I did it.

We have been hearing Gracie saying this more and more of late. She is mastering skills and doing things that give her great personal satisfaction. She is so proud of herself when she can do things for herself.

One of the items that is a milestone for 36 months of age that Grace has consistently missed is dressing herself. We have long debated with her pediatrician and the neurology team if this is an issue or not. We could not decide if this is something Grace could not do or just chose not to do. I think we can chalk this up to one she chose not to do. She dressed herself this morning and again this afternoon after her bath. She is so proud of herself when she accomplishes this. She then runs around the house showing and telling everyone. Fortunately Rita is the gracious big sister and gives her the praise that she so craves! When Rita tells her she did a good job, it matters more than anything!

I think I mentioned this, but Grace loves tattoos! One of the rewards we used for her when she started the diet was new tattoos for finishing a meal. Well tonight, she found a tattoo and managed to get a wet rag and she put it on all by herself!! It was very funny. She just beamed with pride as she announced, I did it! Self application of temporary tattoos is not on the milestone chart but for Grace this was more important than anything else on the chart!!

Thanks for checking in on us.