Tuesday - Mommy & Me

Gracie had another really good night. I'm liking this! She also got to sleep in this morning as I had the day off. Once she awoke we read books, snuggled, and played. I had her work on some of her OT stuff, as we waited for the appliance service tech to come check out our new stove, that had some issues.

When the service tech arrived, Gracie played shy and refused to do anything but be held. He was a bit gruff and I think she sensed it, so stayed glued to me. Once that issue was taken care of we headed out to take care of some errands. We had a hand me down Veggie Tales CD that was given to us by Auntie Kathy and Cousins Calvin, Maria, and Joshua that was a huge hit. She was happy as a lark riding in the car listening to the music. Gracie was good as gold in all of the stores, until we hit Shopko, our last stop. She just wanted to run and have mommy chase her.

From there we headed home for lunch, a bath, and then nap time. She took a nice long (over two hour) nap and then we headed to the dentist. This was Gracie's first trip to the dentist and we've been reading a book about going to the dentist, thinking that would prepare her. We talked about it all day and what she was supposed to do when the dentist wanted to see her teeth. I thought we were well prepared. Everyone there was so nice and kind, including the dentist herself. However, Gracie fought and screamed the whole time. She was sitting on my lap and it took every ounce of strength to hold her. The good news...no cavities and no enamel issues as is common with children with Sotos Syndrome. Everything looked good. We talked about thumbsucking, but indicated they usually don't encourage the habit to be broken until the child turns 4. So she gets her thumbs for a while longer.

Then we headed to the playground and I let Gracie swing and slide and climb on the jungle gymn. She had a great time. Then back home for dinner. After dinner daddy came home and we took a walk. Gracie was so happy to see daddy tonight, she stuck to him like glue.

Gracie had a hard time falling asleep, but now is sleeping although she seems quite restless.

It was a good day. Gracie was such a good girl (other than at the dentist)!

Love,
Lisa, Jeff, and Gracie