Sometimes I wonder if this kid is an old soul. He is super smart....but then that 4 year old comes out. I see both Chris and I's personalities in him. He definitely has our tempers sometimes and gets really frustrated. And then he is so sweet. Also has the personality of an oldest child in my opinion. He is very stubborn and independent. He doesn't like it when Nora messes with stuff in his room or his toys, which he also tends to be very possessive of. But when they are sharing nicely, it is so sweet to watch them play together!
Graydon currently attends Preschool, two days a week in the mornings. He seems to love it, for which I am thankful. Of course I pray that he is a great student one day!!
At his 4 year doctor's appointment he weighed 37 lbs ( 60%), was 3 ft. 5 inches tall (66%) and his body mass index was in the 45%. He is decently tall and lean! He had to get four shots that day, along with the flu mist in his nose. He was NOT happy! Thankfully he passed his vision test with flying colors. I think all of our kids will have to get contacts/glasses someday, but hopefully not until high school or so! He is wearing size 4T everything and some 5T shirts.... He wears size 11 toddler shoes.
Graydon can completely dress himself, put his shoes on, brush his own teeth, completely go to the bathroom on his own, and buckle himself into his 5-point harness car seat (we still have to tighten it sometimes).
He is a pretty good listener for the most part but if he is playing or distracted it can be hard to get his attention sometimes. He is really good about picking up his toys when asked to.
He loves bath time still.
He is a great eater for the most part but has definitely been letting us know lately what he does and doesn't like. It has surprised me recently how many fruits he doesn't currently prefer. But he seems to love strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, apples, and peaches. He will not eat bananas and grapes right now and isn't a fan of pears anymore. He loves yogurt and pancakes for breakfast. He still refuses to touch any sort of cereal which I think is so odd but oh well!
For lunch he prefers sandwiches and fresh veggies, or like grilled cheese and tomato soup. He likes hot dogs but isn't a fan of chicken nuggets anymore although he will eat them when he has to. He of course LOVES mac n cheese, that is one of his favorites. And of course cheese in general.
He is very talkative and imaginative. He would play outside several times a day if he could and loves to run and jump around, and "dig for worms"...one of his favorite things to do!
We have to tell him constantly that he cannot bounce on the couch or wrestle on top of Nora!
His favorite toys right now are probably his Ninja Turtles that he received for his birthday.
He still loves to read books with us of course.
His favorite TV shows right now are ANYTHING that has a Halloween theme, but he loves Wild Kratts, Curious George, Kung Fu Panda, Sofia the First.
He still loves to paint and put stickers on everything, but not really into writing letters yet at all. Although he can finally hold a pencil correctly, yay!
Graydon is really sweet and pretty excited about the new baby coming. He continues to say that he wants a little brother!
The kid still has the most amazing memory...I have no clue how he remembers stuff sometimes!!
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Pregnancy Survery-37 Weeks Baby O #3
How far along? 37 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I currently weigh around 185 lbs! Ahh!
How big is baby? Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds and is more than 18 1/2 inches long (about the size of a head of romaine lettuce). She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.- Baby Center
Maternity clothes? Most of the time! Sometimes I wear big T-Shirts to bed, or size large sweaters. But I'm so big now that mostly everything is maternity!
Sleep: It has gotten pretty bad in the last week or so. I wake up constantly uncomfortable and trying to get repositioned. I do not remember being this uncomfortable my last two pregnancies!
Best moment this week: Graydon's 4th Birthday week, spending time in his classroom, his Birthday party at my in laws, Great Wolf Lodge that weekend in Traverse City, getting to see a movie AND going out to dinner for our anniversary (we saw Gone Girl and ate at Fire Fly in TC), Pedi/Lunch -thai date with Lyn, Ava Anderson Party at my house, finishing all the painting!!!!! MOPS, doing A LOT of hair..... going downtown to the Marathon and watching Mike run. It has been a very busy few weeks and time is flying by. I cannot believe that this baby is going to be here soon! Last weekend I also went shopping and finally bought some diapers, pail liners and some clothes/sleepers for when the baby comes. I will have to return some of it, once we know the gender!
Movement: Yes, a lot! And it is pretty painful now.
Food cravings: Pumpkin donuts...apple cider. Fruit, juice, pizza. Baked goods in general. Fall foods! Hearty dishes.
Food aversions: Nada
Gender: It's a surprise!
Names: I feel up in the air again. We really need to talk about this, LOL.
Labor Signs: A lot of contractions.
Symptoms: Painful contractions still, along with some shooting pains in my back and hip....baby must be hitting a nerve? Pelvis still feels like it is splitting. Still swollen and it's worse if I'm on my feet a lot.
Belly Button in or out? Definitely out now!
Wedding rings on or off? Still on, yay! But getting a bit tighter.
