Grant Attack

Things one might hear Grant say these days:

• with sword in hand "Bwast you Petuw Pan!"- care to guess what the favorite movie is around here these days?
• "ITS MY MONEY, AND I NEED IT NOW!" - the kids saw one J.G. Wentworth commercial and thought it was the funniest thing ever.
• "Pwess the wed button, mom. Its fun." His way of asking me to close what I'm doing on the computer.
• "I want my bainties." He means, blankies. Yes, there are two now. And he asks for them all the time.

Other than wrapping himself in his blankies, Grants passes his time playing with cars, trucks and sports equipment. We spend a lot of time everyday playing catch, hitting balloons with the sword, kicking the fuzzy soccer ball back and forth, and shooting baskets with his nerf basketball stuffs.

With many thanks to his big sister, Grant loves to sing his ABC's. He identifies 8-10 colors (most of the time) and is starting to do well with identifying and drawing shapes. He will sit and read with us, but not for very long. He would rather be jumping off the couch or throwing something. He has, however, taken a recent interest in coloring. Grace is always in the middle of a project and Grant spends more and more time by her side when she has the art stuff out. His favorite activity is coloring with markers, of course. So I get to spend a lot of time supervising. Oh, and he actually used his potty chair. Once. Maybe... maybe... (please!?)

Like his sister at about this age, Grant has lost interest in his nap. I've been a little smarter about it this time around and haven't fought it. There are afternoons that he really needs to sleep. Unlike his sister who would fight it until she would fall asleep in the middle of playing, Grant will get a pillow and his blankies (which are inevitably near by). I try to keep his naps short- when he takes them- as he won't go to bed until very late that night. He is not cheerful about being woken up early. On the days that he does not take a nap, he is ready for bed and asleep 7:30-8:00 and will sleep about 12 hours. So lovely.

He is still a picky eater when it comes to food that is not junk. The kid has a really sensitive gag reflex which makes it very hard to get him to try new things without throwing up everything we've managed to get down his tummy in the first place. We totally bribe him with treats to get the good bites down. And thank goodness for gummy vitamins, right?

Oh, I am such a sucker for this little guy. I have to remind myself not to fold when he smiles at me. But he is quick to say sorry and wants to please. He is becoming more and more helpful- much to the delight of his sister who sometimes treats him like her personal servant. But for the most part, we think it must be good to be Grant these days.