Baby Boozehound (JK)

The diaper rash is still really bad. Poor Gracie. Good thing we're in Philly so Grandpa can take care of her and treat it. Besides the rash, little Grace had a nice day. She got dolled up in her new outfit from Mom-mom and went to Har Zion; she loved the music and shofar and even visited my kindergarten classroom. This afternoon, she enjoyed some challah (she's on a binding diet of bread, banana, pasta and rice), drank a few drops of Manishevitz (loved it and, besides, she needed something to take the edge off her diaper pain), took a walk with Grandpa and enjoyed some of Mom-mom's homemade chicken soup (the cure for everything).

Home for the Holiday

This morning we went to Diller-Quaile for music class, and Gracie loved it. She was swaying to the beat and dancing a lot. This afternoon we took Amtrak to Philly. Poor Gracie experienced her first diaper rash, though, and it's awful. She can't take getting changed, and I can hardly take it either. Poor thing. We let her run around naked tonight to air out.

Train Travel

Today Grace played and walked with Mommy and Daddy, took a nice nap and then went on the LIRR. She saw Grandpa, Mom-mom, Aunt Meredith, Great Aunt Myra, Great Uncle Aaron, Amy & Glenn and Seth & Hillary. Gracie was an excellent traveler today and seemed to enjoy exploring on the train - peeking through the window of the seat, looking out the window, waving to people who were boarding and more. Get well soon, Auntie M!

Rainy Saturday with Friends

Grace's hair is definitely coming in now - it's as if she grew all of it in the past 3 days! Today Burke and Rabia came by to see Grace, and in the late afternoon Henley, Xabi and Sofia came over to play. Grace was in a very grumpy mood - due to taking only one nap - and was a little touchy. The girls played and ate dinner together, and tonight Aunt Dina and Uncle Teddy came over to hang out. Week 42 Album.

A Game of Cat and Grace

This afternoon Grace and I headed to the west side with Liz and Charlie for Rockin with Andy at Miller's apartment. Grace was happy to hang out with her friends, but now that she can crawl, it's harder to keep her contained to watch Andy rock. Additionally, she decided to chase Lola the cat around today; and, to make matters funnier, Lola decided to taunt Grace by creeping up on to her and then rushing away. Speaking of moving, since Grace can't sit still on a couch for a picture anymore, I had to hoist her up behind the couch - while hiding - to include her in the pic...which explains why she looks so uncomfortable in the shot above.

Swings, Drums and Spoons

This morning Grace and I hit the park playground before coming back for her morning nap, which she totally refused. After 30 minutes of protesting, I let her come out and play. She practiced putting a ball in a spoon (see video) and attemped to say the word "up" several times. After lunch, we headed for Gymboree, and she nodded off just one block away! After her nap, we ran some errands, went to the swings and then headed to Brody's for Music with Brett. Today's class was awesome, and the drums were a hit.

Twisting & Strolling

Gracie went to Gymboree with Carolina today and took a walk with me in the early evening down Third. Tonight Gracie enjoyed watching Daddy twist his torso side to side and even imitated his silly motions.

Free to Be Gracie G

Today Gracie went to Free to Be Under 3 - which is a language program - and loved it. Before class started, she crawled right up to the guitar to check it out, and throughout the class she paid very close attention to the teacher. She's such a curious, attentive student already...and she loves this class. In the afternoon, we went to the park to play and hung out with Anabel and Charlie.

Afternoon In the Park

This morning Gracie went to her first Diller-Quaile music class and enjoyed it. This afternoon we met up with Caroline and Ethan in Carl Schurz Park. Gracie had an amazing case of the giggles on our walk home tonight, but I accidentally deleted the video! :(

Busy Sunday

After a morning of fun in Villanova, we picked Grace from Mom-mom and Grandpa's and headed back to the city in time for Max's 1st bday. What a great party - Grace had the time of her life in addition to pizza and ice cream cake! She played with her friends, hid in barrels, climbed up ramps, bounced on the tramp and more. When we got home tonight, Great Grandma, Grandma, Uncle Teddy and Uncle Zachary were here to play. What an awesome day!

Weekend on the Main Line

Today Gracie put on her adorable new outfit from Abby and hung out with Mom-mom and Grandpa. They introduced Gracie to pots and pumpkins, took a walk and played together. For pics from the day and the week, visit the Week 41 Album.

Morning Nap is Back

On this beautiful fall day, Grace and I took a morning walk to pick up bagels for breakfast with my dear friend - and former colleague - Abby, who was in from San Francisco. Gracie loved meeting her and didn't want to go down for her morning nap. But she did after 30 minutes of protesting. We hit the park before lunch time and then came back and hung out with Liz, Charlie and Rocky Winter, and Grace was beside herself. Between smooching Charlie (much to his dismay) and watching Rocky (the dog), she was in heaven. In the afternoon we met up with Gracie's friend George at the playground in Central Park. What fun! Tonight Grace stayed up late because we left NYC for Philly.

Fun Thursday

Today Grace took a morning nap - hallelujah! When she woke up, we went to Bloomies for a quick shopping trip. After lunch we tried a class at AHA, and then Grace took another nap (yay!!!). This afternoon we had our first Music with Brett group.

Bringing Sexy Back

This morning Grace lounged in her (sexy) new leopard jammies *purrr* and watched Sesame Street before going to her her 9 month check-up. She weighs 20 pounds, 11 ounces and measures 28.5 inches long; that puts her in the 80th percentile for both. Today Gracie had fun playing: she went to gymboree with Carolina, and in the afternoon we met up with cousin JoJo in Central Park. It was fun to spend time together, slide and see Gracie's friend Anabel. When we got home, Grace was thrilled to eat dinner (sliced chicken, string cheese and peas!!) and play with Aunt Meredith. She loves her Auntie M!

Totally Tubular Tuesday

Gracie spent most of her day out and about. We hit the park first thing, went to Gracie's first Free to Be Under Three Class, said a quick hello to Henley, visited the pet store, met up with Gracie's friends Max and Charlie, had dessert and a play date with George and then went to Store Adore's Fall Shopping Party at Big Drop. Did I mention Grace did all that with only an hour nap?! She's such a baby bad a--.