Grant ~Winter 2014-2015~

4 Year Check up Stats

Height:  39.75" 

Weight:  35 lbs

BP:  100/58

At his 4 year appointment they also checked his vision for the first time which he did great with as well as checked his hearing.  

Grant’s 3T items have been retired and he is in 4T but some brands do fit better than others and some he still seems to drown in.  We even moved him up from 2T/3T undies to 4T undies (which are a little droopy).  He wears a size 9-10 shoe.  

Potty Training:  This section can officially be taken out.  Grant has been dry at night for many, many months.  We finally retired the diapers and mainly had been still using them just in case so mommy or daddy… let’s be real… mommy didn’t have to change the sheets in the middle of the night if there were an accident. 

December

Favorite words, sayings and/or things:  Grant still loves dolphin and takes him anywhere we will let him.  He asked if he could sleep with dolphin even when he is bigger and said he wants to sleep with him forever.  He then asked if he could bring dolphin to heaven.

Funnies/Grant-isms:   Grant told me one morning, "Mama, I tooted.  Now I have to go check to see if I puffed out any poop."

Observations:  As a general rule, I would say Grant is like his mommy and he is not a morning person.  When I wake him up (at 5:30 am), he first lays in the chair for a couple minutes while I nag him over and over to go potty and start getting dressed before he will finally get up and get moving. 

Firsts/Adventures:  We had another really fun Fisher family weekend in the Dells.  Grant stuck to the smaller stuff and was actually scared to go down a couple of the bigger slides he would’ve gone down last year.  I think his favorite thing by far were the bunk beds in one of the bedrooms.  He was so excited that he got to nap in them one day and he was calling them the “up and down bed.”

This year marked Grant’s first Christmas program at church.  It was so incredibly packed I couldn’t even get a good line of sight on him to get a picture.  He seemed to do very well though. 

We attended a breakfast with Santa in which Grant refused to sit on his lap which was weird because he had just done so about a week before when we were in the Dells.  His favorite thing about breakfast was by far the sleigh ride though.  

Christmas and all the festivities  were very busy and we did our best to slow down and enjoy it.  If you didn’t have the chance to catch up with us around Christmas you can read all about our fun here! 

Illness:  The only illness Grant popped up with all winter was a fever with loose cough that then turned into a very bad case of croup.  We barely made it through the night without a visit to the ER but survived with a couple of cold spells outside, steam, and diffusing and applying oils.  A couple days after the croup cough was gone, he then got a horse, raspy voice. 

January

Favorite words, sayings and/or things:   Disgusting=gusgusting  One evening Grant informed us the moon was a sem-me circle to which Matt and I replied no it’s a sem-my circle.  This game still continues today with Grant insisting his pronunciation is the only correct way.   Grant loves chewing gum on the rare occasions we allow it and actually does well not swallowing it. 

Funnies/Grant-isms:  “Mommy I drew you an I miss you card (after I was at work all day).  It's a house on fire!”

“What are organs?  What are blood?  If you skin your knee your organs will come out.”

On the way to church out of the blue Grant said "I love Addie.  She's my best friend."  Matt replied and said “I thought I was your best friend.”  To which Grant followed up with “Well Addie is my best friend at school.”

You know you are raising oily kids when they say “Oh no! There's a bug on my wall. You better get the thieves!”

Observations:  I had heard a consultant we work with at the plant had a massive heart attack in a very weird series of events and I was replaying the story for Matt at the dinner table one night.  Grant interjected questions here and there but followed my story up with “Mommy, should we pray for Mr. Jim?”  My heart swelled with pride for our thoughtful little boy and we all took a moment and prayed as a family for Mr. Jim. 

Grant wants to be a fireman and talks about it all the time.  He will tell anyone who will listen that he wants to a be a fireman and one day he is going to drive a firetruck with the number 57 (he has a fire truck puzzle and the engine number is 57).  He also tells us, “Someday I’m going to take my fire truck to the restaurant.”

Firsts/Adventures:  We hung out with some awesome friends on New Year's Eve and the kiddos even made it to midnight.  Grant also sang in church, had his first ice fishing/sledding behind a 4-wheeler adventure, tubing expedition at Sunburst, and started swimming lessons.  My parents were in town which is always a blast and best of all it was to celebrate Grant's 4th birthday.  You can read all about the fun we had in LegoLand.
 

 

 Illness/Owies:  Matt and Grant were in the basement one night playing when I heard a thud then a I’m hurt very bad cry.  Matt came running up the stairs with Grant who had the largest goose egg I’ve ever seen.  He had apparently fallen off the bar stool and hit his head on the way down.   

February 

I feel like there is so much I missed this month as can be seen from the short February addition. 

Favorite words, sayings and/or things:  Everything still revolves around being a fireman one day and all the stuff he will get to do when he is a fireman.

Funnies/Grant-isms:  Grant randomly told me one day “I’ll be going to the forest with a hunting gun and hunt for deer.” 

Grant also asked me one day “What are green poops?”  I responded, “Usually you get green poops when your tummy doesn't feel good.”  Grant replied, “Yeah and they squirt out like ketchup.”

Observations:  Grant has become very sensitive to others’ feelings.  He cries or gets upset when others cry.  We sadly witnessed a dog get hit and I stopped to make sure someone was going to stop and inform the family.  On the way home, he was asking about the dog and the family and said, “Mommy should we pray for that family?”

He is showing more interest in learning to write.

Sitting at the dinner Grant will say I have to tell you something but he can never say it from his seat.  He has to get down from his chair and tell us and usually it is “I love you.”

Firsts/Adventures:  Swimming lessons have continued this month and Grant has better weeks than others.  He is still really timid about dunking his head but otherwise does ok. 
 

Illness:  None