In two weeks my Grayson James will be two years old.
2!
I don't know why this is making me so sad. I am literally heart broken! I get tears when I realize that my baby is no longer a baby but a toddler and is quickly moving on to preschooler. {Even though he won't be an official preschooler for a while longer.}
I just get sad.
No matter how you try and cherish and hold on to the baby days, they disappear just as quickly as can be. I know that logically there can't ALWAYS be a baby. There has to come a time in life where you stop. And watch your babies grow into children, and young adults, and adults, and then have babies of there own.
I know that.
But it doesn't make it any easier.
If any veteran moms out there have any words of wisdom for this broken hearted mama, please share! How did you make it through?! What made it easier??
I don't want to be sad through this awesome time. I want to be awesomely happy. And enjoy every second without being brought down. I know I will smile through the tears, and feel happy. I just wish I could go through this without feeling like my life as I knew it is ending.
Even though, technically, it is.
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Mush
I felt like today's post was too mushy for me.
I've been feeling pretty mushy lately for some reason. I think it's because my BABY is almost 2. And my OTHER BABY is graduating from elementary school.
And it hurts my heart.
But I'm not typically your MUSH kind of gal. Not even remotely.
So I thought I would take a moment and get real on you.
This morning? I found poop. Poop all over my house. Now, it's not unusual for Grayson to bring me his diaper and tell me he has pooped on the floor. I find the poop, and clean it and him up. That's mom life for you.
But today? I have absolutely NO CLUE where this poop has come from. My only guess is that he took off his diaper, did his business in three different spots, and then had Leah assist him in rediapering. In the whirlwind of packing Leah's lunch and getting her ready for school, then shooting out the door it was missed.
This comes after the day before yesterday. Grayson brought me his diaper, filled with poop. It was all over him, all over his shirt. I cleaned him up, got his shirt in the wash, and a clean diaper on his butt and then searched the house in the trial he had taken from his sister's room to the living room looking for casualties. I couldn't find a single one! That night, Mel came home and upon walking in the house immediately spotted poo. Apparently it had flung almost under our couch, just out of sight. But not out of smell. I smelled it ALL DAY LONG and couldn't for the life of me figure out where it was coming from!!
This week I'm done with the poop.
I've been feeling pretty mushy lately for some reason. I think it's because my BABY is almost 2. And my OTHER BABY is graduating from elementary school.
And it hurts my heart.
But I'm not typically your MUSH kind of gal. Not even remotely.
So I thought I would take a moment and get real on you.
This morning? I found poop. Poop all over my house. Now, it's not unusual for Grayson to bring me his diaper and tell me he has pooped on the floor. I find the poop, and clean it and him up. That's mom life for you.
But today? I have absolutely NO CLUE where this poop has come from. My only guess is that he took off his diaper, did his business in three different spots, and then had Leah assist him in rediapering. In the whirlwind of packing Leah's lunch and getting her ready for school, then shooting out the door it was missed.
This comes after the day before yesterday. Grayson brought me his diaper, filled with poop. It was all over him, all over his shirt. I cleaned him up, got his shirt in the wash, and a clean diaper on his butt and then searched the house in the trial he had taken from his sister's room to the living room looking for casualties. I couldn't find a single one! That night, Mel came home and upon walking in the house immediately spotted poo. Apparently it had flung almost under our couch, just out of sight. But not out of smell. I smelled it ALL DAY LONG and couldn't for the life of me figure out where it was coming from!!
This week I'm done with the poop.
I am BLESSED
I have been blessed with FOUR healthy, beautiful, intelligent, loving, caring, sweet-as-can-be children. I have been blessed four times over! Sometimes when life is crazy, and we're running from appointment to appointment, to the grocery store, to gymnastics, back home where it seems we live in a whirlwind of chores and homework I forget to be thankful.
I forget to just stop. And say THANK YOU.
I never knew what a blessing motherhood would be. And sometimes, even though I certainly don't intend to, I know I take it for granted. On the days I'm going a million miles a minute I do, I do take things for granted. How well behaved they are as we whip through the stores. How most of the time they willingly help me at home with chores. How Joshua will play with Leah just to make her happy, and how Hailey's favorite thing to do is read to Grayson. These are all GIFTS that I too often forget to be thankful for.
Now at night, when I'm lying there, moments before sleep, and I say my final prayer for the day of course I give thanks for my kids, but it's all of the little things that add up, and while, like anyone, I don't have time to name EVERY single little thing I am thankful for, I know I could definitely work on not taking them for granted.
