Daxtin is ONE week old today :)

The first week has come and gone much like I expected :) I am trying so hard to soak up this precious time with you. This "baby" stage is so precious and comes and goes way to fast. Having gone through two years with Grayden I have realized this stage you are in has got to be my favorite. You are so delicate and helpless and need mommy and daddy's help for every thing. I LOVE THAT :)

You are seriously a perfect baby in every way! You hardly ever cry unless you are having your diaper changed, getting dressed, or having a bath. You hate being cold !! Grayden LOVED his baths right from the Getgo .......and then theres you :) You HATE them :) So other than that you sleep all day and love to be held. You do have a bit of a fussy time right before dinner around 3pm where all you want to do is nurse for HOURS. You pretty much sleep through the night which is AWESOME! We usually don't get to bed until 11:30 PM and you don't wake up at all until 6 or 7 am and then we do a feed and bum change and were back to bed until 10 or 11am ! I am one lucky mommy :) Grayden STILL doesn't sleep through the night.

It hasn't been all that hard adjusting to a new baby in the house. Were just slowly learning about you and getting to know your likes and dislikes and what sort of schedule you like to be on. The hardest thing so far is getting Grayden used to the fact that he isn't the only one that gets mommys and daddys FULL attention anymore. He is having a hard time with that especially when he sees me nursing you. He comes up to me and pulls my shirt or my finger to get me to come with him. Sometimes when I pick you up he falls to the floor and starts crying. I also caught Gray sucking his thumb for the first time. He also started doing little things to "fake" hurting himself like hit his head a bit against the wall or slapping somthing and pretending his hand hurt. He makes sure you see him hurt himself and then comes over to you and goes "AWWWW" and needs it kissed better.:( So that is the hardest part right now for me. Feels like a stab in the heart everytime (sniff, sniff) So I try to make an effort a few times a day where I take Gray downstairs alone and play with him or read him a book ......what ever I can in my condition right now :)

Grayden LOVES to give you kisses and pet your little head :) Its so sweet because he will be playing or doing whatever and all of a sudden he will come up to you and kiss you on your lips and walk away and repeat that over and over. He is such a sweet big brother and although he gets jealous at times......he LOVES you :)

You had your first Doctors visit January 26th at 6 days old. You looked perfectly healthy! You weighed 8 Lbs 13.5 ounces and 20"long. We are so blessed to have 2 healthy boys :)

Thanks for being such a good BABY Daxtin :)
Mommy and Daddy love you with all our heart

Heres a few pics of Dax's first week :)


One week old




Brotherly LOVE !


First doctors visit




First bath at home

23 months old!!

Well Grayden you are officially a big brother now!!! WE brought your baby brother home on your 23rd month birthday! You met him for the first time on January 20 the evening he was born. Papa, Auntie Lynnie, and Aunt Debbie brought you to the hospital to see me and your baby brother. It was the first night I have ever spent away from you and I missed you like Crazy. I was a little worried about how you would be but you love your Papa and Auntie Lynnie so much that you had no problem. It was a little tough to get you to bed because all you want to do is play with Aunt Lynnie and she doesn't help either because she just wants to play....so Papa had to be the bad guy that night :)

You are such a sweet big brother already. When you first saw him you were petting his head so gently and resting your head on him and giving him kisses..... you warmed up to him right away and it was soooo adorable to see. You are going to be such a good big Bro!! When Dax was born and you came to see me in the hospital I felt like crying when I gave you a hug....It just made me realize how much you really have grown and are no longer that baby boy...You looked and felt so BIG!! .you have grown up so much!

So whats new with Gray this month?

Well Talking STILL hasen't been much of an improvement yet....... As a mom it sorta makes me worried or makes me feel like we've done something wrong but you are seriously SO SMART and I just have to remember that every child develops at there own rate....there own pace and I know one day here soon you'll just be talking your face off :) You have started to say a few more words but AGAIN you just decide not to use them........I think you've started a language of your own actually.....you'll go off on these little rants of babble talk every now and again and It makes us laugh so hard......the other day we were telling you its time for bed and you looked at us and then looked side to side and just started talking jibberish or somthing with SUCH attitude. Mommy and Daddy laughed so hard...LoL

You are STILL nursing before bed and when you wake up! I said I wanted to make it to two and looks like we will accomplish that goal FOR SURE! To be honest...I don't know how Im going to get you off!!! Especially now that Dax is here you are constantly coming up to me asking me for milk. When you see me nursing Dax you get really upset and try to grab me away so you can nurse. You are getting to big to still nurse so next month I think we'll be trying to wean you.

You LOVE to eat my dear! You are such a big eater!!!! You still love your veggies. the other night we had lasagna and you were picking out the spinach and eating just spinach....ODD but it makes me so happy you are such a healthy eater! Your favorite snacks are FIGGS, PRETZELS AND POPCORN. Your Favorite breakfast is french toast with home made blueberry sauce. And your favorite supper is hay stacks (RICE).

You have an OBSESSION with Dinosaurs and CHOO CHOO TRAINS. We have a train by our house that you can vividly hear and whenever it comes by you FREAK out and we run you to the door and take you out to watch it go by or the nearest window....You start screaming and grab who ever you can to take you out to see!! Its so much fun! Other fun things you like to do is twirl around the living room and make your self dizzy and laugh hysterically when you fall :) You love it when we play with you :) YOU LOVE TO LAUGH and make others laugh :) You love to be centre of attention!

You are a true definition of the word BOY! You love to wrestle and get rough with your dad. You love to play dinosaurs (especially in the bath) and slam them together like they are fighting. You love to play hide and go seek or the "chase" game. You are just so much fun right now!

Daddy is officially on parental leave!!! YAYYYYYY! We have him home with us for the next 9 months!! We are so blessed to have that here in Canada! It's going to be so nice to have him around! Daddy has been so helpful around here!! He lets mommy sleep and nap whenever she needs to. He's constantly picking up after you and cleaning the entire house! He has been so good to mommy!

Well Grayden this is probably the last "MONTHLY" post that I will do. After you are two I will probably update every 2-3 months! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ARE TURNING TWO NEXT MONTH!!! Gahhhh that is just crazy baby boy! I love you more than words could possibly express! You are my joy, my life, my everything!!

xoxox
Happy 23rd month Gray
Mommy and Daddy

Welcome to the world baby Dax!!

FINALLY my new man is here!

Daxtin Randall Beecher was born on January 20, 2010 at 3:35am Weighing in at a whopping 8lbs 8.5 ounces and 20' long!!

Daxtins birth story-
On Tuesday January 19th Mommy had a doctors appointment at 3:20 PM. I was 5 days overdue! Dr Lupul said I was 3 cm and my cervix was really thin and expected me to go into labour in no longer than a few days. She stripped my membranes a bit to maybe try to get things going and that was that. About half hour after my appointment I started to feel some contractions coming on but I thought nothing of it because I figured they were just from the check up. Well they continued and seemed to be getting stronger but not by much. Papa and Nana took Aunt Deb to see AVatar at 6:40 and by then they were a little stronger but nothing more than they were saturday when I thought I may be going into labour. So anyway off they went and by 7:30 I was starting to think MAYBE this could be it but of course still doubting myself. Cody was sure I was going to be induced so he was convinced it was just braxton hicks. By 8pm they were about 5-6 minutes apart and alot stronger to the point were a couple of them were bringing me to tears. By that point I said to Cody we should be getting ready to go because there is no way Im in this much pain and not in labour. So he started getting things ready but I wanted to wait just a bit longer until my parents got home (which wasn't until 10ish) by about 9:30 I just couldn't take it anymore and had no idea why I was sitting around waiting in so much pain where if I really was in labour I could be getting an epidural :) So off we went and arrived at the hospital at about 10pm. Everyone from the movie met us at the hospital and waited to find out if this was really it. They checked me in and waited for my doctor to come and check to see if I was really in labour or not. Dr. Lupul was actually on call that night so she came in and said I was at 5cm and that we were finally going to have this baby!!! I was so excited that this was REALLY it and that we were going to meet you in just a few hours!

Witthin the first 30 minutes they started prepping me for the epidural. I was so lucky that the anathesioligist was right there and that I didnt have to wait. At 11:30 Pm I got my epidrual :).......They are seriously a miracle!!! At 11:45 they broke my water and figured I would have this baby by 1:30am. Around midnight I was 7cm and pretty much stayed that way for a while. The contractions were getting farther apart and I didnt seem to be making any progress so at 1:45 they started me on the oxytosen drip (or whatever its called) the same stuff they use to induce you.

Around 3 am I started to feel a lot of pressure sorta like I needed to go to the bathroom :)...so the nurse JENNIFER said she would check me in a couple minutes. The pressure kept coming on and I felt like I was about to go to the bathroom right there on the bed. I told her that I think I need to push so she checked me and I was 10cm at 3am. They had me push a couple of times but your heart rate was dropping and so was mine so they brought Dr. Lupul in right away. I pushed for about 20 minutes and you were born :) Your were born at 3:35 am on Wednesday January 20th, 2010

They put you on my tummy for a few seconds, daddy cut the cord and they took you to get you all cleaned up and make sure you were alright:) It was such an unbelievable feeling to finally meet you :) you were 8Lbs 8.5 Ounces and 20" long. We were all shocked at how much you weighed since they have been telling me all along to expect a small baby :)

Daxtin You have stolen the other half of my heart already :) You are perfect in every way and a perfect addition to our family. I am so in love with you already. I had wondered how I would feel after having a second son and it is amazing the love that I feel for both you and Gray. Even though we have known and loved Grayden for the last 2 years. We love you just the same ....It amazes me how much love a mommy can have for her babies:)

We love you so much Dax! You are so precious and we are so blessed to have you in our lives
xoxox mommy and Daddy

Baby #2 Update

So baby could be here any day now and boy are we getting anxious!! I am 39 weeks and 5 days pregnant right now and ready for this baby to be out! It honestly has not been that bad except for not being able to move around like normal and getting out of bed or a chair for that matter is extremely difficult with this beach ball in the way :) I remember at this point with Grayden I felt like I was dying!! I was at least 15 pounds heavier with Grayden and has that ever made a difference! I have been extremely blessed with this pregnancy everything has gone so perfectly and I am so grateful!!! I haven't had a single charlie horse :)

We have felt completely un-prepared for this baby!!! We JUST put the baby's car seat in the car and washed his bedding and clothes just a couple days ago. My over night bag wasn't even ready until yesterday! If this baby decided to come early we would have been running around like chickens with there heads cut off!

With Gray I had no signs that my body was getting ready to go into labour. I may have had one or two contractions that didn't hurt at all but this time I have been having contractions for 2 weeks now and they are painful. Im hoping that means SOMETHING but who knows!! Anyway now that we are ready we have just started doing a few things to try and get this baby out. We started the long walks last night and I have been drinking the raspberry leaf tea. Walks are horrible because I have constant contractions the whole time. The tea doesn't seem to be doing anything and when Grayden nurses before bed it sure gets the contractions going as well.

Im feeling anxious not only because Im a little uncomfortable but If he doesn't come by Sunday....Cody has to go back to work and switch back into a nights schedule AND my parents are only here for a week so if this baby is as stubborn as Grayden was and I end up being induced ( which wouldn't be until the 25th) my parents wont be able to see the baby when he is born!!!! So we are all counting on him to make an appearance this weekend!!!!

Please come in the next couple of days little one!!!! xoxo

Merrry Christmas

Your 2nd Christmas was so much more fun and amazing than last year! You were so much more aware of what was going on and it was alot of fun for you. You loved going for drives around the neighborhood and staring and pointing at all the christmas lights. You would point and say "Wwoowww" You loved the festival of lights even though we could only stay for a few minutes because the weather was so cold!

Every morning when we go downstairs you see the christmas tree and all the decorations and you get so excited and run around shouting "HO,HO,HO" Every time you see anything santa you say "HO,HO,HO" (EXCEPT SANTA HIMSELF OF COURSE) You are terrified of Santa Clause. So much so that we didn't even bother taking you to see him a the mall.

Santa came to daddy's fire fighting Christmas party and you sat on his lap and you "FREAKED" so we didnt want to put you through that for our benefit of a picture so the pic with santa at daddy's christmas party will have to do for this year. LoL

So for Christmas eve we spent most of the day at Grandma Beechers. We had our traditional munchie feast and then we headed for the airport to pick up Nana and Papa! You played a little shy of course but you did smile when you saw them. They spent the night at our house and we woke up Christmas morning around 8:30 to open your presents. I don't think Santa should even bother bringing you Christmas presents because you get SO spoiled by your grandparents!! You got a really cool ridable winnie the pooh train, dinosaurs, clothes, books, all sorts of other toys, a fireman build a bear with a message from Nana and Papa, a desk, growth chart, dinseyland stuff, and so much more!!!

We had to hurry and get to Grandmas by 10:30 so we could open gifts there. You got a really cool train set with a the desk and everything. You got a tigger pillow, books, clothes.....and so much more as well. I guess thats what you get when your the first grandchild :)

It was such a fun christmas and was so nice to have Nana and Papa here to share it with us! Christmas isn't the same without your family around!

22 months

Grayden is 2 months shy of being 2 years old! ....... Wowza!

