A Good Week

Gracie is having a good week. She has been healthy and has been sleeping very peacefully. I cherish these nights and I've had at least 5 of them in a row! This makes for a happier mommy too! :)

On Monday, Gracie was the calendar and weather helper at school. Her teacher sent a note home that shared this information, so I asked Gracie about it. Oh my was she proud that she got to do this and when asked if she did a good job, I got an adamant "yes". School is also working with Gracie on either saying or signing "please" and then holding her hand out when she wants a toy that another child has. Gracie has always been one to just let another child take her toy and not do anything about it or to stand up for herself, so this is a great step in her development.

On Tuesday, Gracie was the only daycare kid at daycare, so her daycare mom, her 10 month old and Gracie went on a field trip...they went to the mall and played in the play area, they also visited daycare dad at work and got to have fun with all the other workers, and they got to eat out too. She came home with a big pink balloon that one of the mall workers gave to her. She LOVES this balloon. When we got home it was quite nice out, so I suggested we go for a walk. She would not go for it. I couldn't believe my little outdoor girl refused and wanted to go inside. She was sad that she didn't get to see daddy this evening. He has been working a conference with very long hours.

On Wednesday morning Gracie awoke at 3:45 a.m. and was wide awake. She did fall asleep for about 20 minutes, but then got up again and was ready for the day. It is no surprise that she took a 2-1/2 hour nap in the afternoon. She was a happy girl last night and was happy to see daddy come home. She also requested that we call "Russ" on Skype. So she got to see and talk with Uncle Russ and Aunt Cheryl last night.

Today she was going to go to an indoor play facility. Her little daycare pal is leaving daycare and today is her last day, so to make it special they were going to the indoor play gymn. Gracie will be the only daycare kid at daycare for a little while, so they are planning lots of outings and field trips. This is right up Gracie's alley...she is such a little social butterfly. I love all the one-on-one attention she is getting and they are working on counting, ABC's, and colors. There is alot of reading of books too. I think the library is on the list of upcoming outings.

Tomorrow we go to the clinic for Gracie's coconut challenge. This is where she will be fed small amounts of coconut milk yogurt and ice cream to see if her system can tolerate it. Gracie's allergy testing came back showing a very low rated allergy to coconut. Since this has been a big staple in her diet since she doesn't tolerate milk, it was suggested we undergo additional testing where she is monitored in the allergy clinic the whole time. So we are praying that she does not have an allergic reaction.

Love,
Lisa, Jeff, and Gracie