Worlds Second Most Photographed Child

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The honor of the most-photographed child goes to our nephew Vinnie, who I believe is still the all time record holder.

The folks at Great Wall recommend that we don't overwhelm our new citizen with family and friends and actually recommends trying to avoid large gatherings so it is up to Mom and Dad to hold, feed, and play with her. This is so she begins to realize that we are her parents, and not just attentive hotel staff. So we are trying to have brief visits by small groups of family and friends over the next few weeks so everyone can say hello. Don't worry, we will be at Thanksgiving! And, by the time she gets to Oklahoma to meet Davids family and her 10.5 Uncles and Aunts, numerous cousins and of course, Grandma Rose we think she'll realize she is stuck with us, her family.

Jet Lag Stories: First on the list, was to catch up on sleep, so the first night, Gracie fell asleep early, woke up at 11:00 and played til 4 am. Pretty much same the second night, and we've been keeping naps short so last night her final bedtime was at 1 am. Today we woke her at 8:30, and she had a short nap (in the carseat), lots of outdoor activity for sunlight. We put her to bed at 6:30 pm (Poor thing was so tired she was about to drop, and didn't even complain about the bath). She was up again an hour later, but we got her sleeping again by 8 pm. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

By request, we posted David's truck crash photo on flickr. We've posted more Grace photos there was well. Expect more.