Grace's first walk

 We had the idea of taking Grace on a nice, long walk.  It was a good plan until we started sweating under the hot Utah sun.  One lap around the temple and we called it good.  Even though she slept through the whole walk, I think Grace enjoyed it. 

 

One Week

My sister Amber posted weekly pictures of my niece Clara for the first year of her life.  I really enjoyed it because even though I wasn’t able to see her much, I felt like I still got to see her growing up.  Babies change so much in that first year, and it’s fun to look back and track Clara’s changes.  I decided I wanted to do the same thing for Grace (it’s only fitting since she and Clara share their birthday).

I was not exactly on the ball that first week, but here are some pictures of Grace at one week.

Home with Gracie

We've loved having our sweet baby home with us.  She's already changing so much!

  

(baby feet)

Hospital

Grace was born at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, and I have to say that I might have stayed there permanently if they'd let me.  The nurses went above and beyond to make me happy and comfortable.  And the food situation was pretty cool. You call in all your orders and then someone brings it down to you, which felt like getting room service at a fancy hotel (minus the part were I was in an awkward hospital gown).

Pregnancy at a glance

It's crazy looking back at pictures from my pregnancy because it honestly seems like it never happened now that it's over.  I didn't do a very good job documenting my growing belly, but here are a few pictures I did take:

 18 weeks

 23 weeks when I feel like I finally crossed over the from "is she just fat?" to "I'm pretty sure she's pregnant"

 31 weeks

 34 weeks (Memorial Day)

39 weeks (this was actually the day before Grace was born)

Welcome Baby Weed!

Grace Elizabeth Weed

July 1st, 2012 

7lbs 2oz 19.5"

Baby Weed

This announcement is pretty long overdue, but Bryan and I are having a baby! I'm due July 7th and we just found out we're having a girl.

See the cute little floating hand?

Ultrasounds are seriously the coolest thing ever. I realize that at this point our baby should look like a baby (not a blob), but it was still so amazing to see that baby on the screen. It was fun seeing her little hands and feet. And I'm not surprised I haven't felt the baby move yet. After seeing the ultrasound, we're convinced the baby has the Carter napping gene.

We're really excited, and now that we know the gender we need to start thinking of names (which is seeming very overwhelming).