Video day!

May is such a busy month for us..

Grace is busy getting ready for school! (Pre-school)

She has her first evaluation this Friday for her speech therapy

through the school department and then her initial meeting

is at the end of May..

 

So we are pushing her & so are her therapists!!

Can't believe we are getting ready to send her to pre-school!! Wow...

 

 

This week, she had her friend Abby over..

 this was them playing..

 

Grace is an awesome catcher!!  And look at her in her walker!

 

 

and we finally have taken a video of her painting!!

She absolutely loves painting in toddler class..

& now is enjoying it at home too!!

 

 

 

She's getting big!! Love her to pieces!!

 

 

And a HUGE happy birthday to our favorite good friend..

 

 

 

On a side note, my business, Tastefully Simple is going great!!

here is a video (Grace helped me can't you tell)

for the easiest way to get dinners on the table..(Freezer Meal Workshop)

 

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Painting! Our little artista :)

Grace loves to paint at toddler class..so tonight

we showed her she can do it at home too!!

 

  She loves painting!!

and loves using her hands, vs. the brush more!!

 

 

What fun!!

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoying her!

 

love,

pattie & gary, Grace & maxwell



Getting ready to go...

Getting ready for an out of Town Easter holiday

to upper state NY to visit Noni & Grandpa..

 

  Experimenting for the sun! :)

Grace does allow her sunglasses to be on..but only for a few minutes..

with practice..

 

Nice afternoon on Saturday..she was able to go outside

& Swing! That's Daddy's push.. she's touching the sky!

 

 

 

 

Wishing all of you a safe & fun Easter!



Was away & now we are back...

Sorry, I realize its been awhile..

we had planned to go to visit the in-laws for Easter..

and had to go up a day earlier.. Gary's dad was diagnosed with leukemia

and then sadly passed while we were up there.

We were both able to see him & speak to him, and

Grace got to wave to him as he smiled as well.

Dr. Dad was a wonderful man!

He will be missed .. by us & we will be sad that Grace won't

have her Grandpa..but we will definitely show her pictures of him..

he was proudest of his three grandchildren:  Max, Grace & Johnny Jr.

Now he is with Max.  RIP Dad.

 

 

 

  This is from today.. a dear friend gave Grace this shirt & it reads, "And though, oh be but little, she is fierce!!"  And

that Grace is!! Returned to Toddler class today..and absolutely engaged & loving it!

 

Trying to get back into the swing of things!

 

 

 

Love,

pattie & gary, Grace & maxwell

 

RIP Grandpa!



Milestone Wednesday :)

Grace had a great day.. (when she wasn't being 2.5 :), she may be a little

developmentally behind, but not when it comes to being mischevious..

 

but on the great parts..

 

She walked outside in her walker today with her PT..

 

don't mind by saying "i got snots on my hand :(  it's really too good of a video

not to put up!!

 

She did great..walked down the street to a side street & back

about 100'.. awesome job, proud Mommy moment!

 

Then this afternoon, she had about two teaspoons of chocolate frosty

from Wendy's.. & she was eager to open her mouth to eat it

then used the spoon herself..

 

 

Then if that wasn't enough for the day..she also had another 2 teaspoons of

pureed carrots for dinner & then she let Daddy brush her teeth!!

Amazing Day for little Grace!!

 

 

(I also had to give her a quick bath in the sink this afternoon, after

an hour nap..her extension on her tube came undone & she literally

was laying in a pool of formula..yucky!)  Silly girl!!

 

 

Grace saw Vevo & Vevoo today...and when they say 'thumbs up'..

she gives them one! :)

 

She is soo smart & getting bigger by the day..

 

Back to toddler class tomorrow am!

Our friend, and great babysitter, Kim gets to come & do some spying !!

 

 

 

Thanks for reading!

love,

pattie & gary, Grace & maxwell

 



First day back at the zoo..

Today was a warm day for the zoo..

our local neighborhood zoo..

Elephants, bears (although he wasn't out :(

Bob Cats, horses, cows & bulls..can't forget the turkeys & ducks..

 

 

 Some morning fun!

 

 

It was a nice family fun day!

Nutrition appointment tomorrow..

followed by the usual OT, PT, Toddler Class

& maybe some Library reading & music on Friday..

 

 

 

Thank you for reading!

