Busy, Busy, Busy!

Grant is sooo busy these days! He is crawling faster everyday and is always getting into something. He pulls up on EVERYTHING and doesn't even hesitate anymore. So today we decided to go get a couple baby gates. We got the Superyard and I felt bad about putting him in a "cage" so we just wrapped it around his play area in the living room. This was the best idea ever-to get a gate-now I don't have to keep chasing him if I am trying to get something done and I don't have to worry about him pulling the TV down on himself. He doesn't seem to mind being in there and Oakley can get in and out just fine, so Grant never feels lonely! I'm sure soon he will be trying to crawl over the gate, but for now it keeps him in one area! We also got two smaller gates, one to keep him out of the kitchen and one to keep him out of our bedroom, when he is not in his play area! The only thing I don't like about the smaller gates is that you have to step over them instead of walking through them, but that's ok because they are not that tall.

Hmmm...now how do I get on that side?

Okay let me out now!

Well, I guess this is not so bad!

He is growing up waaaaaay to fast. Just last week he starting holding his bottle all by himself. Chris said that he was able to do it a while ago, but I didn't want to believe it because I still want him to by my little baby! But it does make it a little easier for me, because when he is hungry and I have something I need to do, I can give him the bottle and he can feed himself! :)

If you know my family or have ever been to River Oaks to eat with us, you know how we feel about our melba toast and thousand island dressing (don't judge until you tried it)! It is something that we have been eating since I can remember. Everyone in my family loves it (Chris, doesn't really like it-but we still love him). Well, last weekend it was time for Grant to have his first taste and he LOVED it! I didn't doubt that he wouldn't like it, he is my son and part Marshburn! :)

Yummy!!

Grant has been spending a lot of time over at Nonnie and Poppy's lately. They are sooo sweet to watch him for me while I go to work for a little bit, go get my hair done, or even just run to Target by myself (always nice to have a little time to myself). I know that he loves going over there because he has two people there (sometimes three if my mom is there) who give him their undivided attention! The picture below is his mode of transportation while he is over there. He loves to sit in this buggy and walk the halls and see all people that are out at Non and Pop's. If they pay attention to him long enough, they will probably get to see his patty-cake and a HUGE smile! Thanks again Non, Pop, and Mom for all that you do to help me on days Chris is working (or fishing)! :)

Hope everyone has a good weekend! I am so glad that its finally here!

9 Months Old!

Since February doesn't have a 30th day of the month, I decided that Grant turns 9 months old today :) We went for his 9 month checkup yesterday and the doctor was very impressed with the way that he was growing and with his development. He is a big boy, but we already knew that! He weighs 23.11lbs (95th percentile) and is 29 inches long (85-90th percentile)! He didn't have to get any shots but did have to get his blood drawn to check for anemia and to see if he had been exposed to lead-I guess this is routine at all 9 month check ups. The nurse told me that it was just going to be a finger stick, but when we went to get it done it turned out they had to draw two tubes of blood. I don't know who was more upset, me or him :) Time has flown by so fast and I cannot believe that the little man is already 9 months old and in just three short months he will be a year old! SO sad! He is crawling faster and faster everyday. I can turn my back for 2 seconds and he will be gone! He loves doing patty-cake especially when its bedtime to change the subject! Its really cute! He's pulling up on everything and is starting to move from one piece of furniture to the other! He is waving more and more, and we are working on making it a more smooth wave! And his favorite game is still peek-a-boo!

working on waving bye-bye!

ALWAYS smiling!

helping mommy unpack from our Florida trip!

still loves his puppy!

Puppy love!

Our weekend started out a little crazy last weekend. Oakley some how sliced the pad on the back of his leg wide open. We took him to the vet on Friday morning, and she decided that he needed to put under so they could cut the part off that was dead-I know, gross-and she said that she felt something in there so she also wanted to see what it was. So a couple hours later, we went back to pick him up. The surgery went well and there was nothing stuck in there-it was just dried blood and hair. Oakley wasn't feeling too hot Friday night-so Grant took some time to help cheer his puppy up! Who can resist a precious 8 1/2 month old (wow-I can't believe he is that old already) crawling all over you-it definitely made Oakley feel better! And it didn't bother Oakley one bit that Grant was crawling all over him! The get along really great!

