Sunday - A Sunny Day to Play in the Water

Gracie had a pretty good night and woke up at 6:30 a.m. and had some good snuggles for mommy and daddy. She especially enjoyed it when daddy joined us in bed and we would squeeze her and tell her we were making Gracie sandwiches. That produced giggles.

Gracie was a pretty good girl in church this morning, she loves the music. She is a perfect angel when they band is singing, but as soon as it is time for the sermon/message, she gets a little ancy and doesn't want to sit. We visited after church and by the time we got home she had missed her morning nap and she was a tired girl. We ate an early lunch and then Gracie and mommy took a 2 hour nap. It started out as Gracie taking the nap, but she was so restless that 15 minutes in, I snuggled in with her and that calmed her quite a bit.

After naptime, we headed to the store to buy Gracie a new mattress. This one is a little higher than the one she is currently sleeping on, so I hope she can get on and off of it okay. I'm sure she'll learn over time how to maneuver up and down.

Today it hit the 80's and because of Gracie's meds, she was overheating so we filled her watertable, put it under the shade tree and spent the afternoon outside playing in the water. That is one of the best outdoor purchases we have made. She loves splashing in it and she was soaked by the time she was done. It did wonders in cooling her off too.

We headed to an outdoor BBQ restaurant tonight for supper and it was fun to sit outside and enjoy some fastfood. Gracie especially liked the french fries dipped in ketchup and her lemonade. We've been working on her ability to suck from a straw and she hasn't mastered that, so I would fill the straw and then let gravity help her. This was a huge hit. By the end, she could almost get some lemonade from the straw the traditional way. She didn't have quite enough sucking power to get it to the top of the straw. We're going to try some juice boxes next with the smaller straws.

After fun in the tub, Gracie ran around the house in only a diaper -- this is becoming one of her favorite things to do and she gets upset when we try to put clothes on her.

Gracie fell asleep in my arms drinking a bottle of milk and is peacefully sleeping. She needs to ger her rest...she gets to return to daycare tomorrow and see all of her friends.

Have a great week.

Love,
Lisa, Jeff, and Gracie