Graeme turns two

He's two.

Where do I even begin?

My little firstborn is not so little anymore. In fact, he's grown from 8 pounds, 6 ounces to 30 pounds, 2.5 ounces. Even more astounding is that he's gone from 20.5 inches to 37.5 inches (he's always flying right off those charts for his height!). In two years he's gone from being a little baby that basically only slept, ate, and cried (sometimes he cried...I mean he was basically an angel) to a little boy that can run and jump and imagine and talk and do so many things! (And still does his fair share of crying too!)

Graeme Grayson started off his third year of life on a bit of a downer...he had a stomach bug on his birthday. Thankfully, it came and went quickly. We will for sure never forget his second birthday (as much of it was spent cleaning up vomit), although I'm glad he will.

Even though his actual birthday was not as fun as we had planned, he did have a super fun Curious George birthday party the weekend before. For the second year in a row, a whole week of super warm days ended in a chilly day for our party at the park. It didn't rain though, so that was good.

It's hard to believe that he wasn't even walking at his first birthday. He's changed and learned so much in a year...

Since his first birthday, Graeme has...

• Started walking...and running and jumping and climbing! 

• Given up all bottles. This happened pretty quickly after his first birthday since he was only having one at bedtime at that point. He also gave up the pacifier around 15 months without much of a fight since he was only allowed to have it when we were out and about.

Sippy cups only...but only the ones with straws are allowed according to him!

•  Added hundreds and hundreds of words to his vocabulary. He can repeat any word you ask him to and carries on coherent conversations with us. He is constantly cracking us up with things he says. Lately, he adds "honey" to the end of random sentences. "Thanks, honey!" "Let's go, honey!" He can count to 10, knows his shapes and colors, and he can help us read most of his books.

• Travelled to Florida, Tennessee, Myrtle Beach, and Carolina Beach

• Become a big brother! 

• He's done a lot of other things, but I think we'll move on...

Graeme loves...

• Trucks
• Trains
• Watching TV (Curious George, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and most recently, Cars)
• Going to the park/playground
• Playing outside with chalk and bubbles
• Playing with Playdoh
• Baths (especially bubble baths!)
• Reading books (he has many of his books almost memorized)
• Going to his grandparents' houses. And he loves his grandparents. He loves them all so much and I'm so glad he is close to them.
• Helping work at Journey (and getting chocolate every time he is there from his various "chocolate dealers" that hook him up)
• Milk and "Juice" (it's mostly water, unbeknownst to him)...I think he would live on liquid if that was an option
• Cheerios (I feel like it's the most boring cereal ever, but he LOVES Cheerios and will often choose it over something more fun such as cheddar bunnies)
• Changing the food he likes daily to always keep me guessing (Cheerios might be the only constant)
• Playing "Run" (running up and down the hallway downstairs) and "Hide-and-Seek" (he almost always cheats and peeks though! Ha!)
• His cousins and his neighbor Joseph...those are his friends that he is always asking for!
• Penny (We are still unsure if he completely realizes she is a dog...the relationship between Penny and Graeme is too adorable. Right now, he still loves Penny more than Maisy. Ha.)
• Maisy (Deep down, we know he loves her and will only love her more and more as they both grow. Every once in awhile, when he thinks no one is watching, he will be so very sweet to her.)
• Daddy (he still doesn't pronounce the "ds" in the middle, so "Da-ee") Graeme and Aaron have bonded especially since Maisy was born. It's super sweet. His favorite thing to do with Daddy is read books!
• Momma (every once in awhile he will say "mommy," but I'm still "momma" mostly). Graeme is a momma's boy through and through. And as much as he loves me, I love him so very much more. He is my little buddy and I wish I could bottle up all of his sweet hugs and smiles and the thousands and thousands of times I've heard "Momma!" this year.

Graeme Grayson, happy second birthday! Momma loves you too much to even say! I am so excited to watch you grow more and more this coming year, and I can't wait for all of the adventures we will have. You are fearfully and wonderfully made, Buddy! I am so glad God gave you to me and me to you. I love being your mom. Always.