This is such an exciting month! Christmas is just a few days away, Nana and Papa are coming home for Christmas and Daddy is done work for a LONG while soon!
Grayden this has been such a fun month with you getting ready for christmas.

So whats new with Gray?
Well you have started to say a few more words. You cut a couple teeth this month (and still teething) and you keep getting more and more adorable by the day!
You are such a busy boy these days and you love to make a mess! Oh the messes you make!!!! Breakfast, Lunch, and supper are SO much fun right now! You love to throw your food on the ground for some reason and you DO NOT listen when we tell you NO! You are still a pretty big eater especially when we have your favorite dishes but as soon as you are done or you don't want something........it's on the floor!

You are doing OK with bedtime right now. You are still going to sleep in your own room and you stay there .....most nights. You have been teething really bad and there have been a couple nights where I have woke up with you sleeping on my legs. Your a sneaky little guy :) I've heard you a couple times running down the hall into my room and when you got to my bed you would start laughing because you were so excited to be with me and I couldn't resist turning you away and you would just wrap your little arms around me........so sweet!

You are such a sweet boy Grayden. You have such a soft heart and are so loving! There have been so many times where you just come up to me from out of no where and grab my face and turn it towards yours and give me a kiss on the lips. It's so cute how you just grab my face and turn it around to give me a kiss! The other day daddy was on the couch sleeping and you crawled up to him and gave him a little wet kiss on the lips. That made Daddys day for sure! Not only are you affectionate but you are so caring. You love to be centre of attention and you love to make people laugh.

WE love you so much Gray
xoxoxo Mommy and Daddy

Baby #2 Update

So I am 35 weeks and 3 days today! Wow has time flown by. I cannot believe how great I feel this far along. This pregnancy has been a lot different than the last. I thought I had a wonderful pregnancy with Grayden but this one has by far been even better for me. Theres not a whole lot new or exciting to update on with this pregnancy. I started seeing my OB a few weeks ago and it's in airdrie this time versus all the way down Glenmore so that has been nice. The first time I saw her she measured the baby and said that he was a little on the smaller side and that I was in the 25th percentile which was still normal range.

The next time i saw my OB it was a replacement because my doctor was on holidays. When she got to the measuring part she seemed a little concerned of the size. You are supposed to measure out the amount of weeks you are. I was measuring at a 32 when I am a 35. I was still in normal range but she wanted me to have an ultrasound just to make sure everything is okay in there.

So this made me extremely nervous and anxious to have this ultrasound done. I had to wait a few days and finally went in and everything checked out completely normal. I was laying there for at least 45 minutes while she did a thorough check of the baby and she told me that he is a bit on the small size but everything looks great! I WAS SOOO RELIEVED and happy to hear that.

Thats about all thats new with baby! He moves around still so much and NO CHARLIE HORSES......YET!! UGH.... that was the worst part of my entire pregnancy with Grayden was the charlie horses! I am so gratful I haven't had any yet but there have been a couple times where I have felt one about to come on and I can quickly stretch it out or whatever.

Anyway I cant wait to meet this little one. I am getting so excited!!

Sleep is SO good!

You DID it baby boy! We started putting you in your own room on the weekend and without nursing through the night. The first night was ROUGH! We started you out in your car bed but you would just keep running out and when we would come to tuck you back in you would run to your bed and giggle. It was more of a game to you and it felt like we were getting no where! After a couple hours of chasing each other back and forth, you started getting frustrated especially after we started saying nothing to you or giving you any more kisses goodnight. You finally fell asleep in your bed after about 3 hours. You woke up every 2 or 3 and I did end up nursing you once around 4 am but that was it.

The next night we decided to set up the play pen in your room. We figured that sleeping in your own room, and in a new bed and without nursing was to much of a change all at once. Your used to your playpen so we figured we'd try that instead. The second night was a lot easier! It was still rough because it wasn't a game anymore to you and you basicly sat there in your play pen and cried for a couple of hours. We went in and gave you a hug and a kiss every ten minutes but it was the hardest thing Ive had to do in a long long time. If Cody wasn't there to help me out I KNOW I would have given in and brought you into my room but it was what I expected from you and I prepared myself as much as I could but nothing is worse than seeing your baby crying and hurt when it was never his fault to begin with. It makes me tear up just thinking about what was going through your mind. I just had to keep telling myself that it will be so worth it in a few days!!

So that night was your first night of going the entire night without nursing. I always nurse you before bed but it was the first night you went all night without it. You didn't even ask for it. You woke up about 3 times in the night but we just went in and rubbed your back and you went right back to bed.

The third night I was a little panicked because i was going to be by myself but you got the hang of it right away. I nursed you and layed you down and you fell asleep. You didnt get up until 5am and then I rubbed your back and then you didnt get up again until your usual awake time. I was sooooo happy and relieved


Thanks baby boy for getting the hang of it so fast! Its so hard for mommy to hear to cry especially when it's not your fault to begin with :(
I love you
xoxoxo

Daddys Graduation

Daddy FINALLY graduated from his fire fighting course NOV 14th! We are so proud of him! He worked so hard and even though he didnt have alot of spare time to study and was away from home a lot he toughed it out and got it done! Your daddy is the hardest working man I know and I could not be more proud of him. He has always wanted to be a fire fighter and now he is officially considered a trained fire fighter! Hopefully after parental leave daddy can get on full time with rocky view or Calgary!

We are so proud of you honey.....your our hero!

21 months!!

Well little man in 3 months you will be 2 years old! I can't believe that......and in less than 2 months you are going to be a big brother!!! Not sure which ones more shocking you being a big brother or you turning two! I can't wait to see you as a big brother :)

This month was the month we were going to get you sleeping in your own room...........BUT........ you started teething again :( You cut your 13th tooth on Nov 7 and you just cut your 14th tooth yesterday. This last week has been exhausting with you waking up almost every hour of the night. I really wanted to start getting you used to sleeping in your own room but with me being alone at night and daddy at work it's much easier for me to have you in the same room. Sometimes you just woke up out of know where balling your eyes out. It was so sad and hard for me to see you in such pain so to calm you down we watched the entire movie of toy story at 3am. Anything to keep you distracted from the pain and it seemed to help.

You should be fine now that they have both officially cut through so we'll try this weekend and see how it goes! I am absolutely DREADING it because I know its going to be a hard transition for you. You still want to nurse a couple times in the night and that just HAS TO STOP. I was thinking this morning what would happen to you if the baby was born tomorrow and you had to stay and Grandmas over night without mommy for the first time. You would be devastated.....were if we did it together you would still know I was there for you and not completely abandoned you! This thought really made me even more determined to get it done and over with quickly before baby's born. I was thinking the other day......I have not been able to sleep through a single night without getting up atleast once or twice in 2 years!!! I can't even remember what a good nights sleep is like! Thats crazy!
I am praying for an easy transition for you AND FOR ME.

the last couple of months you have become such a DADDYS BOY! I mean you are still definitely a mommas boy but you have become so attached to your daddy! It is so adorable to see you together! You love to wrestle with your dad :) and when your upset or tired you love to cuddle up to him and rest your little head on his shoulder. That was always a mommys only thing but its so nice to see with your dad! When daddy gets home from somewhere you shout downstairs "HI DAD" its too cute! You adore your daddy!

You are still nursing 2-3 times a day....once before nap (sometimes after as well) and once before bed. (oh and a couple times through the night....*sigh*) I can't help but giggle every time because you literally put your arm around me and grap me towards you...LoL you are still such a big eater! You've always loved your food. You really enjoy your salad lately! This month you have officially joined us at the supper table. You get your own chair and sit right next to daddy at the dinner table. We finally found a good booster seat and our table finally came in last week!! You look like such a big boy. You hated your highchair and felt like you should be a big boy and sit like everyone else !

you love to play with your friends! You love to hang with the "big kids" and chase each other around screaming :) SCREAMING is another fave of yours right now.....you love to scream when you play. Doesn't matter what your doing but love doing it while you SCREAM ! You love to hide from us behind the curtains or closets and open it quickly and you say "boo" !

You have grown up so much! I can't believe Christmas is around the corner and then your second birthday.......*sigh* time flies but I am so excited for what's ahead!
Love you to bits!

Happy 21 months
xoxoxo
Mommy

Happy halloween

Happy Halloween! Well we just moved into our new house the day before halloween so things have been a little hectic but it was fun to celebrate halloween in our new home! Grayden went around the block to meet all the new neighbors with daddy and then we drove out to Grandma's for a quick visit and that was about all the trick or treating he did.

He made the cutest donald duck EVER!!

20 months old!

Happy 20 month birthday Grayden. This past month has been a busy month for you, you have changed and have become even more of an independent little person.

We are about to move into our new house here soon so we have been really busy around here. Theres not a whole lot new with you this month but you have become very independent and strong willed.
You don't like to be considered or treated like the "baby" of the house. You want to be like and treated like everyone else. When Brody, Makayla, and Jonah are here you REFUSE to be put in your high chair for snack or lunch. You run to the table and grab yourself a chair and sit there like everyone else. Even though your forehead barely reaches the top of the table and you can't see a thing, you still insist in sitting there just like your friends. You get onto your knees so you can eat whats on the table. Usually when you would eat in your high chair I would just give you food right on the tray but whenever you see the kids with bowls or dishes with their food in them you insist on having a bowl or plate too. When the kids aren't around for dinner you don't mind eating in your high chair but when there here you want to be treated like a big kid too......so cute!

You have become really attached to your friends. You play so well with Jonah and he is so good with you too (even though your almost 2 years younger) Its so fun for me to watch you play with them and try to "fit in with the big kids". You are so cute and its so fun to watch.

You are such a big helper! Whenever you see us working on something you try to get in on the action and help any way you can. You watched daddy take apart the computer desk and you found the tool he was using....crawled into the drawer and started sticking the screw driver in the hole just like daddy was......its all "monkey see, monkey do" right now with you.
You watch mommy put on my make up all the time and the other day I saw you get into my make up bag, take out my foundation and grab the sponge. You unscrewed the lid and started sqeezing the make up onto the songe as you wiped it on your face. haha it was so cute.

Brushing your teeth is still a nightmare :( you hate it yet everytime I say "AHHH" to open your mouth you still open nice and wide everytime. Don't get it ...but Im not complaining.....makes things a little easier for me :) You love to grab the tooth paste and put it on your tooth brush all by yourself but thats all you like about it.

We haven't started potty training at all but I think we will be buying a potty here soon and see how you do. Im not in a rush or plan on rushing you with this at all. I don't think you are ready yet so I wont be pushing this but I do want to try and see what happens.

You are still a big eater and love your food. Some days you get picky with your vegetables and pick them out but other days you'll eat them just fine. You are still nursing before nap, after nap, and before bed. For a while there I felt my milk depleting ALOT but I think now that we are getting closer and closer to baby it is picking back up again.

You go to bed on your own but still insist on sleeping with me when you wake up at around 2am. You still have about one night time nurse but once we get settled in our new house I will be weaning you from any night time nurses and helping you to sleep in your own bed all night long. You HAVE GOT to be sleeping through the night and in your own bed before baby is born or Im in BIG TROUBLE! I hope this transition is just as easy as you going to sleep on your own.....I can only hope I guess!

Talking is still the same.....you know how to say many words but you just dont.....really....like to.....talk!? You jibber jabber and say the words you know well all the time but as far as saying new words or using the words you know your just a quiet boy. It has made me a little confused and at times and I have often wondered if I am doing something wrong or not doing something but I have to remember every child develops at there own rate I guess and It wont be long before I can't get you to be quiet so I guess i should enjoy it while it lasts :)

LOVE YOU baby boy and can't wait to bring you into our new house!! So excited xoxoxo

Mommy

Such a CHARACTER

OH GRAYDEN....You did the cutest thing the other day. You have been pretty good with going to bed on your own for a couple of weeks now in your own bed. You went down for your 2 hour nap but woke up after only 45 minutes crying. I gave you a kiss and patted your back but you wouldn't stop crying. (it was your sad cry) so it made me think you maybe had a bad dream and needed some cuddles. So I gave in, picked you up and layed you on our bed. You closed your eyes and turned your body away from me. I layed with you for a couple minutes and snuck a few peeks of your face and your eyes kept opening and closing and when you noticed me looking you closed them right away but I could tell you were forcing them closed because they kept fluttering. All of a sudden you turned your body towards mine with your eyes closed and A HUGE SMILE ON YOUR FACE and you went right to bed. Haha it made me laugh so hard....It was your little cute way of saying "HA HA mommy I got my way" It was hilarious !!!

Sleeping on your own.......FINALLY!

We have had to rock you to sleep for far to long my little man. A week ago today you went to sleep all on your own. It has been a rough week with you being sick and all and Mommy just couldn't do it anymore. A lot of times we would rock you to sleep and when we put you down in your play pen you would wake up and sometimes not go back to sleep! I can't believe we have done it for this long!!!

At this point I knew the only way we would be able to teach you to fall asleep on your own was by letting you cry for a while. I was not ready to go through that myself but after a week of a non stop fussy toddler who has been attached to my hip 24/7.....I figured it was a perfect week to start and I would be able to handle you crying alone for a while :)

I waited until you were REALLY sleepy then nursed you. I picked you up, gave you a big hug and a kiss and layed you down, told you I loved you, and walked away. You were not happy about this at all.....You cried for about 5 minutes and I would go in after every 2 to let you know I was still around and that I loved you but you needed to go to sleep. Well after about 5 minutes you fell fast alseep :) I was so proud of myself and felt so relieved!

