Grayson Mills Currie {4 Months Old}

4 Month Stats:

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Clothes: still squeezing into a few 3mo but moved mostly into 6mo

Diapers: size 2

Hey Little Man,

Boy you sure have stolen our hearts! How is it possible that you are 4 months old already!? Cue all the tears because time is flying by way too fast! We are incredibly grateful to the Lord for blessing us with your life! If every baby was like you, we’d have a million. You make everyone around you ooh and ahh over your sweet ways! You light up the room with your huge smile and you sure aren’t stingy about passing them out! Your sisters still fight to hold you and play with you and may at times have even shed tears over not getting enough time with you when they are crawling into bed. There is no shortage of love for you sweet boy! Mommy and Daddy love when the girls are all asleep and we can lay you on the bed or hold you on the couch and just talk to you. You love to hear your voice and you love to give us big smiles and we can be doting parents over you! Four kids will never be easy (especially as little as you all are right now) BUT adding you to the family was as easy as it could be in terms of a new baby! You are seriously the most easy going little thing and a reminder of the Lord’s sweet grace to us! We sure are praying for you to know Jesus is your only hope. We will fail you. We will sin and fall short of the parents we want to be, but He will not. He is your Savior, He is your Rescuer, He is your Redeemer, and He is GOOD. We hope and pray you know that so soon! We love you so much Grayson and you sure do make our days happier with you in them!

Love, Mommy & Daddy

Memories & Milestones: 3 Months Old-4 Months Old
-rolled from tummy to back for the first time (6/25/17-just past 4mo)
-babbling up a storm!!
-entertained by toys/grabbing onto things
-discovered your toes at church and also laughed for the first time (a real laugh) (7/2/17)

-still a huge fan of bath time-smile constantly and kick/splash up a storm

-took a bottle easily for the first time!!! (4.5oz)-(7/8/17)

-1st night in your own room (7/8/17)

-started laughing more when you are tickled under your chin/neck

 -6 feedings a day still-usually 5am, 8am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm and napping if we are home after each one

-at 15wks started rubbing his eyes when tired-it's the cutest!
-moved to size 2 diapers at 16wks          
-chews on hands and paci constantly and drools nonstop-belly laughing! Laughing uncontrollably (right at 4mo)
-you sleep a TON! Some days it seems you've napped all day! You get your love for sleeping from your daddy

-At 3.5mo-4mo, you love love being talked to and interacted with by anyone but especially your sisters and will give the best smiles; also rolling from tummy to back but gets stuck sideways trying to go back to tummy, and you are constantly drooling!

Grayson Mills Currie {3 Months Old}

Grayson's 3 Month Stats:
Weight: 15lbs 2oz

Clothes: wearing 3mo and a few 6mo

Diapers: size 1 (busting out of them though!)

Dearest Grayson,

Boy this month with has sure been fun! You have become the best eater and best sleeper! Safe to say you win that award in our family =) We have settled into quite a good routine with you and you basically only wake up to eat early in the morning and go right back down for us! We couldn’t be more thankful! You wake up incredibly happy and your sisters love to dote on you, sing to you, talk to you, and get you to smile at them! They adore you and it’s to see why! You have the best personality and will smile at the drop of a hat to anyone who gives you a smile first. =) Makes it very fun for people to interact with you and especially your mama and dada! We love our time with you each night before we put you down. You seem to come alive and start talking up a storm to us, showing off all your tricks, and winning us over night after night after night! You pretty much go with the flow and your awful tummy issues seem to have subsided for the most part. It flares up every now and then and we work to get you comfortable, but overall it is so much better which makes for a happier baby! We have loved having you in our lives for three whole months and we are so excited with each milestone you reach as if you were out first! We are smitten over you and love toting you around town with our wild and crazy crew. Everyone loves to stop and ask is that another girl!?! And the girls proudly answer it’s a BOY!! You are dearly loved by us all and we thank God for your precious life! You are another precious gift from the Lord and we treasure our days with you! We wish you would stop growing OH SO FAST!! You are growing out of your clothes left and right which means time is passing way too fast! Know how much we love you sweet boy and always will! We know God has great plans for your life and we hope to steward your life well to bring glory to His name!

