Has it been three months already?

Wow! Three months has passed and I have not kept up with my blog as I had hoped this summer. Let's just say a busy toddler and a newborn have been more challenging than I anticipated. Trey's been working so hard this summer getting his new career started with New York Life. It's so nice to have him home every night! Aside from a few training days this summer, I've been a full-time mommy. I love it, but I can't wait to get back to my kids at school.

Grace is growing taller every day it seems. She is still skinny as ever. It sure is tough to find pants to fit her! She is talking so well. Sometimes it's hard to understand what she's saying because she talks so fast. She says, "You have the sneezes, like Benny" when you sneeze. She'll say bless you. She says you're welcome and thank-you without prompting (most of the time). She knows exactly what she wants and doesn't want to eat. She loves to sing and dance. She's been walking like a sumo-wrestler lately (not sure where she picked that up). She loves playing with older kids. This past Friday we played kickball in the alley with the neighbors grandkids. We all had a blast. She will draw for HOURS! I put her markers and paper away, hoping she'll play with her dolls or something, but the second I turn around, she's got the markers back out. She makes sure she colors with each and every color. She's a swimmer! She loves going to the pool with anyone who will take her. She's very into her little sister at times. She likes to hold Morgan's hand and say, "Awwww. . ." She totally knows when she's doing something cute. She keeps me on my toes each and every day. Wow, is she smart!

After a bit of searching, we found a plastic surgeon that we liked and will be doing Grace's surgery on Wednesday, July 21st. It's a one-hour procedure where they will put her completely under, slice her lip open, remove the mass, and stitch her back up again. I'm a bit nervous about what her recovery will bring, but I completely trust Dr. Buckingham. He was so great with her at our visit. I'm headed to Blockbuster tomorrow to stock up on some videos to keep us occupied after her surgery. She's into the princess stage now, so looks like I'll be watching classic Disney films. I quite enjoyed watching Snow White with her for the first time this past Saturday.

Morgan is growing so fast! She's quite the talker. I don't remember Grace being this vocal when she was Morgan's age. She loves batting her eyelashes at you and cooing at you. She isn't rolling over yet; she's come close, but hasn't done it yet. She loves pushing herself up when lying on the floor. She's strong! She loves sitting straight up. LOVES the Bumbo. She's been sleeping 12-13 hours a night. I LOVE IT! I'm actually awake enough during the day to enjoy her. I remember my zombie days with Grace so well! (and those didn't end until she slept through the night after she turned a year old!)

I hope to get some pictures and video up this week, but who knows if that will happen! It's taken me three months to post this! ;)