You have been doing awesome and now you rarely make a peep after we lay you down. Your used to the routine and usually shut your eyes as soon as I lay you down. It has been a huge relief for me and a big break! Its amazing and I just wish we started this sooner! lesson learned I guess!

Sorry baby #2 but you will be on your own starting day one! LoL

Love you little guy and thankyou for making this transition so easy for mommy!

A rough week.....plus reward!

I can honestly say this has been one of the toughest weeks with you Grayden! last tuesday when we went to bed you felt so warm but your temp was not feverish. You slept pretty well but out of no where you had a BM at 2am which NEVER happens. When you woke up you were SO hot. I checked your temp again and you were about 99*F You had no other symptoms but you had incredibly smelly BM's. Later in the day they started gettin runny so your olny symptoms were a bit of diareah and fever. I gave you lots of baths to help cool you down but you were attached to my hip ALL DAY LONG. That night was horrible You had about 4 BM"S and a fever of about 102*F We had a bath together at 2am and I ended up giving u some motrin. The next morning your fever reached a high of 103.4*F ....I was freaked right out and off to the doctors we went. It was a complete waste of my time......He didn't diagnose you with anything! He checked you out and everything seemed okay so he gave me a perscription for antibiotics and said this should help and that was it. I was soooo annoyed and frustrated and said my child does not need antibiotics for somthing you haven't even diagnosed .....Uhhggg doctors make me so MAD!! N E WAY i WALKED out without the perscription and we went home.

I had been so stressed the last couple of days worrying about my baby and not knowing whats wrong or being able to do anything about it is the absolute WORST! so after about 3 nights of no sleep, diaper changes, and lots of 2am baths. Your fever finally broke. FEVERS are the worst for me.....I know it's just the bodys way of fighting off an infection or whatever but it FREAKS ME OUT!

So I have no idea what was wrong with you or what you were fighting but you felt much better after the 4th day. You were still miserable for about a week after being sick and always wanted picked up. I am so happy to have my Grayden back and realized how much we take for granted when you are healthy!

I love you Grayden and so glad you are all better!

It's a BOY!!

We had a 3D ultrasound done yesterday at UC baby and found out we were having another boy! We could not be happier that Grayden will have a little brother to play with. If we had a girl we would have probably stoped at 2 kids but God has other plans for us I guess.

It was such a good experience to have an ultrasound that doesn't make you nervous by the tech just sitting there not saying a word to you or letting you know how your baby's doing. This time we got to just sit there and admire our new little boy for an entire hour. It was so AWESOME! He looks so perfect already and I cannot wait to meet him. He looked just like Grayden it was scary! Technology is amazing!

You look so perfect already little guy! I love you so much already you move around so much in mommies tummy it's Crazy!! It is seriously the best feeling in the whole world!
Can't wait to meet you!!

19 months old!

This has been such a busy month for us! Daddy has been so busy with his fire fighting course and going out to the fire hall lots. We went to disneyland, We sold our house this month. We are in the process of buying a new home and we have to be out of here and in a new house by October 30. It has been a crazy yet exciting month to say the least.

So what is new with Grayden?
You are a busy busy boy! You discovered how to get into every single sink in the house. You have always been excited about water so when you realized how to play in the sinks you were thrilled. Just when I thought you getting onto the kitchen table and computer desk was enough work....Lets start with the kitchen....
You realized you are now tall enough to climb the bar stools to get onto the kitchen counter and then you just climb into the sink and play in the water. Daddy pushed the chairs against the wall so you couldn't get on them only to watch you push them back againTs the kitchen counter. Haha we got a kick out of that one!

So no more bar stools at our house for now!
So In the bathroom you climb on top of the toilet and kneel on the toilet paper roll and pull yourself up on the sink. When ever we are near any of these rooms that is ALL YOU WANT TO DO!

It was cute at first but it has become very frustrating to be honest. Obviously we don't let you do it but you TRY TRY TRY. It is very exhausting constantly pulling you off toilets, computer desks, kitchen tables, and counter tops. How the heck are you supposed to baby proof that??? LoL To be honest when daddys not home and I have to get things done in the kitchen I will give in sometimes and just let you play in the sink. I end up with a big mess and water everywhere but sometimes it is worth it if I am trying to get something done. You are so busy!

I love the way you get so excited for piggy backs up and down the stairs and if you don't feel like a piggy back you turn me around or wrap your arm around my neck and plop yourself in my arms. I love that everytime you wake from your nap you sign to be nursed and have that special bonding time with mommy! You are very cranky without your after nap nurse. I love the funny noise and expressions you make when you are unhappy or want something.LOL I love how you lift your feet up to your waist when you run! You have the cutest run ever. I love how you grab mine or daddys hand when we are about to cross the road. I love how excited you get when you watch "winnie the pooh" I love our games we play around the house and how excited you get when we run around with you.

You just keep getting funner and funner to play with these days! You love to crawl onto mommy and daddys bed and start jumping like a little monkey! Most of the time I join you and you get a kick out of that. You laugh and get so silly when I sing "no more monkeys jumping on the bed" (you love that book) You love monkeys period.
You make monkey noises while you do this silly waddle with your hands at your side as you bob up and down.

You got sick for the second time in your life this month too. Right when we got home from disneyland. Both you and mommy caught a bit of a cold. Maybe it was the piece of gum you picked up off the ground in disneyland!!! AHhhrr I was so mortified!!

You are such a big eater these days. You eat almost anything and everything! You are still nursing a few times a day! I think we may just make it to age two after all. I remember my milk came in with you at 6 or 7 months pregnant so I wonder if my milk will start changing on you soon. We'll see how you deal with that :) You have started to say thank you really well this month. Sometimes you get confused and something else comes out but for the most part you can say it pretty good!

Well baby boy happy 19 months! Mommy and Daddy love you so much big boy!

xoxoxo
Mommy and Daddy

DISNEYLAND !!

Oh my goodness where do I begin. So your first trip to disneyland was an absolute blast! Grandma Beecher came with us and it was so nice to have her there for the break at times and you guys had some really nice bonding time. We left Thurs Sept 10, 2009 and arrived in california around 1pm. Our hotel was called the " Catsle Inn and suites" The main reason I booked this hotel was because it said it was across the street from disney land and because it was a castle and it looked really neat. Well when we arrived we could not stop laughing. It was more like a castle dump. It wasn't THAT bad but it was definitely not what we expected! It was NOT across the street either. More like a block and a half away! I wasn't very happy about that but....... whatever !

We spent our first day at the pool but that didn't last long. For one they had three different pools right next to eachother. All you wsnted to do was hop in one and move on to the next....OVER....AND OVER....AND OVER AGAIN! It was cute at first and It was nice to watch you have so much fun but it was 30 degrees outside and chasing you back and forth got exhausting FAST! We spent about 10 mintues trying to find our shoes. Daddy had one missing and so did mommy. We could not find them anywhere. YOu had thrown them in the pool and they got trapped in the filter. Stinker!! LoL

Well after the pool we walked over to downtown disney to do some shopping. Apparently Michael Jackson's kids were there in disneyland that night too. Anyway We had planned to spend all day Friday at disneyland so we woke up bright and early and walked the block and a half over to disneyland. We saw Mickey right away as we walked in the park and had your picture taken. I thought you wouldn't be scared but you were TERRIFIED! You never cried you just didn't want to be near them and whoever was holding you at the time you would not let go for anything. You were pretty curious and as we walked away from them you would not take your eyes off them. "Sully" was a different story.....you were terrified of sully! You would not even look at him and just kept your face in daddys shoulder with your arms wrapped around his neck as tight as you possibly could. I don't blame you Gray....He is scary!

Anyway your first ride was DUMBO! You went with daddy and you LOVED it. You were clapping your hands and having a ball. It was so cute to watch. We spent the next couple of hours going on all the rides in that area such as Mr toad, snow white, peter pan etc. I was suprised you didn't get scared or cringe on any of them. I think there was just so much going on and one thing right after the other that made you so interested. You would clap some of the time but for the most part you just stared and made the most adorable expressions. I missed so much of the rides just staring at you and watching your reactions.....THAT WAS MOMMYS FUN! I LOVED IT!!!

Around 1pm you started to get very sleepy so mommy ran you over to the hotel for a nice long nap and rest. It was so nice for me to have those breaks and take a nap with you. Daddy and Grandma stayed at the park and got in some adult rides which was nice for them. You slept for 3 hours and then we were ready for some more fun! We took you on pirates of the carribean and you loved it. When it goes for the first dip you started to clap ! I was suprised at how much you liked it and didn't get scared.

We did almost all the rides in Disneyland that you could go on on Friday so we decided to spend Saturday in California adventure. It was so nice because there was hardly anyone there. We walked on every single ride. I was actually a little disappointed with california adventure. They didn't have alot of rides for you and the ones they did seemed like 5 seconds long. I think it took us a couple hours to go through california adventure and we just went back to disneyland. We wanted you to get pictures with Tigger and pooh so we rushed over there before you got to sleepy and stood in line for a few minutes. After about 10 mintues they told us tigger and pooh were going for a break. You were so exhausted at this point and fell asleep on my shoulder. I was trying to keep you awake so I lifted your head a bit and your neck just flew back......YOU WERE OUT!!! I could not believe how exhausted you were. I dont think I've ever seen you so tired so I just walked you back to the hotel and we rested for another 3 hours. That was our last chance to see tigger and pooh and we missed it :( Maybe next time.

We had been on all the rides so we spent our last few hours going on all your favorites. Your favorites were Dumbo, the safari boat, its a small world, and your all time favorite ride was THE TIKI ROOM! HAHA you just had a hoot in there. dancing and clapping away, yelling at all the birds. It was so funny. You had people laughing in there!

We went on Pirates of the caribbean one more time with you and again you enjoyed it but half way through everyone got backed up for some reason and the boats weren't moving. We were stuck in the worst part of the ride where the boats are battling back and forth dropping cannons in the water with all the scary music. You sat there in Grandmas arms and looked around for a few minutes but after about 5 of just sitting in that spot you reached over to me and wrapped your arms around me and rested your head on my chest! You got scared and i don't blame you thats a scary spot!

So our last hour in disneyland we watched the amazing fire works. They are un believable! They even had dumbo and tinkerbell flying in the sky while they were going. You maybe caught a couple minutes of it and then you passed out in my arms. Disneyland really is a magical place and I can't wait to take you there again when you are older and can remember everything. We are so fortunate to have been able to take you this young and to watch you discover what was around you. That was so much fun for mommy, daddy, and Grandma to watch. I can't begin to tell you how enjoyable that was for me to watch. Your expressions alone were worth every penny!

Thanks Grandma for coming with us and taking such good care of our little guy. He adores you and you are such an amazing Grandma. Grayden is so lucky to have you in his life. Thanks for everyting!!

Love you Grayden
xoxo Mommy and Daddy

Nursery Time !

Today was a big day for mommy! You've been 18 months for a couple weeks now which means you can now attend nursery at church!!! We haven't made it to church for the last couple of weeks so today was your first official day at nursery! It was so weird to sign my little guy in for nursery and to see him name already on the list. All those kids seemed so old and it was scary to realize that you were now that old (tear)....Your mom is such a sucker!

Well your first day at nursery didn't last long..... you were back in my arms about 10 minutes later LoL!
It doesn't help that church time is your nap time so we'll see how it goes. It will be nice for mommy and daddy to actually sit through sunday school and learn something rather than chase you around everywhere but I think this is going to take a while for you to get used to.

Love you BIG GUY!
XOXOXO
MOMMY

21 weeks pregnant!!!

I can't believe I am half way through this pregnancy already!! This first one seemed like forever but I guess when you already have a little one to chase around all day.....time flies! This pregnancy has been so good thus far. The first 3 months or so weren't so good but this second trimester has been amazing! I don't even feel pregnant but the constant kicks always remind me. I missed feeling Grayden inside me and this time it feels so different because I actually know whats in there. I get so excited when I think there's another Grayden in there and to know how much love that's going to come with it makes me so thrilled! I can't wait to meet this little one. I wonder what he or she will look like, how different they will be from Grayden, to discover his or her different personality!! Ahhhh Im so excited!

Sometimes I think how can I possibly have another one when Grayden keeps me so busy these days. I know its going to be hard work and stressful at times but I now no it won't even compare to the Joy this baby will also bring into our lives.

Can't wait to meet you little one :)
Mommy xoxox

18 Months old!!!

My baby is a YEAR and a HALF old today!! CRAZY...CRAZY!! I can't believe how fast this has gone!

This month has been interesting to say the least. The title of this post should say "The whiney month" I don't know what your deal has been but you have been just miserable this month baby! I think part of it is because we haven't been able to use the basement which is our main play area with most of your toys. So maybe you have been just really bored?? ....I don't know. Every time your Auntie's come over your just a big winer and you get mad even if they look at you...haha! Your even that way with daddy right now. Mommy seemed to be the only one that you wanted to hang out with this month. Maybe the title should have been "attached to the hip" !!

Whats new with Gray?

