Grayson Turns Two!

The BIG day has finally arrived and our baby is now officially a little boy. It's exciting and sentimental and a whirlwind all at the same time.

I feel like two-years-old is all about extremes. His emotions and his actions can go from one extreme to another in a flash. Overall he's still a very happy kid, but when he wants to meltdown just get ready for the waterworks and a full show. We still know the ways to easily distract him most of the time, but I'm sure he'll catch on to that any day now.

Grayson is currently obsessed with bikes (but you already knew that), tractors, boats, the piano/keyboard, trains, and of course Elmo and books. Thanks to some birthday presents, he's recently discovered the joy of Playdoh and jumbo crayons/coloring books. He's also starting to really like more active games like playing ball, bowling with his little toy set, and literally running everywhere he goes. Luckily, the summer heat is starting to break a little so we're able to extend most of these to the backyard.

This week at school he began transitioning up to the next class (with 2-3 year-olds) and so far he's done great! The teacher was surprised at how well he listens, so that made us proud (and I secretly said a little prayer that it continues).

Other things I want to remember about him now:

• He says "bless you" when you sneeze
• When a camera appears, he squints his eyes and says "cheeeeeeeeeeese" and then "see, see" so you'll show him the picture
  
• The even cadence of his feet running around the house
• The way he squeezes your neck for the best hugs ever
• How he says "stinky, shewy" when you start taking off his socks and shoes
• If you ask him what color something is he ALWAYS responds "white," but if you ask him to point to a specific color he can
  

Grayson's vocabulary continues to amaze us and he's picking up new words and phrases at an incredible rate. He's also picked up on some simple counting since we practice saying, "one, two, three jump" when we're swimming.

I wish I could bottle up the unbridled joy and happiness I see in our son right now. It provides me with a refreshing perspective on life and I hope he never completely loses his infectious, sunny disposition and zest for life.