Big boy bed!

Yesterday Jeff and G dismantled his crib to make way for G's new big boy bed! Graham was a fantastic helper and loved working side-by-side with his dad using screwdriver, holding up pieces of the crib and dragging them away into our room.

But... we felt a bit sniff, sniff! about the whole thing. He's definitely not a baby any more! G was SO excited about his big boy bed though and did pretty well on night 1. He slept well though the night though we did have to go up three times initially to give him extra cuddles. We came in around 11 p.m. to gaze at him and hug each other, marveling at how quickly it all changes.

We told him that he needs to stay in his bed all night and to call us if he needs us (this will obviously change once he's potty trained). So far he has really stuck to it! This morning he called for us, "Mama, Dada, I'm awaaaake," just like he usually does. But once I went in, he didn't want to get out of bed! So I snuggled in with him (it's nice to have a twin bed so we can fit in alongside him) and we read books for a while.

Unfortunately, he refused to nap today (frustrating) and tonight he asked me to lay with him until he fell asleep, which he normally doesn't ask for. It's easy and oh-so comfortable to snuggle with him, so I certainly didn't mind... and I fell asleep, too. :) I think he'll get back to his good sleep habits with a bit of adjustment time. Then it's onto potty training and getting rid of those pacifiers! No small tasks...

Enjoy the pics of the tear-down/set-up!

Here goes! Bye-bye crib!

Daddy's little helper.

Mixed emotions. 

Gotta love IKEA projects.

I've got a screw driver and I know how to use it!

Spider Man slippers, IKEA directions + tools.

Good morning!

Let winter begin!

Booooooo-haaaaaa

Graham wasn't messing around with his first real Halloween. While some toddlers refused to wear their costumes, this little bunny (yes, he picked it) wore his for four days. And even when he wasn't in costume, he kept hopping around the house. Talk about staying in character!

Tonight was his first-ever trick-or-treating adventure, which started at his friend Julia's house (where her parents kicked things off with a bonfire, cupcakes, and beers for the adults).

Once we started knocking on doors, Graham remembered to say "trick or treat!" and "thank you!" at every house... proud parents are we.

The most memorable part of the night was that for some reason Graham thought he needed to trade his piece of candy from the previous house in order to get a new piece. As a mother who would love it if her son's teeth didn't rot out, I thought that was perfect— he would end up with only one piece of candy at the end of the night! But once he tried to put an already sucked-on lollipop into someone else's candy bowl in order to get a new treat... then we had to break the news that in fact, he got to keep everything and didn't need to trade.

And the stockpiling began.

Happy (almost) Halloween!

Graham's little bro/sis

This morning was our 20-week ultrasound for little "Yogo!" (Baby #2's name in utero.) What fun it was to see baby kicking, waving, and yawning! I hadn't really thought before about babies yawning in the womb. (I had to include the pic because it looks very Halloween-esque.)

It was also a relief to see all chambers of the heart and other pertinent body parts. It's astonishing, really, what comes of two tiny cells.

For those inquiring minds, we looked away when the technician was checking out baby's gender. You'll all learn if Yogo is a boy or a girl on baby's birthday, some time in March 2011!

Hugs,
A, J + G

I never get tired of this view

So. Much. Love.

Brush 'em, brush 'em, brush 'em

Because good oral hygiene now is the start of fresh, happy breath for life.