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Easter time photos

My cute 3 month old

Check out this progress!

A year ago, my friend Rachel http://josiecomehome.blogspot.com/ emailed a photo of her beautiful son standing on his own... I've since dreamed of having a photo to post of Gracie doing the same thing. It was always one of those wild-don't-think-it'll-ever-happen kind of dreams, a romantic, fairy tale type of dream. But this week, Gracie made another leap in development and muscle tone. It started when I leaned her up against the wall and planted her feet a shoulder-width apart. For the first time, she didn't lunge for the safety of my arms or hands, but rather, she allowed herself to stand steadily on her own two feet and she kept her center of gravity centered over her feet instead of wildly in front of her or to one side or the other. She even quickly figured out that she couldn't lurch around in excitement while standing on her own two feet with no support but a wall behind her back, but rather had to express her excitement over this new development with a gentl

Bowling and Swimming

Auntie Jessi and Ana Auntie Amy and Gracie Auntie Amy and Gracie, me (Abby) and Ana To make up for the skiing photo, here are some photos of how we finished up school vacation week! If there's one thing Gracie enjoys, it's swimming - she loves the water and even Ana got to get in on the action a little. A new sport that we tried though with great success was bowling! Gracie loved it - giggling, pushing the balls, the cheering!