Ulrich family update!

My little sweet Gracie! The eyes are looking much better since her surgery! We are hoping she won't need another. She refuses to wear her new glasses, which is too bad since she looks so adorable in them!
Dog pile:) Max thought it was hilarious! Sophie didn't love it so much!
Tonight Max asked me, "Mom, what is your favorite thing about me?" He is such a nice boy and I could think about a million things I love about him. He is such a great boy. He always tells me about his friends and everything he likes about them. He likes a girl named Sadie in his class. He thinks she is really sweet and cute. He made her a valentine tonight with a picture of them holding hands. I think we're really going to need to watch him!
OOOH! I love this face! Dirty and all! She is such a sweet heart. Gracie absolutely loves to dress up. I don't know why I bought her normal clothes. She refuses to wear anything but princess dresses. She loves to be Sleeping Beauty right now. For 2 months she would only wear Snow White. She is so sweet. She loves playing make-believe! She will turn anything into a prince or a princess. Gracie is always asking for her prince, which is usually her daddy, but I can also be called into that role. She loves dancing with us in the kitchen, and we have to sing the right song for the right princess or she gets ticked.

Last week she was baking gooseberry pies for us and singing Someday My Prince Will Come, word for word. She is a smart little cookie. I could squeeze her cheeks all day if she would let me.

She loves her daddy and brother so much. Every morning she literally cries if she wakes up and they're already gone for the day. "Where is my 'pince'? Where is my broder Max? Oh no! I want my pince! Max where are you?'" I always feel bad for her. Sometimes though, I can convince that I'm fun too.

Gracie is very girly and loves getting her nails painted. Anytime she puts on a dress she loves she says, "Oh mommy, I'm so bootiful! I'm so pitty mommy! I'm a pincess!"

She loves brushing my hair and calling me the Little Mermaid or 'Punzel'.

Sophie is getting so big! Today she had her 4 month checkup. She was 12 pounds and 9 oz. She is in the 27th percentile for weight and the 52nd percentile for height at 24 inches. She is the happiest, easiest baby! All of my babies have been good, but Sophie is so smiley all of the time! She is so beautiful. Her skin is a smooth olive color and her hair looks like it's going to be dark. She has rubbed most of it off, but when she was born it was pretty long in the back and very dark!

The doctor said we could start her on cereal today, but I'm not quite ready for her to grow up yet so I think I'll wait a week or so! She isn't rolling over yet, but she doesn't mind lying on her stomach. She is a great baby and has been sleeping well for weeks now! She sleeps from about 8:30 to 5:30 in the morning. I couldn't ask for more!
My kids are so fun! Things have been really fun since Sophie arrived. Just the last month Gracie has decided she really loves Sophie, and anytime Max tries to get Sophie's attention, Gracie gets mad and says, "Hey! That's my sister!"

Max is the best big brother ever! Just last week we took Gracie to a gymnastics class and Gracie was having a hard time concentrating so I had to help her. Max just took over with Sophie and entertained her for a half hour! He didn't complain at all. I was so proud of him. He is very helpful around the house. He will grab anything for me, entertain Sophie or Gracie, and keep us laughing the whole time.

Life is great! Mike is working a lot and traveling a lot. Like always, but last year he was the top first year agent in the NATION! I am so proud of him and how hard he is working for our family. In a few years all his hard work will pay off. s the kid of the

I am loving YW's. I love being busy with the kids and the young women. My house isn't always as clean as I would like it, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I spend a lot of time snuggling my kids while they watch their favorite shows, or while we read books. Luckily, things have been working pretty smoothly while Max is at school so I can spend one on one time with each girl. I feel so blessed!

Max is the kid of the week this week! It's so fun to see him get so excited. I will post pictures of his poster later!