Hannah's 1st Ballet Recital

Hannah had her first ballet recital yesterday and she did such a great job. She has wanted to dance on a big stage since she started taking lessons and has had many conversation about how she couldn't wait for everyone to see her and how everyone would be clapping for her (she's a ham, can you tell?). I was still worried that she would be scared about actually being on stage in front of the audience but she wasn't nervous at all.

I thought her costume was super cute!

Here she is with one of her fellow dancers, Paris.

She was very proud of the ribbon she received. Here she is showing it off with her teacher, Miss Sheila.

Hannah loved doing her recital and keeps asking when she can do it again. We are so proud of our little Ballerina.

More about Grace

At 2 weeks old, Grace is 21 inches long, 8 lb 10 oz, with a head circumference of 34 cm. That means she is in the 75% for height, 60% for weight and 10% for head size. Grace has very long arms, fingers, legs, feet and toes. She has pretty good muscle control of her head and neck, more so than most newborns and can already roll over from her tummy to her back. She is very comfortable on her tummy and prefers to nap that way, in fact she won't really lay on her back without incessant fussing. This makes it hard to leave her sleeping or napping, so the compromise is that she spends a lot of time snoozing in her swing. She loves to look outside. No matter where she is, she will find the window and just stare at the sky.

Hannah is still stuck on the name Diamond but now she calls her baby Gracie Diamond or if you ask Hannah her full name it's Grace Isabel Diamond Simmons. Brian has also given her the nickname Gracie Girl or GG for short.

I'm so amazed at how instantly this tiny girl has become part of our family and how much we love her already!