Wednesday, March 28, 2012

{two} months...

Hard to believe, but Grayson turned 2 months on Sunday... I have to tell you I can't get over how sweet this kid is! He started smiling a couple of weeks ago and "talking" and it melts my heart. He is doing awesome still. He has slept thru the night til 5 or 5:30 the past week so hopefully that continues (I'm sure when I go back to work he will be waking up at 2 am again right?). He is a pretty content baby, but definitely enjoys being held by his mother. I told Audrey yesterday I need a kangaroo pouch to put him so I could carry him around all the time, she said she would make me one. Nice... I am feeling pretty confident that he is going to keep the blue eyes, but we will see. I have finally been able to get some pictures of them, aren't they pretty? Audrey and Chase have gorgeous eyes, but something about blue eyed babies I just love... 
The weather has been awesome so we have been outside a ton. He doesn't seem to love being outdoors unless he is in the baby bjorn snuggled next to me, which is fine, though I could use a massage most days... I am starting to feel like I have adjusted to life with 3 fairly well at this point, at least for this stage of the game. I can't even imagine how it will be when Grayson starts moving, but I will think about that when it gets here and not now...               Today was his 2 month appointment. He has caught up with Chase which just amazes me (see his 2 month post here). Grayson weighed 14 lbs 1 oz and measured 25 1/2 inches, 90th & 95th percentile.


Saturday, March 24, 2012

{spring} is here...

This week was the first day of spring, and mother nature got confused and thought it was the first day of summer! We had a gorgeous week (as did most of the country I think), with highs in the 80's most days. Not quite March weather, but I will take it! I have been so lucky being home with this mild weather. Grayson is wearing clothes of Chase's that I never thought he would be able to wear which is pretty awesome...

We took advantage of the gorgeous weather and spent as much time outside as possible. It was awesome playing outside with the neighbors in the afternoon everyday, it really was like it was summer time again... Our big "field trip" days are Tuesday and Thursdays because that is when Audrey is home from school. Tuesday, we headed to Castle Island, which as you probably know is one of my favorite places to take the kids and take pictures. The kids had a blast (Grayson slept in the baby bjorn the entire time if you were wondering). We watched the air planes take off, ships sail by, had a picnic, played at the playground and played in the water at the beachy area.

Thursday we went to the beach. How crazy is that? And it was the perfect beach day, not a cloud in the sky... I wasn't sure it would be open seeing as it is March, but we drove right out and the beach was packed by the time we left. Audrey and Chase had a lot of fun, they are so easily entertained there it is awesome. Grayson was another story, he was a little unsettled, but I wasn't as prepared as I should of been with him. He slept most of the time and got a little more color than I would have liked but what are you going to do... Hoping we can go again before I go back to work!



Saturday, March 10, 2012

we've got a smiler...

Grayson started smiling this past week which is just so fun... I forgot how they just melt your heart when they do, especially the first time... He went from just staring into space to full all out smile, love it! Also loving the camera on the iphone, I have officially jumped on the bandwagon of taking the majority of my pictures with it. It is way too convenient, though the quality is not always the greatest it is perfect for documenting daily life. Because we need more pictures of my kids, ha...

On a side note he "slept thru the night" last night, from 9 pm - 5:15 am... I am probably jinxing myself putting that in writing but oh well. I will take the one night of bliss right now!


Sunday, March 4, 2012

{big} sister and brother...

 Audrey and Chase are both enjoying being big sister and brother to "baby grayson" (there is no Grayson, it is either baby or baby grayson, ha)... Audrey is very into him (maybe a little too much) and wants to help all the time. Chase doesn't want a lot to do with him which is ok because he leaves him alone but is sure to let me know when he is crying...

Here they are spreading their love...

{one} month old...

So I have been on a blogging hiatus the past several months...Life has been a little crazy to say the least, and honestly I have not had any interest in doing it. But with the arrival of our third, I am determined to start back up. I really enjoy looking back and seeing how the other 2 kids have grown on here, this is the only place I keep stats and my thoughts on each phase of their life.

So we begin again a little bit into Grayson's life but not too bad, 1 month old... I'm such a broken record but I am just in shock how quickly time is flying! He is really just the sweetest thing and is proving to be what I hear to be a typical third kid... He is mellow and doesn't require much other than to be fed and to get his naps in. He spends a good amount of time in his car seat for better or worse driving his siblings around but he doesn't seem to mind. I can not tell you how lucky I have been having him this winter. It has been SO mild and has let us get outside almost everyday. I really thought I was going to be couped up the entire time I was home with him and for my sanity thank goodness that is not the case!


We had his 1 month appointment the other day (he was actually 5 weeks) and while he is not as big as his big brother, he is certainly holding his own. He weighed in at 11 lbs 3 oz (90th percentile) and measured 23 1/2 inches (95th percentile). He is doing awesome as far a eating and weigh gain, but the poor thing has had a cold the past several weeks and we found out it has developed into bronchialitus. The cold has basically gone down to his chest and he is constantly trying to get all that mucus up. He is fine and it doesn't seem to be affecting him much, we just need to watch him, but I do feel horrible...

Here's my sweet boy, doesn't look a thing like his brother and sister does he??





Saturday, March 3, 2012

grayson james...

We are thrilled that the newest member of our family has arrived! He took a little coaxing to come out, but he arrived beautiful, healthy and smaller than expected (which I was thrilled with, really thought I was having a 10 pound baby!)...


 Grayson James Dennison
January 25, 2012
8 lbs 12 oz - 21in