Grayson's 2 Year Update!

It doesn't even seem possible that my baby boy is 2 years old! These 2 years have seriously flown by and I've loved every minute of it. I haven't done an update on Grayson since he was 18 months old and thought this 2 year milestone was a great time to write another update on everything going on in his world. We love him so much and can't wait to see what this year will bring!


Height and Weight: At Grayson's 2 year check up, he was 27 lbs. 14 oz. and 33.7 inches tall. He was right at the 50th percentile for both categories which was exciting. Grayson hasn't been weighed or measured since his 18 month check, so I had no idea what to expect. He's always been on the small side and he isn't the best eater, so it's encouraging to know that he's growing like he should be and he isn't too shrimpy! (Sorry Gray, you've got small parents! Haha.) Grayson has gained 4 lbs. and grown 1.7 inches since July. He has always been a size behind on pants, but he currently fits in the correct size (24 months and 2T), so I had a feeling he had caught up! He did much better than I expected at the doctor's office. Grayson had to get a finger prick to start off, then height and weight, then checked by the doctor and lastly shots. He wasn't happy during each of those parts, but was as happy as could be in between. He can be quite dramatic, but recovered really quickly after each "traumatizing" event. He kept telling me, "I brave!" and he was! After Grayson's shots, he asked mommy to kiss his leg and then asked for a hug and for mommy to carry him. Poor little dude!

Eating: Grayson's eating habits are still all over the board! Anyone who has followed his updates will know that he's never been a wonderful eater. It really just depends on the day! Eating is definitely more of a necessity to him than an enjoyable activity. (I'm not quite sure how he's my kid!) Right before he turned 2, his eating wasn't going so well, but recently, he is back to eating much more. I honestly think he is so active and engaged in his surroundings that eating is a pain to him. He doesn't want to take a break from the fun! That being said, he is also so active that he is starting to really get hungry and require more food to keep his energy up. I have never said he was picky but moody and that still holds true. Some meals he eats like a champ and other times, he is just uninterested. One day he will love grapes and the next day, he can't stand them. I don't buy anything in bulk for that reason! Ha! I've heard that with toddlers, you have to almost take it week by week instead of day by day. If you look at what they eat in a week, it will typically balance out - some days they eat more and some days they hardly eat at all. But overall, each week they balance out and I believe that's true at least for Grayson. He does love typical kid food -- chicken nuggets (with ketchup!), hot dogs, gold fish, french fries, pizza, and puffs, but he also loves grapes, strawberries, apples, beans, sandwiches, hamburgers, green smoothies, cereal, yogurt, and spaghetti. Chips and salsa (he insists on dipping them in there), popsicles, and fruit snacks as his "guilty pleasures". Yes, I believe in balance, even for children. Bread and milk is still his jam. The boy loves carbs (a plain piece of bread is exciting to him) and a glass of milk. Chick-Fil-A chicken nuggets are a real treat for him and he demolishes them every time! He isn't always willing to try new foods, but when he does, he usually likes them. He is definitely a texture person which is something I'm learning to be patient about. I will eat pretty much anything, so it's hard for me to relate, but if it has a mushy or weird texture, Grayson will automatically spit it out. Overall, he is eating more and more and becoming more open to trying new things. We've been trying to make a bigger effort to sit down and eat together as a family at the dinner table and that also helps a lot. Grayson is automatically drawn to whatever mommy and daddy are eating! He also says a blessing before the meal which I love.

Sleeping: Although Grayson didn't sleep through the night until he was a year old, he has slept like a champ since! He rarely wakes up during the night and if he does, he goes right back to sleep after drinking some milk. He has done well with all the changes he's endured including moving and adding a baby sister to the mix. It took about a week for him to start sleeping normally again after we moved and he also went through a time of waking more often during the night after Emerson was born. Thankfully, that didn't last long. He takes 1 nap a day right now typically for about 2 hours in the afternoon. He definitely isn't to the point of cutting that nap any time soon, but he is much less dependent on it and can do much longer into the day before he needs a nap. There have been a few times where he will take a cat nap in the car and that's all he needs for the day. He is embracing sleep a lot more now and will tell us if he's tired and ready to go to bed. Can't argue with that! ;) He knows the routine at this point, so that really helps. For a while, he was going through a phase where he wouldn't immediately fall asleep and then he would call out for mommy over and over again. Thankfully, that passed! He doesn't immediately go to sleep every night, but he knows it's bedtime and just lays in his crib instead of fighting it. Grayson is still in a crib as of now. He sleeps really well in a crib and we aren't ready to rock the boat yet, especially since Emerson is still up during the night. Grayson is also learning about fear and his imagination is beginning to really be active, so he has experienced "bad dreams" in the past few months where he wakes up screaming and afraid. It was really sad at first, but now we've talked about it more with him and he's more calm about it. He tells me, "I have bad dream, mommy!", but then he says, "I'm not scared, I'm brave!". It really helps that we can start explaining things to him and he understands a lot of it! Grayson goes to bed around 9pm and wakes up between 7a-8:30a.

Clothes: Like I said, Grayson is in 24 months and 2T clothing right now. He is still wearing a size 5 diaper. He also wears a size 6-7 in toddler shoes. 

Mood: Oh golly, I could say so much about this! Haha. Since birth, Grayson has been very emotion driven and moody. He can be thrilled one second and on the floor crying the next. He has always been extreme in this department and that has only continued into toddlerhood. It's a combination of Grayson's personality, going through the "terrible two's", and being jealous of his sister/wanting more of our attention, that have made his mood quite unpredictable. He still has the best laugh ever and will laugh hysterically at anything and everything. He literally cracks himself up which I love. He can be so happy and interested in something, but if something doesn't go his way, then a meltdown typically occurs. Although he is getting better at understanding things which helps a lot and he is starting to catch on to the rules. He is very smart and extremely verbal which is wonderful, but he also knows what's going on and understands a lot. You can't get anything past him these days. He has a very specific picture in his head of how he wants things to be -- the blue truck needs to be here, my blocks need to be here, and Emerson needs to be in this corner -- and if things aren't the exact way he wants them, he gets upset. He has never been a go-with-the-flow kid and still isn't. He is still so fun though. He is energetic and all boy! Grayson is so adventurous these days and always into something. 


Grayson is so much fun and so smart these days! He talks like a champ and is so silly!