The seasons change and so we grow!

It's Fall already!  We were just enjoying the beaches of Hilton Head for Labor Day, and now the bathing suits are in the back of the drawer (not yet packed away but that's for another day:o).  I recently had to go through some clothes given to me by my niece who has a daughter.  With the season change came some cooler temperatures so we needed leggings and long pants and closed toe shoes and long sleeve t-shirts.  Even still, the moment the temperatures dropped, with socks on her feet and a hat on her head, Grace still caught a cold....AARRGH! She had the Croup Cough.  It was pretty scary at first because she sounded like she was wheezing and couldn't breath and she would get scared and cry each time a deep cough came.  And it hurt her chest.  Talk about a mother feeling like she couldn't do anything.  We're getting a flu shot this morning actually.  We just returned from a road trip to Tallahassee for my college Homecoming celebration.  It was a fun time, but Grace is still not quite 100%, and I don't want to chance it. It's too much at stake...
She's 21 months old and growing more and more each day.  She has long legs so she stands as tall as a 2 year old.  She's using words and phrases but not yet sentences.  Right now, Panda and Violet are her favorite stuffed buddies.  She gave up the binky 3 months ago and is just now able to get in her bed and fall asleep without it as a comfort....hence Panda and Violet and her blanket.   I'm amazed at how fast she's growing and how smart she is.  With each day comes a new look or action or sign of independence.  I know that's how it happens but I'm amazed nonetheless.  The days go by, the seasons change and so we grow!