Stretchmarks? Yes, from before :)
How are you feeling? This past week has been rough because of the cold that I have. Energy is pretty low but pushing through.
What I am looking forward to: Trick or treating this week, and having a pretty open schedule next month, FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!! wooot!
What I miss: Walking like a normal individual and not feeling like I'm waddling...hahaha. Also not feeling like I have to pee 24/7! Same as last week!
Weekly Wisdom: Rest if you need it...
Milestones: Almost two weeks left. Could technically be any time now...ahhh!!!
Pregnancy Moments with Chris and others: Just people asking me how much longer we have and whatnot!
I really need to get on the ball here. We still have zero hospital bags packed and the car seat isn't even ready to go, lol. Not sure why I'm procrastinating!
37 Week Pic
Total weight gain/loss: I currently weigh around 185 lbs! Ahh!
How big is baby? Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds and is more than 18 1/2 inches long (about the size of a head of romaine lettuce). She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.- Baby Center
Maternity clothes? Most of the time! Sometimes I wear big T-Shirts to bed, or size large sweaters. But I'm so big now that mostly everything is maternity!
Sleep: It has gotten pretty bad in the last week or so. I wake up constantly uncomfortable and trying to get repositioned. I do not remember being this uncomfortable my last two pregnancies!
Best moment this week: Graydon's 4th Birthday week, spending time in his classroom, his Birthday party at my in laws, Great Wolf Lodge that weekend in Traverse City, getting to see a movie AND going out to dinner for our anniversary (we saw Gone Girl and ate at Fire Fly in TC), Pedi/Lunch -thai date with Lyn, Ava Anderson Party at my house, finishing all the painting!!!!! MOPS, doing A LOT of hair..... going downtown to the Marathon and watching Mike run. It has been a very busy few weeks and time is flying by. I cannot believe that this baby is going to be here soon! Last weekend I also went shopping and finally bought some diapers, pail liners and some clothes/sleepers for when the baby comes. I will have to return some of it, once we know the gender!
Movement: Yes, a lot! And it is pretty painful now.
Food cravings: Pumpkin donuts...apple cider. Fruit, juice, pizza. Baked goods in general. Fall foods! Hearty dishes.
Food aversions: Nada
Gender: It's a surprise!
Names: I feel up in the air again. We really need to talk about this, LOL.
Labor Signs: A lot of contractions.
Symptoms: Painful contractions still, along with some shooting pains in my back and hip....baby must be hitting a nerve? Pelvis still feels like it is splitting. Still swollen and it's worse if I'm on my feet a lot.
Belly Button in or out? Definitely out now!
Wedding rings on or off? Still on, yay! But getting a bit tighter.
Stretchmarks? Yes, from before :)
How are you feeling? This past week has been rough because of the cold that I have. Energy is pretty low but pushing through.
What I am looking forward to: Trick or treating this week, and having a pretty open schedule next month, FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!! wooot!
What I miss: Walking like a normal individual and not feeling like I'm waddling...hahaha. Also not feeling like I have to pee 24/7! Same as last week!
Weekly Wisdom: Rest if you need it...
Milestones: Almost two weeks left. Could technically be any time now...ahhh!!!
Pregnancy Moments with Chris and others: Just people asking me how much longer we have and whatnot!
I really need to get on the ball here. We still have zero hospital bags packed and the car seat isn't even ready to go, lol. Not sure why I'm procrastinating!
37 Week Pic
Friday, October 24, 2014
Graydon- 4 Year Old Interview
So I am still working on Graydon's 4 Year post and pictures, but in the meantime, here is his interview! These are the same questions we asked him last year.
1. What is your name? Graydon
2. How old are you? Four, I'm four mommy!
3. Do you know your Birth date? No... haha
4. What is your favorite color? Blue and my other favorite color is white...yeah. I like all the favorite colors in the world! And green too.
5. What is your favorite breakfast? I like strawberries, apples, raspberries.
Lunch? Ham and cheese sandwich with mayo, tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots
Dinner? Mac n Cheese, rice with broccoli, peanut butter and jelly
Snack? Teddy Grahams
Drink? Juice and milk and water. Grape and apple juice. Orange Juice.
Fruit? strawberries and raspberries and apples
Vegetable? tomatoes
6. What is your favorite toy? My new grabber
7. What is your favorite thing to do? Paint and put stickers on paper
8. What is your favorite television show? Jake and the Neverland Pirates
Second favorite? Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Movie? Rise of the Guardians
9. What is your favorite shirt? My ninja turtle shirt
Hoodie? My blue one
Shoes? Orange tennis shoes
10. What is your favorite book? The Princess Stories ( LOLOL)
11. What is your favorite farm animal? Pig and horse and cow
Wild animal? lion
Insect/Bug? spider
12. Who is your favorite/best friend? Gage and Cloe and Adam and Nataleigh
13. Where is your favorite place to go? Kangaroo Palace
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play baseball with Daddy. And you too mommy. And playing tag your it!