Weight- 27 LBs
Height-

You have learned new signs and some new words....but again, you hardly talk. You can probably say about 20 words now but you hardly say any of them. You are such a quiet boy (minus the whineing this month) you have always been a quiet boy. Im sure in the next few months we probably won't be able to keep you quiet. You are starting to say the words along with the signs you know. Your favorite sign is bath and whenever it's bath time...you slap your chest and say, "BAF"

Your eating hasn't changed much nor your sleeping. You ALWAYS nap between 11-12 everyday for at least 2 hours or more.

You LOVE the park and most of all the swing. You can sit in there for hours!! You have become very independent. You go down the slide by yourself and you can walk up stairs all by yourself without holding on to anything. You like to feed yourself and use your own utensils, You TRY to dress yourself, when we are watching a movie and it freezes you run to the dvd player and know how to push the play button (cracks me up every time) You get up onto EVERYTHING! computer desk, kitchen table, coffee tables you name it. I thought our house was completely baby proofed but there is nothing I can do about this one except keep all the chairs away and keep my eyes on you 24/7.
You are at a stage where everything is..."monkey see, monkey do" You like to copy everything we do right now. When you see me dip a carrot you HAVE to dip your carrot. When you see me put tooth paste on my tooth brush, you have to put tooth paste on your tooth brush. When we kiss you want to kiss etc. etc.

Your favorite new past time is re-organizing the fridge :) If you see it open you run to get your arm in the way before it closes. If your too late you get so upset and have a little cry....haha !! It melts my heart and I sometimes give in and let you haver...You love to take the dressings and ketchup stuff off the sides of the fridge door and put them on the shelves in the fridge and then put everything back again. I don't let you do this often but it's sure cute to watch.

Rocks are a huge hit right now. You are completely obsessed with rocks! Mommy and Daddy get a kick out of watching you try to pick them out of the side walk pavement on our nightly walks. Even though you know they don't come out...you try every time.

You love to do things by yourself and love to be praised by doing so. When you put your hat back on by yourself or put your toys back in the toy box or even just put a rock though a hole. Whenever we say, " Good boy grayden" or "Good Job" you light up with a huge smile on your face and you just feel so proud. I love watching you succeed even if it is just putting a rock though a hole. You make mommy so proud no matter what you do.

The sweet little baby is fading away before my eyes and every day he is more "the big boy".
What fun it is to watch him living life, to see the world through his eyes. To get excited with every airplane or bird that flies by or every rock he finds. It is so much fun ! I love you Grayden more than you can ever imagine!
Happy 18 month Birthday!

Mommy and Daddy
xoxoxoxo

19 week baby update

Me at 18 weeks !

I don't have a lot to update on with baby #2 but this pregnancy has been really good. The first 4 months were a lot more difficult this time around. I had never been so exhausted in my life, and I felt a lot sicker with this one but these last few weeks I have felt great. At this point I don't even feel pregnant. I haven't had any cravings (thank goodness) I have had the worst cravings for terrible food that I do not need. I have CRAVED a tropical hawaiin Pizza from panago, a cinnamon bun, a MCchicken, and an ice cream cone. I could not get these foods off my mind....I constantly thought about them and as Much as I said ......"Taleah you are not getting a Mcchicken" I could not stop thinking about it. Once I caved into getting this crap the thoughts were gone.....It was so wierd to me cus I had nothing like that with Gray.

Anyway more exciting news I felt the baby move for the first time August 11th a few days earlier than Gray. It's funny how you wait so long to feel that little flutter or kick and then once you feel it....it doesn't stop. BEST FEELING IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!

We had an ultrasound yesterday hoping to find out the sex but no such luck. She did say she MAY have seen some boy parts but it was too early to tell and baby was in a bad spot. I booked another one Sept 3rd to find out so we will see.

Here is a pic of our little peanut. There's a couple hilarious pics of the face....haha




This one cracks me up!!

Our trip to Vancouver

It was definitely a different experience traveling with a child all by myself. Thank goodness it was only an hour flight. He didn't make a single fuss on the way there or back. I just plopped his Tigger and Pooh DVD in front of him and he was good to go. He loved staring out the window and saying hi to everyone around him. He was very content and quiet which was good. There was a kid behind me that couldn't have been much older than Gray that kicked my chair the whole way. I probably would have said somthing 18 months ago but having a child yourself you sorta have an understanding. I just couldn't believe she didn't even appolojize on his behalf. Anyway enough about that I was just thankful that wasn't my child.

We went to Vancouver last year when Gray was only 4 months old so we couldn't really do much but this time it was sooo much fun. He just loved it out there on the beach and it was fun for me to watch him run and run where ever he wanted to go. The tide goes out so far over there leaving a ton of puddles everywhere. That was the best part not having to worry about what he'd get into or where he was going. It was awesome!! I wish daddy could have been there to see you but mommy got lots of video :)
You adore your Nana and Papa so much.

Papa picked us up from the airport and it was one of the sweetest memories I will always remember. You haven't seen Papa (except on Ichat) for over a month and he was about 100 feet away when we saw him so I pointed him out to you and said, "there's Papa" Well you noticed him right away and pushed yourself away from me. I put you down and you started running towards him with your arms open. He started running towards you with his arms open and you ran right into his arms. It was like a movie moment and just melted my heart. I wish Nana was there.

There was another adorable experience with you in Vancouver! We were at belisfare mall in the states and there is this little foam play area in the middle of the mall that you really wanted to go in. We hung out in there for almost an hour and there was this little asian boy your age that you noticed right away. You immediately went over to him and had a huge smile on your face. You wrapped your arms around him and gave him the biggest hug. The little boy was confused and started walking away but you would just chase him and continue to wrap your arms around him and rest your head on his shoulders. This went on for atleast 5 minutes. You were just smiling and laughing the whole time. I was in tears laughing so hard and couldn't believe you were doing that. You have never done that with any kids so it was so adorable to see........MY LOVING BOY!!

It was so much fun to visit Nana and Papa and it was nice to be away from home for a bit. Thanks for everything Mom and Dad xoxoxo

17 months Old

This month there hasn't been a whole lot of change. We went to fairmont for your second time a few weeks ago. It was so much more fun this year than last. Last year you were only 4 months so we were cooped up in the hotel most of the time. You loved checking out all the nature and mountains around you. You LOVED the pool....the pool is dead centre in the resort so whenever we would take you for a walk you would just run to the gates of the pool, point and say "wwwooowwww"!! We didn't do a lot of walking because it was way to HOT but it was fun watching you explore in a different atmosphere!

What is new with you?

You are an absolute (as they say) "TRUE BOY" You are EVERYWHERE these days and get bored of things way to quickly so your off looking for other things to do or should I say GET INTO. I feel like I chase you around all day long..LoL Your not a fan of being inside right now especially with the heat the last few days. So your constantly staring out the window or banging at the door yelling "Mommy" to let me know you want out. AND THEN THE CASING BEGINS haha. Who needs to workout when they have a 17 month old boy!!! It would be a lot easier with a fenced backyard thats for sure.

As much as you keep me on my toes these days I am having so much fun with you. Especially when were outside or inside chasing eachother in a game of tag. Your Auntie's love coming over and playing it with you. (its the only time you will actually run to them so they eat it up) haha


Whats new in our lives ?
We put our house up for sale a couple days ago so hopefully before too long we will be in a bigger home with a fenced backyard. CAN'T WAIT!! Daddy is now a volunteer firefighter out in Irricana. They are putting him through all his courses for free and he is getting so much experience. He just started his 1001 course and he has been so busy. It has been stressful for both of us especially for him since he hasn't been getting a lot of sleep. He goes in 3 times a week and those days he wakes up has supper goes out to Irricana and then off to work for the night. It's a lot but it will all be worth it in the end. After this course and his test he will be a fully trained fire firefighter. He is so excited for this opportunity and hopefully in the next year or so he can get hired on full time.
Cody did something the other day that meant the world to me.

He got home at 10:45 Pm from training at the fire hall and had to hurry to work because the longer he stays at home the longer he has to stay in the morning to make up his hours. He was rushing like a mad man to get ready and stuffed his face with dinner as fast as he could and rushed to get out the door. He gave me a kiss and turned to open the door. All of a sudden he turned around so slowly and opened his arms and waved me over for a big hug. He gave me a kiss on the cheek and said, "Thank you for being so good to me".... You would have never known he was in a rush at that moment because it meant more to him to take that time and make me feel like the luckiest girl in the world. I felt so special because I knew how late he was for work but for him to stop and just turn around and do that meant the WORLD to me. It truely is the little things in life that mean so much!!
Thanks Hun for making me feel so loved and special. Grayden you have the best daddy in the whole world and Im so grateful you have him as an example of what a man should be. I am so proud of him!

Mommy is taking you to Vancouver in a few days to visit Nana and Papa for the long weekend. Daddy has to stay home and put in some hours at the fire hall so this will be the first time he has ever been a way from you for more than 24 hours :( He is dreading that time away from you but I think it will be good for him to have some "Cody" time and catch up on some much needed sleep or whatever he wants to do.
I can't wait to go and take you to the beach. I'm more excited for the BREAK than anything haha It will be a nice little vacation for me and it will be nice to spend some alone time with mom and dad.

Well baby boy Happy 17 month Birthday ...(try to slow that down a bit k)

I love you more than you could ever know
xoxox
mommy & daddy

Baby #2 Update

I had my second ultrasound a couple days ago for that neutral translucency check where they can tell wether the baby has down syndrome or any other issues. I didn't have one done for Grayden and It doesn't matter to me either way but I just wanted to see the baby and thats the only reason I booked this ultrasound. Well I was 10 weeks and 5 days so the baby was to small for them to do the measurements but I had an amazing tech that talked to us about everything we were seeing and let us watch the baby for a while. She was the best tech I've ever had. Anyway the baby was just a round blob for the first bit and you couldn't really make anything out. Thats all I expected to see but as soon as she brought Cody in all of a sudden it started to move like crazy!! She was pointing to the arms and then all of a sudden he/she started stretching her arms out and kicking his legs and rolling itself around. It had so much room in there to just move around and it was un believable to see that at such an early stage. I never had an ultrasound like that with Gray. It was so clear and perfect. It was amazing for us to see how much alive he/she was and how developed he was at such a young stage. It was amazing :)

I really wanted to wait until the baby was born to find out the sex but I don't think that's going to happen. I can't wait to find out and everyone is putting their guesses in. I have an ultrasound booked for August 21 to find out so I guess we'll see then. I remember with Grayden I had a strong feeling a few months in that I was carrying a boy. I haven't had that yet with this one but I did have my first dream a few weeks ago. I had a dream we waited to find out and when the baby was born everyone in the room screamed IT'S A GIRL. Cody insists we are having another boy. This pregnancy is the same in a lot of ways but also a lot different. I am a lot sicker than I was with Grayden and instead of being hungry all the time which was the case with Grayden, I am completely the opposite. I have no appetite for anything and the normal foods I am so used to eating make me want to hurl.

I am completely exhausted with this pregnancy. I'm sure that has a lot to do with the fact that I'm still nursing. The lactation consultant I talked to said that would be the case if I continued nursing but that there was absolutely nothing wrong with nursing while being pregnant. She said after the first three months I would start to feel better and I am a few days away from that mark so we'll see.

We can't wait to meet this new bundle of Joy. I can't wait to see Grayden with you and how adored you will be by all. Love you little peanut :)

16 months old :)

This month went by so fast just like I knew it would. I can't believe you are almost a year and a half!! This month was exciting! You met your Auntie Lynnie for the first time and we had so much family down to visit with.

So whats new with you?

You have definitely had a HUGE growth spurt this month. I don't know if its the fact that we cut your hair and started spiking it or if you just really grew. A bit of both I'm sure! Anyway the point is you are huge and I just cannot believe my baby boy is so big.
You have started saying a lot this month but even though you know how to say a lot of words you don't do it very often. I swear I heard you say I love you back to me a few weeks ago. It wasn't exactly "I LOVE YOU" but you were trying to mimic me and it sounded just the same. You say Papa, Airplane, Kiara, HI, bye or bye bye, Pooh, wow, birdie etc. I can't think of them all but you sure have improved in that department. Your signing is going pretty well too. You sign Bath, milk, more, and food perfectly but were still working on a few more.

You did such a cute thing yesterday:
We went for our nightly walk and daddy let go of Kiara's leash. She started walking off so you started yelling her name and chasing after her to stop. You bent over picked up her leash and decided to walk her the west of the way. It was sooo cute! That's the first time you did that or even walked Kiara for that matter :)

Your appetite has increased a lot this month. You used to never really want breakfast so you would have an early lunch and supper. For breakfast you always have fruit. Usually a couple handfuls of blackberries or blueberries and half a banana. Every once in a while you'll have eggs with some toast. I still haven't found a food you DON'T like. You seem to like and eat anything we give you. I let you have some grapefruit the other day thinking you wouldn't like the sourness but you kept asking for more! You FINALLY started using a fork/spoon this month.
You still nurse 4-5 times a day. Some people seem so suprised at that but its because that is the only milk you are getting. You are not on any cows milk or any animals milk for that matter. Just your mommies milk so that's mainly why you nurse so much.

You have such a sweet personality. Your feelings get hurt easily (especially when your tired) and your quick to comfort when you feels someone else is upset. You love to make people laugh especially mommy and daddy and know how to make anyone smile. You light up the room for everybody around you and just a joy to be around.


