Air and Space- photos courtesy of Melissa Shmelzer

We went to the Dulles version of the Air and Space museum last week with my friend Melissa and her boys Tyler and Jack (who are only 10 months apart! Melissa is a rockstar!) Gray looooves being around the big boys (Ty is almost 4 and Jack is almost 3) and we had a great time tearing around the museum with them.

Checking out a space shuttle? I think? I was too busy trying to keep track of Graydon who was whizzing around like a pin ball to notice many of the exhibits. Whatever this is, it's freaking big:

Gray sitting in the cockpit of a Cessna plane, my baby pilot:

Outside the museum, trying to climb into the fountain (I didn't let him):

Getting some tickle action from the Shmelzer brothers:

Good times had by all!

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Here are some shots from the last week. I can't believe what a BOY he looks like in some of these. No longer a baby, so sad!

Trying to finish his daddy's beer (it was empty)- I'm sure this is a shot we'll see again and again:



Also, he is going through a phase where he hates to wear clothes but loves to wear shoes and hats. So most days find him in a diaper wearing shoes, sometimes his but more likely mine or JC's. Below he is sporting a pair of my winter boots- it took alot of effort on his part to get these on:



Looking not at ALL like a baby:




Hanging with his Aunt Carrie! He loooooved her, especially because she let him play with her phone and read him his new favorite book, Thomas the Train (thx Aunt Barb!):

Topless yet again:

Casey came to visit! These two are confirmed best friends- they play so well together and just laugh and laugh. This visit they spent alot of time under the dining room table for some reason- usually Graydon just goes under there to poop, ha! Isn't Casey gorgeous? We love when she visits!

Up to absolutely no good- probably fishing through my diaper bag and looking for my wallet. Graydon is obsessed with taking my credit cards out and hiding them. Not so much fun for me.

Wearing Casey's shoes, he refused to take them off. Also has some shaving cream in his ear, he loves to squirt JC's shaving cream on his hands and then pat his face with it, just like he's actually shaving. Hilarious!

I swear, he does wear clothes some times. But he also gets heat rash easily, so I don't mind him stripping down when he's just inside the house. What a nut.

Also, just an update on El Segundo. I am in total denial that this baby is going to be here in 33 days. Thus far, everything has been going well. I am just soooooo tired. The nursery is ready and the baby clothes have been washed. Basically, we just need to buy some newborn diapers and we are physically ready for the baby. Mentally, well, that's a different story:)

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Hi. Hi! Remember me? Oh, you don't? Because it's been almost 2 MONTHS since I last blogged? Really? Really??? My, how time flies when you're 8 months pregnant, caring for a crazy little man, and moving to another state! It seems to me like I last posted mere days ago, but I guess that's not the case. Sorry, everybody!! Will try to be more regular about this site from here on out. Part of the issue was that I packed my camera cord in the move and couldn't find it, thus preventing me from both taking and downloading pictures. But tonight I found it! So here's a glut of pictures from way back in the beginning of the summer.

Since we last left off.... Graydon is now 18 months and is proving to be part angel, part hellion, and total daredevil. His legs are a testament to his fearlessness- he is absolutely covered in bruises, scrapes and scratches. But they don't seem to bother him, and they are impossible to prevent since he insists on running everywhere. At his last peds appointment, he was measuring 50 %tile in head circumference, 10th percentile in weight (still only 23 lbs, yikes!) and 95th percentile in height (34.5 inches). The doctor isn't worried about his weight since he is clearly growing up, just not out. He is running, jumping, climbing, dancing- he is physically and developmentally acting like a two year old. The only thing he's still not doing is talking-well, english. He babbles nonstop in some sort of crazy toddler language. He knows a few words and can point out different animals and toys in his books. But he's getting there, and we're hopeful he'll be talking by first grade :)

So, just tried to download some photos and for some reason it's not working, of course. I also have some videos that I'll try to upload this weekend, including Graydon's first haircut! So fun!