Another Day In Hannibal

Gracie and I went back to Hannibal today for my rescheduled doctor appointment. I am 5 months along for those who have lost track. Dr. Bennett finished up my exam by asking if I had any concerns at this point. I immediately said no, but then I said, "Well, there is one concern I have." He got very serious and asked what it was. I said, "Gracie would like to name the baby Fuzzy." Dr. Bennett kept his serious look and told Gracie, "I don't see any problem with that. Fuzzy Doolin. Hmm. Yes, no problem there." Gracie just looked at me with this expression that said, "I told you it was a good name!" With much sarcasm I thanked him for his assistance with my concern. :-)
On a serious note, Dr. Bennett said the baby is growing at a normal rate and that everything looks and sounds great. That's always good news. Next month I get to do the yucky glucose test. Ick. If I remember right, it doesn't taste real great!

Weekend Happenings

We didn't write for a few days because we were out of town. Saturday Brent and I dropped Gracie off in Moberly with Grandpa and Nana and we went to the MU vs Nebraska game in Columbia. For those that don't know, it was televised and didn't start until 8:15 p.m. Needless to say, we were tired the next day, but the main thing was that MU came out the winner! Sunday we went to a local pumpkin patch for some pumpkins and gourds and also went on a wagon ride. Gracie hated the wagon ride, so it was a waste of money. She wouldn't have made a good Amish child!
Today I had a scheduled doctors appointment in Hannibal, but got there and Dr. Bennett had just left to check on a woman in labor. After waiting for 1 hour and 30 minutes the receptionist said he was delivering the baby, but it would be best to reschedule since it would still be quite a while. I guess we get to go back to Hannibal tomorrow. If they try to weigh me again I'm going to smack someone, because they already did that today and I was depressed.
OK, a quick Gracie story for those that don't mind indulging me. My dad is a bit honery, and it really comes out when he is with Gracie. After much teasing on Saturday she finally told him, "Grandpa, you have 2 choices. You can be good or you can be naughty." Hmm, I wonder where she has heard that????

How to Stop a Baby From Kicking in the Womb

Tonight Gracie and I were watching Cinderella and the baby started kicking pretty hard. I put Gracie's hand on my tummy and told her to feel the baby kicking me. She quickly replied, "Don't worry, Mommy. I have some 'stop kicking' medicine you can take to make the baby stop kicking you. Here, have some." I pretended to swallow the pill and she said, "That's better, isn't it?" The innocence of a 3 year old still amazes me.
One more Gracie story. Sorry!!! Grandpa Self came today and played with Gracie while I did some stuff around the house. He went to the Homecoming parade with us and then had to go home. When they were saying goodbye Gracie told him, "You can come back any time you want to play with me." What a sweet invitation.

Under the Weather

We have a tired little girl this evening and didn't realize until about an hour ago that she was running a temperature. Gracie told me that she was "very, very sick." Upon questioning, her wrist, nose, stomach and toes all hurt. When Brent offered her some medicine she said, "Oh, I think I am feeling better now." How quickly we can recover when medicine is involved.

Atlanta had their last softball game tonight, so Brent is done supervising games until basketball starts. The sad part is that basketball starts next week! No rest for the weary.

In case anyone is wondering, Gracie is still determined to name the baby Fuzzy. She told her Grandpa and Nana that a friend from school said she would have to get a cat and name it Fuzzy because she couldn't name her sister Fuzzy. Gracie didn't agree. The saga continues...

Gracie's School Day

Gracie has been going to Preschool on Wednesday and Thursday each week while I work at the pharmacy. On Wednesday's she has to wear a dress to school because it is chapel day. They go next door to the church and sing and do some activities. She loves the whole dressing up scenario, but cries everytime I drop her off because she hasn't been to school in 5 days and has forgotten how much fun it is. Today was a bad drop-off with many tears. Brent has the fun job. He gets to pick her up after school and get the happy face and hugs because she has had an awesome day. Today he told her they could go to the park and she said, "Yea! We haven't been there for a thousand weeks!" Everything is related to a thousand weeks right now. It's her new catch phrase. Feel free to use it in your conversations!

Daddy's Home

Brent got home today after his Principal's conference in Columbia. Gracie was more than happy to give him her full attention after his absence. That was fine with me. The baby is kicking and moving a lot right now. Gracie hasn't felt it yet, but Brent did Saturday night. It's always amazing! We got a good rain shower today, so Gracie got out her rain boots and did some puddle stompin'. We still can't figure out how to add pictures to this blog, but I promise we will keep working on it. Once we get the hang of it...watch out. It will be Gracie overload!

Gracie Named the Baby

Today I asked Gracie if she liked several different girl names for the baby. She quickly vetoed all of my favorites. There was a pause, and then she said, "I know what we can call the baby. Fuzzy. It's a nice girls name." I laughed out loud and she said, "Now that's enough talking and laughing. If you keep laughing you won't get a sucker!" That's a serious threat coming from Gracie. She's a sucker fiend! I doubt that "Fuzzy" will be on the baby's birth certificate, but it could be a future nickname.