 

love,

pattie & gary, Grace & maxwell



Big Girl!!



That's our girl.. & She really does pinch & hard!!!



ONE of the biggest days, has arrived...

And we couldn't be prouder!!!

(even just a teary-eyed!)

 

 

Here she is ... when we got to School "Toddler Class"

 

  Waiting for the teacher to come & get her..

And afterward.. "I'm tired Mommy!"

 

 

Today was Grace's first day in Toddler Class.. 9-11 a.m. at her Early Intervention

program.. she'll go once a week til August.

 

And she did great!! I got to take her in and she looked around the room with bright eyes, wondering where she was.  A teacher's aide came up to her, and she immediately put out her arms for her to take her..they went on the carpet to play, there

she got a little boo boo lip & put her out arms for me..but I told the teacher I was going to be in the waiting room.  I wanted her to have fun without me being there.. and she's usually great with a sitter, so I wasn't very worried.

 

I got to "spy" on her a little through a window... Her speech therapist was there

for her weekly visit, and she told me later that Grace did GREAT!!

She was communicative with her new friends by waving to them.

She sat up by herself during 'song' circle time.

She painted! Another first.. Amy (Speech) told me that she was using the brush,

then threw it on the floor & got her hands all messy with paint loving it.

 

I happen to be spying when they were finishing up painting..

and saw her pinch the teacher.. Oh My! I chuckled a little but a habit we need

to nip in the bud.  The teacher laughed it off and just played with her.

 

WOW.. 1 day a week in school..getting ready for 4 days a week in the Fall.

I was soo teary eyed when I saw her playing on the floor..

like it was no big deal.

 

Grace has come soo far!! At 11a.m., they brought her out to me..

she signed 'daddy' & 'mommy'.. smiled as I took her back.

Teacher said, she's such a happy child.. smiling the whole class.

 

I'm soo proud of her!! And I know Dada is too!

 

Thanks again to all our faithful readers.. I know you, too, share in

our awesome milestone!!!!

 

 

love,

pattie & gary, Grace & maxwell



Saying Goodbye & Hello... all in the same morning..

Grace has officially outgrown her old walker..which she has had since

September of 2013.. & hello.. I'm tall enough to fit

in her bright pink one..that is hers!!

 

  bye! bye!! (& it's already out of the house!)

And look at me mommy, I'm tall enough!!

 

Now back to mall walking on the weekend!

 

 

love,

pattie & gary, Grace & maxwell



Getting big..

Grace is getting big.. 33" tall & 23 lbs. 7 oz as of yesterday..

sorry, I didn't realize it's been a few weeks since I wrote something..

now that she is more active, and I'm busier myself, it's hard to

get stuff in writing.

 

All is going well,  we actually had to take Grace into the doctor's

yesterday because of her gtube..but we got it straightened

out & put a new one in..(she squirms soo much now we really have to

take her in to change her belly tube).  We are working on different

ways to get her to eat.. put her back on a little zantac to help

minimize the acid in her belly, so it stops burning her skin!

She's still rubbing it & that doesn't help.

But hopefully some burn cream & an ace bandage wrap on it..

and it'll be good as new.

 

this is at nap today..she is mischevious even when sleeping!

She is still going through her 2 year molar pain, and hasn't slept much

in the last few days..but as you can see from this picture she is resting pretty good!!

 

 

 

Grace starts 'toddler class' this Thursday.. i hope i can get

at least 1 picture of her in there.. I will be staying in

the waiting room.. it runs from 9-11.  She is going to love it!!

Speech therapy will be with her on Thursday, and her OT will check in as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the Tastefully Simple front, my little business is going well..

I have had several vendor fairs & have done GREAT!

I'm working on orders for Administrative Assistant's Day, which is coming

up April 23rd.. & I get my repeat customers as well as new customers

buying monthly.  I have earned quite a # of free products thru the company.

It really gives me the flexibility to be a stay at home mom & I still

do my Town minutes in the evening.

My website is:  www.TastefullySimple.com/web/ppacella

 

 

And..check this out..

 

I have nails.. after 30+ years of biting..

I am using a new nail wrap product & no biting..

Cute, ah?

 

 

 

 

Thanks for keeping up with us!

 

Love,

pattie & gary, Grace & maxwell