Mama: “Gracen, this is your Grandma Charlotte. Remember her? She’s coming to visit us in just two days!”

As I’ve mentioned before, Baby G has shown a desire to be independent quite a bit sooner than we expected… And in the last couple of days, we’ve come across something else we weren’t quite ready for.

Grae and her little friend, Turner, having an impromptu afternoon play date. :)

Our little doodlebug, contently playing in her nursery.

Right now, Gracen gets one solid food “meal” a day… Only about a tablespoon each afternoon – not for the nutrition, but simply as an introduction to food. So far, she happily eats brown rice cereal, fresh avocado, mashed banana, and roasted butternut squash.

Have I mentioned how much we love this cherry blossom mural? It was painted by our very talented friend and coworker, Grit, especially for Baby G. Not only is it beautiful, cheerful, and calming all in one, but it reminds us of the beautiful cherry blossom trees that line the streets in our favourite Canadian city – Vancouver.

Roasted butternut squash! We introduced Grae to the gooey orange goodness a few days back, and it was by far our best food introduction to date!

Gracen has always enjoyed spending time in her jumper, but lately she’s been really loving it.

Gracen steppin’ out on Saturday in her little old man inspired attire. There would have been no convincing strangers that she really is a little girl today… :)

Sharing.

Has Mama lost her marbles? Perhaps. Today Gracen’s nap schedule, in combination with my tutoring schedule, left for very little time together before bedtime. What do you do when you’re short on time? You multitask! The outcome – dinner in the tub. :)

Okay, so it’s taken me a couple of weeks (gheez, mom – figure things out more quickly next time), but I may have discovered the secret to getting Grae to happily eat solids tonight.

‘Mmmm… Thank you, Mama. I do love these organic rice rusks.’

Things sure have changed since the days of our swaddled little baby sleeping soundly while perfectly centred in her basinet. Now when Gracen wakes up, we sometimes find her like this…

‘Welcome to my lair. Please. Come. Take a seat.’