Love, Mama and Dada

Memories & Milestones: 2 Months Old-3 Months Old

-not a great napper to kick off month three

-started doing this cute little smacking thing with your lips/mouth-so precious-stops and starts nursing to smile and  "talk"
-you fall asleep almost instantly in baby carrier
-waking up all smiles and give your sisters so many smiles!-still hate being hot and sweat up a storm-you love the clip on fan we added to your car seat

-started napping well around 9wks-helps to be home, ha!
-started taking a bottle better around 10wks (still slow but not screaming every time)
-pretty much sleeping through the night and has been...went 930pm-8am on 6/3/17
-aware that you’re holding onto things (paci, little bar that goes across bouncy seat) around 11wks

-such a sweet baby 99% of the time-only time you cry is when hungry or tired-getting pretty predictable
-grabbing onto objects (12wks)
-prefers nursing over bottles any day
-pretty chill baby and gives smiles to everyone who looks at you (there is like a 3 second delay and then you break into the biggest grin!)

-holding head up really well (still needs support but loves to look over mommy’s shoulder or when laying on tummy lifts head way up)
-nurses 6 times a day every 3hrs and then sleeps great at night with just early morning feeding typically

-starting to "laugh" from smiling and cooing so much! (12wks)
-chews on hands and toys (12wks)

Grayson Mills Currie {2 Months Old}

Grayson's 2 Month Stats:

Weight: 13lbs 1oz.

Height: 23in

To our sweet little “buddy”

We couldn’t be more thankful for you sweet boy! You are so so loved in this home by your family J You are settling in to being the best baby! You are eating and sleeping well and some of the fussiness has appeared to wear off. It still pops up every now and then but you seem to be in much less pain and we are so thankful lfor that! You just go with the flow and I suppose being the 4^th baby in the family you don’t have much choice in that. Hopefully with the girls getting out of school this week we won’t have to plop you in your car seat nearly as much and you can actually learn how to take naps other places besides a car seat and a baby carrier. Speaking of baby carrier, it is the baby whisperer for us right now. Your most content place is asleep on mommy’s chest in the carrier. I don’t know we would make it without it, especially at dinner and bedtime with four kiddos! Thankful it calms you down and you fall fast asleep most of the time! You are such a sweet baby and your smiles and coos are simply the best! You are happiest when you wake up in the morning and especially after your first morning feeding. You are so smiley and happy and gurgling with delight! It is so much fun to watch you grow and change each day! Sure do wish we could slow time down because we know in the blink of an eye you won’t be a baby anymore. Mommy especially is soaking up this newborn season and cherishing you to the fullest! Babies don’t’ keep so we are savoring and treasuring each day with you! We love you so much and can’t wait to pour into your heart the love and grace and mercy that Jesus offers so richly and so undeservedly to us! It would bring us no greater joy than to see you walk with Jesus all the days of your life! Praying that for your life sweet Grayson! Happy 2 months buddy! You have survived our crazy family for two months and that is something to celebrate, ha! We love you so deeply and always will!

Love, Mommy and Daddy

Memories & Milestones: 1 Month Old-2 Months Old

-made your first trip to the Montgomery zoo on 4/24/17 (almost 5wks old)

-first smiles at 5wks (real one at mommy on 4/26/17)
-smiling up a storm and expressive beginning at 5 weeks (4/26/17)

-first road trip to spend the wkd  in the Blue Ridge Mtns (4/28/17-4/30/17)
-had your best nights sleep at the cabin-went a 7-hr stretch both nights! (5.5wks old)

-first night to "sleep through the night" and slept from 9pm-5am (8hrs!!) on 5/4/17 (6wks2days)
-slept 9.25hrs from 815pm-530am on 5/7/17 (6wks5days)

 

-napped in your crib on your tummy for the first time 5/9/17 (7wks old)
-waking up super happy and smiley!
-still grunting and squirming a lot
-you found your voice right (8wks-ish)
-began kicking your legs and waving arms frantically (8wks-ish)

-made your first trip to Atlanta for Mother's Day
-made your first trip to Clayton 5/19-5/21/17 (2months old)

-began putting hands in your mouth and sucking on fists (8wks-ish)
-drooling up a storm (8wks-ish)
-you hate hate being hot, especially in your car seat/sweat up a storm
-baby carrier saves us-puts you to sleep instantly =)