3 Months

Grant turned 3 months old on July 5th. Time is truly flying by and we are enjoying life with two little ones (most of the time). Grant continues to be a very different baby then Payton was, I try not to compare them, but it's hard not too since she was in these same stages just 2 short years ago. Payton still adores her little brother and is very sweet with him. She asks to hold him most days and she is always hugging and kissing him and lying on the floor playing with him. It's really sweet to see. This month I settled in to working, a totally different experience this time around. I am still enjoying my job and it was nice to get back, I am forever thankful that I work for a company that is flexible and understanding that I have a family. I don't know how I got so lucky. Keeping up with the kids, work, the hubby, the house, and friends and family is a lot harder then I though it was going to be, but I am learning to say no, let things go, and working on being more present, and in the moment instead of worrying about everything I could/should be doing. I have two days every week that I spend home with kids and while I am more exhausted those days then any other I am cherishing that time.

Grant, 3 months           Payton, 2 years

Grant Robert @ 3 months

Measurements: none this month, next appointment is at 4 months so we will see how much he has grown. He did move in to 3-6 month or 6 month (depending on the brand) clothing so I know he is growing. Still in a 1-2 diaper, I think we will be moving on to a 2 shortly

Eating: He is eating every 3 hours during the day - this was a huge accomplishment and took quite a bit of work, but we made it. He's still getting up once during the night to eat. He nurses or takes a bottle just fine. He seems to be outgrowing his reflux, he will go a whole week without needing any medicine, yay for that!

Sleeping: He is a great sleeper at night, he'll eat around 7:30 and go to bed shortly after and usually makes it until 3:30-4:30 before eating again. Often he will wake up before then and stir and fuss, but he will settle back down with a few pats and a pacifier and will usually sleep another 1 1/2 to 2 hours. During the day is a different story, he is a 30 minute power napper which makes it really hard to keep any sort of schedule, he often ends up tired again when it's time to eat so it makes it tough. Also, he does not go to sleep by himself, no matter what we try. He just screams unless you rock/bounce/shh/pat him. We are working on this though. So a goal for 4 months is for Grant to fall asleep on his own, and take longer naps during the day

Tricks: aside from when he is tired and fighting sleep he is a very happy, smiley baby. He'll smile for anyone, but Payton gets the biggest grins. He still follows her voice and looks around for her if she is in the room. He is very vocal, and pretty loud. He squeals quite a bit when talking to us or when he is playing with toys. He's really good at grabbing things and putting them in his mouth, I think it's a sign of things to come. I don't know if he will be as verbal as Payton, but I think he is going to give her a run for her money. He laughs quite a bit too, which is just the greatest sound, especially at Payton.

We love you little man!!

A few videos of Grant "talking"

1st Haircut

Aunt Kelsey gave Grant his first haircut! He wasn't even 3 months old, but his hair-do was a little out of control. It took all of 5 minutes and it wasn't even enough hair to save for a baby book, but he looks so much better. He had no idea what was going on, but made it hard on Kelsey as he is very ticklish. Anytime he felt the scissors on his neck he scrunched his whole body.

Before - see the hair hanging over his ears!?

After - so handsome!!

She trimmed up his long sides, front and the little tail he was working on in the back

I have no idea why I can't get the pictures to turn, we took them on an iPhone and emailed them to me and I'm not able to turn them. Oh well, you can still see the finished product. Obviously, Grant approved!

Thanks Aunt Kelsey, we love you!!

4th of July Fun

We had a really nice 4th of July. After getting up in the morning we took the kids for a walk to Starbucks and Einstein Bros for coffee and bagels and stopped and let Payton play at the park on the way home. So fun to be off together on a weekday!

After nap we headed for Papa's house for a bbq lunch and yard games, only a few though as it was hot! We had a great time relaxing and visiting with the family and Sarah and Mike.

The kids in their red, white and blue, hanging with Uncle Steven

Lex joined us for the day and even spent the night, she got some great pictures of the kids while she was with us. We love having her around, Payton adores her and she's a huge help with the kids

See? :)

We went straight from my dad's to the Sells for more bbq fun. Payton loves playing with Madi and they had a little bouncy castle, pool and mister (see Payton trying it out above) set up for the kids to play in.

Such sweet friends, they live in the neighborhood which just makes it perfect to hang out!

After Payton had as much fun as a 2 year old can, we took her home put she and Grant to bed and had the family and Mike and Sarah over to watch the Broomfield fireworks which we can see from out deck. We assumed the show would be canceled due to the wildfires raging across the Front Range, but we lucked out. Payton has yet to see any fireworks as she still goes to bed long before it's dark. Hopefully next year she can make it or maybe we can go wake her up for the show! We were all wiped out by the time we crawled into bed, but it was a great day spent with family and friends!