You may wonder why I'm so excited!? Well that is because now its in amazing shape. I got new brake pads on, got a new multi-funciton switch (which is what went out!), a new battery, and new tires! all I need now is to vacuum it and get my oil changed and we'll be in great shape! Which bring me to my next thing-

we are going on a mini road trip in a couple of weeks! On April 9 Graceyn has her next dr. visit at 8am, and I took the day off. After her appointment we are heading east! We are going to Iowa city to visit friends on Friday night, then on Satruday we are going to Cedar rapids to see my friend Lindsay and her husband Ed. They are expecting in Aug. and I am passing my maternity clothes off for her to borrow! It will be nice to get that big box out of my living room! then after we see them, we are stopping in cedar falls possibly for some of our favorite chinese food! Then on to Des Moines where we are going to meet up with a new friend of mine! Melissa and I met on a pregnancy message board waaay back last march or april, and found out that she lives in Des Moines! We've been emailing and talking on Facebook for quite a while now, and we have finally found the time to meet for real! I'm really excited! She had her daughter just a couple days after I had Graceyn! Her husband is a huge Iowa fan also, so I'm sure him and Thomas will get along great! After we see them we are heading home late Satruday night, in the hopes that Graceyn will sleep the whole way! If we need to we'll just stay another night, but we thought this might work better!

Another new exciting development---Thomas is now working 8-5 Mon-Thurs!!!! still works 11-8 sunday, but its ok. To have him home at 5 during the week is going to be amazing! Today was the first day of this schedule...Graceyn was confused when she had to go to day care much earlier than normal, but I am sure she'll adjust quickly! I won't know what to do when I can actually get things done or run an errand after work and have Thomas there to help with her! Plus we can now eat dinner at a 'normal' time! Not at 930 anymore!

And lastly, the weather has me excited! It is supposed to be sunny and in the upper 50's all week! We will certainly be going out for walks this week!!!

Hope everyone is enjoying the nice weather we are getting, and if you aren't getting nice weather.....when I'm not sorry, cause we've had one heck of a winter and I just don't have it in me to feel bad for anyone else with crappy weather right now :)

Take care! I'll for sure update after her Dr. appt with height and weight, etc!

Graceyn is 4 months old!

Graceyn will be 4 months tomorrow! Where the heck has the time gone!? She is getting so big! She is also starting to play more and be more aware of things. She has really began to have a facination with this lion on her mobile! So much in fact, that at target they had a matching lion stuffed animal with toys attached, she snatched it off the shelf and wouldn't put it back!!! So we of course got it for her......and so it begins!

She hates laying down now...she always wants to be sitting or standing! She sits very well with a little help, but i give her about a month and she'll certainly be sitting by herself! She is very strong for such a little kid!

She is also eating baby food now! She really loves sweet potatoes! She actually ate the whole container last night! Yes, she did wear a lot of it, because after every bite she stuck her hands in her mouth, which made a huge mess! but she enjoyed it! she also had cereal this morning for breakfast and really likes that! she knows what to do with a spoon, and understands that she has to eat it off the spoon! She doesn't spit it out either...well..unless she doesnt like what we put in her mouth!

She has learned to scoot too. on her back she will use her feet and scoot backwards. I wish she'd do it on her tummy, so at least she can see where she is going! one of these days she'll run into something! She hates her tummy, she always flips right over if we put her down that way. she does push herself up very well, i am sure she'll be an early crawler! (if she crawls! she loves standing already too)

 Not much else going on at this time! Which is good!!! Hope everyone is staying warm! We really are hoping for an early spring so we can get outside!!!

Well it's been quite a while!! Here are a few of our recent pictures from JcPenny! They do such a great job!! Not much news in the Winegardner house, other than all three of us were sick last week, but feeling much better now! We can't wait for it to get warm so that we can go outside!! We are beginning to go a little crazy being stuck inside, and have been venturing to the mall a lot just to get out and 'walk'! Hope everyone is doing well!!

It's been a while- Graceyn is 3 months!!

Well it has been a while since I've updated! Not a lot going on, just working, trying to avoid going in the ditch with all of this darn snow, and enjoying Graceyn growing up! She now loves to sit up, and hates laying down. She likes her exersaucer a lot, we have to put a blanket around her though because she's still too small for the seat! She also is talking nonstop!! and last night she held her own bottle for her whole feeding with almost no help from me! She is 3 months today!! I can't believe how quickly time is going! It will be warm and she'll be crawling before I know it! While I am enjoying her being little, I am ready for her to be mobile and 'play' more too. Plus I am ready for the weather to be nice so we can be outside!!!

We are going to try to get Graceyn's pictures taken this weekend, so look for those soon!! I think we'll also do family pictures too.

On a positive note, since my surgery, I have lost 15 pounds! my clothes are loose and I am thrilled! I feel great now too. I am pretty much fully healed, haven't had a choice anyway, with all the snow that has had to be scooped at our house lately!! I am SOOOO sick of snow! Where is spring?!

Anyway, I should get back to work! look for pictures in the next week or two!

another eventful week..

Well it was another eventful week.. I ended up having my gall bladder out! I was having the pain for quite a long time, even back when I was pregnant.Well we ended up spending my birthday home most of the day because I was having a gall bladder attack! After it finally passed we went out, but the next day it was back again. So monday I called the dr. and they saw me right away. Tuesday I had an ulstrasound, Wednesday I met the surgeon, and Thursday at 530, in the middle of a huge snow storm,. I went to Mercy and had it out! Today is Sunday and I'm feeling pretty good. Even going to do a bit of shopping with mom this afternoon and I plan to return to work tomorrow. This was definitely not as bad as a c section! The gall stone I had was the size of a ping pong ball!!