Why Wait?

Tonight, Adam was home sick and Grace was asleep so Grant and I went on a date. What did we do, you ask? We went to the mall! And what do you do at the mall on August 24th...2 months before Halloween? Duh, you buy a Halloween costume! That's right, last week when we were walking around the mall for fun, Grant was telling everyone that he was going to be a lion for Halloween. I decided that I might as well buy his costume now and let him enjoy it.
I considered making a costume because I really enjoyed doing it last year but let's admit it- when you don't have a sewing machine...making costumes is a pain in the derriere. As soon as we got the lion ensemble, Grant wanted to put it on and "scare people!" So that is just what we did. Grant scared people, some ladies asked if they could take his picture and he said no, he ate some yummy chocolate and then our date came to an end. Sort of...
When we got home, he thought he should try on part of Grace's costume. As you can see the shoes fit him even though they are supposed to fit a 6 month old and the head thingy kind of fits him and so in the next few days we will be taking those accessories back. If they fit bug there is NO way they are going to fit our tiny, little butterfly.

Friends and A New Accessory

Gracie has a new accessory. Lucky for her she only has to wear it when she sleeps. Her oxygen saturation levels have been dropping at night (and when she eats) so we will be doing some tests in the next few weeks to figure out what is going on. In the meantime she gets to acclimate herself to her new O's.
She aspirates when she eats (every type of food from plain liquid to solids) and because of that ends up with pneumonia about every 4 to 6 weeks. Her pulmonologist thinks that there is scarring in her lungs because of this. So we are waiting to schedule her sedated CT scan. On Monday, she will have another echo done to make sure that the low oxygen levels over a long period of time have not caused damage to her heart. Her heart murmur has been more pronounced and she has been sweating a lot when she drinks a bottle. Also, her skin has been looking a lot more mottled. But hopefully everything will be okay there. We will keep you posted! Grant has been so cute with Grace (as usual). He will often ask me if Grace needs her oxygen and whenever I put her down for a nap or to bed, he tip toes in to check on her. She is lucky to have such a great big brother!

Speaking of Grant, a few weeks ago, Hadlie and baby Kennedy came to visit us. Grant was so happy to have someone to play with. Building forts is a lot more fun when you have someone other than mommy to build them with!
Plus, Hadlie can fit inside a lot better than mommy can! He is killing me lately...he hates me to take his picture!

Gracie's new trick

Gracie has learned what the fish says. It is so stinkin' cute! It is fun to watch her process my request. It takes her a few seconds but she can totally do it!!! Go Gracie Girl! (Sorry if it is poor quality...it is from the digital camera)