Look Who's BIG

When we took Graysen in for his 3 year check-up the doctor pointed out that Graysen has always stayed right on his curve. "The ideal child", I think is how he put it. Well, he doesn't have to live with this Gray bug or he may have chosen a few other words to describe him :) 

However, Graysen is still just below average for his weight (at 31 lbs) and barely above average for his height....as always.

Graysen really is a good boy, but he still cries. A LOT. So much so that lately his mama (yep, that's me) has had some pretty serious "crazy" moments, where she just can't take it any more! Why is it that everyone says how calm and laid back Graysen is, and yet, at home, he is anything but. Sometimes Kyri will do things just to make him cry. And who can blame her? It's not like it's hard!

But how can you resist a face as cute as this?

Graysen still does everything Kyri does.

Everything!

Lately his new thing is when asked what he wants or which one he will choose, etc., his reply is always, "I want what Kyri wants."

I'm just glad she doesn't mind...yet.

Kyri and Gray have great imaginations.

Kyri's imaginary friend, Sissa, is still around, but Kyri will now tell you that she isn't real, just pretend. I think Graysen caught on to "pretend" pretty quickly with her as his sister. He will often tell me, "I'm just 'tending" about things. But he does have a couple of "friends" that he talks about lately. Joke Joke and Danny Fofos. At least they're not as much trouble as Sissa, so I don't mind when they come around. Lately Kyri and Gray like to play "The Gary and Mauri Family" So, all day long I hear Graysen saying, "Mauri! Hey,. Maur! MAUR!!" With Kyri responding, "What Gar?!" If I ever respond to "Mauri" they instantly correct me, "You're not Maur, you're Mommy!" or "you're Grammy" or "you're aunt Margott", etc.

Fun times!

Graysen loves telling knock knock jokes, but they are all about the same.

Gray: Knock knock

Anyone who will answer: Who's there?

Gray: Mine shoe's too small

Anyone: Mine shoe's too small who?

Gray: Just mine shoe's too small.

Hahahaha!!!

Graysen is SO tender-hearted and sensitive (obviously). He is always concerned (and cries) when Kyri or Tanzi (or anyone else, for that matter) isn't doing what they're supposed to. Such as coming to dinner, or coming in the house. He is also the first to say sorry when he and Kyri get into trouble (which is often). 

This boy is SO super sweet and we love him SO much!!

(more to come regarding his birthday!!)

Two cute kids just before going to the doctor! Gray was VERY relieved he didn't have to have any "shocks" this time :)

Showing off her two bottom teeth...just before cutting some more

At nearly 13 months Tanzi weighed in at 17 lbs 10 oz. Still not on the charts, but she made a significant jump in her weight. The doctor was pleased to see that. I give credit to formula.

She was 28 in long, which was in about the tenth percentile.

Way to grow, baby girl!!

The doctor did make mention of swollen gums and asked how she normally does with teething. I said, "Well, she got the 6 you see all at once! So....not so good!"

Little did I know that she would work on 6 more...all at once! One more bottom tooth already broke through, she is working on 4 molars, and we are waiting on the other bottom tooth! Luckily, this time she only had a couple days of a LOW fever (instead of high, like last time). She is sometimes fussy, but can give her teething tablets and take care of that problem pretty quickly! 

Tanzi is SO much FUN!!

She is into everything. Just everything!

She throws little baby fits that make us ALL laugh, which makes her throw even bigger fits. It's really quite entertaining! :) 

As soon as the door to outside is open, she stops whatever it is she is doing and crawls as fast as she can to the door. When it gets closed before she can sneak out she will throw herself onto the ground!

DRAMA!!

Already.

Tanzi loves playing peek-a-boo and loves laughing at whatever anyone else is, especially if she is the cause of laughter.

Tanzi will kiss baby dolls if you ask her, and even Kyri or Gray on occasion, but she will RARELY kiss Gary or me if we ask. However, every once in a while she will just plant one on us, out of no where. And those kisses are so much more meaningful that I would take those rare ones ANY day :)

Tanzi is growing so fast and is SO much fun to have around! 

Why do my kids have to grow up?!?! 

I wish they could stay little forever!!