G man at 2 years!

He blew the candle out!

Choo-choo! Graham is 2!

Pre-party reading with Daddy

Buddies.

Broadway babes turn 2.

Typical. 

I got this new format off a website and seems more suited for the toddler stage than my baby stats. :)

Age: 2 Years

Stats: 29 lbs, 4 oz. (50-75th %) and 35" (50-75th %)

Clothes: He's mostly in 2T stuff now, but still some 18 months. 

Favorite Foods: Cheese and any kind of berry. He could live on these things. We have been sneaking in all kinds of veggies through my Deceptively Delicious recipes, but to get him to eat veggies he can see, we usually have to let him have it with a "dip"... He LOVES any kind of dip and will stick any food into barbeque sauce, salsa, hummus, or yogurt. Totally grosses me out, but whatever it takes to get those veggies in him.

Words: His vocabulary is definitely increasing, but he still doesn't have a ton of words. He asks me, "What's that?" about 500 times a day, pointing to random objects around him. "Okay," "again," and "uh-oh" are also repeated a million times a day. Random words like "purple," "Bible," and "spice" crack me up because he says them so clearly. Random. So thankful he can say things like "milk" and "apple" now so I at least know when he's hungry or thirsty.

Activities: Music class. MOPS. Grocery shopping. Children's Museum. Zoo. Playdates.

Favorite Things: BUCKETS. (Pushing them, dumping them, loading things in them, pushing them again... ) Playing/ walking outside. Anything musical- singing songs, musical toys, etc. Chasing/ tickling. He LOVES his teddy bear. Owen. (Melt my heart.) Favorite books are Little Blue Truck, Stinky Face, Snuggle Puppy, Ten Little Fish, and a Big Brother/ Little Brother book. Presh.

Signature Moves: Pushing buckets around. "Okay." Taking a bit of time to warm up to new people/ places. Showing off his dimples.

Mom's Proudest Moment: Connecting/ playing/ giggling with his cousins.

Dad's Proudest Moment: When he climbed out of his crib the day before he turned 2. (Gave Mama a heart attack.)

Owen at 4 Months

Weight: 15 lbs, 13 oz. (50-75th%) This is 5.5 lbs bigger than Graham at this age!!!! Praise Jesus.

Height: 26.5" (95th %) Who is this kid?!!

Tall baby!!

Clothing size: 6 months... But his pj's are getting pretty tight. Probably will move up to 9 months soon! Wow.

Diaper size: Cloth.

Feeding: Nursing every 2.5-3 hours... but a few days ago I started trying to stretch him to every 3 hours, which is only dropping one feeding during the day, but feels tons less consuming.

Sleeping: Sleeping through the night consistently!!!!!!!! Whew. I thought this day would never come. It feels awesome. I feed him the last time at 10pm, put him down around 10.30, and he sleeps til around 6.30am every day now. Praise Jesus. I am a new woman. Napping about 5 times a day.

Napping in the Ergo during a trip to the library.

Milestones: He's trying to roll over but just can't make it yet. He's started to grab at things. Refusing the Cheerios that Graham keeps offering him. (Eek!) And he still smiles, laughs, and coos ALL the time. So stinkin sweet. Our pediatrician couldn't get over what a happy, laughy baby he is. :)

Likes:  Being held all the time. Patty-cake. Baby voice talking/ faces/ attention. Trying to get his fingers in his mouth.

Dislikes: Tummy time. Getting into the carseat. His paci. Graham really likes to find pacis laying around the house and shove them into Owen's mouth. Owen is so chill with everything when it comes to Graham, so he just sits there but as soon as Graham lets go, Owen spits the paci out. 

Tummy time torture. :(

Adventures: Lots of time with family. Music class with big brother. Zoo Boo. Halloween. Big brother's 2nd birthday party (he slept through most of it).

Loving Nonnie time!!

Shelby holding Owen for the first time.
Loved our time with them!!

The boys with Memaw and Pepaw at Zoo Boo. So fun!

Sweet little monkey for Halloween.

Trick or Treating!
It was so cold and rainy we only made it to about 4 houses.

What we couldn't live with out: A million really thick burp cloths. Seriously. I always say my two boys are as opposite as can be- from pregnancy to birth to their newborn habits... But the one thing they have in common so far is spitting up more than a burp cloth, his outfit, and my outfit can handle. We create a mountain of laundry every day and that smell feels permanently stuck in my nostrils. 

Best part of parenting this age: The smiles, giggles, and snuggles. Melts my heart.

I mean...

Hardest part of parenting this age: The fine line between living a sacrificial life and yet not drowning. I want to serve others but caring for two under two is sometimes all I can handle in a day. Sure do love these boys!!!

Dinner at Zoo Boo.
Most mealtimes end up with both boys in our laps.
So glad when Daddy's there to help. :)