So today I am giving all of the little things their due. I am reminding myself that my kids ARE AWESOME. And that they're MINE. And I am so, so, so thankful. Today I will soak in every laugh, and every smile, and I will work on not shushing the loud moments, I will not just let my little ones crawl all over me, I will greet them with hugs and kisses and HOLD them on my lap.
And I will tell THEM thank you. And remind them, again, how very much I love them.
I forget to just stop. And say THANK YOU.
I never knew what a blessing motherhood would be. And sometimes, even though I certainly don't intend to, I know I take it for granted. On the days I'm going a million miles a minute I do, I do take things for granted. How well behaved they are as we whip through the stores. How most of the time they willingly help me at home with chores. How Joshua will play with Leah just to make her happy, and how Hailey's favorite thing to do is read to Grayson. These are all GIFTS that I too often forget to be thankful for.
Now at night, when I'm lying there, moments before sleep, and I say my final prayer for the day of course I give thanks for my kids, but it's all of the little things that add up, and while, like anyone, I don't have time to name EVERY single little thing I am thankful for, I know I could definitely work on not taking them for granted.
So today I am giving all of the little things their due. I am reminding myself that my kids ARE AWESOME. And that they're MINE. And I am so, so, so thankful. Today I will soak in every laugh, and every smile, and I will work on not shushing the loud moments, I will not just let my little ones crawl all over me, I will greet them with hugs and kisses and HOLD them on my lap.
And I will tell THEM thank you. And remind them, again, how very much I love them.
Too long...
I can't believe I have gone this long without blogging! I feel like I've hardly documented Grayson's second year at all. :( How sad that makes me. I have, however, been capturing his life and the oh-so-many changes in photos at least.
My kids are awesome. They always have been, and I'm pretty sure they always will be.
Joshua is about a month away from graduating from the 5th grade. This kills me. KILLS me. He's only months away from being a middle schooler. I look at Grayson and I just think of Joshua, and how he was at this age. I still feel like Joshua should be so little. He crawls up into my lap and there's hardly any room. "What are you going to do when you don't fit anymore?" I asked him sadly the other night. "I'll always fit mom, and if I don't, when I'm big enough, I can hold you." Talk about tear-jerker! I just wish I had a time machine. I would get more hugs and cuddles and kisses in. I would just soak up more of him. Time goes by too quickly. We spend too much time worrying about things that don't matter. I want time back that I will never have.
He's still young enough that he likes me to lay down with him at bedtime. We talk, and he plays with my hair. {Just as he has done since he was an infant, nursing.} I asked him last night if he would always want me to lay with him. For the first time he put a time limit on our little tradition. He said when he's 15 or 16 he probably won't want to me lay down with him anymore. I fear that time will come sooner. But I hope that time NEVER comes. I can honestly see myself driving to his house one day, and curling up next to him. I guess only time will tell! lol
Hailey has started gymnastics and is just amazing. I knew she was a natural. She just has a little gymnast body. But I never really had anything to compare her to. Now I do. And now I truly know how awesome and amazing she is and can see an awesome and amazing future in this sport for her! Her VERY first class, she blew me out of the water. She was SECOND BEST in her class. Second only to a girl several years older with experience. And there was even a move my Hailey could do that the older student couldn't quite yet do! Talk about proud. I called everyone I knew on the way home and just beamed. I love watching her every week learn more, do more, and get better and better. She loves to show people her "tricks". She has mastered the back bend into a bridge and can flip over. I'm so excited to see where she takes this!
She is growing up so much too. I discovered this year that I can no longer buy her clothes. She's reached the age where she prefers to pick out her own clothes. Even though she likes my input, and for the most part like my style, she likes being able to pick the colors, etc. of what she wears. Sometimes I feel like she's 8 going 16. She can be so sassy. But then a sweet side to her comes out. Especially with her baby brother. They still have a special bond that melts my heart. I don't think it will ever go away. I certainly hope not.
Leah, oh my sweet Leah. She absolutely loves preschool! I only have one more year with my sweet Leah before she starts kindergarten. :( I will still have her Monday and Fridays anyway. I don't think I'm ready for her to be gone all 5 days. I don't see how I will ever be ready for that. :( She's my sweet baby. She's so sensitive, loving, and caring. She can bring out the sass at times, but really, she's just sweetness. She's my little mama for sure. She has an Itty Bitty Baby Doll that she's named "Lisa", and she takes care of that baby so well! Every time we go anywhere she buckles her in. It's precious. She "feeds" her and "nurses" her and changes her little diaper. She says when she grows up she wants to be a mommy like me. She wants 5 or 6 kids. lol I hope she is blessed as I have been! I can certainly see her being a wonderful mama!
