Mommy/Daughter Day

Monday there was no school for fall break so Grace and Mommy went back to the pumpkin patch for a day of fun together. Grace enjoyed the corn bin.
She hung out in the spider web.
She found another perfect pumpkin!
Even a broken leg won't hold Grace back from her love of slides!
Grace and Mommy had a great time at the pumpkin patch!

Leg Update

Grace went back to the dr. today to have her leg checked and for her two year checkup. They x-rayed her leg again because the first x-ray was very unclear as to how bad the beak was. Those type of fractures don't show up well until they begin to heal. They thought the pain was more a sprain. A sprain should be getting better and she still isn't using it so the dr. decided another look would be good. The break was more evident this time so we have to keep her cast on again for 2 weeks and go back for another checkup. We were trying to slowly take away the cast and get her to use her leg but now they want us to leave it on and discourage walking on it. Poor baby! All week we have been pushing her to try and walk and use it more and more without a cast and now we are changing the plan on her!

In other news Grace has grown a lot! Her height is now in the 75th percentile for her age meaning she is taller than 75% of kids her age that number is 85% if we adjust for her being premature. Her weight is another story. That's at the 20th percentile and she weighs 24 lbs. That's the same weight as she was on her first birthday. Maybe this broken leg and less active lifestyle will help her pack on a few pounds.

Cognitively she is doing really well. She should have a 20 word vocabulary and say 2 word phrases. She probably knows 2000 words literally and says 6 word sentences on a regular basis. She told the dr. all about her leg and how it got hurt. I guess I'm happy she's ahead in language vs. weight. There's plenty of time to catch up in the eating department!!


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Grace Playing

Here is Grace playing without her cast. We let her take it off to play to see if she will start using that leg. She will crawl but still won't put weight on it.

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Playing with a Broken Leg

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First Broken Bone

Grace fractured her lower right leg. Grandpa was taking her down a tornado slide and she twisted her leg apparently! She refused to walk or put weight on it. I took her to the dr yesterday and got it x-rayed. It's a small vertical fracture. She got a 3 sided cast that we can slip off for baths. The cast is for support and comfort not for setting the bones... those will heal themselves. We aren't sure how long she'll be in this.

Pumpkin Patch

Gracie, Mommy, Daddy, and Grammy went to the pumpkin patch on Saturday.


Playing in the Corn Bus


Peeking Out of the Corn Bus


Up High on the Hay Stacks


Grace's Favorite Slide


Riding the Train with Daddy and Grammy


Jumping with Mommy on the Big Pillow


Riding Out to the Pumpkin Patch


Grace says, " I got it Mom!"


Grace's Perfect Pumpkin


Grace's First Haunted House ( When we got done she said, "More!" )


A Fun Day!!

First PB and J

Grace had her first PB&J sandwich today. We waited until she was 2 to introduce nut products. Apparently this reduces the risk of nut allergies!






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