Growing TOO Fast

I have a LOT of blogging to catch up on (like Gary's b-day and Thanksgiving, etc.), but for now you only get updates on the little ones. My how the time flies! How did they get so big so fast?!?

Well, a lot happened for Graysen all within about a week. Here's what he's been up to:

* he got a nasty cold :(

* he started sitting up on his own

* he starting crawling...well, it's more like an army crawl than a hands and knees crawl, but he sure knows how to get where he wants to go

* he quit sucking his thumb (because when he had a cold he couldn't breathe with his thumb in his mouth, even when he held it in with his other hand....I think I sort of miss the thumb sucking in a small way)

* he started teething (which may explain the cold symptoms), but that tooth still hasn't cut through...it's been a fussy few weeks

* he has a new girly laugh and cry. Yes, girly. It's so high pitched...where did that come from?

* he is starting to figure out how to get to a sitting position from a lying down position and, on occasion, from a sitting position to a standing position (this has only happened when he's been sitting in the laundry basket, but has happened more than once)

* he likes to cry if Kyri even gets into his space...she doesn't need to touch him, just get close and out come the tears. What a baby :)

crawling under the chair to get something he knows he shouldn't have. Notice his look of victory.

up on hands and knees, just to throw himself forward

just TOO cute!

Kyris' been up to a few things as well. Here's an overview:

* she learned how to climb into her brother's crib, but not out. This is not a happy situation for anyone when it's bed time and all I hear from the other room is BOTH kids screaming because she climbed in and sat on Graysen and woke him up and now she's stuck in there!

* she was potty trained for 2 months and now only sometimes uses the potty (she WILL tell me she needs to go and then run to the other room so she can go in her panties)

* she is not very nice to her brother, but sometimes decides it's worth it anyway. She will kick, hit, push, bite him (whatever will make him cry) and then run into her room to put herself in time out

* new names for her brother: Gray Gray (occasionally just Gray) and Baby G

* funny Kyri phrases: "not yet" (especially when I tell her she needs to put clothes on or go potty), "hoo-ray!!!" (she gets VERY excited sometimes), "oh my goodness!!", "umm, maybe" and really, pretty much everything she says brings a smile to my face...

* the other night after she climbed into Graysen's crib and woke him up I also noticed she had messed with the humidifier in her room (which she knows she's not supposed to touch). Her dresser was soaking wet and Graysen was screaming. I put her back in bed and was telling her how angry I was. She was grinning from ear to ear. I said, "Kyri, this is NOT funny! So you better wipe that smile off your face RIGHT now!!!" She slowly took her hand and wiped off her smile. I had to turn away so I wouldn't laugh because I still wanted to be angry about the situation, but how could I be after that? However, she did get back into the crib after that. Seriously! So I went in and gave her some blankets and told her she could sleep in there. Gary's a bit nicer than me, though (or doesn't like listening to her scream), and eventually got her out and put her in bed.

I love when she does her own hair

just checkin out the ads while peepsin

nice outfit! At least her feet won't get cold! And, yes, those are Graysen's feet at the bottom. He always has to be where his sister is...because she's always getting into mischief

and I love it when she does her own make-up...beautiful!

Well, we put up our Christmas decor early! (the first part of Nov) and one night I was making dinner only to realize both my kids were awful quiet. I went into the living room to find this (click to enlarge...it's great):

I said: "Um, what are you guys doing?"

Silence.

Me: "Did you make a mess?

Kyri: "uh huh"

Me: "Were you guys eating it?"

Kyri: "Nope"

Me: (as Graysen is gumming something) "Did Graysen put any in his mouth?"

Kyri: "NO!"

Me: "Did YOU eat any?"

Kyri: "Nope!"

let the tall tales begin....good thing they are SO stinkin cute or I would have them up on e-bay right now!! :) Oh how I love them!!