Party Time!

Day 54
Happy Birthday Great Aunt Jean and Cousin Laura!

Rainy Day Hiking Day 47

It was Grandma Stitch's last day in Seattle so we had to pack in a full day of Griggs Adventures.  We all woke up early to get to Peso's happy hour breakfast.  After two crab benedicts, one bacon and arugula benedict, and two scrammbled eggs we were stuffed and fueled for Top Bop at Magnolia Community Center.  After Top Bop we sipped coffee in the park while Oliver played king of the sandbox and Katherine snacked and napped.  Then it was time for Betsy's eye doctor appointment and while Betsy was pronouncing letters and numbers of progressively smaller sizes the rest of the group went home to pack up for a last minute hiking adventure to Olallie State Park in search of the illusive Twin Falls.
With a car ride lunch and a quick drive to Exit 34 off of Highway 90, we put on our rain gear and hit the trail!




 

 

 

 

It was a bit rainy for our 1.5 mile hike, but everyone pulled through and Katherine's first hike at a State Park was a success, just a bit wet.  To help us dry off, we drove straight to the outlet mall and did some mega shopping!!!  Another coffee and snack stop, then we packed up and drove back to Seattle.  Our ride home was almost a disaster, but both kids did great during the rush hour traffic.  And we were all rewarded with a tasty fish & chips dinner from Lil'Chinook's.
We hope Grandma Stitch had an amazing Seattle Adventure!
More Griggs Family Adventures to come!

Day 7

Katherine was born with a high bilirubin count in her blood, causing Jaundice. At the birth center the nurses and pediatricians kept a close eye on her levels and she went through numerous blood draws to test her blood levels.  She had several tiny little pokes in her teeny little heel to squeeze out a few drops of blood.  Her levels kept going up and up and it was soon determined a bilibed was the best route to take in order to help bring out her bilirubun.

A nurse team was scheduled to set us up with the light therapy bed, bilibed, and she was ordered to stay in her little bed 24/7.  She was allowed to get out for feeding and diaper changes, but we were instructed to put her back in promptly so that the lights could zap away the bilirubin.  It broke our hearts having to see our little baby girl zipped into the space age glowing platform.  But we knew we were lucky because the alternative would have been a hospitalization for several days.  At least this way we could stay with her the entire time.  Between Daddy, Mommy, and Bubbie, Katherine was never alone.


And big brother Oliver was there to watch over her and give her kisses too!

 

 

 

As promised, Bubbie found Oliver the BIGGEST pretzel ever!