Far, Far Away, in the land of Oregon: september? WHAT?!?!

september 4th

time has really flown... we are already into september and today is grayson's 2 month birthday! the past 3 months have been a blur. as i was getting ready to go on maternity leave, i was thinking how excited i was to have the summer off... but to be honest i have hardly enjoyed it like i normally would have! no camping, our first hike was about a week ago, no concerts, no pool sneak-ins :-), and barely any sun time which is always my favorite. of course, obviously this is because we have our sweet little carrot (yep, his hair is definitely red!), but before having him i never thought about the hard part, just about all the fun things babies bring and about all the cute outfits :-) people say 'it gets better' and we are still waiting for the nights to get easier... but truthfully grayson is the best thing about summer 2010.

at 2 months old (9 weeks tomorrow!), grayson is smiling and staring at us all the time i think he really does love us! he is getting so big and we're anxious to find out just how long he is, as well as how much he weighs... we will find out on wednesday at his 2 month check up with the pediatrician. we are still enjoying portland's nice weather... walking daily around the neighborhood and checking out some of the local parks. last week the 3 of us walked along the downtown waterfront with gray in the baby bjorn, he fell asleep quickly against chad's chest and didn't seem to mind the warm sun (that's my boy!). we are hanging low this labor day weekend, as next weekend is a big one for us... not only do grandpa clayton and grandma anne fly in (for a week stay!) but also aunt amanda and (soon to be uncle) ben arrive in oregon in their moving truck, headed down to corvallis! it will be a great weekend and we're so excited!