Goodbye October!

This is going to be a long one. I wanted to get a post in before October was over because this time last year our lives were so different. So what if its the very last day of October.

October 2010

Last October, we still had the yogurt store and we were in the process of selling it. I remember going in the mornings and feeling sick and not wanting to eat. At one point, I remember my aunt telling me I had lost weight. At that time, I thought it was nerves. Nervous that the sale of the store would not go through.

Our prayers were answered and the sale went through. God had a bigger plan for us. Right after we signed all the papers, I found out I was pregnant. I took three pregnancy tests just to make sure. I remember how nervous I was just calling the doctor to make an appointment. The first appointment wasnt for another month....Dec 1! I couldnt believe they were going to make me wait that long.

This time last year, my sister just got engaged. Her then boyfriend proposed in Central Park. I was so happy for her, but begged and pleaded with her to have her wedding in 2012. As of last Saturday, she became a married woman and I cried pretty much the entire time we were at the church.

October 2011

Grayson is almost 4 months! He loves to kick his legs and move his arms. He loves to talk and has found his high pitch squeal and boy does he love to squeal. It was cute at first, but when you hear it in a cry, it can be annoying. He has rolled over from tummy to back, but not the other way. He tries, but keeps getting distracted with his hands. His hands. I can never keep his hands out of his mouth which drives this OCD mom crazy. I'm thinking germs, germs, germs. Slowly, but surely, I am learning how to let go of my OCD-ness. I have to. We have a dog and Grayson will become more and more mobile. He also loves to grab his feet. We are still working on napping and pooping. Apparently, he doesnt like to nap or poop. 12 days has been the longest beating out 11 days of no poop. I have been reassured that this is perfectly fine, but at his next check up, I will ask again. He also likes to grab things (toys, burp cloths, blankets) and stick them in his mouth.

Grayson grabbing his feet



Gig em! Look at those rolls!
My sister got married on the 22nd! I dont have pictures yet. Didnt have free hands. My cousin flew in and brought her daughter. Grayson and Savannah are 10 days apart. Both babies are half Chinese and half American.
All bundled up for the cold. His first time in jeans!Grayson and his friend, Larkin. They are just a couple of days apart!

Next project....update the look of this blog.

Grayson's world

Lots of things going on in Grayson's little world. He's decided to be a chronic cat napper which is driving me bonkers. He has never napped well, but I used to get at least two one hour long naps throughout the day. Now, I am lucky if he goes past 30 mins. I am having a hard time accepting this because I like structure. I like to plan my days around his naps and now I cant do that anymore.

Not only did Grayson find his thumb, but he has found his hands! I cant keep them out of his mouth!
He also scoots around so much at night, that many times he ends up screaming because he is stuck like this:
Grayson is full of laughs and giggles. One of these days I am going to get it on video and learn how to upload them onto to blogger.


Now for some mommy nevers:

I never thought I would want to be a stay at home mom. Even in that first month with Grayson, I didnt think I would want to stay at home doing the same thing every day, but now I do. I love spending my days with my little man and I cant imagine being away from him for the whole day. I love every smile, laugh and cry from him and I cant stand to miss those.

I never thought I would be a mom who would join a baby bootcamp class. We workout at the mall with the babies in the stroller. It makes sense though. If the husband is away at work all day, how am I going to get a workout in if he is too small for daycare at the gym. By the way, the workouts are tough. Its time to kick my workout and eating healthy up a notch now that the sister's wedding is 20 days away.

Now for the biggest ''never" shocker, I never thought I would be this obsessed with his poop!!! I get so excited and scream with joy when he poops. They are huge blowouts too. He had been a pretty consistent pooper with one exception during his very first week at home that required a visit to the doctor. Two weeks ago, he went 2 days without pooping and then ELEVEN WHOLE DAYS without pooping. We tried everything....karo syrup, pear juice, apple plum juice, qtips and themometers up his you know where and nothing worked. Finally we just let nature take its course and after 11 days, he had a HUGE BLOWOUT. Then he went 5 days. I hope he gets a little more consistent. These blowouts are hard to manage when you are out in public or when you're about to walk out the door.