Two Month Stats (Grayson)

Yesterday we had Grayson's two month check-up and Grayson did great! I was really looking forward to this visit because I knew he had gained some weight and I was excited to see how much! Would we finally make it out of the 10% range??? I was hoping so!!! I know it might be silly but it is so satisfying seeing you little one grow knowing that it is all because of what you are providing for him -it's quite amazing that mommy's milk is all they need!

Weight: 11lbs 3 oz (45%)

Height: 23 inches (50%)

Head: 38cm (10%) - (I was a little shocked to realize his head was so small, it doesn't really look small!!)

So proud of my little bug (heck and myself!)! Dr. Neely came in and checked him out - everything looks great! When he put him on his stomach he said "Unfortunately for you this little guy is already starting to move". He said that he is strong and was impressed that he was already getting his hands under him to push up - go little G! 

Just for the heck of it here is where Ryan was at 2-months

Weight: 9lbs 8 oz (10%)

Height: 22 inches (25%)

Head: 37cm (5%)

Clearly all of this was before the shots...

Getting ready for the shots...his arm span looks so long!

Little G got three shots and an oral vaccine - it was no fun. His little face turned bright red with anger. Luckily I was able to calm him down and then I nursed him a little just to help him get comfy and tired. We headed home to drop some stuff off then needed to run by Whole Foods and then over to the Hales to pick up Ryan - Gigi had picked Ryan (and Audrey) up from school.

Grayson wasn't acting super tired - kinda his regular self. However, he was pretty tired around bedtime and we could only get two ounces of milk down before he decided he was done. I gave him some tylenol just in case and put him to bed. I was hoping for a nice long night of sleep....but that was not the case. At 12:45am he woke up and decided sleeping wasn't going to work for him. I knew he didn't need to be nursed at 12:45 (he had been sleeping at least until 2:30...sometimes even 4:30) but after three attempts to get him back down I gave in and nursed. And then he fell asleep while eating...so I tried to put him in his bassinet but he immediately woke up and was fussy. And that's basically how the rest of the morning went....he just wasn't happy. Kevin came in around 4:45 am to help out but I could still hear them and was unable to fall asleep. So at 6:12am I got up and nursed him again and then Ryan got up around 7am so it was game time...no going back to sleep for us!

Grayson was actually pretty content in the morning (considering he hadn't slept) but he still wasn't settling down for a good nap. He FINALLY fell asleep around 11:30 and I just got Ryan down...so I should totally be taking a nap...but here I am trying to catch up...but now I am going...to sleep!

Oh and BTW if you couldn't tell my feelings on the subject...two month shots suck!

Trick-Or-Treat (Halloween 2012)

Halloween was so much fun this year! Ryan got dressed up in his costume and headed to school - all the kiddos were so cute all dressed up! His class had a little Halloween party but sadly I missed most of it because Grayson was napping and I had to feed him. The kids decorated cookies...and Ryan licked all the icing off of his. After school we were going to head up to daddy's office since they have a Halloween party but Ryan fell asleep on the way home (he didn't nap at school) and I decided to let him nap since he was going to have a busy evening.

Ryan woke up at 4:45 (and not super happy I might add) but we got all our stuff together and headed over to the Hales house.

A few pictures before the party started. Ryan's cousins taught him how to Trick-or-treat.

Daddy as a coach and Grayson as a football

Mommy with her little football player!

My two sweet little boys!

The whole fam

Ryan's first house to trick-or-treat at. He was VERY concerned with the fog and didn't even realize she was giving him candy

Off to trick-or-treat holding Gigi's hand

Audrey and Ryan had a great time going together!

Cuteness!

We walked down to our lot and gave a tour! lol

When we got home (and Ryan was all hyped up on sugar) he was so sweet! He was holding Grayson but of course every time I tried to take a pic I was too late!

Love these little bugs!

Pumpkin Carving Party

The Sunday before Halloween we hosted our annual pumpkin carving party. I wasn't so sure about having it this year but in the end I decided I needed to stick it out or it wouldn't truly be a McDonough "annual" event...