Papa and Nana came for a visit last week and boy do you have them wrapped around your little finger :) You LOVE your papa and Nana so much!! You have such an incredible bond with your Papa!! You love your Nana but there is somthing about men you are more drawn too. It seriously amazes me how comfortable you are around them and even though you don't see them often you warm up right away. Whenever you get into trouble or whenever you are sad you run straight to Papa. Whenever Papa's close by you would reach out for him no matter who was holding you. Daddy would be holding you and if Papa was close you HAD to be held by him and would rest your little head in his shoulders. What shocks me the most is that you sometimes preferred Papa OVER ME!!! You'd pass me to get to Papa or cry for him when you were in my arms!! THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVER!!! Hahaha only with your Papa. Like I said you have a special bond with him and it just melts my heart to see. I love watching you with them and to see how much they love you and care about you means the world to me.

Your sleeping schedule hasn't changed much but lately you have been missing your 2nd nap of the day. You wake up around 7:30/8am and then your down for your first nap around 11:30am for 2 hours. You usually have your second nap at 4:30 but if you haven't fallen asleep by 5 then you don't get one. Regardless if you take your second nap or not, your asleep by 8:30. If you miss your second nap you just get really cranky come 7Pm so I'll put you down a little earlier. You sleep in your own bed but around 2-3am You wake up and want to sleep with me.
That habbit HAS to break soon because when my belly's huge you will no longer fit in our bed and I can't have you kicking me all night. It's going to be a hard adjustment not only for you but for mel. I just wish we were stronger in the beginning and started putting you in your own crib for starters...... I felt at the time it was our only option for you to sleep and for us but boy did that come back to kick me in the butt......at the same time having you lay next to me the last 16 months have been some of my most special, fondest memories with you so It's something I don't really regret.

Well my baby boy I love you more than you could ever know! Happy 16 month Birthday!!!!!
xoxo
Mommy and Daddy

West Edmonton Mall

So we planned that once Tara got home just our family would take a trip to Edmonton to spend some time and have some fun. Our family has not been together in years so it was really nice to spend that time together. We drove up Friday and did some shopping you loved all the water displays in the mall. Then All 8 of us piled into one 2 bedroom hotel room for the night. We brought a couple blow up beds but it was so much fun. We ordered Pizza and played catch phrase until the wee hours of the morning. We had a lot of laughs!!

The next morning we got ready and took you to the Water Park!! You were so amazed by all the water, water slides and the colorful children's park. Your face was price less when we walked you in there. You kept pointing to EVERYTHING and saying "GOH", "GOH"

You loved going down the water slides the best. You always had a HUGE smile once we hit the water and then you'd clap. We had a lot of fun mommy and Grayden time since I was with you the entire day. I couldn't go on any of the bigger slides because I am prego with your little bro/sis but we had so much fun together.

Papa took you into the hot tub after a few hours and you passed right out on his shoulder. You have such a special bond with your Papa and it just melted my heart to watch your curl into him and rest your little eyes. Papa sat with you in the lawn chairs and you both took a little snooze while the rest of us played and got ready to go. You slept for almost 2 hours.

It was a fun weekend!!

SHE is home!!!

You FINALLY met your auntie Lynnie yesterday!!!!! It was such an amazing day to finally see her and give her a huge hug! she looked so beautiful. She was hysterical when she first saw you. I brought you over to where she was and ....well you saw PAPA so you begged for him haha and she just put her hands over her mouth and broke down into sobbs! It was so emotional for everyone to see that moment when she saw you for the first time. It was so special and I can only imagine what she must have been thinking. You were confused about the whole situation and why everyone was staring at you and she tried to hold you put you kept trying to push her away. You didn't want anyone but Papa and just cuddled in his shoulder. You became extremely shy but she held you for a few minutes for pics and that was about all you were gonna give her. :)

It was such a beautiful day and You are going to become so attached to your Auntie Lynnie :)

BIG BROTHER :)

Yup, that's right Grayden will be a big brother early next year (I think) I DID NOT think I could get pregnant since Gray is still nursing so much and because It's been two years since my last MS. Anyway you CAN DEFINITELY NURSE AND STILL GET PREGNANT!............. 6% chance my Butt!

So heres the story, Last thursday night (May 21) I was laying in bed and my heart was racing like I had just ran a marathon which I thought was really odd. The next morning I felt sick to my stomach so I called my sister and told her I seriously think I may be pregnant so I went to walmart and got a pregnancy test and there was a big fat positive. It was funny bacause about 2 weeks ago I waited longer than usual for breakfast and got really hungry and I felt like I was going to throw up. It was the same feeling I hadn't experienced since I was pregnant with Grayden so I told Cody and we joked about how crazy it would be if I was pregnant :)

Anyway I went to the doctor the following monday (May 25) to confirm the results and they assured me I was pregnant so I asked for an ultrasound so I could find out how far along I am since I had no way of knowing. I had an ultrasound the following thursday ( May 28 ) Cody was unable to come with me but I saw our little peanut for the first time and his/her heart beating at 129 BPM. She said I was about 6 weeks and 5 days but never gave me a due date and I forgot to ask. I'm not sure how they figure all that out but I am guessing around January/February 2010. I have a doctors appointment monday so I'll find out then.

..I thought our kids would be at least three years apart but its so funny how everything just works out. Things have been crazy around here especially with Cody's work. He has just about had it there and completely un happy. The only reason he is sticking around is for the 9 months Parental leave that he will take. He wouldn't take that much time off with any other company so its just so amazing how everything has worked out. Cody only has 7 months left and he is FINALLY DONE.

WE ARE DUE JANUARY 16TH!! AND WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER !

15 Months Old!

This month has actually gone by pretty slow! You get to FINALLY meet your Auntie Lynnie in a couple weeks and that day just can't come any sooner. Thinking about her meeting you has been on my mind constantly which Is probably why this month has been such a dragger. Nana and Papa are coming down in less than 2 weeks so there are a lot of exciting things around the corner.

So what's new with Grayden this month:

You LOVE being outside. It is probably your favorite thing right now. Sometimes we'll catch you standing there trying to turn the door knobs to let yourself out. Whenever we open the front/back door you stop whatever your doing and run as fast as you can. Sometimes when we close the door on you because you don't have your shoes on you throw a complete FIT. You start screaming and fall to the floor...little stinker, You love your walks and getting rides in your wagon. You love looking for birds and of course pointing at them. You are fascinated with airplanes right now. When ever you hear one you point your little finger towards the sky and yell "dooo" until you find it.

You love to go to the park and walk around and watch all the big kids play. Usually you run right for the swing and stand below and point until mommy or daddy put you in. You LOVE THE SWING!!
This month you started walking up and down curbs all by yourself. That sounds so funny that I am blogging about that after repeating it in my head, but I was so excited and felt like such a proud mommy when you did it :) I'm such a suck..haha

You are incredibly busy right now! Church is almost impossible to sit through or even listen to a single talk you just want to GO GO GO ! Oh and you have finally figured out how to open EVERY SINGLE DRAWER/CLOSET in the house! That's been fun this month :)

All the yummy fruit is finally in season so you tried water mellon and rasberries for the first time this month! You just love it! Im so glad you aren't a picky eater! You SURE love your fruits and veggies!

Waving and saying hi to strangers is a new one this month :) When we go for our nightly walks you wave and say hi to almost everyone that walks by.

You love staring out the window! Every time daddy leaves for work you run to the window after kisses and watch him drive away while you wave your hands like crazy and yell "BYYYEEE"
Daddy HAS to come to the window and say bye again to you before he goes or you get very upset. He forgot one time and you started hollering and banging the window. You love those moments and giggle every time. Its cute!

You started saying "Pooh" (as in winnie the pooh) this month and you try to say a bunch of other words like tigger and airplane but your not quite close so I'm not going to bother counting those.

This month has been so much fun now that we can enjoy each other outside. You are just such a hoot right now. In about 2 more weeks you FINALLY get to meet your amazing Auntie Lynnie I have been telling you so much about :) SHE IS DYEING TO MEET YOU AND HOLD YOU and I cannot wait for that moment! This is going to be such an exciting month!

I love you Gray more than anything
Happy 15 month birthday
xoxoxo Mommy & Daddy

Hight Chair Pass-out :)

You passed out for the first time in your high chair (May 6, 2009) at 14 months old :)
You missed your second nap that day and I think daddy wore you out from playing so hard :) He sat you in your high chair and gave you some broccoli and spagetti while he did the dishes from supper and the next thing he knew you were fast asleep in your high chair :) I came home from Walmart, took a bunch of pictures and then decided it was a perfect opportunity to try and give you your second haircut.

Here are some pics of your first high chair pass-out :)

BEFORE.....





AFTER :)

14 months!!

14 months old and what a big "personality" you have developed!! This month we haven't had too many changes except for the fact that you have grown so much. The other day after one of your BIG naps Daddy and I were watching you play and we looked at each other and said we couldn't believe how big you looked. We swore you must have grown in that nap you just had!

What's new this month with Grayden:

Well you are finally starting to pick up some sign language. You love to sign "more" and no exactly what you are signing for. You are getting used to the "milk" and "bath signs for now. You have sorta made up your own sign for "milk" since you were about 5 months old. You rub your fingers across your nose and lips over and over until you get some.
I don't think you have said any new words which is a little surprising but you have become REALLY good at the ones you already know. "Uh Oh" is a word you use constantly. You purposely drop food or throw things so that you can say it. You like to pick up the phone and walk around with it by your ear and yell HHHIIIIIII at the top of your lungs!!!

We had another friend join our day home this month and I just love watching you try to interact with the older kids. The boys are two, Makayla is almost four but you try so hard to fit in and its just really cute to watch you jump out of your character a bit. They are so good with you even though you like to grab or demolish whatever they are doing. (stinker)

Well this month we finally got you into an earlier sleeping routine. You fall asleep around 8:30/9:00PM and wake up at 7AM with mommy. This has been so nice for me to have those extra hours to my self at night and get up with you in the morning. You go to sleep in your crib but wake up around 5:30 6 to nurse so I come get you and put you in our bed for an hour and then you pretty much wake up only a few minutes before my alarm clock.
Before when you didn't go to be until 10/11PM I would have to leave you in our bed in the mornings with the video monitor and a bunch of pillows around the bed. That made me so paranoid and you never got a good sleep without me there. So I am SUPER happy about this new routine!!

You have started to eat a lot more solids this month but still the same amount of mommy's milk. Your not a big breakfast fan though. You just want my milk and that's about it for the mornings. You love grapes and toast with coconut butter for snack and a veggie wrap for lunch, and Salmon/rice/broccoli for supper. Salmon was a new thing this month but we don't give you much. I didn't think you'd like it but you LOVED it.
Grayden had french fries for the first time this month (well Sweet potato fries..haha) I cute them in to skinny pieces and sprinkled a bit of olive oil and cinnamon on top and they were delicious! Gray loved them.

You FINALLY figured out the sippy cup earlier this month!! You couldn't figure out for the longest time how to get the water out. Now you are obsessed with sippy cups!!

Whining and an attitude have really developed this month...haha! Whenever you don't get your way or if I take something away from you, you throw your arms down to your side or turn around and hit what ever is behind you. You have actually hit mommy or daddy a few times. Last week you hit daddy for the first time and he grabbed your hand and looked at your firmly and said "NO" with an angry tone and you looked back and started to bawl! :( MAN this discipline thing is hard.

You love to dance and watch your favorite show "Tigger and Pooh", We are not ones for TV especially for Grayden but we can't help but turn it on a couple times a day just to see how happy and excited you get EVERY TIME.

Your favorite place to play and be is outside right now. Whenever we open the door you run, or whenever we open the shoe closet you reach in and grab your shoes. You just love it outside and it's too bad this stinkin weather would cooperate so we could enjoy it more! You love to just walk around all by yourself and explore. You get so excited when you see birdies and planes! You point and and look at mom and dad as if your making sure we see are staring too. You love going for walks in your wagon and swinging in the swing at the park. Sometimes when your cranky we'll just take you outside and you become the happiest little boy immediately.

You discovered the windows this month! You are a little taller now so you LOVE to look out the window and wave your hand Hi to everyone you see walking by. Whenever mommy or daddy leaves the house you run to the window to watch us getting in the car and wave/scream BYEEEE!!! It's too cute!

You also discovered light switches. You can't reach them but you point to them all the time. You love it when mommy or daddy pick you up so you can switch them ON and OFF, over and over. You get so excited and clap your hands every time you switch it.

Auntie Lynnie is coming home in less than 2 months! I CANNOT wait for her to meet you and experience the joy of having you in her life!! It chokes me up every time I think of her holding you for the first time at the airport and wrapping her arms around you.....(tear) I seriously CANT wait. She loves you so much and expresses that in every letter she writes! She can't wait to meet her little nephew!!

Well baby boy! Happy 14th month birthday!!
Love always
Mommy and Daddy
xoxoxo

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His new favorite PJ's

Dancing with his duck

Fast car ride...hahaha

having fun at the park

First time in a swing

Dancing

First Haircut....

