In the Army Now!

In the last week or so, Grayson has become a master of the army crawl. While his most favorite things to crawl towards are the things he's not allowed to touch or play with such a power cords and items small enough to be choking hazards, he's recently discovered that he can get to anything in the house and there are even things mom will let him play with other than his standard toys!

For example:Today we discovered the blinds at the sliding glass door...

He's gotten VERY good at moving from his stomach to sitting and back and is quite pleased with himself that he can crawl to something and then sit up to play with it.

He has also figured out how to sit himself up in his crib facing towards the door so that when he starts yelling in the morning or after his naps he can be sitting up ready to greet you as soon as you open the door. We recently lowered his crib after he figured out how to sit. But Sunday he also figured out how to pull himself to a standing position. So we had to lower his crib to the lowest setting and move it away from his window... he's getting so big!!!

Another favorite thing to crawl towards... and depending on Mom's mood... he sometimes gets to play with it:

MMMM... cat and dog water! It was clean today so he played in it for quite awhile and as you can see... was VERY happy!

Saying Hi to Boomer

He really wants to pet the kitties but they don't want anything to do with him... and for the moment they are much too quick for him.

And life wouldn't be complete without a couple random yet super cute baby in the bath photos... so enjoy!!!

BABY BUTT!!! :)

A note to Auntie Laura: Thank you for the fishy on my mommy's shower cake! I love that it is a bath toy. It is my favorite bath toy and one of the tastiest toys I own! I love you and can't wait to see you soon! Love, Grayson

An Eventful Day

So many new things happened today! First while looking at Grayson's first tooth... we noticed the second lower tooth coming in!! Two teeth in such a short time... no wonder he's been so grumpy! Ouch! But he is being so cute and he keeps feeling them with his tongue... I can't even image how weird of a sensation feeling your first tooth like that must be for a baby.

Second, while eating lunch today, we watched Grayson discover the ability to move from his stomach back to a sitting position! He was so proud of himself!!!! And we immediately lowered the mattress in his crib. :)

Finally while at Grandma and Grandpa's for dinner, Grayson finally perfected the art of army crawling! Doing a lap or two around their living room and again be quite proud of himself!

So many new accomplishments in one day! I'm sure we'll all sleep good tonight! And tomorrow... Dave and I will begin the baby proofing of the house. :)

New pictures coming soon!

Kisses and a Tooth

So this weekend we went hiking at Fort Ebey on Whidbey Island. We had so much fun and Grayson seemed to love being in his back pack! He was also throughly entertained by the dog in the back of the car while we were driving over and back. I was glad that he was having such a good day but this also meant that he wasn't napping. :(

First Ferry Trip

Family Hiking

Inside the fort

LOVES it!

While we were waiting in line to catch the ferry home... we had to take him out of his car seat because he'd had enough and the dog was napping in the back so he was no longer entertained. I was driving and had him in my lap and he was having tons of fun playing and biting the steering wheel and trying to grab at the sticker that was on the window. And then he gave me what I can only describe as a baby's idea of a kiss... he leaned over all open mouth and drooly put his face up against my cheek and licked me. :) I could not stop laughing!!! So I kissed him a couple times on the cheek and then he came back and gave me another kiss!! It was so cute and so funny and also very slobbery and wet!

Today I felt Grayson's gums like I do every morning and noticed that the bottom front left tooth was just popping up from the gums!!! I swear this kid has been teething for the last 5 months and I'm so excited he's finally gotten a tooth! I'm also very excited that the tooth coming in has not... to this point... effected his sleeping. (Cross your fingers it stays that way)

A Tooth!!!

Anyways... it seems to me that any day now this little boy is going to crawl. I bought all the baby proofing stuff and just need to install it. Hopefully I'll do that within the next couple days because if I don't I know he'll start crawling before I get it in. Though if I do... he probably won't crawl for another couple months. Oh well... we are excited for him to start crawling and exploring... and I'm pretty sure he can't wait for the day when he figures it out either!

Trying so hard to crawl!