Maternity Pictures: Grace

Maternity Pictures of Grace

Decided to take a few maternity pictures before Grace arrives. I am 39 weeks and 2 days in these pictures. Went to the doctor the morning these pictures were taken and I was 2 cm dilated and the doctor wants to induce on June 8, 2015, unless she decides to come earlier; which as of now doesn't seem to be the case, but you never know! Wanted to at least document with a few pictures before it was too late. Cannot wait to meet my baby girl!

Grace's Baby Shower

Grace's Baby Shower

Holly's Mom hosted a wonderful baby shower for Grace on May 9, 2015. Many of Holly's family and friends joined in the celebration. Everyone was very generous! Grace is all set with clothes, bows, and accessories! It was a fun time to celebrate the addition of a little girl to the family! Here are a few pictures from the shower:

James - 17 Months

James at 17 Months

James is our smiley and huggable little guy. He loves to give hugs and just sit in your lap. 

Plays by himself really well.

Is better at following commands like, get your shoes, throw that away, find your water, put that down, let's go to your room, etc.

He has become extremely opinionated. He does not mind telling you "noooo".

Likes to say the word "tootie (cookie)" and "tratctor (cracker)". 

He never really meats a stranger. He has the biggest smile, so he is automatically a flirt when others see him. 

Doesn't like going in the grass without shoes (most of the time).

Is more of a daredevil, but is more hesitant to get wet and play in the water. He likes to watch John do it first.

He is sleeping in John's room at night and in the nursery during nap time. He takes a while to go to sleep. He likes to read his books, throw his animals out of the crib and then kind of yell or fuss to sleep. 

He likes to laugh, run and laugh with John. He looks up to John a lot. Whenever John gets in trouble James will say "ohn (John)" and wants to follow him to give hugs.

He will soon be a big brother! We love our little guy!

John - 34 Months

John at 34 Months

John is sleeping in a big boy bed. He is using the headboard and frame that Jay used as a boy. For the first month he stayed in his bed until we came and got him, but once he figured out he can get out of bed himself he does and comes downstairs to play (normally in the office drawing pictures).

John is pretty much potty trained. He can go by himself, but just needs helping getting his underwear and pants back on. He is normally really good at telling us he has to go.

John loves to go places. Most mornings he asks where we are going that day. He is even happy just going to the grocery store!

He has become more independent. Likes to do things himself (carry his plate and cup, set the table, help with dinner, pick out his clothes, choose which shoes he wants to wear, etc.). He has a couple favorite pairs of pants and a couple favorite shirts. If they are clean you can bet he is going to wear them.

He got to go to his first Indians game with Jay and loved it. They stayed the whole time and John asked lots of questions. His favorite position is catcher. 

John gives baby Grace kisses and hugs and tells us "I'll be nice to baby Grace".

John and James started sleeping in the same room at night starting on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. It has gone fairly well. It normally takes both of them a while to go to sleep. James is a louder sleeper and takes more time to settle down, while John has always been a good sleeper and is normally quiet and still once you put him in bed. It will be a process getting them to sleep well at night again, but so far it's not been terrible. 

On June 4, 2015, John decided to put himself down for a nap. He told Holly that he was going to read  two books, turn off his light, shut his door, and then get in bed. He also told Holly that he did not want her to come back in his room after putting James down for a nap. (This just happened as I'm writing, so we'll see if he actually stays asleep.)

John and James like to chase each other and wrestle. They are becoming better at playing together. 

We love our John!