One!

The eve of Grace's birthday brought snow to the great region of Hancock. I'm not sure I'm ready for it, but Rustin assures me this is normal November weather, the previous has been abnormally mild. Since he didn't have to work, we decided to go to St. Cloud overnight so Grace could swim. We didn't get there until 8:30 so she only swam a little bit. At first she was timid, but soon she was splashing and laughing. We unfortunately forgot the camera so there are no pictures. She slept better than the last time we were at a motel, but it wasn't perfect. That's what's hard about having such a good sleeper; the littlest changes can be dramatic. She fell asleep in our bed at about midnight and we transferred her to her crib. Other than Rustin not being able to sleep very well and a middle of the night unwanted, inebriated visitor, we had a good stay. We did some shopping on Saturday and then headed home. Sunday evening we had Grace's birthday party at our home. Trevor was sick, so his family didn't make it so it was Mom and Dad Schmidgall. We got pictures and videos, so here they are. This morning Grace got three shots and blood drawn. By the time they were drawing her blood, she was fit to be tied. I hope she'll nap this afternoon!

Flu Shot

Grace really isn't walking yet without force. She does love it when we put her behind her cart and she can walk/run/get dragged. As you can see she is a little tipsy. Bob, Susan, and Matt got her a Kirby toy for her birthday. She is pushing it on her cart. They thought Kirby and Grace have the same roundness of face and are lookalikes. She is enjoying sleeping with Kirby. I think she sometimes uses it as a pillow.

The other day Grace and I went to the clinic for our flu shots. Because of her age, Grace has to go back for a booster. While registering there was a kid screaming for 5 minutes straight. I started getting nervous like maybe it was a painful shot. It's been a long time since I got a shot. Afterwards I realized he was just being a typical kid. I took mine first and then Grace got hers in her thigh. She took an audible breath, and then was fine. She is still too young to know any better. Thankfully, because she gets her one year shots next week and then the booster in December.

Yes, our baby turns one tomorrow! It's hard to believe. The last few months have went faster and easier than the first few months. Looking back I wouldn't want to trade any of it. We plan to have her birthday party on Sunday, so I'm sure there will be pictures and maybe videos to show.