Boys...

Greyson is 100% boy (except he has a very girly scream). He is just so... active. And now he has the bumps and bruises to prove it. I remember Raegan always had little bruises on her head too, but not quite like Greyson's. His are very impressive. I'm pretty sure he's going to have at least one big bruise on his head at all times until he's 5 (or 18). And soon he'll start getting them in other places, probably his shins like Raegan.

Typical collection of bruises (probably 3 or 4 different ones). Most common causes I've seen are doors, cupboards, and Raegan of course.

Here he also has a small scratch on his nose and a good mark on his eye. Don't know where they came from though.

Here you can see the start of my favorite bruise so far. See the line down the middle of his forehead that looks like a vein. It's not. It's from walking along the bookshelf. He slipped and smacked face first into the vertical part. Ouch!

And here's what it looks like today. Man was it hard to get a picture of it. It's a pretty good bump though. It's even darker than that in real life. I'm just hoping the kid never breaks a bone. I'm not feeling particularly confindent.

Here are a few bonus pics. This one is just cool because I caught Raegan dropping the toy with my crappy camera.

Not a great picture of me, but I don't take very many of myself with the kids. Plus he's cute enough for the both of us.

Awesome Videos

Here is a short video of Raegan singing. I'm hoping all kids sing like this and it doesn't indicate that she has inherited my singing ability (or lack thereof). If so oh well, it's still super duper cute. Can you tell what song she's singing? Good for you if you can. She sings this song constantly and usually very very loudly. She also sings her ABC's, Ring Around the Rosie, and Itsy Bitsy Spider often. Recently she's also started to say prayers all by herself. Last week her bedtime prayer went like this: "Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for Greyson, thank you for Raegan, thanks for Mom, thanks for Dad. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen." It was awesome. I felt like a pretty good parent that night.

Greyson is fast. I mean really fast. It always surprises me how quickly he can get from one place to the other. I'm happy for him, but secretly dreading the day he can walk (which will probably be soon) because I'm sure he'll start running soon after that. He loves balls. This soccer ball is one of his favorites. I love how he chases it, catches it, then rolls it away and chases after it again. This little game keeps him very busy. As does following his sister around and playing with her toys. He now has 4 teeth and sleeps pretty well. I can't believe how big he is getting.

A New Stage

We have officially entered a new stage. The RAEGAN NO LONGER TAKES A NAP STAGE. While I certainly didn't expect this to come so soon (I have friends with 4 year olds who take regular naps) it's also not as bad as it sounds. Raegan is actually much happier, goes to bed SO much easier and usually sleeps 12 hours from 8 to 8. I have to remind myself at 4:30 in the afternoon that this is a better trade off. But I'm not going to lie the hour before Derek comes home is a little rough. Unfortunately, I find it a lot harder to get stuff done. Like blogging for instance. Ooops. I feel like all I do is clean up messes all day long. No more "I'll just get that done during nap time." SIGH. Or "I can't wait for quiet time to myself." Another SIGH. Fortunately, Raegan's getting better at playing by herself. She wishes I was playing with her at all hours of the day but that's not realistic. This has led to more mischievous behavior on her behalf. Here are the best incidents that I got a photo of over the past month. I'd say there's at least one of these a day. I've learned (after 4 or 5 times) to never leave Greyson alone in his high chair with open baby food nearby. Raegan loves to "help" feed him. Don't worry that's just ketchup in his hair. I honestly can't even remember how this one happened.

Some days when I need to keep Raegan out of my way for a while and tend to Greyson I let her take a bath. It's usually no big deal. She can play in there for a really long time. On this particular day she decided all her stuffed animals need a bath as well. Of course I didn't realize this until she came wandering in with an armful of dripping wet toys. (And then I made her put them back in the tub so I could text dad a picture).

Raegan also spends a lot of time coloring each day. She's always coloring on the table or chairs or walls or TV... no matter how many times I tell her we only color on paper. This doesn't actually bother me that much. Magic Erasers really are magic. However, I do have a problem when she colors on her brother's head. Another SIGH.

Poor poor Greyson. He's one cool guy though. Raegan's tough love doesn't really bother him that often. Most of the time he's laughing and loves the attention he gets from her. He's also really handsome don't you think. Check out those eyes.

And then there's this face. I swear she knows how to get away with murder just by making this face. Anyway this day she was supposed to be in her high chair eating lunch. Instead she threw the tray on the floor, climbed from the kitchen chair on to the computer desk on to the counter, where she grabbed the jar of pickles and took them all out and lined them up. Really.

Here she found the chalk marker. I wonder if it actually tastes good. Sure looks like it.

This was at Grandma Adams' house. I thought she was watching Mickey Mouse. She was and also playing with the butt paste.

And sometimes all this trouble making makes her tired and she'll fall asleep. Yep, she's actually sleeping here. Man, just writing this post makes me tired. I love this girl so much and having quiet evenings to myself again.

Did I mention this guy made it home safe and sound. See, I told you I've been terrible at blogging.

Greyson on the move!

Greyson just started to crawl in the past couple of days. It's a very effective army crawl. He really only uses it to get something he wants thats really close by. Otherwise he still prefers to roll everywhere. He started crawling at the same time Raegan did give or take a week or so. Their methods are quite similar. Check out Raegan here.

6 Months

This guy is now 6 months old. He was born exactly half way through the year and turned 6 months old on New Years Day. Man, that went by super fast. Greyson also just got his first tooth a few days ago. He's very good at sitting up and rolling over. Crawling is not too far away. He's a messy eater. So far he's only had rice, oatmeal, and most fruits and vegetables (bananas, apples, pears, peaches, peas, green beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, and squash). He's now starting to like the green stuff a little less, but doesn't appear to be too picky. Greyson will finally take a bottle with no problems and two 1 1/2 hour naps each day. He still wakes up once during the night around 3:00 for a little snack and wakes up early each morning (anything before 7 is early right?). Anyone got any ideas to help him sleep through the night? I've tried to let him cry it out but I can only take so much before I cave.

Raegan is one of his favorite people. She can get the best belly laughs out of him. She also plays a little rough with him at times, but Greyson is tough and handles her abuse very well. He barely even cries anymore. He's a very chill dude and is excellent at going with the flow. He just spends the day either playing on the floor with his toys or going to town in his jumper. Boy does he love that thing.

Greyson has his Daddy's (and Raegan's) beautiful blue eyes and man is he pale. He may be the palest of our family which is saying something. He's on track to be taller than Derek. Derek was 28 inches at 6 months and Greyson is 29 (95%). Greyson now weighs 19 lbs 4 oz (95%). He sure is big but that only means there's more of him to love!