S + R squared: October 2012

So now that little Gracey has arrived, we need a new blog name! Taking suggestions!

Speaking of Gracey, she's 2 months old now. At her 2-month check-up, she was just 9 lbs. 10 oz - the 14%tile! She is amazing. I put her to sleep by 8pm each night and she sleeps 'till 7ish, waking just once around 3 or 4 or sometimes all the way till 5am for a quick feeding. Naps during the day are not so dependable as her night-time routine so I have just learned to let go of getting things done around the house and think of it as a pleasant surprise if she sleeps in her crib for an extended period of time while Red is napping his normal 3-hour daily afternoon nap. Right now, Gracey is napping in her crib and has been for 3 hours; thus why I am able to sit down and blog.

So here are Gracey's recent activities at 2 months old:

-sleeps 11-12 hours each night, waking just once to nurse after a 8 or 9 hour stretch!
-much more alert and happy during the day
-smiles and gurgles at mommy and daddy
-can be put down in vibrator bouncy seat thingy for a little while or swing sometimes if mommy is doing something
-almost outgrown newborn diapers and already out of a bunch of newborn clothing!
-9 lbs 10 oz - 14% and 23 inches - 46th %tile and head is in 22nd% (MUCH smaller than her big brother's gynormous head!)

Red has made a lot of progress verbally lately. Just today, he said YELLOW BUS!!!! It has taken me MONTHS to get him to put those 2 words together; something his speech pathologist has been pushing for is 2-word utterances to improve upon each 1-word he says. He's been stringing words together too, which is funny. If I had a dollar for every time he says, "I DO!" - we'd be millionaires. I know its because he's 2, but wow - that kid wants to do EVERYTHING. He likes to flush the toilet for us, he likes to close all the car doors. He likes to feed Talcott and he even learned how to unlock the sliding glass door and slide it open to let the dog out (and himself!). He's got a full fall schedule of activities so we're out of the house EVERY morning during the week! (am I crazy?!) We have MOPS on Mondays (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers), CPAT on Tuesdays (Canton Parents as Teachers), Music with Miss Jean on Wednesdays, Playgroup on Thursdays and Little Blessings with Miss Tighe (pre-preschool) on Fridays! WOAH. And we try to fit the gym in 1ce or 2ce a week now. I went 4 times last week because of the holiday but that will probably never happen again!

Red has been expressing some of his old sensory-seeking behaviors again lately so in addition to his speech therapy, we'll be having his old Occupational Therapist come out to reassess his sensory processing again. I'll let you know what she says...

Red is 2 years and 3 months:

-HATES getting his hair cut - we have to bribe him with chocolate chips during the haircut and he cries the whole time
-LOVES buses and trains
-Has started playing independently, which is so cute to see!
-Loves music - Stevie Wonder's Superstition is his favorite song but not he really loves this bible cd we play in the car too. Oh yeah, and how could I forget House of Pain's JUMP, JUMP! (think Mrs. Doubtfire house party)
-Is starting to like certain movies - he doesn't watch regular tv except Mickey Mouse ClubHouse. His favorite movie of all time is UP, which Randy wants to permanately hide since he's SO SICK OF WATCHING IT! He also watches the Lorax, and some Baby Einstein musical videos.

Here are some pics of recent happenings: