‘Don’t mind me. I’m just browsing through this magazine I found in Mama’s bag.’

Believe it or not, this little lady LOVES curry. And by love, I mean gobbles it up and begs and pants for more.

‘Oh dear. Looks like I’ve got some serious bed head going on this morning…’

My poor little lady… One day she’ll be old enough to look at these memories I’ve kept for her in our little corner of the internet, and I’m sure she’ll be super thrilled that her Mama posted pictures of her poopin’. Mama’s sorry, Grae. You’re just so darn cute – even when you’re taking care of your business. I couldn’t resist. :)

Tonight Gracen experienced her first pillow fight. Of course it was pretend and Bradley wasn’t actually whacking our baby with a cushion, but Gracen thought it was pretty fun none the less! :)

‘I love playing with my Papa. He lets me shove my hands in his face, climb all over him, and tug on his arm hair.’ :)

A few days ago, we were all sitting in our foyer going through bins and bins of my teaching stuff when we came across a wooden train whistle. Both Brad and I gave it a few blows, but Grae didn’t seem to be that interested.

Almost every Friday morning since returning to Kuwait in September, Gracen and I have gone to The Avenues, just the two of us. We never really need anything, but it gives Bradley a little bit of down time on his own and us a chance to get out of the house, even if it’s just to browse and people watch.

Gracen is a little moving machine now! She is constantly pulling herself up and climbing over things while chucking aside whatever may be in her path. Today she pulled herself up so she could check out what was happening in our lovely neighbourhood.

Normally we introduce Gracen to just one new food at a time… But tonight, we all sat down to eat together and Grae ended up getting to try a few new things all in one sitting. She was having some cottage cheese and pasta salad (organic pasta, fresh tomatoes and parsley, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and black pepper) to start with, and ended up getting some red pepper and rocket from our salads. She tried everything and really loved the rocket!

Papa almost didn’t get to see his little lady today. He left for work around 6:00 a.m. and she slept in until about 6:30. Then, when he came home for a brief time between work and graduation, Grae was in the middle of a huge nap. Luckily she woke up just a few moments before he had to go back to the school and they got to spend a couple of minutes together. :)

Today Gracen sported her new little coral and cream striped tank with aqua flowers on it. Partnered with coral shorts, jelly sandals, and a big floppy hat, it was darn cute! :) No, she does not have a lot of hair, and no, she does not have pierced ears, but this outfit looks fairly girly, right? Apparently not. I have never been offended by the “Oh, your little boy is so cute” comments, but today it happened not once, but FOUR times!!! And not just little nonchalant comments like “Your little boy is darling”. Instead, big, loud “HE’S A GIRL?! NOOOOO!!!” comments accompanied with gasps of disbelief and confused stares.

With our shipping company coming to take away all of our things on Thursday, today was filled with sorting, organizing, and packing, leaving our apartment a cluttered disaster of piles, stacks, and bins. Of course, piles, stacks, and bins don’t mesh well with a very active and crawling doodlebug, so as I headed out to tutor, Papa came up with a plan. In his words, an enclosed play area, and in other words, a baby jail. :)

Two hundred and eighty-five days old. Goodness gracious. Exactly eighty days until the much anticipated / dreaded first birthday.

I don’t know where she could be… :)