Gracie Meets Blaire

This morning Gracie lounged in her new jammies from Mom-mom. In the afternoon Gracie and I hung out with Blaire Morse, who was in town from SF. We took a stroll to the park and then headed to the west side for Rockin with Andy at the Dashevky's apartment. Grace had a good time rocking out with her friends, especially Henry and Sam Schiffman.

Gym & Music

After refusing her morning nap, I decided to take Gracie to Gymboree for a make-up class. She had a great time, enjoyed lunch in her stroller and then passed out on the way home. After a nice nap, we hit the swings (she was very interested in the mechanics of the swing) and then went to Music with Brett. Tonight Heather Viets came to visit. PS Her diaper rash is doing much better! Phew.

Challah at Your Boy

And Gracie's boy is Grandpa these days. Grandpa has almost cured poor Gracie's diaper rash - thanks to all his special care treating her. We make sure to rinse her off a lot (as pictured), feed her carefully (challah, rice and banana) and keep her entertained. In fact, Grandpa and Gracie did almost everything today - played together, ate together, drank together. It was so cute.

After lunch out, Gracie passed out and slept for a record-breaking time (2.5 hours!). The train ride was easy, and we didn't even have to wait in a cab line at Penn Station. Gracie was thrilled to see Daddy when she got home and even learned a new trick. Speaking of new tricks, Gracie officially knows how to say the word "up" and completely understands the meaning. She uses when she's in her crib, in her high chair, on the floor, sees something high up, etc. She also likes when we move things up and down, like in these videos.

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.