dear grayson...

there are so many things i want you to know about these precious moments we are experiencing in your life... i wish i could have the video camera running all the time. you are becoming such the little man, it is truly amazing to me.  your giggles and laughter make me so happy, no matter how exhausted i am!  you absolutely love to be bounced... in your bouncy seat or especially on our knees, it makes you crack up laughing and is so adorable.  you are definitely my son in that you get bored with one activity quite fast... always wanting to try something new. you love it when i lay you down on the floor on a blanket and let you kick, kick, kick! it makes you giggle, which of course makes me laugh.  you are about 3/4 of the way to rolling over from your back to belly... i bet within a week or two you'll get it!  you like to be on your tummy too, and you move your little arms and legs like you are going to swim away... it is so cute.  we just got you an exersaucer which you like to sit in and play with all the toys that are attached, you are so interested in figuring out how to get your chubby little hands up to that fish (the tallest one), it's amazing to watch. you have discovered your hands and fingers, and a lot of times you would much rather suck on those than a paci.  inside your little mouth two teeth are trying to push their way to the surface... they don't bother you just yet but i can feel them and i know what is to come very shortly.  you sleep pretty sporadically throughout the day... mama has a hard time getting you down for a nap (daddy is much better at it, with gramma's trick of the burp cloth over the eyes!), instead we just rock and relax in your room (sometime it's not that "relaxing" when you are so tired and crying!)... at night you sleep wonderfully, getting up a couple times to nurse but going right back down (that makes mama very happy)!  i love our days together, even if they are long and sometimes crabby...  i prefer them much more than the days that i work and you stay here with daddy.  all day that i'm gone, i wonder "what are they doing" and "how is he sleeping" and "am i missing something"?!?  when i get home from work it is the absolute best feeling as you look up at me and grin with the biggest smile... like you really did miss me! (sidenote: daddy usually keeps you in your jammies all day long because you are 'comfortable' and 'always ready for a nap' which you probably are, but i just have to laugh!)

you are 17 weeks, 1 day old today... i cannot believe how fast time has flown since july 4. it is november already and before we know it, christmas will be here!  how fun this year will be! i am so glad you are in my life, my little buddy. i love you!