Grumpy Grumpy Grumpy

Gracie was a very tired girl last night and this not taking a nap at daycare thing does not help her cause.  When Jeff arrived at daycare to pick her up she was in her boots and mittens.  They had been outside and she didn't want to come in so refused to have either taken off.  I so appreciate her teacher's attitude of picking her battles and this just wasn't one to bother with.  We do the exact same thing.  She gave Jeff a pretty rough time til she was in the van headed for home.  I came home a little later as I needed to stop at the grocery store.  By the time I arrived she had been fed, but she was pretty grumpy from being tired.  We snuggled a little, we played a little, we gave her a bath and stuck her in bed.  She fell asleep immediately, but had a horribly restless night.  I think she is getting a cold and was all stuffed-up, which made it hard to breathe.  So she tossed and turned all night long and hollered in her sleep and woke up a hundred times and at 4:15 a.m. she announced to me that she was "awake".  She didn't fall back asleep either, but she was very grumpy all morning unless of course she was snuggling with mommy or getting piggy back rides from daddy.  She just looked droopy eyed. 

She perked up a little when she saw the babies at daycare and Ms. Alyssa.  I'm hoping she takes a nap today and I'm so thankful that today was not a school day.  Hopefully we can get some good rest in tonight too.  As with most kids, Gracie's mood is directly linked with how rested she is.

Love,
Lisa, Jeff, and Gracie