Goats, a Doctor, and a Horse

That's a pretty random list of things, but these are all things Grace saw today. She was so exhausted from our busy day that she was asking to go 'night night' before she even had her bath!

We started off with a nature walk in the morning at the Tree Hill Nature Center with my new friend, Liezel. It was a beautiful morning, but the unpaved trails were definitely not friendly to a little rinky-dink umbrella stroller that I was pushing Grace in. And dodging the random spider webs made the walk even more interesting. But the company was great and other than asking for a cracker every once in a while, we didn't hear a peep from Grace, so Leizel and I were able to carry on a decent conversation. The highlight of the walk was the little goat petting area. I didn't realize goats were so cute! Grace was in awe of them and kept calling them horses.

For lunch, we decided to splurge and go to Cheesecake Factory. I was a little nervous about how Grace would do since her track record at restaurants has been less than stellar since she became a toddler, but she did okay today. Thank goodness.

Then after her nap, it was off to her well baby check up. Her pediatrician gave her a clean bill of health, was amazed at her vocabulary, and pronounced that she was a healthy little baby. Emphasis on little. My girl is still petite, but she's growing steadily and that's all that matters. Grace also needed to get some immunizations today. She was a trooper, but when she saw the nurse getting the shots ready, she let out a nervous little, "Uh oh..." I guess the poor girl has done this enough times that she knows what those little needles mean.

We finished our day with a quick trip to the mall to scope out any early Memorial Day weekend specials. It's getting hotter and hotter by the day here and I am sadly lacking in warm weather clothes that fit. I didn't get to shop for very long though since Grace refused to stay in her stroller after only the second store. Then when I was trying on clothes in the dressing room, she kept crawling underneath the divider and into the next dressing room. She also tried to eat some random snacks on the floor that were left by the previous kid who was in the dressing room with their mama. When she nearly put a half eaten lollipop in her mouth, I was so grossed out that I admitted defeat and abandoned Operation Stylish Mama.

It was a packed day and we were constantly on the go. Just the way I like it since it makes the day go by faster. One day down means we're one day closer to Mike being home with us.

Playing before her doctor's appointment.

She finally learned how to climb on her horse all by herself! I now understand why she kept calling those goats horses- they were the same size as her rocking horse and they even look pretty similar.