Wednesday, November 16, 2011

So…what’s new?

I am glad you asked! Monday my sweet Grayson turned 7 months old!! Where in the world did time go? He is doing so well. Let me try and break it down...
Eating- Grayson now eats squash(all types), sweet potato, carrots, peas, green beans, apples, pears, bananas, avocados, peaches, plums, prunes, yogurt, blueberries, chicken, and bread! He loves to eat!
Development- I swear if he could he would just get up and walk around. He has started getting up on all fours and pivots when he is on his tummy to get  to his toys. He can close the boxes on his pop up toy and likes to turn pages in his books. He is sitting up very well now and loves it! He can grab his Gerber puffs and bring them to his mouth(although some times he misses) and he is experimenting with a sippy cup. He babbles like crazy and has perfected his belly laugh!
Sleeping- Grayson sleeps from 7:30pm to about 6:30 to 7:00am and still takes two naps a day. It took us awhile to get him napping in his crib but he has been for awhile.
I am just amazed at Grayson’s development because he progresses with no  help from me. Being a parent with a child with special needs, I don’t take that for granted.
In other news, our house got hit with the stomach virus this past weekend. Can I hear a collective “EWW GROSS” because it was not pleasant. We are recovering nicely although Grayson still does not want to eat his solid foods and my milk supply tanked due to the sickness but hopefully we will be back to normal soon.

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Sunday, November 6, 2011

My Angel Brayden

Four years ago today Brayden earned his angel wings.
Hug, kiss, and love your children because time with them is never guaranteed.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Grayson’s First Halloween

My little tiger.
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His first lollipop. I think he likes it.
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Can we go trick or treating already???
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We ended up going to only 5 houses but he seemed to enjoy it…sorta.
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He was very interested in the puppy.
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Trick or Treat!!
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Day at the Park

Myself, Grayson, and his Aunt Erin enjoyed a day at the park this past weekend. He really enjoyed the swings. Here are some pictures from our fun afternoon!
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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Bananas

Bananas have a magical property. They make any food taste better to Grayson. Literally I could take dirt off the ground and smear with Bananas and he would eat it. Of course I would never do that, just saying.
Case in point, this week I got some plain yogurt for Grayson to start on. If you have ever tried plain yogurt…Yuck and Grayson thought so too. I tried to mix it with other fruits and he was not having it…until I mixed it with bananas!
Sorry the picture is a little blurry

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Fall Festival


This past week Grayson went to his first Fall Festival and he had a great time! He started out at the Duck Pond.
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And he got one!! He really had to fight the urge to just dive in and swim.
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Next he moved on to making a pumpkin with Aunt Erin.
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He worked very intently on making it just right.
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Finished! And now he says, “ Ah! It is my best work ever! It will hang it every major museum around the world!”
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He wasn’t all that thrilled with the goat however…
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He loved the puppy. This puppy is being trained to be a therapy dog ad Grayson says that he passed the test!
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In case you haven’t noticed, he was really fighting the urge not to open mouth kiss the puppy.
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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Remembering

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There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think of you.