All About Grace

I realize that much of the "blog spotlight" has been on Charlie lately, so I thought I'd share some recent stories about Grace today. She has become quite the mischief maker these days with a keen sense of the best times to find something new to get into. One of her new favorite phrases is "right back!" She seems to think this is an adequate answer when I'm sitting on the couch nursing Charlie and she suddenly jumps up and runs out of the room with me asking, "Where are you headed?" Luckily, she usually finds a minor form of destruction like shutting the computer off, emptying out drawers, or taking food out of the refrigerator. (She is strangely drawn to the jar of pickles.) I've learned putting the baby gate up at times like these helps contain our wild little one.

Grace has also become an escape artist. I was quite surprised the other day when I came down from putting Charlie in his crib to find Grace in the backyard! Evidently, she's figured out the sliding glass door! Not only that, she's mastered the child-proof door knob handles. A few days ago I went upstairs while she was "napping" (aka playing in her room) and found her door open and her room empty. I turned around and looked down the hall to see a completely naked Grace standing on my bed, arms reached to the sky, squealing in delight at her great escape.



She is really doing a good job trying to be gentle with Charlie. She loves to sing to him when he cries or else she says "Okay Baby Brother. Gracie here." What a sweetheart!



Well, most of the time. Two days ago she threw an empty toy bin at his head. (She can't be perfect all the time!) When her time out ended we had the same conversation we always have.


"Why are you in time out"


"I hit Baby Brother in the head."


"Was that a good choice?"


"No"


"What would you like to say?"


Normally she says "Sorry Mama."


This time she started" No more..." and I thought she was going to say "No more hitting Baby Brother."


Oh no! Instead she says, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" and gave me a big smile.

She's a handful, but I sure love this girl!