I honestly didn't spend much time preparing for this party. I actually didn't even have ANY Halloween decorations out until the morning of but luckily everything came together and we had a blast. Everything that I used was from last year (with the exception of a few things)- which was all packed up in my Halloween boxes. It was great - like a party in a box!

Here was the table spread- recognize those runners? I used them for Ryan's 2nd birthday party...they worked perfectly for Halloween! Below are some close ups of some of the goodies!

1.) Cheese tray with scary spiders 2.) Witch Brooms (pretzel rods dipped in chocolate & Halloween sprinkles) 3.) Halloween cupcakes 4.) Carmel Apples - my first attempt. The carmel was sticking but I should have put them in the fridge to speed it up so that it wouldn't have fallen so much - oh well, they were still yummy! 5.) Pumpkin Spice cake balls (recipe from Bake at 350)

A few food ideas from Pinterest:

Jack-o-lantern fruit tray...didn't turn out as well as I anticipated but oh well

Candy corn veggie tray!

And on to the pumpkin carving...

Colin should get the award for most prepared participant...unfortunelty it didn't seem to help. The power tool that Colin brought didn't so much help with his carving as much as it did create a mess...anyone near him ended up with pumpkin guts splattered on them. 

James took his carving very seriously...Micky Mouse for his boys! So cute!

Nat & Jack supervising

Terra carved a french bulldog after their little dog Tilly.

Susanne and Mike strategizing

Karen prepping her pumpkin and Andrew & Heather cleaning theirs out

Gigi and Grayson

Pumpkin painting for the kiddos! I couldn't find smocks so we used garbage bags...

Ryan kept losing his arm hole - I will be getting smocks for next year!

Audrey's masterpiece

Hanging with Whitney & Dom

Next year these two will be all over the place!

Michael helping Lyla carve a princess pumpkin

The Haydels - love that adorable pumpkin dress!

Most people had to leave so I didn't get a picture of all the pumpkins. Next year I will have to be more organized and set a time for the pumpkin judging to begin! I think we will do awards with silly scary trophies! 

Had a great time and can't wait for next years party! So excited that we will be in our new house!

Project 366 - week 44

Sunday, October 28 - Lyla snuggling with Grayson at the pumpkin carving party

Monday, October 29 - Ryan finally took a nap at school!!! He was sleeping when I got there to pick him up - that's him (that brown thing on the floor)! So tired!

Tuesday, October 30 - Kidville Halloween party

Wednesday, October 31- Happy Halloween

Thursday, November 1 - Tummy time!

Friday, November 2 - Grayson's first trip to Houston

Saturday, November 3 - Dinner with Uncle Steve

Happy Halloween

Hope everyone had a happy Halloween! We had so much fun yesterday - lots of pics to come!

Project 366 - week 43

Sunday, October 21 - Grayson baptized at HPUMC

Monday, October 22 - Mr Grayson busted out of his swaddle

Tuesday, October 23 - Kevin accidentally put Grayson's pants on Ryan

Wednesday, October 24 - Laying foundation at Vandy

Thursday, October 25 - Playgroup Halloween fun!

Friday, October 26th - Eating dinner with Andy - sharing a popsicle

Saturday, October 27th - Someone got into an orange cupcake

Grayson's Baptism

This past Sunday was a very special day for our family - we celebrated Grayson's christening. He was baptized by Rev. Marc Craig at HPUMC during the 9:30am service. It is a very quick portion of the overall service and the little man did great. Daddy held him up for everyone to see - Rev. Marc Craig was a little scared to hold him since he was so young!

Here we are before the service

Hanging out getting ready

After the service with big brother Ryan

Family picture after the service - all the kiddos did great!

After church we headed up to Lakewood Country Club for some brunch with the family. 

Getting in some QT with Uncle Michael

And of course there was cake :)

Hanging with Ethan

We are so blessed to have this little man in our lives! Love him so much!