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Ryan + Emily = Dylan

I had the priveledge of taking our sweet friends Ryan and Emily's maternity pics Sunday. They are expecting their sweet baby boy Dylan Michael Baker in just two short weeks! We had so much and I LOVE how all of the pictures turned out. Thought I'd share a little sneak peek of our session!

How great is our God!

Lately I cannot stop praising Jesus for our beautiful blessing. Grace has brought so much joy and peace to our family. You can just see the Lord radiating through her. She is the happiest baby that most people have ever encountered and for that we are so very thankful. We are trying to learn and grow in our relationship with the Lord so that we can share with others the joy of Christ, especially our sweet baby girl! I hope that one day she will be a great leader and that others will know her for having such a wonderful relationship with our Lord. We just had our family pictures made this past Saturday and you can tell from looking at her sweet face what a joy she is to us and many others. Our photographer did a WONDERFUL job and we can't wait to use her again for Grace's 1 year portraits!

Purple umbrella chair

Here is our sweet happy girl in her precious chair our friends Ryan and Emily brought her last Saturday night. :) She is just a tad too little for it, but it will be perfect for her once she starts sitting up good. (She is VERY close to sitting up on her own by the way.)

An addition to our pics post

Here are a few more pics that I didn't add in the picture overload post below. :) This is G, Her Uncle T, and her handsome daddy (with his eye doing something weird) We went to the Birmingham Barons baseball game last Friday and watched the Friday night fireworks. It was fun to do something different for a change. And for a girl who is obsessed with fireworks (and rainbows I might add), well, I of course loved it.

Speaking of rainbows, at the baby shower we threw for Charlie and Caroline we saw a double rainbow!!! It was beautiful and we saw the end of it too... but sadly no pot of gold. Here is G and her Aunt Alye at the baby shower. Pure sweetness.

And I'm so excited to post this next pic! Even though it's super blurry. I didn't want to wake the babyyy. I'm proud to announce that Grace is swaddle free! And still sleeping through the night!! She is a little rolling machine so we purchased this wedge and it is amazing. I put her in her cute little sleep sack so she would have some cover and I think it's working great. The first time we tried the no swaddle thing was a little trying. She woke up at 12am and I said "alright. Time to be swaddled!!" But the next time she slept all night and has been doing so good ever since!! Yay!! Here she is in all her glory. sleeping the night away. with her crazy rooster hairdo.

Alright. That's all for now. This girl is ready for the weekend!! :)

Grace is growing up

I don't have dates on these so I don't know exactly how old she is in some but you can see here how fast our baby is growing up! Sheesh. I always thought people were exaggerating when they would say "They grow up quick". She is just a couple of days old here. This was right after her first sponge bath at home. She def. looks older than a couple of days old. Momma and Grace enjoying the outdoors. Daddy reading Where the Wild Things Are 5 Weeks hanging out in my crib - These pjs were my favorite This is our sweet family of 3 on Easter and Grace's 2nd time to go to church. My mom made her dress and did such a great job. It's nice to have a girl and have a mom who can smock and sew. Grace already has so many special things made by her Nana. We went to the zoo with Aunt Linds, Cousin Brenton, and Cousin Lane. Grace slept pretty much the whole time and it was hotter than molasses (had to change her out of those pants!) but we still had a good time. G sitting in her bumbo for the very first time. Brother Rudy (G desp needs a hairbow here) Best friend Anna Lilia Picture from one of many photoshoots she's going to have in her lifetime We love bath time! Grace and daddy taking a nap on Father's Day Having fun on Smith Lake 4 Month appointment and shots - Weighed 12lbs 15 oz and was 24 1/2 inches long - 50th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height Standing up like a big girl. Grace is very strong and has been standing since she was only a couple months old. (holding on to us of course) I painted Grace's little piggies on her 4 month birthday for the first time :) We suck on our toes... and we roll out of chairs... Naptime at Nana's house loving on her baby doll Hanging out at daddy's shop G and her bubba again

G's high fashion shoes that are way too big. Maybe we can fit in them in the spring.

Visiting all my favorite aunties at Caroline and Charlie's baby shower Sitting in my high chair eating banana oatmeal like a big girl After staying away from home and away from mommy and daddy for the first time and going to church with Roo Roo and Pops Playing with Da and Bonnie Alright! I think I have caught up with her pictures atleast! Posting some video next.