So, We Are Starting To Settle In

It is now Monday (I think), and we are starting to get used to life with Gracie at home.

We are trying to adjust Gracie’s schedule an hour a day to get her onto local time. We got her on a schedule pretty quickly while we were in China in the hopes that she would adapt better here. So far it is working. We are tracking meals, naps, and sleep so we know where are starting point is the next day. Gracie went to bed at 11:00am this morning, and she should wake up for good around 8:30pm.

The downside of this is that our schedules are pretty messed up. Angela is trying to follow Gracie’s schedule, and I am doing the opposite. It is working for the most part, and we have some overlap. Angela is doing Gracie’s “morning” routine, and I am handling the “nighttime” activities.

It is cold in Philadelphia, but we have taken Gracie our for a few walks. I took her out the other day at 4:30am to try to get her to sleep. I was expecting to get stopped by the police (they patrol a lot around here) and questioned why I was out walking a Chinese baby in the pre-dawn morning.

Gracie is doing well. She is eating like a champ. Kristen organized meals for us from some of our friends and the mommies group at the church. The first meal was spaghetti and veggie balls. Gracies feeds herself and loves them, especially the veggie balls (if you ware wondering, no we don’t plan on raising Gracie as a vegetarian). She also likes all of the Gerber food that we have gotten her. We pretty much have her off of the Chinese formula and switched to Enfamil. I am not sure if Gracie noticed the difference. Not having to boil water to make a bottle, and having a high-chair for all meals is so nice.

We think Gracie may skip crawling and start walking by the weekend. She car pull herself up with a little help and is starting to get her sea-legs.

We are still pretty tired. I don’t trust myself driving yet (I was seeing things the other day). Laura took me to Ikea and Target yesterday to pick up a few things. I may venture out later to drop off the disposable camera for development.

Angela and Gracie are sound asleep, and I think the cats are, too.  I now have to start my chore and not wake everyone.

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