Life as we know it..

Hey gang -

gray here...feels good to have the blog back in my control.  Dad took hostage for a few days and every once in a while I see Hazel sneaking her way onto the computer but so far I'm maintaining ownership of this thing so that you can get the real lowdown on life at home.

My seeester is HOME!  Let me tell you a little bit about her and I'll throw in some pictures of her first bath (which Dad now gives her and I baths every night together and it's one of my favorite things ever), visits from friends, and then a few of myself when I opened a gift brought to me by my aunt KJ and grandma Sands.  Note that Grandma has sent me plenty of cars to entertain me as well!!!  Let's see - well, for starters she eats a lot.  Actually, in the last 24 hours I think Mom has had a few issues at feeding time but prior to that my sister can probably challenge me to an eating competition.  Girl likes to chow...that's how I confirmed she was indeed a Brock.  I don't TOTALLY understand the eating thing with her right now and here are the questions I frequently ask during feeding time.

1. What's 'dat??? (you can imagine what I'm looking at)
2. What's Hazel doin'????
3. Hazel eat chickin' nuggets wit Gwayson?
4. Hazel eating mommy!!!!
5. What's mommy eating??
6. What's 'dat???

....and from there I start again on repeat.  MAD keeps trying to clarify that my sister isn't ACTUALLY eating mommy but eating from mommy and it's some sort of special Hazel milk.  I offered to give Hazel some of my milk from my sippy to give mom a rest but apparently that's not a good idea.

I have been told I'm a great big brother - (yea, big shocker there, right??) - MAD acts like it's this big surprise that I'm a good big brother because every time they tell someone that they say it in this voice like, "we're really surprised but so far he's been great!" --- my deal with my sister is that I really emotionally care for her.  I want to know where she is and what she's doing and I get concerned when she starts crying.  However, I don't necessarily want to touch my sister.  I think I'm a little nervous I might break her so I keep my distance.  I will blow her a kiss but haven't actually touched my lips to her body yet and one time I touched her hair with my hand and I thought that was hysterical.  So, apparently MAD has to not worry so much about germs or me being rough with her because well...there's no physical contact.  They've been calling it a WIN/WIN.

Dad's been pretty much on full time Grayson energy patrol and I have LOVED LOVED my time with him while Mom and Hazel try to figure out life together.  Dad's been able to learn a little about me (e.g., of course if I ask a question or request to do something and it doesn't get answered or satisfied immediately, I WILL keep asking again and again and again and again and again until it has been answered or my need has been met to my satisfaction.  Who wouldn't keep asking???) and I have been learning a little about Dad (e.g., he can build a race car ramp out of old cardboard boxes in a matter of minutes with twists and turns and legs to support it in order to give me something new to play with).  Some would think he's trying to buy some alone time...psshhhhhhh, I just think he's awesome and not going to get any of that alone time :). 

We've had a few visitors and great, great friends already bringing meals to us.  I told mom she should give me a new brother or sister every month!  Dad gets 5 weeks to just play with me and I eat better than ever before. Booyah.  Dad said he was game (pending he got some alone time between this five weeks and the next five weeks)...Mom just rolled her eyes...well, either she rolled her eyes or they involuntarily rolled as she fell back asleep. (here's how Dad found mom and Hazel last night..about 2 hours after Dad asked if she was ready for her bath and didn't get a response).

We really are doing great.  Hazel has been a very sweet sister and a good sleeper for MAD.  Mom came down with some common nursing infection but she's on anti-biotics and recovering nicely.  We've been out as a family and Hazel has already enjoyed her first Babies R Us visit, Kinkos visit, Children's museum visit, Chick fil-a visit, and World Market visit.  She was asleep through them all but I'm pretty sure she loved it.  Mom is embracing the pink and loving some little girl outfits.  I think she's still in shock that I have a sister - I hear her say often that she thought she and Dad would only breed little boys but is VERY thankful the Lord had different plans.  Well, thankful for now....apparently she may think differently in 12 or 13 years from now :).

Alright, off to find my sister and head to the big boy playground...maybe Hazel will want to go down the slide with me :)!

-Gray