Grady's a Month Old!

I'm a month old!

 Well, Grady's been in the family for a whole month!  He's doing great and the ladies sure love him.  Jorey is especially fond of him and really likes to give big hugs and tries to get him snuggled in as close as possible when she holds him.  (see photo :) - The best part is that Grady seems perfectly content to be in a headlock with his crazy sister!  He's part of the family and is starting to give us some big smiles and is starting making little noises and interacting with us when we talk to him.  It's so fun.  Mom could use a little more sleep, but I'll settle for the last couple nights when he's only up 2 times, vs. the 4 times he did the couple nights prior.  I need sleep!  He's quite a tank - has gained a pound a week or more at every appointment so I can't wait to see what he's at next month.  I feel like he's getting thicker every day. 
We had a little scare last week.  Our pediatrician had heard a heart murmur the other day when we were at our check-up and she said if it was there a week later, we should have it checked out.  We went to see the specialist, had to have an Echocardiogram (sp?) and an ultrasound at the age of 3 weeks, but that ruled out anything crazy going on with our little man's heart.  He's strong and healthy, so we're tickled pink.  I had to get a little emotional when he told me he was fine.  The Doc had said the ultrasound would take 1/2 hour and we were in there for 2 hours!  I started to panic...then, I learned that the tech we had doing the imaging was maybe a bit over the top.  I guess that's OK - it just led to a lot of panic.

Let's get going, Mom!

Headlocks show your love and affection

The girls and I finally went outside to play in the snow.  Wow, was the snow deep at our house - There were a couple times I had to stop to catch my breath as I pulled them through the yard in the snow up to my butt!  Yikes.  The girls had so much fun - melting and re-freezing snow had caused some very slippery conditions which made for a great sledding track on our baby hill on the side of the house.  They giggled like crazy when they would hit the bumps.  They went forward, backward, on their knees, on their bellies...all sorts of different positions.  What a couple nerds. 

Finally, Mom will take us out in the snow!

Great Aunties Rhonda and Buggie got us this snazzy poster of Justin Bieber!

Pulling the load of both goyles - what a workout.

And, since they were getting something for Grady, auntie Rhonda and Buggie got the girls their most prized possessions.  A Justin Bieber poster, a calendar, and a CD with all their favorite songs.  I'll have to get a new video of their dance-offs, as well because they have updated their dance moves.  They're a little more, shall I say, risque...I don't know where they learned to dance like that!  Certainly, not from this girl with no rhythm and I'm not sure Ken has been dancing like that...or has he?