Monday - PT at the Playground

Gracie had a pretty good night other than an hour where she just rolled and rolled and rolled. She awoke in a good mood this morning and was fun to be around. She was very mad at me as we headed for daycare as she had been playing with my car keys and I had to take them back to drive. She moped and gave me the sad face pretty much the whole way there. She did snap out of it once we arrived.

When I arrived at daycare at 3:30 p.m. to pick Gracie up, she was playing with all the other kiddos and it took her a minute to decide if she really wanted to go with mommy. Gracie had physical therapy today, but it was at the park/playground. We met up with Gracie's physical therapist, early intervention teacher, and occupational therapist at a park that has lots of ramps and toys to climb on. It also had swings and slides, two of Gracie's favorite things. She did great, she even walked across the swinging bridge with no help. She had fun and although she was "working" she didn't realize she was working!

The day was beautiful and the sun was shining. By the end of our hour, Gracie was very warm and needed to be misted and rehydrated. Her seizure meds don't allow her to sweat and she has to be rehydrated more often. After that we ran to the store for a short time and the cold air in the store helped to revitalize her as well.

When we got home, Gracie marched into the house and turned on the TV like she owns the place. She figured out the power switch on the TV the other day and now she loves to turn the TV off and on. Gracie had an okay supper, I think she ate too many crackers on the way home.

It was bath night and she enjoyed splashing up a storm. For her birthday she got some toy butterflies whose wings go round and round in the water and a butterfly net for the bathtub. So we put those in the water...she thought they were great if we held them or she held them, but was terrified of them if they were in the water with her. We'll have to keep reintroducing them, because I think she will have a blast with them once she gets used to them.

Gracie was so tired, so at 8:00 p.m. I went to put her to bed and I layed down with her. It took her 45 minutes to fall asleep, but she was in the best of moods. She sang and sat up, then put her feet on the wall, then layed on her mattress with her head hanging off, all the while singing and happy.

She is sleeping soundly now.

Love,
Lisa, Jeff, and Gracie