Well, Graham is a month from being 3 years old. And what can I say. The last 3 years have gone faster than the 3 years before that. I know I remember loving every minute of being a mom to this little guy but the details to be exact are a little hazzy. I know one thing for a fact that has always been true though...This little guy loves his dad! If his dad was around 24/7 he wouldn't know his mom even existed. He sits by his dad in church, He wants his dad to put his cloths on, he wants his dad to get him his sippy. He loves His dad!
Also, he Graham has this wonderful habit of rubbing his "bet,bet." Let me explain what his bet, bet is! It is his belly button. I don't remember when he started this habit exactly but he has had it for a LONG time. I drinks his sippy and rubs his belly button. He will lift up his shirt. zip down his onsie nighties, and gets really mad if you try to cover it with your hand. It is his comfort thing and no one is going to take it away :( he pulls on it, rubs it, and it is his! When he was around 2.5 years old we told him it was going to fall off and he was going to have to go to the doctor to get it fixed. He then would pull down his shirt for a few seconds but then pulled it right back up again to rub it. Oh my, I sure hope this passes, but I just tell everyone who asks about this strange habit..."just be thankful it's not a habit that is 5 inches lower!" They then don't ask anymore questions :)!!!!!
Graham is almost 3 and totally funny. I loves to tease. Ever since he could talk well, probably already at 18 months..he loves to tease. He would always call my mom, "Grandma Lori," look at her and laugh. He new sure well that her name was Myrna but he just loved to tease her. So glad my mom would laugh and then tickle him. He did this for almost a year..call her the wrong name and give her his naughty grin! Sometimes he would would accidentally say Myrna and quickly change it to Lori.....So funny to see their personalities take form and so little. He continues to love to call people by a funny name and then Laugh.
Graham also loves taking rides on the 4 wheeler. He could sit on that thing for hours. When the kids went back to school in 2015, Graham and I would get the four wheeler out and take long rides until it got to cold by October. We would ride all the way to Steve and Tonia's house and visit our good friend Graydon. He loved it on the four-wheeler..and even maybe catch a nap on it in mom's arms. He still asks to go on it often. I too, Love riding four wheeler with my kids. Love being out in the country taking in God's beautiful creating and sharing it with my kids close by.
Graham also like to try to tell me how to do my hair. He wants me to "roll it up." Everyday. This essentially means a pony tail. I think He was so used to my hair in a pony tail everyday that when I finally wore it down he did not like it. " Roll it up mom..roll it up..." Ha. I didn't think i wore a pony tail that often! :(. HA
Thomas the Train and Daniel tiger. For the beginning of age 2 we could not watch enough Thomas the Train. " There 2, there 4, there 6 , there 8." ahhhhhhhhh, Loved Thomas and new all the trains by name. Then around 2.5 years old we started wanting to watch Daniel Tiger. At the end of the song he would yell. "DANIEL TIGERS NEIGHBORHOOD." I don't know which one is better...Thomas or Daniel....NEITHER!!!! hahahahah
Graham loves to keep up with his older sister Aubyn and Older brother Trey. He tries to trudge through the grove and thick weeds just to keep up with them. Trey and Aubyn are so sweet and help him along and lets him tag along. Not to often do they complain about him. Only when Graham destucts Trey's legos...Then I hear some yelling and mom has to take care of business.
Graham is too, a bundle of joy. his big "CHEESE" when I hall out the camera is priceless. And I could get endless pictures of him wearing his orange "saftey glasses." Is this on right mom...while they are upside down breaks my heart everyday. I love this little guy! He is my Grahammy the Pooh and will always be!
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Graham's Birth
3-20-2013
I was being induced with Graham 1 week before my due date. I couldn't wait to get this little guy out..big, heart burn, constipated, and a fat blimp :). Toby and I dropped off our other two kids off at my mom's house. By the third kid you just can't keep this stuff a surprise anymore.
We arrived at the hospital at 7a.m. sharp. You know me! We started with a little cytotec. Contractions picked up nicely. We walked and walked. We had done this routine before :). Finally they were in good rhythm and Dr. Pals wanted to break my water. I said..."I need an epidural first. I wasn't going to miss my epidural like I did with Aubyn!" I got my epidural...Dr. Pals broke my water and life was good. Contractions picked up even stronger and we were well on our way to holding our precious bundle. The epidural was beautiful! Toby and I sat in the labor room chatting with my good friend/co-worker Sam Zomer. I had requested that she be my nurse and she thankfully accepted my invitation. (what is this prom?) Better than PROM!!!! I had worked weekends with her for many years and had gotten to be a very close friend with her.....May I add she's the best nurse OCAHS has. :). SO...the epidural was working, my butt and legs were tingling, and I had NO pain. After a couple hours of enjoying a great time in the labor room (that doesn't even sound right) I felt a little pressure. Nurses know what that means....I told Sam that, "I think i'm complete, but I don't feel like pushing. I feel to good yet...you finish your charting and I won't talk to you until your done. When your done with your charting we will call Dr. Pals." she agreed. So I sat in silence (a miracle) while Sam finished charting. Once she was done charting, She checked me and I was complete and Dr. Pals came from the clinic. I pushed 3 times and God gave us a beautiful, healthy, baby boy....that again looked like a Boogerd. :) We named him Graham Wayne and He is forever our little "Grammy the Pooh!" This precious little name was inherited for Graham because this is what Aubyn always called him. Mom stuck to it like glue.. He was my "Grammy the Pooh."
