More Days With Gracie

August 28, 2007

We have now had Gracie in our family for 1 month and 9 days and it feels like she has been with us always. She still continues to learn and experience new things everyday. She has been greeted by many people since her arrival in the US. Everyone comments how cute and content she is. We definitely agree with them. Logan is still expressing lots of love for her. He always wants to hold and play with her. He has made the best big brother just as we figured.

We were given another open house party to welcome Gracie. Our friends Dena Corley and Jenny Lambdin arranged to have members of Club Fitness(gym we go to) join our family at Panera Bread on Sat. 8/25 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am to meet Gracie. It was very informal and turned out quite nice. We were able to visit with everyone and Gracie enjoyed meeting new faces. Gracie received several new outfits for her fall/winter collection. It is great to know we have such great friends who care about us and want to help celebrate the arrival of our newest addition.

Here are a few new accomplishments and adventures Gracie has experienced:

Walking big brother Logan to school on the first day 8/21/07

Getting her first professional picture taken by Shooting Stars(thanks Kathy
and Kris) 8/23/07

Rolls from front to back 8/23/07

First doctor appointment with Dr. Rojan 8/24/07
STATS: 14lbs 9.5 ozs; 23 ¼ inches long(I measured her at 25 inches); 14
inch head
Dr. Rojan said she is a GOOD baby, I do agree. We are going to do blood
work when she turns 1(HIV, Hep B and C)She got her first Rotavirus Vaccine
(oral)
She was a great patient.

Church directory picture taken with the family 8/24/07

Ate her first baby food vegetable (peas) seemed to like them 8/24/07

Got her first USPS letter in the mail(thanks Uncle Kevin)

Meet Thomas(10 mns old) a friend adopted from Vietnam 8/25/07

Received her first set of Immunizations at the Health Dept.8/27/07
DPT, Hep B, Polio, Hib, Pneumococcal
3 shots (2 in lt leg, 1 in rt leg)
Her lt leg was sore that evening and she developed a 102.2 fever the next
morning and still complained about her lt leg.