Wow!

That is the best word to sum up how I feel right now! Tonight Steph surprised us with.....

A BRAND NEW DOUBLE STROLLER!!

You can't believe it? Yeah, neither can I! What an awesome friend, huh?
About a week or so ago we were talking about me buying a double stroller and how it wouldn't happen right now since I have been on unpaid maternity leave for the last 4/5 weeks and it just wasn't going to happen right now. She asked if I had one in mind, of course I did.. I told her which one it was (she thought I knew at that point, but I didn't. I just thought she was expressing a genuine interest in which one I was wanting to purchase) - which is this one. I really wanted this one but it doesn't fit into the trunk of a car so it's kinda out of the picture.
Fast forward to tonight - Steph calls around 8:00 pm asking if we are going to be home because she wants to drop something off. OK, cool. Then she asks if David is home because she might need his help carrying it since she had Hailey. Now at this point, she definitely thought I knew. Well, I didn't. She got here and David went out to get it. According to him, when she opened the back hatch, his reaction was "Get the fff. Get out of here" He said he minded the language because of Hailey. He was in disbelief, too.
After they left, we put it together. I would say it didn't even take 20 minutes. It was so easy. Once it was all assembled, I put Graycen in (yes, she was still awake after a long day with no nap - this is a whole other story in and of itself.) and put the car seat in to see how it worked. It looked beautiful. The waterworks started. All I could think was how generous this was of Steph. I have only had one other friend in my life that has ever done anything so generous for me. A few years back, I had a friend, Kari, who paid $200 towards my wedding dress. It was part of my wedding gift from her. Her reasoning behind it was "Because you're my friend." This situation reminded me a lot of that situation. When I said to Steph "I don't even know what to say." She replied with "Just say thank you." I felt like it deserved a lot more than just 'Thank You'

So - from the bottom of my heart, thank you Stephanie.

My Bundled Up Baby

So here is Graycen in a snow suit! What we use in her car seat is the Eddie Bauer All-Season Bunting. We love it. Since it's been so cold, I was worried that she wouldn't be warm enough with just that in there and this thing is warm! (When I say it is warm, I mean WARM. There have been times when I have taken her out and she was sweaty!) So, I put her in her snow suit - boy did she hate me - but she looked so darn cute!!!! Here she is, sitting so nicely in her Winnie the Pooh snow suit!

Bibs Taste Good

Lately all my dear little Graycie wants to eat (besides her cereal and bottles) are her bibs! Actually, anything that she can (and can't) put in her mouth goes in! This was taken on Sunday while she was playing- or not, in her Exersaucer. She would rather eat her bib than play with her toys any day!! Oh well, all the power to her. At least she is happy.

I guess the Bumbo isn't loved by EVERYone!

After much consideration and tons of debating, we caved and bought Graycen a Bumbo. David and I have gone back and forth for so long about whether or not to get it. I made the jump decision to buy it the other night. We brought it home, put Graycen in it -with a little bit of a struggle due to her chubby legs and buddha belly- she just kind of sat there looking at us like "why am I in here?" The picture that I have put up was the happiest she was in it. I guess it doesn't get good reviews by us. It's a wonderful seat if your baby isn't a little pudger like ours!