Trey called me after he got off the bus at my mom's, and Toby and I told him he had a new baby brother. He said, "really, awwwww." Aubyn was a little bit to little to understand how much her world was going to change. They came to the hospital and Trey was so PROUD...and Aubyn didn't want to touch him because he was "naked." (he still had not had a bath yet, so he was just in a diaper and blanket.) She did not understand why this baby was naked. All her babies at home wore cloths...why did this baby not. HA...lesson learned mom...you just never know what little kids are going to think. Trey held him like he was the proudest big brother of the year. So gentle and loving just like Trey is!
Toby went home that evening to sleep in his own bed. Guess what happened when he got home. The house was ice cold. Our heater had gone on vacation and was never coming back. I think it was as sick of winter as we were by March! Toby couldn't get to the hospital very quick the next morning because he was waiting for the plumber to stop by. The plumber finally came by and guess what....Heater Shot. While I was in the hospital Oostra Plumbing and Heating started installing a new Furnace. They were going to hopefully be done by the time we came home with our New family of 5! What an expensive week :). I remember so clearly our ride home. We picked up Trey and Aubyn from my mom. Packed everyone in the van. The plumbers were still going to be at our house yet. I looked over and Toby and Said..."God is sure good to us. We have 3 beautiful, healthy, children and able to get a new Furnace and life is good." Toby agreed!
I was being induced with Graham 1 week before my due date. I couldn't wait to get this little guy out..big, heart burn, constipated, and a fat blimp :). Toby and I dropped off our other two kids off at my mom's house. By the third kid you just can't keep this stuff a surprise anymore.
We arrived at the hospital at 7a.m. sharp. You know me! We started with a little cytotec. Contractions picked up nicely. We walked and walked. We had done this routine before :). Finally they were in good rhythm and Dr. Pals wanted to break my water. I said..."I need an epidural first. I wasn't going to miss my epidural like I did with Aubyn!" I got my epidural...Dr. Pals broke my water and life was good. Contractions picked up even stronger and we were well on our way to holding our precious bundle. The epidural was beautiful! Toby and I sat in the labor room chatting with my good friend/co-worker Sam Zomer. I had requested that she be my nurse and she thankfully accepted my invitation. (what is this prom?) Better than PROM!!!! I had worked weekends with her for many years and had gotten to be a very close friend with her.....May I add she's the best nurse OCAHS has. :). SO...the epidural was working, my butt and legs were tingling, and I had NO pain. After a couple hours of enjoying a great time in the labor room (that doesn't even sound right) I felt a little pressure. Nurses know what that means....I told Sam that, "I think i'm complete, but I don't feel like pushing. I feel to good yet...you finish your charting and I won't talk to you until your done. When your done with your charting we will call Dr. Pals." she agreed. So I sat in silence (a miracle) while Sam finished charting. Once she was done charting, She checked me and I was complete and Dr. Pals came from the clinic. I pushed 3 times and God gave us a beautiful, healthy, baby boy....that again looked like a Boogerd. :) We named him Graham Wayne and He is forever our little "Grammy the Pooh!" This precious little name was inherited for Graham because this is what Aubyn always called him. Mom stuck to it like glue.. He was my "Grammy the Pooh."
Trey called me after he got off the bus at my mom's, and Toby and I told him he had a new baby brother. He said, "really, awwwww." Aubyn was a little bit to little to understand how much her world was going to change. They came to the hospital and Trey was so PROUD...and Aubyn didn't want to touch him because he was "naked." (he still had not had a bath yet, so he was just in a diaper and blanket.) She did not understand why this baby was naked. All her babies at home wore cloths...why did this baby not. HA...lesson learned mom...you just never know what little kids are going to think. Trey held him like he was the proudest big brother of the year. So gentle and loving just like Trey is!
Toby went home that evening to sleep in his own bed. Guess what happened when he got home. The house was ice cold. Our heater had gone on vacation and was never coming back. I think it was as sick of winter as we were by March! Toby couldn't get to the hospital very quick the next morning because he was waiting for the plumber to stop by. The plumber finally came by and guess what....Heater Shot. While I was in the hospital Oostra Plumbing and Heating started installing a new Furnace. They were going to hopefully be done by the time we came home with our New family of 5! What an expensive week :). I remember so clearly our ride home. We picked up Trey and Aubyn from my mom. Packed everyone in the van. The plumbers were still going to be at our house yet. I looked over and Toby and Said..."God is sure good to us. We have 3 beautiful, healthy, children and able to get a new Furnace and life is good." Toby agreed!
Time Gone Where?
Where has the time gone....I think it has been almost a little over 3 years since my last post. To be honest I kind of forgot about this blog. But my crafty little 5 year old, Aubyn, typed my name into the tool bar on the computer and pulled up my blog!!!!!! She says, "look what I found mom." I had almost forgotten about this little gem. I said..."hey you found my blog," and that was when the fun began. I read all my old posts and had tears in my eyes. Tears first because of all the great memories it reminded me of my little ones..and 2nd tears from not posting anything for so long I feel like I cheated Graham. Graham is my son that I last talked about when I was 23 week pregnant in my last post........and NOW HE IS almost 3 in a month! Shame on this mother. I have so much to blog about I can't wait to share it all..... at least what I can remember. and PS> Graham, I am sorry you were gypped.....remember i'm the 3rd child too...I know how you feel, but doesn't make it right :). Love you!
Here goes the last 3 years.... the best I can remember.
Here goes the last 3 years.... the best I can remember.
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