At the park? Umm play (haha)
15. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas!
16. What is your favorite animal that you sleep with? My little giraffe that is the same as my big giraffe.
Are you afraid of the dark? Uh yeah. I just like light. Light helps me see in the dark. I have to make sure there are no monsters opening my windows and coming into my room (!!!!)
Favorite thing to do before bed? Watch a movie and eat popcorn.
17. What do you want to be when you grow up? A daddy! Like Daddy...like my Dad. (awwww omg tear...)
Where do you want to live? In a different house. And I would paint the house.
18. What does Daddy do? Umm WORK! And he makes dinner with you Mommy. Yep, that's what he does.
19. What does Mommy do? Umm...you do work too. Like crocheting is work for you to do. (lol)
20. What makes you happy? The sunshine
21. What makes you sad? People that hit me or that are not nice to me, that makes me sad mommy. (school?!)
22. Do you want more brothers and/or sisters? More brothers
23. Favorite thing to do with Mommy? Go to the park with you and Nora and me.
Daddy? Go to the mall and play there.
Nora? Explore around the jungle (LOL)
24. Favorite thing to say? Ummm...sometimes I say bad works. It's not nice. Only grownups can say bad words, not little children. (LOL)
25. Favorite Letter? G
Number? 12
1. What is your name? Graydon
2. How old are you? Four, I'm four mommy!
3. Do you know your Birth date? No... haha
4. What is your favorite color? Blue and my other favorite color is white...yeah. I like all the favorite colors in the world! And green too.
5. What is your favorite breakfast? I like strawberries, apples, raspberries.
Lunch? Ham and cheese sandwich with mayo, tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots
Dinner? Mac n Cheese, rice with broccoli, peanut butter and jelly
Snack? Teddy Grahams
Drink? Juice and milk and water. Grape and apple juice. Orange Juice.
Fruit? strawberries and raspberries and apples
Vegetable? tomatoes
6. What is your favorite toy? My new grabber
7. What is your favorite thing to do? Paint and put stickers on paper
8. What is your favorite television show? Jake and the Neverland Pirates
Second favorite? Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Movie? Rise of the Guardians
9. What is your favorite shirt? My ninja turtle shirt
Hoodie? My blue one
Shoes? Orange tennis shoes
10. What is your favorite book? The Princess Stories ( LOLOL)
11. What is your favorite farm animal? Pig and horse and cow
Wild animal? lion
Insect/Bug? spider
12. Who is your favorite/best friend? Gage and Cloe and Adam and Nataleigh
13. Where is your favorite place to go? Kangaroo Palace
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play baseball with Daddy. And you too mommy. And playing tag your it!
At the park? Umm play (haha)
15. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas!
16. What is your favorite animal that you sleep with? My little giraffe that is the same as my big giraffe.
Are you afraid of the dark? Uh yeah. I just like light. Light helps me see in the dark. I have to make sure there are no monsters opening my windows and coming into my room (!!!!)
Favorite thing to do before bed? Watch a movie and eat popcorn.
17. What do you want to be when you grow up? A daddy! Like Daddy...like my Dad. (awwww omg tear...)
Where do you want to live? In a different house. And I would paint the house.
18. What does Daddy do? Umm WORK! And he makes dinner with you Mommy. Yep, that's what he does.
19. What does Mommy do? Umm...you do work too. Like crocheting is work for you to do. (lol)
20. What makes you happy? The sunshine
21. What makes you sad? People that hit me or that are not nice to me, that makes me sad mommy. (school?!)
22. Do you want more brothers and/or sisters? More brothers
23. Favorite thing to do with Mommy? Go to the park with you and Nora and me.
Daddy? Go to the mall and play there.
Nora? Explore around the jungle (LOL)
24. Favorite thing to say? Ummm...sometimes I say bad works. It's not nice. Only grownups can say bad words, not little children. (LOL)
25. Favorite Letter? G
Number? 12
34-36 Week Pregnancy Survey- Baby O #3
How far along? 36 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I currently weigh around 185 lbs! Ahh!
How big is baby? Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds and is more than 18 1/2 inches long (about the size of a head of romaine lettuce). She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.- Baby Center
Maternity clothes? Most of the time! Sometimes I wear big T-Shirts to bed, or size large sweaters. But I'm so big now that mostly everything is maternity!
Sleep: It has gotten pretty bad in the last week or so. I wake up constantly uncomfortable and trying to get repositioned. I do not remember being this uncomfortable my last two pregnancies!
