Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Two Months

Grace is now two months old and doing very well! She is now 10 lbs 11 oz, 23 in. long, and starting to outgrow onesies and socks. She again got a “perfect!” from the doctor. We feel very blessed to say that we have a great baby! She cries only to be fed, changed, or put to bed. And, she is sleeping from midnight to 6 AM pretty regularly. She is growing daily and we are getting to know her personality. She’s does have a bit of a temper when you don’t get the bottle back to her fast enough after a burp – I don’t know where she would have gotten that! She still loves her baths and is starting to make more “happy” noises when she plays on her play mat or in her bouncy seat. And the smiles! We love to see her smile! Well, you can see below how fabulous they are! We spend our days eating, pooping, playing, and sleeping. Naps with dad are especially nice.
We also work hard to get out and see all of the family we can. Great-Grandma Jackie and Great-Grandpa Gene have helped us out so I can exercise and get some errands done. And Great-Aunt Skeeter loves to help out when she comes to Somerset. And of course Grandma Patty, Grandpa Tim, and Grandma Margaret love every minute they can get with her! Cousins David and Joseph are loving time after school with her too! They don’t much care for her crying, but are getting used to it. You can’t have too many family and friends to shower her with love! Thank you! It’s been a great two months…oh how the time does fly!
In other Drake news, we wished Grandpa Gene a happy birthday by accompanying him to the Wabash County Historical Museum, where he has donated a civil war uniform from the family. It is rather an impressive museum for such a small community! And on a sad note, we had to give Max the cat away. L We finally had our pool finished with a new liner and winter cover and couldn’t risk Max clawing at the cover. So he has moved to a new family on the other side of the county. We hear he may have adopted 3 families and is living the high life! I miss him, but Grace will be safe from the pool in the winter and fall when it is closed. We can walk out on the cover if we need to… though none of us are brave enough to try! ~shelby
Grace and Weeb two months.



Rubber Duckie... You make bathtime so much fun!

"I'm going to have to get used to this camera in my face, aren't I?"

Happy Halloween!


Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Two months (Cont.)


Cousins David, Joseph, Anna, and Allison.




Naptimes with Dad ROCK!



Happy Birthday to Grandpa Gene!


Wednesday, October 11, 2006

One Month

One Month! I’ve been a mom for ONE MONTH! That just seems crazy! Grace and I are learning how to do this mother-daughter thing one day at a time and with lots of help from Tim. He is amazing with her, and in the beginning came home almost every day at lunch to help out. Grace and I are figuring out a routine and don’t need him as much during the day. But, he goes straight for her after volleyball each night and lets me rest before he is off to bed! Grace and I also are venturing out a bit more, too. We’ve done lunch at White’s and have visited Grandmas Margaret and Patty. Grandpa Tim is on our list, too, but he is a bit farther away so we are working up to that trip!
Grace got hooked on the bottle early on because she was not gaining weight, and with the help of our lactation consultant, Nurse Cindy, we are trying to get her off of it, but other than that, she is wonderful! She sleeps about 6-7 hours each night and is pretty predictable throughout the day for feedings. She loves her baths, her nursery, and riding the in the van. She watches the Colts play on Sundays with Tim and did very well at her first volleyball game. We also finally made it to church last Sunday! We love getting to know her and realize she’ll be all grown up before we know it! She is changing daily!
The last thing I asked before they released us from the hospital was if they were really going to let us take this baby home?! And they did! I can’t believe how time has flown, and we could have never had made it this far without all the help from family and friends. Thank you to all for everything from thoughts a prayers, to meals and help at home. Enjoy the pictures… I love taking them! ~shelby

Bath time is great! I love the warm watter and my warm towel from Aunt Toby!

I did well at my first SHS volleyball game... the team, not so much!

Go Colts! Dad is happier when they play well!

Grace and Weeb - One month birthday

My church outfit. (Mommy loaned me her shoes!)

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Plenty of visitors! (part 1)


Its been non-stop action, but we managed to download some pictures from the first day after birth. Here's Aunt Monica. The coolest aunt who helped mom and dad by doing all of the little things that made our stay in the hospital a whole lot easier! Thanks Monica!


Here's the gang from White's-it just wouldn't be an event without'em!

Here is Grandpa Cooper- he probably logged the most Grace visits in the hospital, stopping by before and after work!

Here's Grandma Cooper, who waited by the baby warmer to be "first-in-line"

Here's Grandma Drake- who was so excited it was a girl she couldn't help but smile!

The grandmas did a great job of showing the baby attention and love.

We all learned a new sign that day- "share" :)

- Tim

Introducing Grace Margaret Drake

We officially became the 3 Drakes on Tuesday, Sept. 5th at 11:44 a.m. After 30 hour+ of labor, Shelby pushed like a champ for 1 1/2 hours to bring our 8 lb 4 oz, 21" wonder into the world.


She resembles Shelby more than me. Actually, she resembles her aunt Monica's baby pictures the most! HHmmm... Lord help us! :) While she looks a lot like her mom, I would like to point out one trait that I KNOW she gets from me- the enjoyment of pooping! Before being delivered she pooped in the amniotic fluid, which neither of her parents realized could be done! And if you look at the picture below taken only a few minutes after birth, she has been pooping ever since! That's my girl!


-Tim

Sunday, August 20, 2006

School is back on!

The school year has started and life is a blur of volleyballs, habanera peppers, Lamaz, ... and laughs. But before school started, we celebrated a couple of weddings and had some great times:

My milkshake is better than yours...



Play it again, Sam


Look out- only two more weeks until ...PARENTHOOD! - Tim