Settling In

So I had to show these funny pictures of Grace. It has been a little overwhelming for our cat to have a new place to explore, but she has found some perks, like this spot above our cabinets. She has been driving me crazy by trying to get into EVERY cupboard. She does it just to get our attention which is fine until it is in the middle of the night, and then I am not a happy camper.

I also had to share by excitement regarding Emma. This may sound crazy to most of you out there, but Emma slept the first time in her crib without being "swaddled". I have been wanting to ween Emma away from having to be swaddled for 2 months now and either she wasn't ready or something came up that made it inconsistent on my part, but I decided to try again and I found SUCCESS!!! Woo Hoo. I couldn't believe it. Whenever I used to lay her down she would just kick and play and cry for an hour and never fall asleep, but she slept all last night and her naps today without the swaddling blanket! She is just growing up so fast. Just this past week she has progressed in so many ways. She is getting physically bigger, but she is also sitting better on her own, making more consonant sounds, she has been singing a bit (well we like to think so), and has definitely began understanding the world around her and her role in it. We are getting better at understanding her moods and what she is trying to communicate with us. She is just FULL of personality. It has been so much fun to see her grow up but we also know this is just the beginning and soon she'll be moving around, talking, going to school, dating and getting married! Good thing we have awhile until those days, but I know they'll come sooner than we think. We are just enjoying this time while she is still young.