2 Years Old....Let's Party!

I had my 2nd birthday party this past weekend and it was so much fun! I am blessed to have so many friends and family that love me. We had burgers, hotdogs, cake and ice cream! Everyone brought me such great gifts too. Here are some pictures....

I have a sweet tooth....enjoying some cake!

Icing on my chin...
My cake had construction equipment. And I actually blew out my candles all by myself!

I got a drill and helped to put together my new grill

I got a leaf blower and had to go around the yard blowing everything I could find!

Safety first!

I am a pro now at opening gifts!

Drew and I playing in my new house!

Bye Bye Baby Sign Language!

FINALLY......we have gotten Grant to say "More" versus using baby sign language (taking his two hands and tapping them together). I think it is definitely true that baby sign language delays their speech. He would look at us like we were crazy when we would try to get him to say the word "more" versus using his hands. Then, he would just bang his hands together harder as if to say..."more, why don't you understand me?"
We will definitely NOT be teaching our next little one any of this!

Grant's 2 Year Pictures

It's A Girl!

We found out today that we are having a girl! So, Grant is going to be getting a little sister this fall. The heartrate was 140 which is in normal range. I am starting to feel better this week too so that has made life a little easier.

Grant News......he now knows some colors, specifically blue and red lately. He has decided that he only wants his pacifiers that are blue and red when he goes to bed. He will not touch the yellow or green ones. He can count to 3 now too. If you ask him how old he is....he will hold up his pointer fingers on each hand and say "twooooo". It is very cute! He absolutely loves yard tools now. We gave in and let him bring the real blower attachment inside the house. It is all plastic so safe but it is very big for him. He carries it all over the house...even upstairs...very funny! He also points to himself now and says "me" and "grant" but it sounds like "gwant". Size is a big thing for him now too. He will say he wants a "big" bowl or will tell you which blueberry is "big" and which one is "little bitty". And when he says "little bitty"...it is high pitched and when he says "big" it is a deep voice.....so funny. We have had to remove the letters of his name above his crib because he could reach them. He also learned that if he pushed his piano all the way down the slats in the crib, he could stand on top of it and pull the letters off of the wall. We are just waiting until the day he gets out of the crib on his own. He can get half his body over the rail but still has enough fear to not go all the way over. We will see....

We just got his latest pictures taken and are waiting for the CD from the photographer so I will post those soon.

Easter Egg Dying

Easter is coming soon and we got to hunt for eggs at our neighbors house and then we played in their sandbox. I have quickly learned to open each egg that I find to look for what is inside. I shake them first of course to see if it sounds good.

We also got to dye easter eggs. I love to crack my eggs in the morning for breakfast so it was a challenge to not try to crack each one when we were dying them. But I got the hang of it after a few.

Here I am with Elise in their sandbox. She is Juliet's big sister and very nice to me.

Enjoying dying the eggs! My hands were multi-colored for a few days too!

Fun Times

It has been way too long since my last post, sorry. Mommy is still not feeling very good but it is slowly getting better. My little brother or sister is now 14 weeks old in mommy's belly. The heart rate was 167 and all is going well. I am now learning my colors of which Blue is the favorite right now. I can also count to 3 and I get so excited each time. I have begun to enjoy trying to pick out my own clothes which has been very challenging to mommy sometimes, ha! I can reach the light switches now. I can also turn the dead bolt at the front door and open the door! Trouble, trouble! I am not as picky now about eating new things, including meats. We got to go to a friends 6th birthday party. It was at one of those indoor play places. I had a really good time but really wanted to be bigger like most of the kids there.

I am trying out the trampoline all by myself!

I loved the ball pit. Sadie enjoyed watching my excitement too! Mommy and I in the huge foam pit! I had to go get that pink ball! Mommy and I on the trampoline

This is my new fire hat! I got it from real fire fighters when we were at a restaurant. They came in and sat at the table next to us. I was talking and waving to them and then they gave me a hat!

Outside Fun and New Skills

I am really enjoying being outside with this warmer weather! I would stay out there forever if I could....one of my favorite words is "outside". I love going to see the ducks and play on the playground at the park. Other things I can do now.....I can drink out of a cup pretty good without spilling it and eat really well with my fork and spoon.
Mommy is still not feeling very good with my new sibling growing.....but hopefully she will feel better soon.

This is my firetruck and it sprays real water! I love to spray everyone, including myself!

All wet and loving it!

Happy St Patty's Day! Riding my horse around the house...

I demand to use the real vaccuum now...it is bigger than me but I can push it somehow!

See my cup skills....

Daddy and Me

My New Role!

I am going to be a Big Brother! My new baby brother or sister will be here in mid October! I am not sure what that really means yet but hope it will be fun. I also just found out that I am going to have another cousin soon! My Aunt Brittani and Uncle Jon are having a baby in October too!

Warmer Weather and a New Skill

Ahhhh, it is finally warming up here in Atlanta! So mommy and daddy have been taking me to the park to feed the ducks and play on the playground. It is so much fun that I NEVER want to leave!
I have also been continuing to pee-pee in the potty every night before my baths. I even pooped in the potty last night for the first time! I think it was an accident because I was trying to pee more. I got really freaked out by the poo though and starting yelling "yuk, yuk, no, no, no" and started to cry. Everyone tells me "yuk" when we see Mason's poo outside and that is exactly what was in my potty, scary! ha ha!

I can also take off my own shirt now! I woke up from my nap yesterday with NO shirt on! I didn't sleep as long either because I think I got cold!

Mason and Me....he tolerates me so well

This is how I woke up from my nap....NO SHIRT!
So proud of my new skill!

Swingin at the park

I love slides!

I really love ducks! I would go straight in the water if mommy would just let go of my shirt!

Check out this hair man!

It's Potty Time!

Sorry it has been a couple of weeks since my last blog...but I have been busy learning new things! I started to tell mommy when I have poopy diapers and.....whenever I get into the tub, I love to stand up, look down and pee. So after I did this multiple times, mommy bought me my own potty! This is so much fun! We are not really potty training yet but just introducing it. So, each night before my bath, I get to sit on my potty and pee. Then, mommy and daddy and I cheer a lot afterwards and my potty sings! I do have a bad habit of trying to put my hands in my pee afterwards....I guess it is good that a bath follows!

I have also become quite the little parrot! I copy everything I hear and see. If mommy coughs, I cough. If daddy sneezes, I try to sneeze. I try to say everything now too even if it isn't quite clear yet.

About a month ago, I had to give up my pacifier during the day. It was hard for a few days but now I say "bye bye" to my paci every morning and after naptime. For a few days, I thought it was really funny to go and steal my paci out of my crib but then I gave up.

Here I am on my potty...I brought my bunny for moral support!

Here we go....I look so serious during the act!

This is actually before I went potty. I was ready but still had pants on....

The kitty is still so much fun! He does everything I do!

My turn, can I get a push!

Check out this hair!