Leah has gotten the gymnastics bug as well and I HATE that we can't put her in until she's older. I feel like she has so much potential that we are wasting by not getting her in. She is SO insanely flexible and talented! She can already do a perfect cartwheel, and is very close to perfecting a back bend into a bridge! She can lay on her belly and bend her head back and touch her toes! It's crazy! This summer we're going to work on riding a bike without training wheels, and reading. I feel like she's behind in reading because she misses the cut off by 8 days, she's older than everyone in her class and always will be. :( She's not able to identify all of her letters and I really want to work on that. She's so smart I know once we start working on it she'll have it in no time!
Grayson is growing too fast for my liking, just like all my kiddos. I find it so hard to believe he's so close to two. I'm not ready for him to be two. I'm not even fully able to accept that he's ONE! I've delayed so many things, feeling like it's keeping him a baby, but I know it's all going to come to and end eventually whether I want it to, or not. He's still nursing. I know that shocks a lot of people. But believe me when I say, I COULD NOT CARE LESS. I won't even go into the health and emotional benefits of it all. But it's been an amazing adventure for us. I worry it's going to be so hard on the both of us when the end comes. I've always been holding off on his first haircut. Some days he has a beautiful head of blonde curls. But most days he looks like a little surfer toddler. Some days he looks like Einstein. I love his hair. I LOVE it. I'm so not ready to cut it. But sometimes I see boys his age looking all sharp with their big boy cuts and I wonder if I'm depriving him of a cool hairdo! But then I remember he's a toddler and doesn't care. And also, he's freaking ADORABLE. With, or without a hair cut.
His birthday is just two short months away. For a couple months I began collecting ideas and planning a "Book" birthday. This kid LOVES books. We read ALL day. And night. All the time. He just loves to read and listen to stories! But recently, he's become obsessed with monsters. His favorite app on the iPad is a book called "Even Monsters Get Sick", he loves a book we have about hungry little monsters, and also he loves Monster's Inc., so now I'm torn. I don't know if I should do Monsters or Book! I'm running out of time to make a decision!
G is crazy smart. He is a little parrot and repeats any and everything. He can talk SO WELL and pronounces even hard words well. He's so funny too! He can say all of his ABCs, and can count to ten with help. We're working on counting to 20, and also working on his colors. He's had his first serious boo boo that needed glue, and it was so funny listening to him tell the story. "Running, kitchen, drawer, hit it, OW." He's working so hard on putting sentences together! He's still a crazy picker eater. It's hard to get food in the guy. But when he likes something he can eat SO MUCH! Technically he can start preschool next year. So I could have middle schooler and my BABY in preschool. But he's my last, so he's staying home with mommy until pre-K! {I want him to go at least one year to get ready for kindergarten.} I will have fun teaching at home until then.
So there's a little update on my babies! Time just flies by and they grow and change so fast! I need to do this more. Thank goodness for cameras!
My kids are awesome. They always have been, and I'm pretty sure they always will be.
Joshua is about a month away from graduating from the 5th grade. This kills me. KILLS me. He's only months away from being a middle schooler. I look at Grayson and I just think of Joshua, and how he was at this age. I still feel like Joshua should be so little. He crawls up into my lap and there's hardly any room. "What are you going to do when you don't fit anymore?" I asked him sadly the other night. "I'll always fit mom, and if I don't, when I'm big enough, I can hold you." Talk about tear-jerker! I just wish I had a time machine. I would get more hugs and cuddles and kisses in. I would just soak up more of him. Time goes by too quickly. We spend too much time worrying about things that don't matter. I want time back that I will never have.
He's still young enough that he likes me to lay down with him at bedtime. We talk, and he plays with my hair. {Just as he has done since he was an infant, nursing.} I asked him last night if he would always want me to lay with him. For the first time he put a time limit on our little tradition. He said when he's 15 or 16 he probably won't want to me lay down with him anymore. I fear that time will come sooner. But I hope that time NEVER comes. I can honestly see myself driving to his house one day, and curling up next to him. I guess only time will tell! lol
Hailey has started gymnastics and is just amazing. I knew she was a natural. She just has a little gymnast body. But I never really had anything to compare her to. Now I do. And now I truly know how awesome and amazing she is and can see an awesome and amazing future in this sport for her! Her VERY first class, she blew me out of the water. She was SECOND BEST in her class. Second only to a girl several years older with experience. And there was even a move my Hailey could do that the older student couldn't quite yet do! Talk about proud. I called everyone I knew on the way home and just beamed. I love watching her every week learn more, do more, and get better and better. She loves to show people her "tricks". She has mastered the back bend into a bridge and can flip over. I'm so excited to see where she takes this!
