Mommy's Girl

Gracie is still not feeling great.  This respiratory virus has certainly been a tough one.  She is so much more worn out, emotional, and the cough is a really hard one.  On Wednesday she went to daycare and had a very mellow day.  It was quite evident she wasn't feeling great.  On Wednesday afternoon Jeff went to pick her up at daycare and she had just started to have a bit of energy to play, well she had an absolute meltdown and only wanted mommy.  She was out of control, to the point that Jeff nor our daycare had ever seen her react quite like this.  She was so emotionally out of control that Jeff felt it best not to push it and had me come to pick her up.  By the time I got there she had calmed down considerably and we went home.  She did tell me she was "sad".  She seemed to do fine that night.  Jeff was doing magic at Hope Lodge, so it was just the two of us that night and she was good as gold.

On Thursday morning, we let her sleep in a bit as Jeff was on late shift.  I chose to send her to daycare, but not to school, thinking just a day with no pressure as she continued to get better was just what she needed.  Mid-morning I got a call from daycare, Gracie was not feeling well and was inconsolable.  I could hear her on the other side of the phone.  I could tell when I arrived, she was not feeling well.  So we headed home for an afternoon of TLC.  Once again she told me she was "sad".  She was very verbal all afternoon.  It was so much fun to have little conversations with her and understand what she was telling me.  She had a pretty good night, although she was up coughing here and there.  She awoke in a good mood this morning and once again she is at daycare.  Hopefully she continues to feel better.

Gracie has reached 55 lbs., so we will be increasing her seizure meds this weekend to accommodate the increase in weight.  Thankfully, we've seen no seizure breakthrough so we are being proactive based on her growth. 

I think we'll try to have a quiet weekend and let our little peanut heal a bit more.  We're hoping to have her healthy by Thanksgiving so we can enjoy some family time.

Love,
Lisa, Jeff, and Gracie