Lazy Day

The boys had fun laying on the guest room bed while I put Oliver’s clean clothes away the other day.  He’s still sleeping in our room, but obviously his clothes need to go somewhere, so the guest room it is!

Lazy Day

Lazy Day

Look at this smiley boy!  I can’t believe he’ll be 4 months old on Saturday!  He’s not a newborn anymore, and I don’t like it!  He seriously needs to stop growing up so fast.

Lazy Day

Grayson is starting to be really sweet with Oliver.  If I lay him down and Grayson is nearby, he’ll come and lay next to his little brother.

Lazy Day

Sometimes a little too close!  Haha!  But I’m so glad he’s starting to show some love towards him.  If he sees Oliver’s pacifier laying around, he’ll come bring it to me or better yet, try to put it in Oliver’s mouth.  He’ll point out different body parts on Oliver if I ask him where they are, and he enjoys bouncing him in the jumperoo.  I haven’t yet been able to get him to hold Ollie in his lap, but hopefully that day will come soon because I want a picture!!!

Lazy Day

Love my sweet boy!  Speaking of growing up too fast, Grayson will be two years old on May 24th!!!  That’s only 10 days away!!!  I’ll no longer be able to refer to his age in months.  He’s going to be a 2 year old.  How is that possible?

Lazy Day

He sure does bring a lot of joy to our lives.  Lately when I’ve put him to bed, he’ll wrap his arms around my neck while I rock him.  Sometimes he’ll pat my back when he does this.  It’s the sweetest thing!  I think it’s his way of telling me that he loves me, even if he can’t actually say the words yet.

jump

Speaking of words, “jump” is one of Grayson’s new favorite words.  He loves to jump, and says “jump” every time he does.  It’s one of the few words he says that actually sounds like the real word!

Lazy Day

Meanwhile, Oliver is plumping up nicely…..go me!  Breastfeeding is going great, and Oliver definitely likes to eat!  I wasn’t able to breastfeed Grayson longer than 3 weeks because of the pain and mastitis, but luckily I haven’t had any issues with Oliver, and I’m happy to say that he hasn’t had a single drop of formula since he’s been born. (Not that there’s anything wrong with formula.  Grayson was a formula fed baby.)

Lazy Day

Lazy Day

Lazy Day

Lazy Day

The many faces of Grayson.

Lazy Day

Hazel eyes just like his mommy.  Oliver still has light grayish blue eyes, and I know Steve is hoping he gets his blue eyes.  He certainly got his dark brown hair!  Grayson takes after me more in the hair department. 🙂

Lazy Day

“Let go, Mommy!!!!  I’m not done playing!”  Ahh, boys!

 

Smile For Mommy

The other day, the sun was in the perfect spot in our backyard to take some photos of my boys.  Of course Oliver was the perfect model and looked at the camera and smiled, or at least looked pleasant.  Grayson, on the other hand, was another story….as you will see.

This is how it typically goes whenever I try to take nice pictures of Grayson.

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Me: “Hey, Grayson!”

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“Can you smile for Mommy, or do you want to blow some bubbles?”

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Grayson: “Buppmmmm!!” (bubble!)

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Then he made several attempts at blowing bubbles.

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But this was how he was blowing.  Probably not going to get the best results when your mouth is only open a tiny slit.

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“Look I got some bubbles on my hand!” (Or at least I think that’s what he would say if he could talk.)

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“Eww!  It’s so slimy!!!”

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“Let me try again.  Maybe if I close my eyes it’ll help.”

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“Ok, it’s not working.  I’m gonna go play with my car!”

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“Grayson, can we take a quick picture now?”

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“Seriously?”

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“Ok, you get one smile, but it’s only going to be for a split second, so you better have a quick trigger finger.  Oh, and I’m also not going to stand with the pretty sun in the background.”

“Thanks ok, my darling.  I’ll take what I can get!”

And here’s my other photogenic son, who hasn’t yet gotten tired of having my camera in his face.

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3 months old | southerndaisy.com

3 months old | southerndaisy.comOh, Oliver, I love your smiling face!  I still have a few more months before you get tired of having your picture taken like your brother.  So I’m going to take advantage of it while I can!

My Boys

Oliver is 12 weeks old, and Grayson is FINALLY starting to enjoy being around him!  Whenever I set Oliver on his mat for tummy time, Grayson will come over and lay down next to him.  It’s the sweetest thing!  I’m so glad that the jealousy is (for the most part) over.  I can’t wait until they can interact more and more!

Here are a couple pictures I took of them a couple weeks ago.  It was the first time Grayson allowed me to place Oliver right next to him without getting upset and moving away.

Brothers | Lifestyle Photography | Southern Daisy Photography

Brothers | Southern Daisy Photography