She is growing up so much too. I discovered this year that I can no longer buy her clothes. She's reached the age where she prefers to pick out her own clothes. Even though she likes my input, and for the most part like my style, she likes being able to pick the colors, etc. of what she wears. Sometimes I feel like she's 8 going 16. She can be so sassy. But then a sweet side to her comes out. Especially with her baby brother. They still have a special bond that melts my heart. I don't think it will ever go away. I certainly hope not.
Leah, oh my sweet Leah. She absolutely loves preschool! I only have one more year with my sweet Leah before she starts kindergarten. :( I will still have her Monday and Fridays anyway. I don't think I'm ready for her to be gone all 5 days. I don't see how I will ever be ready for that. :( She's my sweet baby. She's so sensitive, loving, and caring. She can bring out the sass at times, but really, she's just sweetness. She's my little mama for sure. She has an Itty Bitty Baby Doll that she's named "Lisa", and she takes care of that baby so well! Every time we go anywhere she buckles her in. It's precious. She "feeds" her and "nurses" her and changes her little diaper. She says when she grows up she wants to be a mommy like me. She wants 5 or 6 kids. lol I hope she is blessed as I have been! I can certainly see her being a wonderful mama!
Leah has gotten the gymnastics bug as well and I HATE that we can't put her in until she's older. I feel like she has so much potential that we are wasting by not getting her in. She is SO insanely flexible and talented! She can already do a perfect cartwheel, and is very close to perfecting a back bend into a bridge! She can lay on her belly and bend her head back and touch her toes! It's crazy! This summer we're going to work on riding a bike without training wheels, and reading. I feel like she's behind in reading because she misses the cut off by 8 days, she's older than everyone in her class and always will be. :( She's not able to identify all of her letters and I really want to work on that. She's so smart I know once we start working on it she'll have it in no time!
Grayson is growing too fast for my liking, just like all my kiddos. I find it so hard to believe he's so close to two. I'm not ready for him to be two. I'm not even fully able to accept that he's ONE! I've delayed so many things, feeling like it's keeping him a baby, but I know it's all going to come to and end eventually whether I want it to, or not. He's still nursing. I know that shocks a lot of people. But believe me when I say, I COULD NOT CARE LESS. I won't even go into the health and emotional benefits of it all. But it's been an amazing adventure for us. I worry it's going to be so hard on the both of us when the end comes. I've always been holding off on his first haircut. Some days he has a beautiful head of blonde curls. But most days he looks like a little surfer toddler. Some days he looks like Einstein. I love his hair. I LOVE it. I'm so not ready to cut it. But sometimes I see boys his age looking all sharp with their big boy cuts and I wonder if I'm depriving him of a cool hairdo! But then I remember he's a toddler and doesn't care. And also, he's freaking ADORABLE. With, or without a hair cut.
His birthday is just two short months away. For a couple months I began collecting ideas and planning a "Book" birthday. This kid LOVES books. We read ALL day. And night. All the time. He just loves to read and listen to stories! But recently, he's become obsessed with monsters. His favorite app on the iPad is a book called "Even Monsters Get Sick", he loves a book we have about hungry little monsters, and also he loves Monster's Inc., so now I'm torn. I don't know if I should do Monsters or Book! I'm running out of time to make a decision!
G is crazy smart. He is a little parrot and repeats any and everything. He can talk SO WELL and pronounces even hard words well. He's so funny too! He can say all of his ABCs, and can count to ten with help. We're working on counting to 20, and also working on his colors. He's had his first serious boo boo that needed glue, and it was so funny listening to him tell the story. "Running, kitchen, drawer, hit it, OW." He's working so hard on putting sentences together! He's still a crazy picker eater. It's hard to get food in the guy. But when he likes something he can eat SO MUCH! Technically he can start preschool next year. So I could have middle schooler and my BABY in preschool. But he's my last, so he's staying home with mommy until pre-K! {I want him to go at least one year to get ready for kindergarten.} I will have fun teaching at home until then.
So there's a little update on my babies! Time just flies by and they grow and change so fast! I need to do this more. Thank goodness for cameras!
Grayson's 1st Birthday Party Was a "HOOT"!
By our standards, Grayson's first birthday part was a rather small, and intimate little party. We celebrated with just family, our little brood of course, aunts, cousins, and {some, but not all} grandparents. I made simple cupcakes, a simple little smash cake, and some not-so-pretty, but oh-my-gosh-SO-DELICIOUS owl cake pops.
The decorations doubled as props for his one year photos! I bought some letters at our local craft store and threw a coat of paint on them, picked up some balloons from Party City, and found the cute banner at Target for just a few bucks. I designed a little print for Grayson and found an awesome frame from the same craft store I purchased the letters. It's now in his room. ^_^
We visited with each other, enjoyed the yummy desserts, then sat back while Grayson destroyed his first birthday cake. After opening presents we called it a day! Doesn't get much more simpler than that.
