Since her cast is waterproof we were still able to take swim lessons. We're three weeks in and truth be told, she doesn't really seem to like it. She loves being in the water and playing with me but she's not so into the doing what the class is doing thing. That's not really surprising as she's incredibly headstrong but I guess I was hoping that something would take over her body and she would become incredibly compliant in this one aspect. I know, I'm insane but a girl can dream. She isn't disruptive, she's just afraid to do some of the things and then just refuses to do a few more. For instance, she is afraid to be on her belly and kick because she is afraid I will let go. That I can understand. She already knows how to blow bubbles in the water but she just won't do it. That I don't get. Anyway, I'm enjoying it even is she isn't.
I took last Friday off and one of our errands for the day was to go to her hair salon for more hair products. When we go I always ask them to look at her hair to make sure I'm using the right products and to make sure it's healthy. They said it looked great but she needed a trim and they could do it right there. I panicked for a second because when we had her hair braided over the summer it took a year off of all of our lives and that was with preparing her for two days before it happened. There was no prep time for this one but turns out, that might have been for the best. She sat on my lap and except for one small whimper she let them cut it without any screaming or crying. It looks fantastic! It was her first hair cut and it they took a lot off but she still has a ton of hair and it has such a nice shape to it. I have been loving having her wear it natural. It just goes to show you have much she can mature in a just a couple of months.
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Her transition to her big girl bed went great. I got her up from one nap and found her asleep in her time out chair inside her closet (nope, no clue why that seemed like a good spot for a siesta) but other than that it's been going pretty well. The only real annoyance is that she has discovered that her cast makes a nice loud noise if she bangs it on the wall next to her bed. That wall of course is on the other side of my bed so that's a pleasant sound to wake up to at 5:00a.m. I thought I fixed the problem by pulling her bed away from the wall so she couldn't reach the wall. Then this morning I heard the banging again and I went in her room and she was sitting on the floor between the wall and her bed knocking her cast on it. So it's back to the drawing board for me.
My aunt and uncle from Arkansas were visiting this past week and one of my cousins had a bunch of us over so we could see them. I was a little nervous since Grace can get overwhelmed in bigger groups, especially if she doesn't know everyone well. It was at my cousin Erin's house and we see her and her kids fairly often and Meghan and Jake were there too so I was hopeful but she did better than I expected. She stuck next to me for a few minutes and then she was off to play with the cousins. She had a blast! She would check back with me every once in a while but she was really at ease and I was able to visit with family so it was a win win for both of us. She had met most of the family before but only once or twice but she handled it all really well. It's nice to see that new places and situations are becoming easier for her. I love that she looks around to make sure she knows where home base is but that she feels safe enough to move around a bit. She's really come so far.
All in all things have been going great. We did some apple picking a couple of weeks ago, have had some birthday parties and are just enjoying the fall.
