Gracie and the McCammon Gang: October 2011

I'm kind of embarrassed that 6 months have gone by but I have 4 - well actually 5, good excuses (counting Dan). I thought I would mainly add pictures. Grace is sleeping right now. She had her 2nd surgery to repair her palate on Thursday. It looks so good! There is just a small opening left & she won't need surgery again until she is about 8. (Our dentist told me she was a better patient than her mother and it's soooo true!) She has made huge strides in all areas - attachment, language, behavior etc. Her speech is still pretty delayed but this last surgery should help with that. She goes to some childcare and also to a couple hours of preschool & 1/2 hr speech therapy each week.

Gracie is three now. She could be potty-trained completely but we haven't worked on it much w/ all the other adjustments she has had to make. Should be completely trained here soon. We had a great summer w/ camping, swimming at the lake, and visits from relatives. Went on a trips to Arizona, Oregon, & Alaska to see family. In early October we went to Yellowstone for a few days. She is a really good traveler- although long drives are not her favorite... & therefore not ours either. Recently she has begun to want to come home more than she used to, which I think is a great sign of feeling secure and settled. Night terrors are much improved. We still have a lot of issues like her over-the-top demand for my attention all the time but all issues are fading from the forefront.Better get to the pictures! Please leave a post and I'll try to get in touch again with some of you as I've lost a few emails!