With it being his first birthday, I wanted it to be special, but didn't feel the need for it to be over-the-top, the way I've done other parties. He isn't going to remember this party! He will know though, that those who loved him most gathered around to celebrate him on his first birthday. And that's all that matters in the end. :)
GJR 1 Year!
Grayson James, it came and went buddy! Your first birthday! You are officially one year old. :) You are growing SO fast and are more like a toddler and less like a baby everyday! It's almost too exciting to be sad, but alas there is still that sadness there that you are growing so very quickly.
You are so brilliant son! You learn several new things EVERY DAY and it just blows me away! Today, after your morning diaper change, you picked up your diaper, and I watched, silently, as you toddled into the kitchen, right up to the trash can, and threw the diaper away! It's so apparent that you watch us and everything we do and learn so much from it.
You are up to SO many words! It's hard to remember them all. Here's a list:
Mama {Sometimes for some reason you call me "Nana".}
Dada
Bubby and Josh {Sounds like "bubba" and "dotch".}
Hailey {Hay-eee}
Leah {Eee-ahh}
Ball {Bow}
Diaper {Bi-pur, you really emphasis the "per", it's darling! ^_^}
Grandpa {Gam-Pa}
Kay Kay {Day Day}
Milk {Mole, this is new, in the past few days you've been saying it along with signing.}
Cracker {Ckr-Ckr, you emphasis the last syllable and go up a pitch with a lot of your words, this is one of them.}
Piggie {You say, buppa, which sounds nothing like "piggie" lol, but we know that's what you mean.}
Bye Bye
Hi
Bad Boy {Ba Boy}
Up {Uh-hh you make this a two syllable word and go up in pitch at the end.}
Down {Doe}
These are words you use all on your own, but you will repeat almost anything back to me. {If you're in the mood.}
Your dramatics are decreasing in some ways. But you're still known to throw yourself to the ground, and/or slam your head into the floor. You also arch and/or go limp when you're going for the full-blown production. You are SO ACTIVE! I have a hard time getting pics of you anymore. :( They're all blurrry. I get one sly smile and then you're off to conquer some new activity. You are into EVERYTHING. I mean everything. The house is in pure mess and chaos, and there's no keeping up with you. You're super fast too. It's a tough combo! One of the funniest things you do? When you have something and are told "no, no Grayson!" you will throw whatever's in your hand in one direction and then run in another direction! It's hilarious!
Random memory: When we say "chicken nugget" you shake your head and hands, and say "aahhh!". It all started with your crazy sister Leah. :) She would go crazy when I said "chicken nugget" funny and make a funny face, and you started copying her. ^_^
You're still nursing, 372 days and counting! There doesn't seem to be an end in sight, not any I'm looking for anyway. Your brother and sisters were so different and weaned themselves yet you show no interest as of yet. Maybe it will sneak up on me one day, I don't know. Right now I'm just trying to cherish these moments with you! You have finally mastered the straw and I have been buying the sippy cups with straws. You don't do as well with normal spouts. You really don't drink much else than your milk though. You're beginning to eat more, and while it's hard to get you to try new things, usually when we can get a bite in you, you realize it's yummy and then will eat more. But if you're stubborn, and we can't get you to try a bite there's no chance of getting you to eat. You love chicken nuggets, really any meat! Chicken, hamburger, bbq, meatballs, you're a little carnivore! You also love watermelon, cooked carrots, goldfish crackers, or any cracker really. You are not the biggest fan of chocolate surprisingly.
You LOVED your little birthday cake! You dove right into that thing with gusto! You weren't timid or shy at all. :) And of course, you made SUCH a mess. ^_^
Random Memory: You pick up Joshua's guns and make machine guns sounds! It's hilarious! We first noticed it maybe a month ago. You blow raspberries basically as you point the gun at random things. We were even able to get a little video of it. You make me laugh so much!
You love being outside, reading books, dancing, playing "I'm gonna get you!" with mommy, being tickled, blowing raspberries, your family, sleeping with mama and dada, your milk, snuggling when you're sleepy, running, baths, popsicles, toys, chewing nerf bullets {still}, "jumping" on the trampoline, playing with Joshua, being baby'd by Hailey, riding your zebra {although it's not match for a good leg horse}, loving on "babies {any baby doll or stuffed animal}, "sweeping" lol you have a silly obsession with the broom and walk around with it, and the dustpan, often. I'm also beginning to think you love making a mess. Any kind of mess, any place, any time. :)
I love you SO, so much!! It's impossible to describe or express! You're SO incredibly sweet! You make my heart melt every single day I see your face. Thank you SO MUCH for making me your mama! ♥
Here's a quick look through your first year! {And also the back of your party invitation! ^_^}
11 Months
10 Months
9 Months
8 Months
7 Months
6 Months
5 Months
4 Months
3 Months
2 Months
1 Month
You are so brilliant son! You learn several new things EVERY DAY and it just blows me away! Today, after your morning diaper change, you picked up your diaper, and I watched, silently, as you toddled into the kitchen, right up to the trash can, and threw the diaper away! It's so apparent that you watch us and everything we do and learn so much from it.
