...they say he'll be TALL!

Greyson’s 3 year well baby appointment was today. He clocked in at a ridiculously tall 41 inches and a slim 33 pounds. Yes, my baby boy is long and skinny!! He’s off the charts as always. The Dr. gave me an estimated adult height of 6 foot 4 inches to 6 foot 7 inches!! He’s all legs, knobby knees and great big feet!!

He did really well and answered all of the Dr. Pats questions, happily obliged her in his rendition of the ABC’s, counted, named colors and shapes and informed her that, his ears were way too small for kittens to hide in, but she could just go ahead and look if she wanted to. She cracked up and quickly realized that he was on to her games and just being straight with him would get an agreeable patient quicker than trying to fool him. He also got his flu shot. I hate shots so much and always worry worry worry, but he did really well and was able to pick out two stickers from the sticker bin and well, that just made everything all better. Hopefully the rest of the day will show no side effects and he’ll be his normal self.

His heart sounds good/same as always and we don’t head back to the cardiologist for another 6 months, when I think we’ll probably do another echo. Everything else looked great and she was very happy and impressed with our little man. Yay!!

Because no post is a good post with out pictures of the little guy….

Princess Place Preserve

In an effort to soak up the gorgeous weather we’ve been having, Greyson and I went to explore one of our local treasures, Princess Place Preserve. The 1,100 acre preserve area dates back to the late 1700’s and has the old house/lodge, bath house, caretaker and servant quarters as well as the first in ground concrete swimming pool in Florida!! Greyson liked looking around in the old Livery Stable the most, where he pretended to be a horsey in one of the stalls and was enchanted by the very old horse drawn carriage. He was also pretty intrigued with the swimming pool, but luckily he didn’t decide to take a swim! I personally like rocking in the rocking chairs on the huge back porch looking out over the intracostal waters. All in all, it was a fun morning and I’m glad we had the chance to check it out, we’ll head back for sure!

Here are a few snap shots from the day.

(err... this is all probably to small to read huh?? oopsy!)

(the super-duper-way-cool carriage!)
(Naaaaaayyyyy!! I'm a horsey!)
(Anyone want to take a swim??)(rocking on the porch...)
(view from the rocking chairs, I could sit there forever...)

On the eve of three…

Three full years of memories we have made, and yet I know there is so much already forgotten. I always wish I would record more, write down more, blog more so that I can keep and have and bring back each day, each moment, each smile, laugh, or thought. Time goes by and I forget, and now here you are, your very last day of being two, and I wonder of all the things that have already been forgotten.

Two held such wonder and achievement from you, from baby to boy for sure. You developed into such a marvelous little man, with your own voice and opinions, your own way of achieving goals, playing games, and daily routines. We continued to see the tender hearted, sweet and well behaved boy that we’ve always known. No, there were no terrible two’s from you, moments of frustration, sure, but even those were few and far between. At the beginning of this year you gave up nursing, and I feared loosing that special bond we shared, I look back now and see how silly that fear was. You are my son, my sidekick, my best bud. Together we make a pretty good duo, if I do say so myself.

Two has been the best year so far, and I know I’ll feel the same about three. Each year, month, week, day, hour, even second spent being your mommy just gets better and better.

So to you little man, on the eve of turning three, thank you. Thank you for showing me life’s master plan, for making me mom, the greatest gift on earth. I love you with every single ounce of me and then some.
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** And now a moment to record so as not to be forgotten….

This afternoon we were talking about dinner, and I said to you how we should be silly and make breakfast for dinner, biscuits and gravy, bacon and eggs!! You were very excited and thought it was a great idea. I mentioned that we should ask Daddy, “He might say it’s a crazy idea and there is no way we can have breakfast for dinner!!” I said.

And you replied “Well, that would hurt my feelings, it would just break my heart”.

Tender-hearted indeed.

So breakfast for dinner we made, and you ate it all up!!

