There's been a lot going on with our little family over these past couple of weeks.
Graydon Happenings:
Our doctor isn't too concerned at this point because he is growing in inches, which means he is still getting proper nutrition. She just wants us to try pushing foods like cheese, peanut butter, avocado, etc. and we'll see how things are at his two-year check-up.
Part of me just wonders if he is already getting Daddy's high metabolism. We'll see how things look in the next few months.
Another big event in Graydon's life is that he got his first haircut last Saturday. Here he is before:
Here he is after. Sort of. Andy did end up taking a little more off the top a few days later. I haven't taken a picture of it yet. I'll admit - I was a little sad that the curls were gone. But he does look so handsome. (And like such a big boy).
Bella Happenings
I went with Bella on a class field trip to the Adventure Aquarium.
We saw all sorts of fish, sharks, sting ray, seals, penguins, etc. It was nice to do an activity with just her (and her school friends).
Unfortunately, she had a bad dream about the jellyfish the other night. The price you pay for a little education. :)
Later in the week, she had a visit from her friend Katelyn who moved away last spring. These two played for hours at the park and were very sad to have to say goodbye again.
Curtis Happenings
He continues to be one of the sweetest little babies that I know.
He had one of his best nights of sleep last week, going from 9pm - 6:30am.
He still is up usually once and sometimes twice, though. And it often takes him a little while to actually fall asleep at night.
We'll get there.
Family Happenings
I feel like these days have been crazy busy lately. So I'm very thankful that we could steal away some family time to go apple picking.
Bella picked pretty much all of our apples.
Graydon found all the stray apples on the ground and tossed them around like baseballs. Such a boy.
We really couldn't have asked for a more beautiful fall day.
Later on we made some mini caramel apples and apple pie.
If there was sound to this picture, you'd be hearing "hoe-ee".
I know my mom loves it when she catches me doing this.
This is what I do when Mom tells me to smile for a picture.
There was a newborn baby in the office at the same time as us today. I couldn't help but take a peek at the tiny thing. It really put into perspective how much Curtis has grown already. He now weighs 13 lbs. 2 oz. (75th percentile) and is 25 in. (95th percentile). Not a newborn anymore.
We enrolled Bella in preschool last fall. Initially, preschool wasn't something that was even on my radar. I never went. Plus, I'm a stay-at-home-mom. In my mind, preschool was for kids whose parents both worked. 
On that October day last fall when we went to look at the preschool and meet the teacher, Bella was very quiet and had tears in her eyes. Later I learned that she thought I'd be leaving her there that day. In the months that followed, we talked up preschool as much as possible. Some days she felt brave and excited. Other days she cried and told me that she didn't want to go.
During these past few months, however, I've noticed a big change in Bella. She's really started to come out of her shell. She's more talkative with others and more willing (and even wanting) to have a babysitter. Ever since July, she's been ready for school to start. It helped that we found out a church friend would be in her class. 
I left a happy little girl at preschool. One who was ready to venture out into this world (or at least a small part of it) on her own. 
