The Adventures Continue

Of course my time has been extremely limited and getting to this blog has seemed more challenging that I'd like, but something is better than nothing! So here is our catch up...

This summer has been full of adventures and fun for our little family. Not only is our little guy Greyson growing and growing and getting more active, but so is Raegan! She is blossoming into the best big sister we could ask for and enjoying all that her new preschool has to offer. We've had some challenging times and a bit of regression for a few weeks, but overall she has grown to accept her new role as big sister and the fact that Greyson is here to stay. We all have had to learn how to adjust to sharing our attention and giving each other the special time they need. And now that he is getting more active, Raegan is enjoying helping him and showing him the ropes!
 
In July we also welcomed another new addition to the family with baby Isabella June Miano! The kids are very excited to welcome another cousin and to have one close by. Although she's a bit tiny, we're  sure she'll grow up to run with the kids in no time...that is if Greyson doesn't eat her for lunch! He seems so huge next to her! 

A few other first these past few months were Greyson's first camping and boating trip to Lake Oroville. He did great and next year will be able to actually go on the boat! Raegan had a great time camping and enjoyed her time on the boat. And thanks to our cousins, we were able to enjoy camping in a trailer as opposed to a tent or cramming into my parents motor home. It was a great adventure overall!

Raegan had a new adventure as well when Grandma and Papa Kelly came to visit. We took a day trip out to the aquatic center and she finally got on the paddle board with Hayden! Hayden was so excited since he has tried time and time again to get her to go on. Granted she didn't last too long, but she did it and that's all that matters. Next year she'll surely want one of her own and we'll be chasing her down the river!  

The summer of course was full of more time in the pool and out in the sun. Both Raegan and Greyson love the water, so it's great to get them in the pool every weekend. The weather is slowly cooling down, so the pool time will be missed here soon!

And to wrap up the summer, Hayden took Miss Raegan out on a camping trip just the two of them! Well, with a group of friends, but without Mommy! Greyson has proven to be a bit of a challenge at night and since he's getting more and more mobile, camping just didn't seem like that much fun for me, so we opted to split the fam and Hayden and Raegan had a special weekend full of father-daughter time. Raegan is at the perfect age for this and they had a blast! They went in the lake, hiked up rocks, played in the dirt, and roasted marshmallows - all the staples when it comes to camping. They both came home dirty as all heck and smelling like dirt, but it was all worth it to see the smiles on their faces. And Greyson and I enjoyed our mommy-son time as well!

As usual, the months have been so fun watching these two little ones grow and entertain us. It doesn't get much better than these good times and all of the memories we're creating! Enjoy all the photos and videos!

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Whoa, he turned 6 months, 7 months and 8 months

Complete mommy fail! Our little man has turned not just 6 months old, but 7  months and now 8 months and I have yet to document his journey! Luckily, I did do his photos so we did document his growth!

These past few months have been full of excitement for our little guy and the family as a whole. Greyson continues to bless us with smiles day in and day out - he is just the happiest little man! And he is a busy one as well!

At 6 months he began his perpetual motion journey and was rolling all over the house. He just about mastered sitting up and started enjoying baby food. At his check up appointment he weighed in at 17 pounds and was 26 inches long - about 2 pounds in 2 months and about an inch in length. I think his weight would have jumped much higher, but at 6 months he caught a nasty stomach bug and couldn't keep much down. A nice stomach bug that he shared with many of us! But luckily he recovered and was fine.








 

At 7 months he had mastered sitting up and continued to roll all over the place! He also started his new trick of blowing bubbles, which was a super cute new trick. A big change for him was we moved daycare providers because he was just not happy and we didn't feel he was getting the attention he needed. His new daycare is an in-home where he is the only infant and he has definitely thrived! Not only did he finally get on a better sleeping schedule, but overall he seemed much happier. The only downside for his new daycare provider is he started teething pretty bad...with no teeth in sight! But overall, he and she seem to be enjoying each other and we are all much happier.

 



At 8 months the whirlwind of motion has hit and there is no slowing this boy down! It is incredible the difference in children and I'm not sure if it's boy vs. girl or just this particular kid, but he does not like to sit still! This month he is up on his knees and gearing up to crawl at any time...due to his rather large head he may just continue to army crawl around since it seems it's a big hard to keep that head up! This month he also picked up babbling and squealing as well as his love for standing up. The boy does not want to be sitting and enjoys all of his toys while standing. Up next will be "cruising" around the furniture. And because he is moving so much, the monthly sticker photos are getting harder and harder to capture!

It's truly incredible how fast this time is going. I suppose it's because life is just very busy, but I hope that it will slow down soon so we can enjoy our last little baby as long as possible.