Is November 6th a Hallmark Day?

I'm sure you're wondering what "Happy November 6th" is, and according to Hallmark, it's absolutely nothing. . .but for our family, it marks the day that Gracyn and Daddy made great strides. Darryl recently mentioned that he thought Gracyn was starting to bet "better" with him. . .and then last night when he came home from work, she put her arms up for him to carry her. Yep. . .Gracyn wanted to be in Daddy's arms. And well, it didn't stop there. Gracyn already ate dinner, and she seemed to really like it (must be the carrots!). . .so when Daddy was eating she went up to him and OPENED HER MOUTH TO BE FED! Now that's some serious progress. She went back for several bites and I swear she had been fed. And then a miracle happened. . .

November 6th was a Thursday which means what? Grey's Anatomy and ER of course. . .My one night of TV. So, since all was going well, I thought we'd try to have Daddy put her to bed. (I should insert her that big brother was quite a challenge yesterday - not listening, peeing on the bathroom floor instead of the white bowl, so I was determined to plop on the couch, fold some clothes and unwind.) I take Gracyn into bed with her bottle, subtly walk away, hop in the shower and leave her with Daddy. She fussed, cried a little, I heard Darryl yell, "Don't kick my neck!" I reminded him that he was making progress and now was not the time to discipline, and then the crying stopped. While she was still awake, I turned off the lights so I could sneak out - whew - success. . .I landed on the chaise. Half way through Grey's Anatomy, Darryl walks out. . .no loud banging on the walls from mad FEET, no crying hysterically to the point of mom having to go in to quite her down and wipe away tears and sweat. . .both kids sound asleep and the wondrous thing about it? I did absolutely nothing. . .that's why 11/6 should be a Hallmark day! It felt like one to me!

Update: I didn't post this for fear of jinxing myself. Gracyn sat on Daddy's lap while we dined out, which is a first, and Mommy got to do shopping with a girlfriend on Sunday after church with no tears from Gracyn.

I don't think I've ever done two posts without photos, so the next one will definitely include some new ones. . .