Monday - OH SO MUCH FUN!

Gracie had a great day yesterday! She got to go to Oxbow Zoo with daycare and all of the animals were alert and moving. She saw owls and she informed me they say "hoot", she saw an eagle, which she knows the sign for, and she saw otters too. Her friend Aubrey also came over to play at daycare. Gracie and Aubrey get along so well and have alot of fun together. I love to see the two of them together -- their coloring and hair are so similar, they look like they could be sisters. Gracie had to give Aubrey a big hug before she left. Gracie is loving her new booster car seat. She can get in and out of it herself in the van. In my car she needs a teeny bit of help, but can mostly do it herself. She is very proud that she can be independent. Gracie was such a happy girl all night long. She was playful and giggly right up until bedtime and beyond. She fell asleep quite easily last night and was restful for most of the night. About 3:00 a.m., however, she screamed a very high-pitched scream at the top of her lungs. I'm guessing she was having a bad dream. I assured her that mommy was there and would keep her safe. She went right back to sleep. She was happy this morning as well. Her first request this morning was to watch Itsy Bitsy Spider on her iPod. This puts her in such a good mood in the morning, that there is no way I would refuse the request. A good mood means that I don't have any problems getting her to take her seizure meds. This week we've been eating them with applesauce and Tinkerbell fruit snacks (she calls them "fruit chews"). Today at daycare she is going to go swimming, so we packed her swimsuit and swim diapers and she is probably splashing away as I type this. Love, Lisa, Jeff, and Gracie