Almost Three, Dag-Nabbit, and Friday’s Fashion Feature

Dear Greyson,

Today you stomped around the park in your plaid boat/deck shoes, vintage inspired t-shirt and duckbilled cap, and shouted “Dag Nabbit!!” every time something didn’t go your way. I watched you and giggled a lot, my very own, just-shy-of-three little old man. Dag-Nabbit is your new saying; you learned it from Ricochet Rabbit, the sheriff in one of your favorite story books. It’s a book of your Daddy’s that has been passed to you and you love it. You appeased mom with a few pictures, but really were in no mood at all. We were in full sun, your hair is getting way too long and the pictures didn’t turn out the best, but I’ll always love them, mostly because they are of you, but also because they’ll always bring the up the Dag Nabbit memories.

It’s so hard to believe little one that in less than a week you will be three. Three years old, just where has the time gone? This last year seems to have gone by faster than the others, which leads me to believe that next year will be faster yet. You are so much fun right now (although I’ve said that at every age), you love to play ball of any type, to read stories and work puzzles, you love trucks and trains, anything that goes. You love to be outside, you love to help, you love it all. You’re so grown up and yet still so small. I cherish the moments you lay your head on my shoulder and let me rock you, the moments you give big hugs and really squeeze, the feel of your little hand in mine as we walk side by side, and yet every day as you get older those moments seem to happen less and less. I’m more proud of you, more in love with you, and happier to be your mommy each and every day.

I wonder what the three’s will bring into our world. I’m sure big exciting changes, new adventures, and lots of good times await us. I hope for you the courage, love and excitement to run full steam ahead and take three by storm as I know you will, and I’ll always be right there beside you if you need a little help.

I love you with every ounce of me.

Love,
Mommy

Greyson Lee is wearing:
Hat – I bought this forever ago from the Children’s Place I believe??
Tee Shirt – Target
Shorts – Target
Shoes - Target

Oh, I guess I can let you take a picture....

Hurry up Mom, I've got playing to do!!
Maybe if I don't look she'll go away...
just keep ignoring her, she'll stop eventually...

Fancy, Fancy, Fancy!!

So.... notice anything new??

Oh yeah, we're going Fancy around here. Get ready for LOTS of new things, big announcements and all kinds of fun stuff!! Plus the usual tons-o-pictures of the little man!!

M.I.A.

I know, it's been awhile. (sorry)

We are all doing well, just busy as can be. Greyson is quickly closing in on three, it's hard to believe. Today I tried to think back to what I was doing 3 years ago, all I could come up with is sleeping!! I slept a lot while pregnant with him, I mean a lot!! Those were the days...

He is definitely in the middle of some super growth spurt right now, for weeks he did nothing but eat, and eat and eat. Then he'd ask for a snack! The last few days he's been sleeping, sleeping, sleeping, 13 hours at night with a nice 4 hour nap in the middle of the day sleeping!! He asks to go to bed early and just heads in for his nap. It's amazing!! I keep thinking that he'll come out of his room in the morning and be 6 feet tall!! I was really hoping that last years winter wardrobe that was just a tad too big and hardly worn at all would work again this winter, but I'm afraid that he's going to get too tall...

Other than that, not too much to report.

Disney Pictures!!

We are home from Disney, where we had a fabulous time. The weather cooperated with us - yay!! There were NO crowds to speak of, it was great. We waited no longer than just a few minutes, and most times were able to walk straight on to all the attractions. We had perfect spots right in front of the castle for the nighttime spectacular parade and the "Wishes" fireworks show! It was beautiful. We also had a great viewing spot in front of the castle for the "Dreams do come True" stage show.

AND!!! I even remembered to take lots of pictures!! So with out further adieu.... the pictures.

Greyson and Buzz at Downtown Disney...

Greyson with Daisy and Donald at Downtown Disney...
Greyson with Mickey and Minnie at Downtown Disney...
Greyson with Pooh, Tigger and Piglet at Downtown Disney...
Mickey and Minnie during the show "Dreams do come true"...
Greyson driving the Race Cars!!!
Daddy holding on for dear life as Greyson zooms fast!!
Greyson rode the Downtown Disney train ride, without mommy or daddy!!
Greyson gets hugs from Mickey!!
waiting in line... (not for long though!)
Greyson calls it "Mickey's Castle!!"

Greyson and Mommy on the Magic Kingdom train...
Greyson and Daddy on Cinderella's Golden Carousel
Greyson and Daddy get ready to fly with Dumbo!!
Flying in Dumbo!! Greyson's favorite ride!!