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!
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.
Gman turns 6 months old this Tuesday. Hard to believe. As such we are using the weekend to start him on food. I don’t fully understand the entire long term feeding schedule yet, but for the time being, he is allowed to have a couple tablespoons of rice cereal each day. This morning was his first feeding and you can see his first bite in the photo below. Since I had the camera gear out, I took a few more pics and thought we would share them. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
We took some pictures last weekend as well as measuring and weighing Gman. I’ve had a small post-it stuck to my computer all week with the measurements as a means to remind me to post it for you all. G’s weight last weekend was 19lbs and his height was 28.25″. He seems to be growing right before our eyes. Below are a few of the pictures we took last weekend.
A year ago today, I decided to take a photo documenting a split second each day for the entire year. Today, I took the last shot and in the end came pretty close to meeting my pic-a-day goal. Some days I took a couple of pictures and some days I missed all together. Below is a short video documenting the time in my life where I went from simply being a husband to a wonderful woman to being a husband and a father to a wonderful family. The last year has been a blessing for me and I thought you all would enjoy and maybe even get a good chuckle out of the video.
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