Grace is 1 Month Old

Grace had her one month check up today (yes technically she is 5 weeks but who's counting). She is following in the footsteps of both her brother and sister. Just like Julianna she is off the charts for height and like Jake, in the 95th percentile for weight...do we remember Jake and all his chunky cuteness? The doctor said she looks great!

We have started getting into a routine these days. She likes her bouncy seat and loves to lie on her play matte...that is until Julianna sees she is on the floor. Julianna LOVES her sister...maybe too much! Julianna has no concept of gentle so I spend most of my time keeping her away from Grace. But Grace gets lots of kisses!

I picked Julianna up from school today and she hopped in the car and said "Mommy, I go to school, I miss my Gace." Of course I said "Julianna that is sweet, did you miss me?" "No." Sigh.

Aunt Lyndsay Comes to Visit

Aunt Lyndsay came to visit last weekend. The kids had a BLAST! She came on Thursday so that meant she got to ride along and drop Jake and Julianna off at school. I don't know why this is a big deal but it is! I guess Jake talked about her non-stop at school. His teacher brought out a picture he made especially for her.

Saturday we went to a festival and mostly just ate food. They had bouncy slides so Jake and Julianna loved it. We tried another festival on Sunday but it was way too crowded so we left. Jake entertained Lyndsay in the afternoons. They played in the basement. Not sure what they did but probably lots of puzzles.

The kids love to have people visit. After she left they kept asking when she was coming back. She probably needed a day off to rest once she got home. Funny people leave our house exhausted...wonder why?

Easter

What a wonderful Easter we had this year! Uncle Johnny and Aunt Shana came from Nashville for the weekend. They brought us some wonderful food and entertained Jake and Julianna. Shana got lots of practice with a newborn too! She definitely had a way with Grace.


Saturday we went to our church Easter Egg Hunt. It was so fun! Jake and Julianna just took off and collected so many eggs I had to tell them to stop! I hear they hid over 10,000 eggs! Unbelievable.


Sunday it was off to church and then they hunted MORE eggs. The Easter bunny was very busy this year! They had a great time finding eggs and eating the candy...lots of candy! We were so glad Johnny and Shana could spend the holiday with us.


Hope you all had a wonderful holiday and enjoy this spring weather!

Meet Grace Elizabeth McNeely

Introduing the newest member of the McNeely Family

Grace Elizabeth McNeely was born on March 30th at 5:57 pm. She weighed 8 pounds 9.6 ounces and was 21 1/4 inches long.


Jake and Julianna were excited to come to the hospital to meet their new sister. They took turns holding her and giving her a kiss.


Julianna is especially thrilled to have a baby in the house. She loves to hold the baby and is very helpful. We will see how long that lasts!


We are so glad that Grace is finally here and she is just perfect! We are so blessed and happy.

Jake's First T-Ball Game

Jake started t-ball this spring. He had his first practice last Saturday and his very first game yesterday. His team is the Bulls and he is #7. Jake barely made the age cut off so he is the youngest but I will say you wouldn't know it. I mean he wasn't sitting in the field picking grass (yes there were a few of those).


He was the very first batter of the game and I would have been so nervous! But I was pretty proud that he stepped up there and tried to hit...it took him three tries to get it out of the batters circle. Then everyone yelled RUN and off he went to first base.


He got two balls in the field and threw to first and was totally proud of himself after the game. Brian asked what his favorite part was and he said running the bases. Which is funny because they all run the bases holding the huge batting helmets on their heads.


I think Jake had a pretty fun time. He got his first Powerade and he loved it. Then got another for his after game treat. Yikes! But when we got home he asked if he could take a rest. I think I am going to like this t-ball thing!