Best moment this week: Graydon's 4th Birthday week, spending time in his classroom, his Birthday party at my in laws, Great Wolf Lodge that weekend in Traverse City, getting to see a movie AND going out to dinner for our anniversary (we saw Gone Girl and ate at Fire Fly in TC), Pedi/Lunch -thai date with Lyn, Ava Anderson Party at my house, finishing all the painting!!!!! MOPS, doing A LOT of hair..... going downtown to the Marathon and watching Mike run. It has been a very busy few weeks and time is flying by. I cannot believe that this baby is going to be here soon! Last weekend I also went shopping and finally bought some diapers, pail liners and some clothes/sleepers for when the baby comes. I will have to return some of it, once we know the gender!
Movement: Yes, a lot! And it is pretty painful now.
Food cravings: Pumpkin donuts...apple cider. Fruit, juice, pizza. Baked goods in general. Fall foods! Hearty dishes.
Food aversions: Nothing that I can think of.
Gender: It's a surprise!
Names: I think we have them settled!!!!
Labor Signs: A lot of contractions.
Symptoms: Painful contractions, pelvis feels like it is splitting and I am officially getting pretty swollen!!
Belly Button in or out? Definitely out now!
Wedding rings on or off? Still on, yay! But getting a bit tighter.
Stretchmarks? Yes, from before :)
How are you feeling? I am feeling pretty exhausted most of the time, especially from not sleeping at night. I also came down with a bit of a cold a few days ago so that hasn't been fun.
What I am looking forward to: Going to Klackles this weekend with our friends, the MSU vs. MI game (go GREEN!) a field trip next week with Graydon's class to Robinettes, and MOPS. Also Halloween! Meeting our baby! :) I also started crocheting a baby blanket, so I am excited to see it when it's finished.
What I miss: Walking like a normal individual and not feeling like I'm waddling...hahaha. Also not feeling like I have to pee 24/7!
Weekly Wisdom: Put your feet up now and then. :)
Milestones: Less than a month to go. Can't believe it.
Pregnancy Moments with Chris and others: People being kind in stores, holding doors, making small talk and wishing me well etc. :)
34 Weeks in Traverse City
35 Weeks
36 Weeks at the Marathon
Total weight gain/loss: I currently weigh around 185 lbs! Ahh!
How big is baby? Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds and is more than 18 1/2 inches long (about the size of a head of romaine lettuce). She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.- Baby Center
Maternity clothes? Most of the time! Sometimes I wear big T-Shirts to bed, or size large sweaters. But I'm so big now that mostly everything is maternity!
Sleep: It has gotten pretty bad in the last week or so. I wake up constantly uncomfortable and trying to get repositioned. I do not remember being this uncomfortable my last two pregnancies!
Best moment this week: Graydon's 4th Birthday week, spending time in his classroom, his Birthday party at my in laws, Great Wolf Lodge that weekend in Traverse City, getting to see a movie AND going out to dinner for our anniversary (we saw Gone Girl and ate at Fire Fly in TC), Pedi/Lunch -thai date with Lyn, Ava Anderson Party at my house, finishing all the painting!!!!! MOPS, doing A LOT of hair..... going downtown to the Marathon and watching Mike run. It has been a very busy few weeks and time is flying by. I cannot believe that this baby is going to be here soon! Last weekend I also went shopping and finally bought some diapers, pail liners and some clothes/sleepers for when the baby comes. I will have to return some of it, once we know the gender!
Movement: Yes, a lot! And it is pretty painful now.
Food cravings: Pumpkin donuts...apple cider. Fruit, juice, pizza. Baked goods in general. Fall foods! Hearty dishes.
Food aversions: Nothing that I can think of.
Gender: It's a surprise!
Names: I think we have them settled!!!!
Labor Signs: A lot of contractions.
Symptoms: Painful contractions, pelvis feels like it is splitting and I am officially getting pretty swollen!!
Belly Button in or out? Definitely out now!
Wedding rings on or off? Still on, yay! But getting a bit tighter.
Stretchmarks? Yes, from before :)
How are you feeling? I am feeling pretty exhausted most of the time, especially from not sleeping at night. I also came down with a bit of a cold a few days ago so that hasn't been fun.
What I am looking forward to: Going to Klackles this weekend with our friends, the MSU vs. MI game (go GREEN!) a field trip next week with Graydon's class to Robinettes, and MOPS. Also Halloween! Meeting our baby! :) I also started crocheting a baby blanket, so I am excited to see it when it's finished.
What I miss: Walking like a normal individual and not feeling like I'm waddling...hahaha. Also not feeling like I have to pee 24/7!
Weekly Wisdom: Put your feet up now and then. :)
Milestones: Less than a month to go. Can't believe it.
Pregnancy Moments with Chris and others: People being kind in stores, holding doors, making small talk and wishing me well etc. :)
34 Weeks in Traverse City
35 Weeks
36 Weeks at the Marathon
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