This past weekend, we were finally over the colds such that we could run over to L’s house to let G and L exchange Christmas gifts. This was the first time Gman was able to interact with L for such a long period of time and they both were great together. She was such a wonderful playmate for G because she kept getting all kinds of toys out and then sharing them with G. It was very sweet. I hope BM and I can learn the techniques for installing such a sharing quality.
Grayson is doing well. All four of his front middle teeth have broken through and he has been learning about them by grinding them together when he is around mom and dad. They make such a wonderful little grinding, clicking, crackling sound that I just wish we could share it with everyone in internetville.
He loves the Johnny Jumper deal that hangs onto the door molding. Even when he isn’t in the jumper his legs act like he is. So, when we are changing a diaper our he is laying on his back, he jumps his little feet and wonders why the world isn’t moving like it does when he is in the jumper.
In tribute to his love for the jumper, I pulled out the camera and took a few pics yesterday.
Well, it has been a while since I updated you on G so I thought I would take what is a slow day at the office and write a post. G’s first Christmas and New Year were good. We traveled out of town for a few days and in spite of having a new big boy car seat, sleeping in the pack and play, traveling, having new teeth coming in, and having a cold, Grayson managed exceptionally well. His parents on the other hand didn’t do as well. The three of us had a cold that was very draining. Luckily, our progress was off slightly so when a bad day hit me, BM was able to take care of G and so on. Overall, he had a great time visiting with family and friends over the holiday. We are all still fighting this cold, but we are feeling much better.
As I mentioned above, Grayson has a few more teeth coming in. His two top middle teeth are coming in together, although one is a few days behind the other. His bottom teeth are also growing pretty fast and we have started taking time to rub them down with a cloth every night as a means of brushing them.
He is still eating very well and growing fast. We haven’t officially measured him lately, but the breakfast table stands 28 inches off the ground and he easily hits his head on it if he isn’t paying attention. I would guess his height is probably about 28.5-29 inches tall. I would guess his weight to be about 25lbs.
G is really starting to get around. He is a very fast crawler but he definitely wants to be upright and moving. He pulls up on nearly everything and does a great job keeping his balance so long as he is holding on to something. Because of this, he has learned how to handle a fall much better than before. His is now 8.5 months old and I am going to guess that he will be walking a little by 10-11 months.
Below are a few pictures I took of G the yesterday. Happy New Year!
Just a quick update to let you know that on Sunday we noticed Grayson’s bottom two middle teeth about to break through his lower gums. As of last night, his left tooth had broken through and the right isn’t too far behind. So far, his demeanor has been great in terms of dealing with what I would think is a painful process. He is still the happy little baby that we all know so well.
As an aside I wore braces for two+ years as an adult and dealt with all that pain. So seeing G’s teeth cutting through his gums brings those memories flooding back. You know, it is like seeing someone with an eyelash or hair on their eyeball - just makes my eyes water thinking about it.
Since the time change a week or so ago, Gman has continued to wake up around his “normal time.” In the past, he has slept about 11 hours a night which puts him waking up about 6am. This means he likes to wake up now at 5am since the time dropped back an hour. For what it is worth, the current time as I write this is 5:37am and he is still asleep. Maybe he is getting the idea that he can sleep later if he wants :)
Here are a few pictures I snapped from the video camera we have over his crib. As you can see, yesterday, he was up and adam pulling himself up the side of the crib trying to see “what’s out there.” The camera is a night vision camera so to him it was dark when these pictures were taken.
Speaking of climbing, he works really hard on his crawling and standing ever day. He is very determined and I think that the frustration that comes with being determined has driven him to this point. We will lower the crib mattress again this weekend so as to avoid having a broken armed baby :)
Here are a few pictures of Gman in his Halloween costume. He didn’t do any trick or treating yet. He didn’t want to risk getting bags of oatmeal or pennies.
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