You are up to SO many words! It's hard to remember them all. Here's a list:
Mama {Sometimes for some reason you call me "Nana".}
Dada
Bubby and Josh {Sounds like "bubba" and "dotch".}
Hailey {Hay-eee}
Leah {Eee-ahh}
Ball {Bow}
Diaper {Bi-pur, you really emphasis the "per", it's darling! ^_^}
Grandpa {Gam-Pa}
Kay Kay {Day Day}
Milk {Mole, this is new, in the past few days you've been saying it along with signing.}
Cracker {Ckr-Ckr, you emphasis the last syllable and go up a pitch with a lot of your words, this is one of them.}
Piggie {You say, buppa, which sounds nothing like "piggie" lol, but we know that's what you mean.}
Bye Bye
Hi
Bad Boy {Ba Boy}
Up {Uh-hh you make this a two syllable word and go up in pitch at the end.}
Down {Doe}
These are words you use all on your own, but you will repeat almost anything back to me. {If you're in the mood.}
{Your dramatic display at Monkey Joes}
Random memory: When we say "chicken nugget" you shake your head and hands, and say "aahhh!". It all started with your crazy sister Leah. :) She would go crazy when I said "chicken nugget" funny and make a funny face, and you started copying her. ^_^
{Practicing for the big day!}
You LOVED your little birthday cake! You dove right into that thing with gusto! You weren't timid or shy at all. :) And of course, you made SUCH a mess. ^_^
Random Memory: You pick up Joshua's guns and make machine guns sounds! It's hilarious! We first noticed it maybe a month ago. You blow raspberries basically as you point the gun at random things. We were even able to get a little video of it. You make me laugh so much!
{You love pasta! Well...actually it's the meat sauce you love. ^_^}
{Birthday kisses from bubby and sissy.}
Here's a quick look through your first year! {And also the back of your party invitation! ^_^}
11 Months
10 Months
9 Months
8 Months
7 Months
6 Months
5 Months
4 Months
3 Months
2 Months
1 Month
11 Months
The countdown has begun baby boy! T-minus 1 MONTH 'til the BIG DAY! That's right...you are just a few weeks shy of 1 YEAR OLD. 11 months. And what an incredible and joyous 11 months they have been!
Some days I look at you and wonder where my baby went! You seem more like a toddler every day. You're a runner and pictures have become next to impossible to capture! The only place I can get good eye contact is if you're in your high chair. :)
You're growing so fast and doing so much that you're running out of "firsts" to share. This month of course you had your first hospital visit. It was sadness for all I must say! You bounced back super quick though.
{You telling Joshua he's a bad boy.}
mama
dada
ha-yay {Hailey}
yay-ya {Leah}
bubba {Bubby, Joshua}
day day {Kay Kay}
bye
hi
ba bo {Bad Boy}
hoppo {Hopper! aka Hoppa!}
diaper
cracker {You said that for the first time today! ^_^}
{It looks like you're about to box but you're really signing "milk".}
{You being dramatic over a Dorito.}
And I love it.
Because I love you!
{I adore that mischievous little grin.}
You're so awesome! You're sweet and funny and your little personality shines brighter every day! I'm learning more and more of who you are, who are you becoming, who you may be one day.
Your diet still consists of mainly breastmilk, we're adding more veggies in, and a few fruits. You mostly eat bits and pieces of what we eat. You attempt drinking from a cup but it's not really your thing. You're a healthy, healthy boy and growing every day! Your clothes are proof!
You're currently between 18 and 24 month sized clothes. 18 months fits rather well but sometimes it fits a little too well, and can look a little small. But 24 months is just a tad too big in some things. In cloth diapers you're still in the middle setting, and same snaps. In fact your size really hasn't changed in over 6 months! In disposables you're in size 3. You're 23 pounds I believe, possible pushing 24. You're a little above average for height but not by a whole lot. I am excited to see your stats at your one year check up next month. :)
You're an incredibly sweet little boy! You smile and laugh often and your dimple just melts me. I can still sneak in a few cuddles before you're off and running. And running is what you're mostly doing! You don't walk anymore, you RUN. Everywhere! Sometimes your head is a little faster than your feet and you fall. Your balance isn't quite caught up with your athletics. And you pay for it. You're covered in bruises and scratches!
