Thursday - On the Go!

Gracie had a much better night - very peaceful for all except perhaps a half hour. She awoke about 6:15 a.m. and was in a great mood. She ate very little for breakfast, but as always did eat all of her fruit.

At 7:45 a.m. Emily, Gracie's Early Intervention teacher came over to go through Gracie's plan for the next year. Gracie was very happy to see Emily and had lots of smiles for her. After Emily left we had some milk, finished up a few things around the house and headed to the mall to buy daddy a new suitcase on wheels. We also bought Gracie some shorts and shirts, and mommy got some new sandals.

After the mall we headed to Culvers for an early lunch. French fries with LOTS of ketchup are Gracie's favorite there. The bun was good too. Her hamburger didn't really get too much attention. She also got lemonade. From there we headed to the airport to drop daddy off for his trip to Budapest, Hungary. I was surprised to find out that we could accompany him to the departure gate. We had to practically disrobe to make this happen. We even had to take off Gracie's shoes and braces, but the people helping us were extremely kind.

When we got to the departure gate, the whole floor was vacant, so Gracie had a hoot running up and down the rows of seats in a big open space. A little later other people trickled in. There was a 3 year old girl that Gracie wanted to play with in the worst way, but this little girl was very tired and wanted NOTHING to do with Gracie. We gave daddy lots of hugs and kisses and then headed home for a nap.

Gracie took a two hour nap and then we headed to Julie and Chris' house (friends) for a playdate with their three children. Gracie was treated like a princess. Katelyn and John shared all of their fun toys with her. It was no surprise that the ones that made music were her favorites. Julie and Chris also have a big fish aquarium -- Gracie loved that too.

About 90 minutes into our playdate, Gracie became very fussy and nothing seemed to make her happy. So we headed home. She fell asleep on the way home and then had quite the messy diaper - so I think I found out why she wasn't so happy. After that she was in a great mood again. She was full of mischief all night and she knew it. She loves to give me a big smile when she is going for something she knows she isn't supposed to touch -- like the wastebasket.

Gracie ate a pretty good supper -- I made sure we had veggies and fruit incorporated in it, since french fries were her main staple for lunch. After supper we played and read books. We also had on CNN where they were playing Michael Jackson music. It was no surprise to me that she loves his music -- daddy would be so proud.

Gracie had an absence seizure this afternoon. We hadn't seen one of those for awhile, but she was quite tired and worn out, which is when I tend to see more of them.

Gracie was pretty tired tonight and fell asleep sitting on my lap. I snuggled with her for awhile and then put her into bed. I don't think she has moved since.

Love,
Lisa, Jeff, and Gracie