2 Year Stats

One of the main reasons I am even investing in a blog is because I will actually document things that we do, things we are learning, and how our family grows. I enjoy typing as opposed to writing and hopefully will get each year bound in a book as I was recently informed that you can have done! Perfect!

So in regards to our family growing, I took Grey for his 2 year well visit today. It was quite the event as we were there for an hour. I appreciated Dr. Cominsky’s thoroughness. He realized Grey had never had his 3rd immunization for Polio or Hep B! Unfortunately that meant 3 shots but I told Grey all about them. I find that when I warn him ahead of time, he does really well with most things and of course shots keep you healthy and strong. (which I heard about the rest of the day) He then seemed very excited about the shots…until the needles hit the skin. Only a few tears and screams and then a Thomas sticker and some bandaids healed the hurt. Now when you ask about his shots, he smiles really big as though he defeated them.

Official Grey Stats as of May 12, 2009

Height: 33.5” 25%
Weight: 28 lbs. 11 oz. 50-75%
Head Circumference: 50 cm 75-90%

God has given us a healthy, growing 2 year old and a 2 year old is what he is. I know that the Lord will supply with us with what we need to guide and direct his heart for the rest of his time under our roof. I have spent a lot of today reminding myself of that truth :)

At 2 years old, Grey is talking A LOT! Everyday I am amazed at the sentences he forms, how well I can understand him, and the connections he makes in the world around him. I enjoy listening and interacting all day. He is eating like a champ, trying new things now like meat, veggies, and pasta. He still hates pasta and rice and most bready things. He is currently into playing with his trains and coming up with new patterns for the track, figuring out the magnets on the trains, and imagining where the trains are going. He loves to read “all by self”, to have me draw all of our family members under his instruction, riding his truck, counting, putting coins in his piggy bank, using his flashlight in dark places, working in the yard, “loving” Oscar, using his tools to fix things, singing ABC’s, singing ANY song, playing with neighbors and friends makes him happier than anything else, playing golf, playing in his sandbox, cooking, going to bed like a big boy, figuring out how anything works, and dumping all toys out and not clean them up.
He is challenging and fun all in the same breath. He throws fits when he doesn’t get his way (which I thankfully have to will-power NOT to give into), but then apologizes for stepping on my toe or wacking me with a golf club. He can give a crazy mean look, but then give hugs and kisses that warm my soul. He can look at me and do exactly what I told him not to, but then can also be obedient and fun loving! Each moment brings a different emotion, reaction, or “look.”
I love watching him figure out the things around him and then hear what he has to say about them. He mentioned the other day that Tucker was going to be born. This was what he said to me: “Mommy, Tucker going to be born... (pause) Just like Jesus.”

Matthew and I are enjoying him to no end. It becomes more and more obvious how shapeable he is. We hope to continue seek the Lord first to mold and shape his heart “just like Jesus.”