{This was one of your worst goose eggs yet!}
{You put everything in your mouth. Even if it's covered in dirt.}
{Old man hair! Complete with an old man face.}
One thing is for sure, you are a loved, loved little boy!
{Your first social event!}
Happy 11 months sweet boy! Mommy and Daddy {and Bubby, Hailey, and Leah too} LOVE YOU SOOO MUCH!! Thank you for making us your family! ^_^
Not a good "First"...
Feel free to "boo"!
G man started running a fever Thursday morning, low-grade, I assumed it was just another teething fever. By Friday morning his fever was a little higher, but as I hadn't noticed any other symptoms I was guessing it was still just teething taking him down. He nursed Friday morning and we headed out for errands. I noticed while we were out and about how lethargic he was but figured it was just the fever wearing him down.
When we got home Grayson wouldn't eat lunch but more concerning he wouldn't nurse. I also noticed him drooling which isn't common for him. {I honestly can't ever really remember him drooling, just not a drooler I suppose.} I began to have suspicions at that point that something was wrong and began wondering if his throat was bothering him. Grayson spent the afternoon extremely fussy, nothing seemed to help him, even if I got his fever down he just wasn't himself. The nursing strike continued as well as the drooling and when I noticed him actually gag and start crying I decided to check his throat. It was super hard to see but he did seem to have some white bumps on the back of his throat.
By this time it was early evening just as my doctor's office was closing. I tried calling them but didn't have any luck. I decided that I would take him to urgent care first thing in the morning. That evening things began to get worse. It had now been several hours without any hydration, and he had only two wet diapers all day. It got to the point where he was nearly inconsolable and I doubted he would be able to make it until the morning to go to urgent care. Of course by then urgent care was now closing.
It got to the point where I was debating if he should go to the ER. He had gone so long without nursing and peeing I was worried. I caved and called the on call service around 9:30 to see if they had any tips I could try to get him to nurse. They said a nurse would call back but that the wait time was as long as 2 hours. {Of course! Any other time and they call back right away!} By this time he was crying non-stop. Mel finally got him to sleep but he only slept around 40 minutes before he was up crying again.
I was worried for him! I knew the crying had to hurt his throat. :( I could tell he wanted to nurse but he just couldn't and it killed me. He would latch on for a few seconds and then when it came time to swallow he would just scream. I was a mess over it.
Finally the on-call nurse called back right around the 2 hour mark and Grayson was so inconsolable I had to have Mel take him from the room so she could hear me. She said normally they would tell me to just take him in, in the morning, but because he had gong so long without nursing or peeing that we should get him in to the ER.
I picked up my mom and we headed to uptown to the children's hospital.
It turns out Grayson has "Hand, Foot and Mouth's Disease". He never got any blisters on his hands or feet** but his poor mouth and throat are covered in them. They're very painful which is what caused the nursing strike. :(
They gave him ibuprofen and a dose of lidocaine and FINALLY Grayson nursed. It was sweet, sweet relief on SO many levels! {Apparently Grayson has gained and it was time to up his dose on ibuprofen and Tylenol but I hadn't realized so I wasn't giving him quite enough the whole time! :( }
Finally around 4 we were discharged.
Today he's still having a hard time nursing. I have to wait until it's time for more ibuprofen or Tylenol and then try and usually he's okay.
Luckily the doctor said the pain only lasts 24-48 hours.
Hopefully Grayson will be back to himself in no time!
So there's the story of G's first ER visit. Definitely one of my least favorite firsts.
**G had a couple of blisters pop up on a hand and foot this afternoon. :(
Teething Babies Are Sad :(
Behold, a teething baby...
Grayson was so pitiful Monday night. :( His teeth were giving him all sorts of fits and he just couldn't settle.
We gave him some Tyelnol and he was finally able to doze off.
Poor nugget.
I can't remember that far back, but I would imagine that jagged bone piercing your soft tender gums would be quite painful.
I wish I wasn't so incredibly terrified of Orajel now. That sh*t used to work SO good. I remember it numbing my finger when I applied it. I remember imagining all the things I could do with it. Mostly things like, numbing my nipples in the beginning weeks of nursing, or numbing my skin before a tattoo. Those types of things. I use the all-natural Orajel now but it doesn't numb my finger when applied so I can't imagine it working as well.
I always say I'm going to cave and bust out the original Orajel during the day when I can watch Grayson, but of course that's not when his teeth are bothering him, and during the day I can use the old wash cloth or bagel in the freezer trick.
