Brad took the day off to be with Grace. She adores Daddy. Runs to him when he comes home, etc. But it was obviously a stressful day for Grace since she broke out in hives even while medicated. We are now 100% positive that her chronic hives are brought on by stress. The first time they appeared was when I was gone for the whole day. The next time they started (and stayed) was when we had company over. She has been on Zyrtec every day since then. The one time I forgot to give it to her, she was covered the next morning. Well, yesterday she broke out again and we have increased her dosage. Then we had some friends over tonight that Grace had never met or hasn't seen since summer, and they got even worse! She is definitely itchy. I feel so bad for her. I know hives aren't horrilbe, but it is a visual reminder to us that she is under stress :( Poor baby.
This man looked awesome for being over 200 years old :)
Liberty Bell
Christ Church Steeple... it was the tallest building in Philadelphia at one time. Really beautiful church. Coolest part was that during the tour, Nate sat in the same pew that George Washington used to sit in.
Grace trying to put her sunglasses on Dora! But I think she wishes Dora didn't move around so much :)
Grace's boo boo toe. She dropped the Wack-A-Mole game on it! I felt so bad for her the first day, but the girl knows how to milk it. She is constantly saying "how" (Oww) and looking for me to make a fuss over her. Of course I do :) But we are going on a week now. All good things must come to an end. Cute piggies though :)
LIfe is rough! Grace enjoyed her mid-morning milk laying in the sunroom soaking up some sun!
We had some friends over for dinner this weekend. The kids had there own little party with Shirley Temple drinks!
Grace is going to be a thrill seeker. She insists on watching the Zaboomafoo episode with dinosaurs but then hides here and peeks around most of the show. It clearly makes her nervous or uncomfortable, but she just can't seem to stop watching it :)
Check out the videos below too :)
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Jeanette, so tell me, we are thinking of taking a trip to Philidelphia and Washington DC this summer, is it worth it? Sorry to hear about Grace and being stressed. Hopefully this is something that as she grows she will be able to handle better/different? Hope the itchies go away sooner rather than later, poor girl!
Hello there. Love your last posts, and video clips! Looks like you guys have a lot of fun together...and the boys obviously adore Gracie, who couldn't? I agree with you on the hives, even Mark is prone to getting them when he is stressed at work and he is 38!! Still havent got the new blog up and running but will do soon and I'll let you have the details. Happy Sunday!! dx
I love the last photo of Grace trying to be brave! It looks like you had a beautiful day to visit Phily with Nate, too. xoxo
so sad about the hives. i hate thinking she's stressed about stuff. :-(
Ah, a thrill-seeker! I understand that all too well! Grace and Alex would have a blast together!
Too cute that she hides from the movie she asked to watch! Hope her hives go away quick.
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