Appreciation

We had a stressful evening in our house last night.  B didn't get home from work until after 7pm, so Bullet was flipping-out-happy to see him after a full day.  Grey didn't get his medicine like normal so he was flipping-out-angry and needed held all afternoon.  I was exhausted from my second day back to work/holding Greyson/trying to keep our house together.  After B gave Bullet some attention, smacked a kiss on me and gave Grey a couple hugs- he was up working until 1am on paperwork.  I had cereal for dinner and B had some cheese and crackers.  Overall, nothing like what you dream marriage and new baby bliss will be like.

So this morning around 6:30am, after a long night of waking up every 2 hours to feed the baby while he is in a growth spurt- Greyson woke up screaming bloody murder for no reason.  I was literally like a zombie and on the brink of tears from exhaustion and frustration.  I looked at B and asked if he would please take him.  Brandon got up and changed his diap and took Grey out to the living room and apparently calmed him down.  I wouldn't know because it took about 30 seconds for me to pass out in bed.  I woke up an hour later, feeling infinitely better from the uninterrupted sleep, and found Brandon and Greyson spooning asleep on the couch in the living room.  I walked over to them, took Brandon's hand, and said a tiny thank you prayer that I am not in this alone.

You fantasize and dream about what life will be like after you're married.  Its all picnics and dates and slow dancing in the kitchen and spooning in your mind...and you think how amazing it will be to be a Mrs. to his Mr.  I can count the number of times we've been on a picnic in 2 years (1) and guess the number of times we both fell asleep on the couch watching TV instead of spooning in bed (about a million).  So, as you can guess, it isn't what you thought it would be.  But it is times like this morning- really knowing that I have someone that I can depend on in the hardest and most frustrating moments -that make me appreciate our marriage.  We love each other everyday...sometimes because we're slow dancing in the kitchen, sometimes because we laugh at the same jokes, and sometimes because we're just going through the motions of life...but this morning I was really thankful and appreciated  him.  Surprise, surprise; marriage is all its cracked up to be.
thank you & i love you, b.

Bully & Baby G

Even though we are holding our breath until Bullet makes it to the 2yr old mark (everyone keeps telling us that he'll settle by then), I am continually happy that Greyson has a buddy to grow up with in Bullet.  Greyson is about 9 months younger than Bullet, so they're both still puppies (hehhe)...but they are already great friends.

And here are the ways I can prove it:
a) Bullet predicted when Grey was going to be born ( see previous post! )
b) Greyson doesn't cry when Bullet barks
c) Anytime Bullet comes back into a room, he'll find Grey and give him a lick to make sure he's alright
d) If Bullet barks at something outside (neighbors, the garbage man, a bunny, etc); he'll run over to Greyson and I to make sure we are protected and safe
e) Even though Bullet's absolute favorite chewing items are binkies; he does not take a bink from Greyson...he only ever gets them when the binkie is sitting out.  Even if the bink has fallen out of Grey's mouth while he's in the swing and its sitting right there in front of Bullet's face; he will not take it off of Grey.
f) If Grey is crying and won't let up; we can sit him so he leans up against Bullet and he'll calm down

Even though Bullet drives us totally bonkers; I feel lucky we have a dog that loves our son as much as we do. Pets are the best:)

America's Next Best Dance Baby

Greyson loves loves loves music and dancing.  I love putting on different kinds of music, different rhythms and sounds/instruments and seeing his reactions to them.  We dance together all over the kitchen/living room, but he's been doing his own dancing as of late and it was too cute to not capture.  (Spoiler Alert!)  It's the entire song and he doesn't do any dancing that isn't 6 week age appropriate...so non-relatives might find this a little boring:)  hehhe



If you're interested in making a "Greyson Dances To This" playlist, include these songs; they're his current favorites:
Soul Sister - Train
Say Hey (I love you) - All Rebel Rockers
Single Ladies - Beyonce
Body Language - Jesse McCartney
A lot of Leavin' Left to Do - Dierks Bentley
Caraluna - Bacilos
Taylor - Jack Johnson
I Got a Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Chicken Fried - Zack Brown Band
Three Little Birds- Bob Marley
As I Lay Me Down- Sophie B Hawkins