Now I'm craving a bagel.
Anyway, teething sucks.
Grayson was so pitiful Monday night. :( His teeth were giving him all sorts of fits and he just couldn't settle.
We gave him some Tyelnol and he was finally able to doze off.
Poor nugget.
I can't remember that far back, but I would imagine that jagged bone piercing your soft tender gums would be quite painful.
I wish I wasn't so incredibly terrified of Orajel now. That sh*t used to work SO good. I remember it numbing my finger when I applied it. I remember imagining all the things I could do with it. Mostly things like, numbing my nipples in the beginning weeks of nursing, or numbing my skin before a tattoo. Those types of things. I use the all-natural Orajel now but it doesn't numb my finger when applied so I can't imagine it working as well.
I always say I'm going to cave and bust out the original Orajel during the day when I can watch Grayson, but of course that's not when his teeth are bothering him, and during the day I can use the old wash cloth or bagel in the freezer trick.
Now I'm craving a bagel.
Anyway, teething sucks.
GJR 10 Months
{This is from your 9 month session, but I never shared it! How cute are you?! Christine from Dimples & Curls Photography is a-ma-zing!}
I'm not ready for you to be 10 months. I'm honestly not. :( Two months away from your first birthday?!?! It makes me sad times a million. :(
My sweet, sweet boy, your 10th month has been yet another big month for you! Here are some of the awesome things you've done this past month:
•MASTERED walking. When you started out the month you had just begun taking your first steps. Within a week you were walking almost as much as you were crawling! Eventually you were only crawling when you fell and didn't have anything to pull up on. Now? You can stand up all on your own without anything to pull up on. Mama's so proud of you!
•Started communicating! You're signing like a PRO! Your "vocabulary" grew like crazy this past month! You're signing "more", "milk", waving and saying "bye", you clap your hands when we say "yay!", you shake your finger and say "baa bo" {bad boy}, and you shake your head "no".
•"Fetch" Diapers! LOL Okay, I didn't know what to call this, if daddy or I ask if you need a diaper you walk over to your diaper basket, pull it off the shelf, take off the lid, and get a diaper! We think you're incredibly brilliant and obedient, and hope you stay that way! ^_^
•Took your first BIG BOY BATH! Okay, I think that's also what I called it when you had a bath after your umbilical stump fell off, but in this sense I'm talking bath sans the baby tub. You LOVED it! It's become your favorite thing to do.
•Celebrated your 1st Easter! Grandma and Aunt Michelle visited from Pennsylvania. The Easter bunny brought you a basket of goodies, we enjoyed a morning church service, and a yummy lunch of ham with good fixin's, followed by your first Easter egg hunt!
•Got your first real SHOES! Grandma took you to get your first Stride Rites to help with your walking. I remember getting Joshua his first shoes, and Hailey, and Leah, and now I've bought "first shoes" for the last time. :(
•Got your first real SHOES! Grandma took you to get your first Stride Rites to help with your walking. I remember getting Joshua his first shoes, and Hailey, and Leah, and now I've bought "first shoes" for the last time. :(
Your personality is amazing. You are so funny! If we laugh at something you do it over, and over, laughing and giggling along the way! You're such a sweet, sweet boy. I love that you give us all lovin's and nestle your little head into us. You're by far one of my most cuddly babies EVER. I love, love it and I never ever want it to change.
Things You Love:
Dada! {Duh} And mama, and Hailey, and Joshua, and Leah, and everyone! {But I think you love mama and dada the most, as you should. ^_^}
GETTING INTO THINGS! LOL You're honestly into EVERYthing. We've had to up the anti with child locks on everything. Make sure doors are shut, things are put high out of reach. But there's still always something, somewhere for you to make a mess. Usually the trash bin near the craft corner, or under mama's sink where all of my body sprays are stored.
My iPad. It doesn't even have to be on. You will sit and talk to your reflection forever! You do love the Fisher Price apps too though.
Things You Love:
GETTING INTO THINGS! LOL You're honestly into EVERYthing. We've had to up the anti with child locks on everything. Make sure doors are shut, things are put high out of reach. But there's still always something, somewhere for you to make a mess. Usually the trash bin near the craft corner, or under mama's sink where all of my body sprays are stored.
My iPad. It doesn't even have to be on. You will sit and talk to your reflection forever! You do love the Fisher Price apps too though.
Buddy Fruits! These are your fave foods right now! You will suck one down so fast! I've learned, however, that you don't care for anything with mango too much.
Playing outside! You love being outside, even if you're just sitting in your stroller! You stand at the windows watching your bubby and sissys playing, longing to join them. You don't love grass though. Grass you could do without.
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