Naughty and nice!

'Thank you for spritzing my hair mummy, it's very lovely'.....'you're welcome mummy'.....'your new work boots look amazing daddy, I love them'........
'AGGHHHHHH, NO OOOO! ' (Kick scream, bite, kick, push, bite) ...
It's safe to say we very much have a Jekyl and Hyde on our hands at the moment. One moment sweet as pie, the next a raging tornado who takes down everything in her path!
Still, the incredibly polite babe who showers us with kisses definately more than makes up for the tantruming two year old.

E.N.T.
Our most recent visit to the consultant for Grace's ear check involved a short (1 hour) wait, and an eagerness to discharge us. It did however put our mind at ease about the current state of her ears. No fluid behind her drums, and the burst drum has repaired itself. Back again in 4-6 months where I no doubt will be fighting not to be discharged.

Health check
I'm not sure what the health visitor was expecting when she visited Grace for her two and a half year check, but she was genuinely astounded at her progress. She was either at or above in all of the key areas, and her speech and memory were particularly impressive.  The HV did mention meeting a few babes with Turner Syndrome, but having never seen them beyond their time in special care she didn't know what to expect of our girls in terms of their development.  Their sheer determination and ability to shine can never be underestimated! 

Memory
I'm sure I harp on about this but I actually cannot fathom how such a young child has such an incredible memory. 
During a conversation about Grace's broken trike, I mentioned that at some point we'd put it in the bin. I could literally see the cogs turning in her brain, then before I knew it Grace was listing every event that I had mentioned we would do at some point. ..at some point we'll need to cut my toenails, we'll need to go to the chemist to pick up my milk, we will go to the Dr's for your letter mummy, we'll buy Winston some poo bags...... each and every one I HAD said at some point in the last month! The teacher in me wonders if I should start on some algebra some time soon. The mother in me stops me from getting carried away. Numbers 1-15 will do for now.

We are having some time out this summer as we have had a tough few months. Family time, the beach, and lots of giggles will be on the cards.  We have of course still got 2 remaining hospital appointments. Woop woop (who am I fooling?! )
I'll always be amazed at how blessed we are though. With many amazing acts of kindness in the past few weeks, and an incredible daughter who never fails to make us smile,  we are exceptionally blessed.