Graysen - 6 Months Old

Graysen turned 6 months old on Boxing Day. I still can't believe that she is already halfway to her first birthday. She had her 6 month check-up on January 11 and was 15lbs 13oz (50th percentile) and 26 1/2 inches (85th percentile). She is starting to sit up unassisted now, although she does need the assistance of her hands out in front of her to balance herself. She is also standing with assistance and able to grasp things and get them to her mouth with ease. And in other good news, she finally has enough hair for her first pigtail.

Unfortunately she had her first real illness a couple of weeks before Christmas. It started off as a cough and wheezing and she was started on nebulizer treatments to help open up her lungs. It then progressed to a worse cough and a very high fever. Thankfully she was feeling well the day that we flew home for Christmas. After a couple of days with a fever of 104F, the fever finally broke on Christmas Eve and she was able to enjoy her first Christmas.

Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving this year was pretty laid back. Jason had just gotten over a really bad viral illness and I was trying to keep the kids and I from getting it. We made a small turkey breast, potatoes, vegetables and stuffing and then a cheesecake for dessert. This was the first year that Logan actually ate any turkey too. And of course, he used his condiment of choice; ketchup.

I have to say that I am very thankful to have two wonderful, healthy children that are the lights of my life.

Graysen - 5 Months Old

First off, I would like to apologize for these posts being so late. Life has been rather hectic with the holidays.

Graysen turned 5 months old right around Thanksgiving. She was 14lbs 8oz and 26 inches long, making her a perfect little turkey. She has become quite the vocal little girl and is starting to figure out how to get her toys into her mouth. I have a feeling she may be starting to get her first tooth very soon as she is gnawing on everything in sight. On Thanksgiving Day, I did give her her first taste of table food; a very small bite of sweet potatoes. She seemed to like them ok, but I don't think she is quite ready for solid food on a full time basis yet.

Halloween 2009

This was the first year that Logan really understood Halloween. He was very excited to get to wear his costume and go trick or treating. Daddy took him and Josh out and said that Logan did a great job going up to each door and he wanted to carry his bag all by himself even when it was starting to get too heavy. Graysen and I stayed home and handed out the candy. She didn't mind being in her costume until she got tired and wanted to go to sleep. Everyone kept saying how cute she was in her butterfly costume.



This year I decided to take the kids to Boo at the Zoo. I took Logan for his first Halloween too, but we missed it last year due to cold weather. He had a great time this year and loved trick or treating at all the stations and seeing the polar bears play with their pumpkin. Graysen was all tuckered out and slept almost the entire time we were there.

Graysen - 4 Months Old

Where have the last 4 months gone?! I can't believe my baby girl is already 4 months old! She had her well baby check on October 26 and she is now 13lbs 1oz (50th percentile) and 25 1/2 inches (90th percentile!!). I have a feeling she is going to be tall and skinny like her Auntie Ashley. She has quite the personality now and she is generally a very happy little girl. We just celebrated her first Halloween and are looking forward to Thanksgiving and then going home to Canada for Christmas.

Graysen - 3 Months Old

Our little Graysen is 3 months old now. As of this week, she is now 12 lbs 2oz. She is such a happy baby and she is interacting with us more each and every day. She has really start to coo and talk more over the last couple of weeks. She is also holding her head up very well and we even let her try out her jumperoo last weekend and she seems to like it already. We area really looking forward to the coming months with all her "first" holidays. Halloween is just around the corner now and Graysen is going to be dressing up as a butterfly.

Preschool

With Logan starting preschool this month, I thought that I would take the chance to write about it. He is going to preschool at his daycare two days a week. His daycare provider, Camille, seems very excited to start "teaching" the 2 and 3 year olds. I think that she is going to do a great job with the kids and I'm sure that Logan will enjoy it and really take something away from it. She has been sending home the little projects that he works on and also sends home a weekly and monthly handout about what they are learning. It really helps me to see what he is working on so that I can emphasize the same things at home around the house and when we go out.

Before Camille had told me that she was going to be starting a preschool program, I wasn't really sure if I was going to enroll Logan in a formal preschool program or not. I know that there are a lot of benefits to it, but at the same time, he is only a kid for so long and I want him to be able to enjoy it. I like the way she has set it up for only 2 days a week right now and they only spend 1 to 2 hours learning on those days. I really like that they are able to learn, but they are also still able to play and just be kids.

I am interested to see how Logan adjusts to preschool over the coming months and to see if it helps with his speech. I have already noticed an improvement in his speech over the last couple of months and hopefully this will give him the little extra "push" that he may need to really start talking more.