Liam turns 2!

Liam is 2 YEARS OLD!

 Happy 2nd Birthday to our little Liam (Lili).  He is such a sweet, handsome, smart, cuddly, athletic, little guy.  He is obsessed with big brother Grayson and follows his every move.  Daddy is his #1 and he loves to do fun things with him like side to side (when Daddy puts a blanket on the couch and ottoman and creates a mini trampoline and throws the boys around on it) and throws him up in the air and flips him around.  He loves to give us his pouty lip when he's upset, but it's the cutest little thing.  He is very dramatic and throws temper tantrums when he is upset.  He rides his scooter like he is a 5 year old and people cannot believe he is only 2.  He even does tricks on it like holding up one leg and scooting down.  He is talking up a storm and now says 3-4 word sentences.  Liam has started going potty and poopy on the toilet.   He's very proud!  We hope he decides to get potty trained soon. 

We celebrated Liam's birthday with dinner at White Oak Tavern and then got cupcakes and a cake at Sweet Mandy B's.  We opened presents when we got home and they both got (we give presents for both of their birthdays on each birthday since they are so close) Leap Frog, games, clothes and books.  The boys had fun playing with their new gifts.

Doctor visit

He weighs 23 pounds, 11 ounces (6th percentile).  I told her I want to get him evaluated as I'm worried he has a texture issue because he will chew on meat and then spit it out.  She gave me a contact name and I'll follow up.  She said she is not too worried as he is still gaining weight and he's very active.  He is 34 inches tall, 49th percentile.  His head circumference is 48.9 cm or 19.25 inches)(56th percentile) and his BMI is 14.41 (2nd percentile).  We hope our little Lili starts eating better.  He got a few shots, but did great!  They tested him for anemia, lead poisoning (standard procedure) and he got the hepatitis A vaccine.

Size

He wears size 18 months and 18-24 for jeans, 18-24 months for pajamas, but I'm now buying 2t, size 6 shoe, 18-24 months for shirts and some 2t.  He wears a size xl sleep sack and 2t-3t for socks.  

We love you so much, Liam (Lili).

We can't wait to see you grow and mature over the next year.

Love,

Mommy & Daddy

Grayson's 2nd Birthday

Grayson Christian Braham is...

2 YEARS OLD!

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday Dear Grayson

Happy Birthday to you!

We had his birthday party with friends on Aug 9th at Pump It Up, but we still wanted to celebrate his actual birthday so we celebrated at home with friends.  He was excited to blow out the candles on his chocolate cake.  

~ 2 Year Doctor Appointment ~ 

Weight: 28 pounds (50th percentile)

Height: 36 inches (90th percentile)

Head Circumference: 19.75 (90th percentile)

BMI: 15.19 (18th percentile)

He was putting on a show for the doctor and she thought he was adorable.  He was speaking Spanish to her and being such a flirt.  He knows more words in Spanish than some kids know in English.

~ What he is saying ~

It's coming

Delicious

Oh my gosh

Oh my goodness

Wow

Daddy said, "Tell him to come" referring to Ethan.  Grayson said, "Come him"

Daddy, open this

Be careful (he told me to be careful when I was climbing up the park equipment 

Open the door

Daddy, play

I found it

There's a jeep

What is that/what's that

Daddy calling?

I come with you

~ Things he likes/His Favorites ~

He loves blocks and has fun making stuff.  He says, "Let's go build something."

His babies (lovies) have to go with him for bedtime and naps and downstairs when he has his bottles after he wakes up, before nap and bedtime.  We will start working on getting rid of the bottles soon, but I thought it was too much with the new addition to the family.  He calls his #1 baby "favorite" (he chews on all the sides where it has knots so we have to clean him often) and his #2 is "blanket."  I love the picture of him with all of his babies and his legs crossed.

He loves to jump and calls it boinging.  Daddy has fun with this and I cringe.

He loves Batman and wants to wear anything Batman almost every day.  I had to buy several so we didn't run out.

We stopped by the Chicago Fire Department and Grayson got to see the firetrucks and firemen.  They turned on the sirens for him and he was so excited.  He loves firetrucks!

He loves going to the park and spends about 2 hours + each day at one of the 4-5 parks in our area. 

He loves to flirt, but has started being a little shy when he thinks the girl is cute. 

Grayson, you keep us entertained all the time with your mischievous ways.  You get into everything, especially when you know you shouldn't.  We love how you start to do something you know you shouldn't do and give us a look to see how far we will let you go. You are definitely testing the boundaries and are figuring out your independence.  While we know we should be mad at some of the things you do, we can't help but laugh in amazement.  You are so incredibly fun to be with and a pure joy.  You have such a curious mind and go a mile a minute. We can't wait to see what the next year brings.  We love you more than words can say and thank God every day for bringing us our miracle baby.