Come on-let's play!
Grant helping clean Oakley off (Grant's new thing is pick up the littlest things (from anywhere)and examine them-things that I can barely see when he has them in his hand)

Look mom-I made him feel better :)

We are headed to Florida on Thursday to spend the weekend with Chris' family. This is going to be Grant's first plane ride so say a prayer for us, PLEASE! I know he will do fine-I hope! :)

Oh Boy!

Our lives have just gotten more busy! Grant is now crawling! This happened about a week ago, but I am just now getting the chance to post about it. He is so proud of himself! But now I can't keep the floors clean enough. No matter how much I sweep or vacuum he still can find something that I didn't see and of course that goes straight in the mouth.

Oakley has been so cute with Grant while he is exploring this new milestone! Oakley is never more than 5 steps away from baby G and is always ready to lick up any drool that has fallen on the floor (gross-I know). Grant loves his puppy so much. Whenever Oakley comes around the corner, G makes the cutest high-pitched squeal. It is too cute! Oakley is so gentle with him, and I haven't seen him once show any aggression or jealousy towards the little man. He just lays there when Grant pulls on his tail/hair, or when he tries to crawl all over him. They are going to be good buddies for a long time!

Here I come!

Loves his paci

Also this week Grant learned how to do patty-cake. Poppy has been teaching him this for a while and this week it all just clicked. It is soooooo cute and it makes my heart melt whenever he does it! Whenever you ask him-"show me your patty-cake"-he puts his fists together and bounces them off of each other. While he is doing this he has a HUGE smile across (as do I)! I haven't gotten a picture of it yet because he usually doesn't do it for long, but when I do get one I will post it.

His favorite time of the night-bath time!

Anything and everything straight into the mouth!


Playtime with my puppy!
Hey dude-whatcha got there?

Escapee!

So this morning I went in to get Grant from his "nap" and this is what I saw when I opened the door. Oh joy-the things we have to look forward to! Keep in mind yesterday I lowered his mattress to the 2nd lowest setting-guess its time to go down to the lowest.

hey mom!

soo proud of himself!

look at those chubby little fingers :)

trying to figure out how to get out of here!

I love those big blue eyes!

8 Months Old!!

Yesterday, Grant turned 8 months old! I can't believe it. Time has gone by soo fast! This is so far my favorite stage, but sometimes I do miss being able to hold him in my arms for more than 2 minutes before he starts squirming to get away.

Here are his latest:
-He waves bye-bye
-He is really good and really fast at army-crawling
-He gets up on all fours and rocks back and forward--he also puts one arm and one leg in front of the other, but he can't quite figure out how to put it all together
-He loves to eat-he will eat just about anything you put in front of him--some of his favorite things include: red apples, red grapes, cheese, bananas, wheat bread slices, and oranges
-He has 2 teeth on the bottom
-He can pull himself up on just about anything, and now he can bring himself to sit back down
-He sleeps for about 12 hours a night (I wish I could say that he does that without waking up at all, but he hasn't quite figured out that part yet)
-He absolutely loves bath time!
-He loves his paci

We love him sooo much and are having so much fun with him! Here are a few pictures of him on his big EIGHTH month birthday!

look at those teeth!
such a little ham!

what, mom?

Saturday Morning Fun!

I love Saturday mornings becasue we usually have nothing to do and no where to be. This morning was no different. Grant loves to play, so we usually spend the whole morning doing just that! He is getting so big and so strong. He loves to stand up, even though he is still working on his balance. Here are a few pics from our playtime this morning:

handsome boy:)

not sure what he was looking at-probably his Baby Einstein video

Oakley is helping me keep my balance


he is still not to sure about those teeth!

I love that sweet smile! :)