Okay this happened over a month ago. I was shocked when realize I forgot to blog about this. Since I started my dayhome I have been a real slacker. Anyways Grayden had his FIRST HAIRCUT on February 20, 2009 at almost a year old. We went to walmart and I can tell you right now I will never go there again. She must have just came back from a SMOKE BREAK and JUST REACKED OF IT. I was soooo upset and I would have asked for a different hairdresser if she wasn't the only one there. Anyway Grayden sat on my lap and cried the entire time!! It was horrible and I felt so bad for the little guy, but it NEEDED TO BE DONE!! Hopefully we will have a better experience next time.

Here is a couple pics of Grayden's FIRST haircut.

13 Months old !!

I know I have said this before and I know I will say it again, but this is the FUNNEST stage with Grayden so far. He is my little toddler now. Thats so wierd for me to repeat but I have to face the facts..... he is no longer my little baby who fit so nice snuggled in my arms. You still love to rock, but you are just so big now which makes rocking you a bit difficult the way your used to.

Whats new with Gray Gray this month?

Every month you seem to find new things around the house to play with or a new favorite room to play in. I believe last month was the pantry and the toilet paper roll....This month you love to play in closets and your new favorite toys are the broom and mop. You LOVE to pretend your sweeping or mopping the floor like mommy. It's very cute to watch you stretch as much as you possibly can in the corner of the fridge to reach them. You still try at every chance you can to get into the toilet but mommy and daddy have become pretty good at making sure that doesn't happen!!! (Little stinker) Oh yah you discovered all the drawers in the house :) (thats a fun one)

I don't think I've seen you crawl at all this month!! You walk everywhere and even try to walk the stairs. (Your legs aren't long enough yet honey) :) You are now running all over the place! We had a couple days where the snow finally melted and the weather was warm enough to go outside, so we put on your rubber boots and took you for you first ACTUAL walk to the park. You loved stomping your feet in the puddles and walking in the snow that was left. It would be so nice to live somwhere warm to take you out all the time because you LOVE being outside so much. SUMMER is FINALLY around the corner and we cannot wait. We are going to have so much fun with you at the lake and We can't wait to do our nightly walks again.

I don't think you have said any new words this month except "Uh Oh" You love to jibber jabber at us and while you read your books. You have loved your books since day one and your new favoite is your "tigger and pooh" book (of course) You absolutely LOVE tigger. You love to take your tigger everywhere. You haven't really gotten attatched to anything like that though. No specific blankey's, no stuffies....pretty much just your soothie and mommy of course. I have heard about little ones who get attached to little things like that and have a whole entourage they NEED to take everywhere, But we have never had that with you (thank goodness)

Food hasn't changed this month. Still LOVE your greens and fruit although I have noticed this month how much you really LOVE your grapes!! Oh yah...you tried eggs for the first time this month and you loved them. Mommy also made you some whole wheat blueberry pancakes from scratch that you LOVED as well. Your still nurseing just as much so not much has changed in the food department.


When you do somthing sweet or funny we'll shout "YAAAYYY" and you throw your arms straight up in the air with a big smile on your face. That's new this month and makes us chuckle every time. Whenever you hear the "think, think, think" song from your favorite show "My friends Tigger and Pooh" you tap the side of your head with your finger just like they do. And you have started to dance (finally) You bend your knees and bounce up and down. You are so cute and so smart.

Well my little toddler, I know I tell you all the time but I could never tell you enough..... love you more than anything in the whole wide world!!
Happy 13 month birthday !!!

xoxoxo
Mommy and Daddy


My walking man :)

Eating Eggs for the first time (mommy added some peas)

Mopping the floors

Walking to the park

Birthday Swim..

This post is a little late I know......We took Grayden to the Airdrie pool for the first time The day after his birthday with Nana and Papa. HE LOVED IT.......I don't know why we've never taken him there before but anyway we finally did and it was a blast. He looked like such a BIG boy walking around in the kiddie pool all by himself!!

HERE ARE SOME PICS OF GRAYDENS BIRTHDAY SWIM !!


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LIKE FATHER LIKE SON !!

This is Cody's suite when he was Grayden's age. They are both 12 months here!



PRECIOUS!!

Happy FIRST birthday Grayden !!!

Well it was a BIG DAY today as Grayden turned ONE years old!! I spent all morning and throughout the day reminiscing what it was like and where I was exactly one year ago today. I kept looking at the clock and thinking to my self....I was driving to the hospital this time, pushing at this time or holding him for the very first time. It was an emotion filled day to say the least. I felt like the proudest mommy in the world today.

We had your party at 1pm over at Grandma and Grandpa Beechers. We had your 1 year pictures just before and then picked up some last minute things like all your balloons and headed to the party. It was so much fun and a lot of your family and friends came out to celebrate. First we played a milestone game where everyone had to guess which month you achieved a certain milestone like...when you cut your first tooth, or sat up for the first time etc. We also played guess how many cheerios are in the jar. After games and visiting we watched your very first slide show that mommy has been working on for a while now. It was such a beautiful moment for me to watch you grow before my eyes in that 10 minute slide show and just another reminder on how fast this year has really gone by. You have grown so much little guy!

So whats new with Grayden this month?
Its true what they say..."Its fun to be one" Gray is so much fun right now, everyday he finds new ways to make us laugh. He occasionally likes to play by himself but even more so with mommy or daddy. If he sees us playing on the computer or watching TV he comes and finds us and whines at us to play. He loves to play with us! His favorite is to wrestle and play rough. HE IS A TRUE BOY !!

This month you have found a new toy in the washroom...the toilet bowl!! Ahh whenever we forget to close the door he rushes towards it and as soon as we say "Grayden NO" he of course goes even faster and stands right up to the toilet and if he's lucky....he splash away in there. He is SOOO fast its unbelievable!! Ahh it is soo grouse!!! Mommy and daddy have got to get that under control and atleast remember to keep the toilet lid CLOSED! oh yah you love to flush the toilet now too.

You are officially a walker! You walk everywhere and prefer to walk rather than crawl to where ever you want to go. You are still a little wobbly but Its so cute to watch you stand there and catch your balance. Your hands are no longer on dirty floors..Yay!! You have started to point to everything. Whenever you want something you point at it and whenever you are walking somewhere you point in the direction you want to go.

You just started giving us this adorable little frown!! Whenever someone does something you don't like or if you don't get your way you give them the cutest little frown and squint your little eyebrows. It is sooo funny right now which makes it hard to stay firm with you when you've done something wrong, We chuckle every time!

You cut another tooth this month right on your birthday! You now have 3 teeth on the bottom and 4 on the top. You eat all sorts of food and there isn't one thing you don't like... you love all your fruits and all your vegetables especially your greens!! I am so lucky your not a pickey eater!! Still nursing just as much as last month and that won't be changing for a while.

You have started to say a couple more words such as BYE, HI and you try to say KIARA but its sounds more like kaahh. You love to open books and point to all the pictures and try to read to yourself with all the rambling you do....It's so cute to watch. This month you discovered your favorite show! You LOVE .... absolutely LOVE "My friends Tigger and Pooh" Every time we turn it on and you hear the theme song you get the HUGEST smile on your face!! It is the funniest thing that you could love a show so much already. You could sit there all by yourself for the entire 30 minutes just watching it. You don't care for any other cartoon except that one. When we rock you to sleep you toss and turn and fuss until we turn on that show and then you immediately stop to watch with a smile on your face. You usually always fall asleep within the first 10 minutes.

Grayden is still sleeping with me at bedtime!!! I know I know...I could be in BIG trouble here!! I usually put him in his playpen and he'll sleep in there for a few hours and then wakes up around 2 and then I bring him in bed with me until morning. He loves sleeping with his mommy probably just as much as I love snuggling with him. He loves to get right close and cosy. They are some of my favorite times with you. I stay up for a few extra minutes just to stare and breathe him all in. I love to smell his baby skin and his sweet baby breathe. I hope those are things I will never forget. He is just so peaceful and still laying there and I don't get many moments like that anymore so I make sure to take a few extra minutes and soak it all in. I will cherish those cuddles the rest of my days.

At one years old Grayden weighs in at 22.2 Lbs and is 28" Tall. You have lost most of your baby fat and looks just so much like a little toddler now. It amazes me to see pictures that were taken just 2 months ago and then to see how much older you look now. You are the most beautiful boy I have ever seen!!
Grayden, one year ago today you changed my world completely. Becoming a mommy has made me look at the world completely different and I have become a much better person because of you. You have opened my heart to whole new meaning of love that I have never known before. The day you were born was the happiest day of my life and this year has been SUCH a blessing. I am so thankful for your health and the joy you bring into mommy's and daddy's lives. I have never been so happy and that is all because of you. Thank-you for the best year of my life!! I hope you always know how much mommy and daddy love you.

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY LITTLE GUY!!
LOVE YOU SO MUCH
XOXO
Mommy & Daddy








FIVE generations here !!!

He is the light of my life !!

I cannot believe Grayden is turning One years old one week from today! I am having all sorts of mixed emotions about this and I'm not sure why. I guess I am just realizing the baby in him is gone which is a stage I truely miss, and because the year just flew by so fast. As much as I miss the "baby stage" I am loving watching this little boy grow up and develope his own unique personality. He is more fun everyday and I cannot believe how much love I have for this little guy. I don't know how many times I pick him up and squeeze him and just think to my self how much I love him. He is PURE joy and love in my life. I am going to soak you up this week as it's your last week being officially a "baby" next week you will be considered a toddler (that is so weird for me to even say) But no matter how old you are or how old you get..... you will always be my baby :) (sappy I know) LoL

11 months old...ALMOST ONE!!!

I can't believe my baby is turing ONE next month!! I remember so clearly a year ago when he was still inside of me and thinking that next month our baby will finally be here and now here I am a year later thinking about my sons FIRST BIRTHDAY!!! We are SO EXCITED for his birthday but pretty emotional as well. We are creating a slideshow for his birthday which I have been working on everyday and when I go through all his pics it just brings a tear to my eye that he has grown up so fast. I remember every little moment like it was yesterday and I just want more and more. He has brought so much joy into our lives its unbelievable. We have ordered all his party supplies online already and I am making all of his invetations. We are going all out for him this year .... people wonder why because he won't even remember but your FIRST birthday only happens ONCE and mommy and daddy will remember :)

He is one BUSY boy these days!! We have baby proofed almost everything around here, yet he still manages to find things to get into and I feel like I am always running after him or grabbing him away from something or somewhere....I don't understand? I'm trying to use "no" less frequently. I don't like saying no all the time and I don't want him to think his mom is the "no" machine. I will try and use other techniques more often. He is rambling so much these days. Its funny listening to him when he's in a bad mood or annoyed at something. The sounds he can make while trying to express himself are hilarious."Mamma" and "Dadda" are frequent words around here. Thats about all the words he can pronounce as of yet.

Grayden cut another two teeth this month. Right now he has both front teeth top and bottom and one more cut through on the top on Jan 17th (almost 11 months) I think he is cutting another three right now. He is about to have four teeth up top. It's almost through and I think another one is coming on the top and one on the bottom. He is so miserable especially at night. He has never had a problem teething until now and its not fun to watch him in so much pain. I have started giving him a tiny bit of that oral numbing gel to help him at night and as soon as I run it on he instantly falls back to sleep. Poor little thing :(
I love his little smile now that he has all this teeth..haha he has a pretty big gap up top and just so cute. It is so strange to see my little baby with what feels like a "mouthful" of teeth.

What else does Grayden love this month
Grayden Loves to play in his ball pit and throw out all his balls. He's really into taking everything out of things and then be done with it. He'll empty out all the toys in his toy box and then crawl away without playing with any of them. Just likes to make a mess I guess. He loves crawling up stairs and just recently learned to crawl down them. Our playtime has become so much more fun now that he can interact so much more. He thinks that I am the funniest person in the whole wide world, and we spend lots of time giggling together throughout the day. His laugh makes me laugh, and I love that I know a million ways to crack him up. He loves to be tickled, Especially if it is after crawling behind him saying "I'm gonna get you." he gets so excited, he tries to crawl away so fast, but looks behind himself, sees me, and cracks up. He loves patty cake right now and loves to clap along on command. As soon as you sing patty cake or clap your hands he immediately claps with you. Kisses are also a new favorite thing this month. Or should I say MOMMY'S favorite thing :) You say kisses and he turns towards your lips and opens his mouth real wide and gives you a nice big wet kiss.....Its so sweet !
Books continue to be a favorite and he loves to go grab a book and turn the pages all on his own now. Waving hi and by are fun ways to enter and leave a room now, he gets a big grin on his face when he waves and thinks he is so cool. He loves to find the keys to the computer filing cabnet and try to put them in the key hole. I can throw the keys any where in the room and he knows exactly where they go. Such a smart boy :)

Not much new in the food department. He's tried a few new things like spaghetti, spinach, a few suppers we eat like veggie chilli and jumbiliya etc etc. Breastfeeding is still going well. Gray is still nursing about 4 or 5 times a day and it is still one of the most favorite times of the day for both of us. He is so snugly and affectionate, and he loves that special time with me probably as much as I do. I don't plan on weaning him ANYTIME soon.

Grayden started to take steps for the first time this month.....we haven't had a whole lot of time this month practicing with him but the last couple days we have and he doesn't seem all that interested. This month went by so quickly and I hope this month drags on and on as much as possible.

