Seven.

My little boy is quickly becoming a big one. I look at him all the time and think where did this toddler come from? He is so cute and melts my heart everyday. No stats this month since we didn't have a doctors visit but I'm guessing he's over 20 lbs by now. I gave in an bought an ergo carrier on sale at target the other day and I can't believe I waited so long. Holding him has become harder and he is so wiggly. We were given a hand me down chicco carrier and moby wrap and my back always killed me when I used them. Not with the ergo. It's incredible. He stays happy in one place and my arms and back aren't hurting. Yay! If anyone is contemplating I highly recommend it. I wish I bought it in the beginning. Luckily it will grow with him. Anyway, back to my silly boy...

First for this month...
Sitting up independently
Sat in the grocery cart at publix and target
Rolls all over the place
Lots of different foods like pears, broccoli, rice and beans, cantaloupe and bagels He's eating all kinds of food.
Babbling and "speaking" a lot.
And first plane trip! I was so stressed leading up to it but he did great! I'll post about our trip too.

I think his bottom teeth are coming in soon and I think he's pretty close to crawling. We shall see. Daddy has been out of town a lot. Cincinnati for almost three weeks and just left today after six hours at home to Minnesota for two weeks. Mama needs a nap! We can't wait for him to come home a little longer. Grayson, we love you so much and are enjoying watching you grow! You are such a smart, loving, special little boy!

Love, mommy

Six.

Mr. Peanut turned six months old today. I seriously can't believe he has already been here for half a year. He changes so quickly! His checkup went well. He is 19 lbs and 5 oz (75th percentile) 27 inches long (75th percentile) and his head was 17 inches in diameter (93rd percentile) Daddy yelled"that's bigger than my neck size." We have some big noggins. You have been trying more foods like peas, carrots, squash, zucchini, banana and we let you naw on an apple the other day.  You have been sleeping a little bit better, thankfully. I swear you only sleep well when Daddy is around. We went on a trip to the beach for Memorial Day weekend. You were not thrilled with the beach, but the pool seemed to make you happy. (After a few attempts) apparently you only like warm water like your mom. We love you so much little peanut! Don't grow too fast ;) 

Mother's Day

First, I was surprised at just how fun and awesome it would be to actually be a Mom on Mother's Day. We had a great time at church and then a great dinner with family. Being a mother has changed everything. I thought I loved him when we was born but now it's even more indescribable. He makes us so happy. Even on a fussy day or a sleepless night I'm so grateful he is here and that God had trusted this special spirit to be placed in my arms. I think that's where I'll keep him.

Grayson's first Easter

We headed to my step-brother, Jeff's house for Easter this year. It was really nice because Grayson had his Grandpa, Nana, Grandma and Gigi there to celebrate the holiday with him. We had an amazing lunch then an Easter egg hunt for the babies (really adults)!

5 months

Mr. Peanut turned 5 mos old on May 5th. Hard to believe. He is changing so much. He's had a few firsts this month...

Rolling over from back to tummy

Started eating solids- first food green beans! 

Swinging in the infant swing at the park buts it's a big boy swing for him! 

He's sleeping free of blankets

He also took his first train ride! 

He's been sick the last few weeks. Three trips to the pediatrician = diagnosis of bronchiolitis + two Rx for nebulizers + hives + plus newborn sleep schedule = one exhausted mommy and baby. Thank good ness he's feeling better and sleeping well again :) 

<3

Happy Valentine's Day from Grayson!

bath time

our little dude loves bath time. We use a puj tub that we registered for and received as a gift from my Aunt and Uncle. It has been great to use in the sink, and super portable as well. He's getting a little big for it so we may need to switch to a more traditional tub soon. I was looking through pics on my phone and was amazed at how much he has changed. The first pic on the top left was taken when he was 4 weeks old, then on top right he is 6 weeks old. Bottom left he is 8 weeks old and then the last pic was taken at 10 weeks. The difference between the first and last picture just kills me. He's changing so quickly! After bath we usually read him a bedtime story then I nurse before we put him to bed. He just started sleeping in his crib last week. Yikes, I could barely sleep. He has done surprisingly well so far. Our monitor is pretty cool we can watch him on our phones and ipad. Gabe can even watch him when he is out of town! Thank goodness for technology!