Gracie slept in til about 7:15 a.m., she ate a little breakfast, and then I hustled her along as we were heading to Iowa today for a baby shower. My niece, Gracie's cousin, will be having a baby girl in a few weeks, so we gathered with friends and family to shower her little one with gifts. First we stopped at Grandma & Grandpa B's house to pick up Grandma and we were lucky enough to have Auntie Cheryl ride with us. Gracie was a very good girl on the ride to Iowa...it is hard for her to ride in the car that long, so I was very pleased. We sang a lot to keep her entertained.
We got out at G&G B's and made sure we had some time to run and exercise her legs before we headed to the shower. Grandpa B and Gracie spent some time looking at pictures with Grandpa holding her. He likes to pick her up and guess how much she weighs each time we visit. He guessed her at 40 lbs today because he said she felt about as heavy as a bag of softener salt. He wasn't far off...she is 37 lbs.
Gracie had a good time at the shower. There were balloons to play with, lots of people to take for walks, cousin Julie gave some pretty awesome horsey back rides, and there were kids to play with. A few interesting comparisons...Gracie is babbling just as much as the 18 month old, but Gracie has more actual words. There was a 2 year old there whose attention span, motor skills, and verbal skills were quite a bit more advanced than Gracie's and Gracie towered over her in size. They got along quite well and Leah (the 2 year old) enjoyed walking after Gracie in a sort of follow the leader style. It was so cute. There was a three year old there that was about the same height as Gracie is. Gracie fell in love with a sensory toy that the baby got, I will need to go hunting for one of those.
After the shower, we stayed at Grandma & Grandpa's for a little while before heading home. My child who NEVER sleeps in the car, fell asleep in the car about two miles after we left and slept pretty much the whole way home. It was a stress free trip. YAY!
Gracie was happy to see daddy when she got home and he got a great big hug. He had bought his girls a big heart Valentine balloon and flowers. Gracie was ecstatic with the balloon and has claimed it as her own.
We had a good evening and Gracie was quite happy tonight after a bout with a bit of a tummy ache that I'm positive she got from eating mashed potatoes made with milk last night. She's been having some intestinal distress since then in the form of gas...or as she calls them "toots".
She is sleeping soundly after such a fun and busy day.
Wishing you all a very Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow.
Love,
Lisa, Jeff, and Gracie
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