I can't believe it has almost been a year with him in our lives. You don't realize how time really flies by until you have a child....(for me anyway) Grayden you are my favorite person In the whole world. I love you so much

Happy 11th month birhday!!
mommy and daddy
xoxoxoxo

My walking man

Wow I can't beleive it !! grayden just took his first steps today January 20th two days away from being 11 months old. It came totally un-expected. He's been able to stand completely balanced all on his own for a while now and for a couple minutes at a time so we knew he could probably walk but he never took a step. We have been trying for a while to get him to walk but he wasn't interestedI

This morning I was making breakfast and Grayden was in his favorite place of the house ( the pantry ) He was just standing there all by himself so I dangled the broom in front of him and all of a sudden he took two steps!! I was so shocked and excited...I ran upstairs to get the video camera and I was able to catch the second time around on camera for daddy to see.

To be honest I can't wait for him to start walking around everywhere. It has been such a pet peeve of mine watching him crawl all over peoples dirty floors. He gets into mostly everything and anything anyway so I dont think him walking will change alot in that department. He is growing up so fast !!

I will try to post the video shortly ::)

First Illness..

Grayden got sick for the very first time on saturday January 3rd. We had a bath just before bed and pretty much as soon as he got out of the bath it instantly hit him. He seemed so happy in his bath?!?! Daddy put all his balls from his ball pit into his bath and he LOVED it, but like I said as soon as he came out he was just miserable. That was a rough night.....he had a nasty sounding chest cough and just not himself at all. It was so hard to see him so Ill and hurting but not able to do anything for them.
Here's a few pics of Gray's first Illness

Snow Snow and more Snow !!

We have had so much snow over the holidays its ridiculous. I love having a white Christmas but the weather we have had has made that un-enjoyable. Its been to cold to go play outside but here's a few pictures of Grayden Checking out all the snow.





Someday when its warmer we can use his new sleigh OUTSIDE!

Happy New Year!!

So it's the last day of 2008 and what an amazing year it has been. We didn't do much to celebrate, we just went to Grandma and Grandpa Beechers for pizza and came home for the countdown. Grayden had a late nap at Grandmas by accident so he happened to be awake for midnight. Grayden was my first new years eve kiss this year :)

As the year wraps to an end I can't help but reflect on everything that has happened to us. A year of miracles, laughs, tears, Much love and an out pour of blessings. It has been the best year of my life!! I can't wait to see what 2009 brings. Thanks for making this year the best year of our life Grayden.
Happy New Year !!

Mom and Dad
xoxoxoxo

Trying to ride (backwards)

Crazy Grayden....haha

Check out my new ride !!

Our clapping boy

Ball pitt fun

Merry Christmas Grayden

Today was Grayden's First Chistmas !!!! There is just something so different and special about spending christmas with your child, Especially their first. We decided to spend the night at Grandma and Grandpa Beechers instead of driving back and forth because we were spending Christmas Eve their anyway to play games. You didn't sleep very well. You weren't fussy just tossing and turning all over the place so Daddy took you downstairs and rocked you until everyone got up which was around 8am (what a good daddy) You were very spoiled this year Grayden. Grandma and Grandpa Beecher got you a bunch of neat things in your stocking, a couple cute outfits, a sleigh, and a 6 V batman quad. Its pretty cool and I think daddies a little jealous. LoL

We went home around 6pm to open your presents from Santa. Santa brought you a few outfits, a hulk toy, a story reader, books, a bunch of cool bath toys, a ball pitt and a few other neat things. You were very spoiled to say the least. It was so fun to share our first christmas together and watch you tear open a couple gifts. I think you were at a perfect age to celebrate a FIRST Christmas. You may not have known you were unwrapping presents but at least you could tear some open.

My family was in Vancouver this year but neXt year that will change (RIGHT MOM AND DAD!!) Although Christmas was amazing this year with Grayden......it just wasn't the same for me without my family around. I really missed you guys today :( My parents are coming down in February so Grayden gets to have another christmas from them then.

Christmas is our favorite time of year and we are already planning on a bunch of traditions we want to start with you and have as a family.
Thanks for making this Christmas extra special baby boy. We love you so much!!
MERRY FIRST CHRISTMAS GRAYDEN

LOVE
MOM AND DAD


My cute shirt

Me in Great Grandmas rocking chair


My bike from Great Grandma and Grandpa Bergeson







My first Christmas dinner










All my presents this year


In my ball pitt

10 months

NNNNOOOOO.......

10 months old !!

Grayden is now a double digit baby! He turned 10 months today and I still am amazed at how time flies when your having fun! He is so much fun and brightens every moment of our life. I still get to wake up to that adorable smile everyday, I feel like the luckiest mom in the world to get to be Grayden's mommy!

So what has this month been like for Grayden:

This has been your busiest month SO FAR. Im sure I will probably say that for the next few months to come. You cruise around everywhere, stand up and walk between furniture and stand all by your self here and there. You can stand there and balance your self for a while now. You will be taking a step or two in no time. Its so wierd for me to look at you just standing there ALL BY YOURSELF! You just look like such a big boy and it only seemed like last month where you couldn't even hold your head up without support. (sniff, sniff)

Your favorite things to do around the house are sneaking into the bathroom and play with the toilet paper. You spin it over and over and watch the toilet paper make a mess on the floor. In the loft you like to get under the computer desk and play with all the cords (mommy is constantly pulling you out from under there!!! In the kitchen you LOVE to play in the pantry and pull down whatever is on the first shelf. You love to grab all of daddies plastic cups from work and bring them out and scatter them across the floor. You like to take the magnets off the fridge and fling them across the hardwood over and over again. when we open the fridge you get histerickle and crawl as fast as you can to see all the goodies in there. You have had no luck sneaking in there YET....but have come VERY close. haha You know that places your not supposed to be because every time we hear you crawling into the bathroom towards the toilet paper roll or under the computer you stop and wait for someone to catch you and once we look at you and say "NO" you smile and go even faster!!...... LITTLE STINKER LoL

Grayden cut THREE teeth this month and theres another one along the way. He cut one in Hawaii, and a week later he cut his 2nd top tooth and the very next day his bottom one came through....I had NO IDEA he was even teething on the bottom. So he almost has all four teeh. 2 on the top and 1 on the bottom. I'm guessing his other bottom one should be through in the next day or two. I am so greatful he handled it so well. I have heard some horror stories about teething and luckily you weren't to botherd. A few fussy nights and that was it.

What else is new this month? Grayden added a 2nd word to his vocabulary!! he started saying DADA !! Cody's been trying to get him to say that for a while now and finally out of no where when we were shopping in Walmart he just said Dada, Dada! That was on December 5th, 2008. Cody was so excited!! So he says Dada and MaMa so far along wtih a bunch of new goo goo ga ga babbles. He loves to talk right now
and the jibberish he comes up with sounds sooo cute.

Grayden is still eating similarly to last month, he loves apples with cereal for breakfast, cucumber for lunch and anything green for dinner. He doesn't seem to be pickey AT ALL which is wonderful. Lets hope that doesn't change and he continues to enjoy his greens!! We added a few more dishes to the menu. He loves pasta with some cinnamon, he also tried some organic chicken which he doesn't seem to mind but definitely not his favorite. All the recalls lately has made me hesitant to feed him any meats but we did try some. We mostly feed him grow foods so he'll get chicken every once in a while. I can't stomach my self to give him any red meat. I don't eat ANY red meat so I can't see him eating it anytime soon especially if I can't find it organic. He tried a couple pieces of mommies favorite food (grilled cheese), potatoes and zuccini. He is still nursing about 4 times throughout the day and once through the night and uses it for his primary nutrition and of course mommy snuggles!

You are starting to sleep through the night. YAY ...He goes to bed around 10 and wakes up at 6 for a quick feed and then back to bed until 9am. We have started skipping his 3rd nap of the day to get him to sleep earlier so he is now going to bed around 9:30. We have our bath just before to keep him awake and happy and then story time, then bedtime. Grayden really LOVES his books right now. his favorite book is called "RHYME-A-ROUND" its a touchy feely book and as soon as we read it he looks up at you and gives you a big smile....so cute! He has learned and loves to turn the pages for you.
Daddy or I continue to rock him to sleep for his naps and at night and we love that quiet, snuggle time with our cuddly little boy! His naps are still around 1 1/2 - 2 hours long.

Oh yah Grayden FINALLY started clapping this month!! haha my goodness we have been trying to get him to clap for months. He would just stare and continue doing anything BUT. He started to clap on December 21 on the way to Grandmas and it came from no where. I just looked at him sitting there all quiet and he was clapping and now does it ALL THE TIME. All you have to do is say "PATTY CAKE" OR clap and he starts to clap.

This has been such a fun month with Grayden, he learns something new everyday and I love seeing the world through his innocent, trusting little eyes. He is such a loving little boy. I think he hears "I love you" more than any other phrase, at least a 100 times a day from daddy and I. You really cannot imagine how LOVED you are Grayden. Not only from your mom and dad but your family and friends adore you SO MUCH!! You are one lucky boy to be surrounded by so many people that love you.
Happy 10 month Birthday Grayden

Mom & Dad














Check out my teeth

HO HO HO ...

Grayden met Santa Clause for the first time today :) He was pretty good at first when I sat him on Santa's lap and we got a few "curious" pictures (No smiles though). He kept looking back and forth to Cody and I for approval that this man was safe or something. After a minute or so he started to cry and wanted mommy or daddy to take him away from the strange looking man.
It was cute....

Christmas is only a few days away and we are SOOO excited to celebrate Grayden's FIRST Christmas!! 5 MORE DAYS!!!
So another special FIRST today !!! Here is Grayden's First picture with Santa Clause :)

His Favorite time of day.

As I have posted previously Grayden JUST LOVES his baths. We have a bath before bedtime and It's the time of day we ALL look forward too. We all just have so much fun together and tonight was no exception. I wanted to capture a little video of what our bath times are really like.

Heres a little video of Grayden's bath tonight :)

Tug a war- with kiara :)

Graydens First tooth

As I said in his 9 month update. Grayden cut his first tooth in Hawaii on November 18!
Here is a couple photos of His first tooth!!!

Attack of the duck

Playing in the hawaiian grass

On the beach in Maui

Graydens 9 month update !!

Grayden turned 9 months old the day we came home from Hawaii. What a crazy and fun month he has had!! He has become so aware of his surroundings and has developed this little personality that I am getting to know more and more everyday. Just seeing him develop into this little tiny person has been so fun!

Grayden has gotten SO mobile it is crazy! He has mastered crawling anywhere and everywhere. He has been very clingy this month and is constantly wanting your undivided attention. Maybe the teething? I dunno....he sits and plays by himself for a little while but it doesn't take long before he's hollaring for some attention. If we're not playing with him he comes and finds us and pulls himself up by our pants to be picked up. He is strong willed, which I think is a good characteristic for a boy. He hates it when he gets placed in his play pen or anywhere else for that matter and tells me all about it until I come get him. The babbling has really increased this month too.

He is now officially pulling himself up on everything. He just looks so old standing there all by himself. For a while when I would come into the room and see him like that I almost couldn't believe it. We have started to use the word "NO" a lot these days. The first few days it was cute, and I liked watching him explore and see everything for the first time at this new level but it can get exhausting chasing him around everywhere. He has started to move side to side on different things and has actually stood up all by himself a couple times, but then immediately plops down to his bum.

Sharing is also something that developed this month. He loves to share his soother with me. I smack my lips and save "mommy have" and he pulls it out of his mouth and tries to put it in mine. He gets quite a kick out of someone else having his soother. He likes to share his mum mumss as well. Waving hello is new too. He just flaps his right arm up and down with a big smile on his face....so sweet :)

He had his first commercial baby food in Hawaii. I packed some organic bananas and pears for fruit but I had to buy some vegetable commercial baby food because I had nothing to make vegetables with. Surprisingly he didn't mind it but didn't eat much. Finger foods are by far his favorite, he loves slices of banana, cucumber, avocado, pieces of broccoli pretty much anything he can feed himself with. He surprisingly does pretty well with it and most of it he is actually eating! He could eat broccoli for 3 meals a day if i let him. It is definitely one of his favorite foods and gets all antsy and moves his tongue around every time he sees me make it! He's going to grow big and strong :) We are still doing mostly 2 meals a day. He continues to nurse about 5-6 times a day and then once or twice during the night.

Oh yah...Gray FINALLY cut his first tooth in Hawaii on November 18th. A few days earlier he was just drooling like crazy and a couple times he would spit his soother out and grab my finger to bite chow down on. A couple days later I could see that his gums at the the top of his mouth had been pierced through a bit. My baby was cutting a tooth :( I felt so bad for my poor little guy. I kept saying to Cody and Grandma that I think he was cutting a tooth up there because it looked all red and stuff but they didn't really believe me at first because it was happening at the top of his gums instead of the bottom which is where they usually come in first. Anyway he definitely has one up there and I don't think it will be long before the other one pierces through beside it. The doctor said it wasn't really normal for them to cut a tooth at the top first. I googled it and read from other moms that it was normal and that every baby is different and his doctor said it isn't anything to worry about. She said if the tooth was canine like then there may be worries but its coming through normally.

He is one healthy boy and weighs in at a whopping 20 Lbs 5 ounces. He dropped at bit from being in the 75%tile for his weight to the 50%tile which is normal since he is more mobile. He is 30 inces long which keeps him in the 95%tile for his height! He is one tall boy!! (I wonder where he gets that from) His head circum was 17.75" (we always new he had a big melon). I bought him an 18 month snow suite thinking he would have so much room to grow trough winter but when we tried it on his feet are already stretching out!! Not only is he tall but his feet are huge...He is in a size 4 at 9 months old!!!! We under estimate our son and how big he is all the time.
Anyway we couldn't be happier and feel so blessed to have such a happy and healthy boy. He has never even been sick yet!!! Not one cough, not one sniffle....Nothing (knock on wood) I know he will catch a cold and get sick one of these days but I am pretty impressed he hasn't caught a thing yet. He is still happy as ever. Every single person that meets you has commented on how happy you are. Everytime we got on the elevator in hawaii almost everyone would say, "Aren't you just a happy boy". You smile at everyone you meet and there is no greater feeling as mother to see you so happy and healthy. You love to laugh and be tickled. You go hystericle especially when we chase you around the room and say, "im gonna get you" Your giggle is the cutest sound in the world.

I am 3 months away from his first birthday and am totally in shock. Sometimes when I stare at him sleeping all sprawled out on the bed he is absolutely, without a doubt, a little boy laying there and I can't remember when that happened. I must have blinked. I am really going to try and soak up the next few months of babyness with Grayden. You are unbelievable baby boy and a dream come true in my life. Love you Love you Loves you!!!

It has been a fun and exciting month! So much has changed and I know I'll say the same thing next month but man does it go by fast!
Happy 9 month birthday baby!!

Mom and Dad
xoxoxoxo




9 months old!!


Doesn't he look so big !!




In my first snow suite



Playing in my toy bin

Aloha Hawaii..

Our Vacation to Hawaii came and went too fast. We left November 13 and came home the 22nd....NOT LONG ENOUGH! It didn't help coming back to snow either!! Although I really miss the warm weather and the beach in view, it's always good to be home!

We left here at about noon to Vancouver and we were able to visit mom and dad for a couple of hours before our flight to Maui. They hadn't seen Grayden in about three months so they were thrilled to have spend a few hours just to see him and spend some time with us. Grayden was so good for the flights!! I was dreading that 6 hour plane ride but he slept almost the entire time. He was awake for about 2 hours during our flight to Maui but kept himself busy with all the new toys Grandma Beecher had brought for him. He nursed himself to sleep through every take off and landing!

We finally arrived to Maui at about 11pm Hawaii time which was 2 am our time. and when we arrived to our hotel it was about 3:30am our time. It was an exhausting night to say the least. Cody went scuba diving for the first time with his dad but other than that we didn't have anything planned down there so we mostly stayed at our condo and hung out for the week. Our condo was right on the beach so we had a nice walk every morning and night. When Grayden napped we just sat out on the deck and starred at our amazing view. There is something about the ocean that is sooo soothing and relaxing!! Anyway our days consisted of swimming in the pool with Grayden (he loved the pool), playing in the grass (he found the grass sooo amusing...he would just sit there and pick at it forever). We played in the waves ( Grayden didn't like the ocean very much and would clinch on as tight as he could every time one rolled in) and of course taking loads of pictures. We did a bit of shopping here and there. On the third day the weather wasn't so nice to we spent a few hours at the aquarium, Gray loved watching all the different fishes swimming around. It was cute to watch him tap at the glass over and over. Other than a few good pictures it was a big waste of money. I guess everyone else had the same idea to go there on a not so nice day. It was jam packed in there and just all around not that great.

Anyway He napped at least three times a day which made it difficult to really plan on doing anything for long. Naps in Hawaii were a nightmare...lol thats the downside of rocking them to sleep everyday I guess. He had such a hard time napping without it!! He would sometimes nurse himself to sleep on the bed but for the most part we each took turns rocking him side to side in our arms. He has a mind of his own I tell ya.....I would try but once he figured out what I was doing he would have a big fuss so I would pass him to daddy and most of the time he would fall asleep but sometimes he gave daddy a big fuss as well so it was Grandmas turn and ususally every time Grandma had him he would fall asleep.

Thursday was a ruff day for Cody and I but know one had it worse than poor Gray Gray. We decided that for Graydens morning nap we would set the play pen by the pool so that Cody and I could have a little fun while he napped. Well as soon as we FINALLY rocked him back and forth to sleep and put him in his play pen, someone started up a saw which woke him up immediately. I quickly picked him up and put him back to sleep. We moved the play pen away from the noise closer to the ocean and as I put him down he sat right back up. By that point he was not going back to sleep and that was that. We got him all sun screened up and went in the pool instead. Well he rubbed sun screen in his one eye and while he was in the pool Gray bumped his other eye on the side of the pool. He was cranky tired, tears coming out one eye, a bruise on the other, and drooling all over from his tooth. IT WAS HORRIBLE.... emotionally draining for Cody and I but like I said I don't think anyone was more upset than poor Grayden. That was probably his crankiest day ever and I can't blame him.

It was a wonderful and much needed vacation. We had a lot of fun!!
Thank you so much mom and dad Beecher for everything!!



Awaiting the tide....dun dun dun


Hanging with Grandma Beecher


Grandma and Grandpa Beecher


Playing in the pool


Pulling out the Grass


No shoes....no shirt....no problems !!


Graydens bad day :(

Climbing Stairs

Last week I was trying to get some things done around the house and all Grayden wanted to do was crawl around. So I let him crawl around the floor while I did the dishes. I turned away for about 30 seconds and the next thing I knew my baby was no where in sight. I went to look for him and he was at the beginning of the second stair case !!! PHewww ...I couldn't believe he knew how to crawl the stairs already and he can do it now with flying colors!!!

Heres a little video....

Climbing Stairs

Funny Face..

Whenever you are frustrated or just not happy with a situation you sure know how to let us know. You give mommy and Daddy the funniest face I've ever seen. You squint your eyes, open your mouth REALLY wide and stick out your gums while you make this screetchy little noise. I can't help but laugh Every time. It's so funny to watch you express yourself in the only way you know how right now.


You started this at about 6 months !

Grayden's FIRST Halloween !!

Today was Grayden's First halloween!!! So exciting!!!! Cody and I love Halloween so it was fun to spend it with Grayden for the first time this year! Daddy took a scuba diving course this morning and then you had a super long nap in your crib (almost 3 hours) Then We finished carving our pumpkins. We waited until 8pm and then took you to Auntie Jenn and Uncle Chads for your first trick or treat experience. You were so cute today in your little monkey costume:) We had so many compliments on how cute you were today and it was so fun to show you off !!

Happy FIRST Halloween Grayden!!


Your FIRST costume

Cutest monkey ever!!

His cousin Madison the butterfly


One year ago INSIDE mommy.....


One year later WITH mommy



Your candy stash.....that you can't eat :)


Graydens first pumpkin


Where did daddy go?

8 month update !!

Grayden is 4 months away from being One years old. I cannot believe that. I was looking back at pictures again and can't believe how much he has changed and grown over the last 8 months. I see pictures of my tiny newborn and the Mommy who thought her baby would stay little forever. Just a few weeks ago I can remember looking at him sitting all by himself thinking how far he was from crawling and now 3 weeks later he wont stay still. I have been warned so many times by parents to cherish these moments because they go by so fast, but I had NO IDEA just HOW FAST !!

He is Mr. Mobile these days, crawling all over the place and he has gotten pretty fast! Going after electric cords is one of his favorite activities, as well as door stoppers..... boy does He LOVE door stoppers he gets so excited whenever he finds one !!! He is learning that mama's new favorite word is "no, no". Whenever I say it he looks at me with a big grin on his face......trouble already haha.Oh yah he has started to pull himself up on things. Mostly in his crib and he loves getting onto his knees. I love that when we are not around him he crawls to where ever we are and pulls on our pants letting us know he wants to be held. Its so sweet and makes us feel so special. I just think its the cutest thing, not finding him where I left him. I know the novelty of that will wear off soon enough so I am enjoying these times of thinking this is the greatest thing. I will soon be missing my non-moving baby. But it is truly a miracle watching him develop and grow like this.

Sleeping hasn't changed a whole lot. He goes to bed around 10pm and wakes up around 10am (wakes up about twice in the night to nurse) He still naps about 3-4 times during the day. This boy loves his sleep!! Grayden LOVES to laugh, it is the BEST sound in the world!!

I have pretty much given up on puree foods at this point. I have come to learn that he does NOT like to be fed by anyone but himself. For breakfast I feed him barley or rice cereal (the usual ONE bite) and thats it... with some kind of fruit. I put most of his food in those safe feeders and he likes to eat it that way. As long as he's feeding himself he's good. I'll take some tiny bits of avocado and banana or whatever and place them on his highchair and let him help himself. He does alright but most if it ends up in his lap and spends most of the time playing with the food rather than eating it. This boy really likes his broccoli :) He actually eats it rather than play with it. Im glad he likes his broccoli not only is it one of the best greens for him but we cook it at almost every meal so its nice and easy for me. I would have to say his favorite food Is cucumber. I give him those mini cucumbers but just cut off the ends and he loves sucking out the middle. Every time he sees me grab one from the fridge he starts getting antsy and waves his arms out until I give it to him.
By far his favorite meal is still his "mama's milk" He doesn't eat enough solids to make him full so we are still nursing every 3-4 hours and about twice in the night. Which is fine with me because it's such a bonding time for us. They are my favorite little moments with him to just lay there with him and stare at each other and to know I am giving him the best nourishment possible by doing so.

He has so much personality right now and is the true definition of a mama's boy! And of course I like it like that, daddy always tells me to enjoy it now because soon all he'll want to do is hang with dad and go on fishin trips etc etc ....we'll see about that! LoL just kidding :) ...Cody is SUCH a good dad and most of you know that Cody is such a kid at heart, so i know he will probably have more fun with dad when he gets older but I think he will always be a momma's boy :)

Grayden, I love going through this growing journey with you. I love waking up everyday thinking that I love you a million times more than I did yesterday. I love your smile and laugh that fills my heart with pure joy every time I hear and see it. To say you are the world to me wouldn't be enough. I know the time passes fast. So I cherish every minute that I am truly wrapped up in you and hold those dear to me. These have been the best 8 months of our lives so far and I know every day with you will just get better and better. You have brought so much meaning to our lives and make everything we do mean so much more. Watching you discover the world is the most amazing thing we've seen so far, we are so lucky to get to be your parents! We love you baby boy with all our heart!!! Muahhhh!
Happy 8 month birthday !
XOXOXOXO
Mom and Dad






first time in a shopping cart


Checking out the cool sky !!

CRAWLING !!

First Birthday as a Daddy :)

Cody had his first birthday as a daddy ! We went to Grandma and Grandpa Beechers house for the night to celebrate. He was spoiled with Abercrombie clothes by Grandma and me and Grayden made him a picture frame with his hand prints.
We hope you had a wonderful birthday :)

Happy Thanks giving !!

Today is Grayden's FIRST thanks giving. Well we actually celebrated thanks giving on Friday with Cody's family and Yesterday day we had another thanks giving dinner at Auntie Nene's. To be honest I have never thought much about thanks giving or pondered on what this day really meant. I just looked forward to all the good food and left overs or the long weekend like most of us do.

I think this is the first year I really understand what it means to be thankful. Grayden brings a joy to my life that I never knew could be possible. He has brought out a side of me that I never knew was there, and a love I didn't know existed. This year, I have so much to be thankful for. But most of all, I am thankful that I realize this. That I have the ability to see how blessed I am. That these are all gifts from our Heavenly Father and I don't let a day go by without thanking him.

This Thanksgiving was so meaningful and I have everything to be thankful for. My husband, who is my best friend. There is no one I would rather be on this journey with. For Grayden, of course.........for everything about him. For our wonderful families who are always there for us. For our HEALTH and to live in this Country that allows us to live free from so many of the misfortunes that people all over the world live with every day. We are all so blessed and I try to remind myself everyday of that, and to take nothing for granted.

Happy Thanks Giving :)

Grayden's First Thanks giving

I was getting Gray ready for his bath the other night in the loft. I had the water running while I was getting him undressed so he knew it was bath time. He was all squirmy trying to take off his diaper and as soon as I let him go he started to army crawl himself so fast towards the bathroom. He was so excited for his bath and just scooted himself right to the tub. It was soo cute. I didn't get the first time on video but I made sure I had it ready the next bath night, Sure enough he did the exact same thing.....LoL

ENJOY!!

Excited for his bath :)

Learning to crawl....AKA THE SCOOT !!

Look what Grayden found.....

Kiara playing with Grayden

PICTURES !!

Love this expression :)

SAYING MAMA !!

Grayden is starting to say MAMA !! His very first word :) I have been saying it to him for a while now and the other day I SWEAR he said it....alot of the times he pronounces BABA but there are a few times where he says MAMA. I was so excited !!!

Now we have to work on DADA :)

Happy Birthday :)

I celebrated my first birthday as a mom on the 24, and my first birthday without my twin sister. It was a good day and Cody went out of his way to make it extra special. I woke up to a red carpet, balloons EVERYWHERE and happy birthday signs all over the walls. It was fun to spend it with Cody and Grayden for the first time but It just wasn't the same without my sister there! I really missed her that day and I don't think a moment went by where I didn't think about her.

Thanks for making me feel so special Hun :)

Sitting up and learning to crawl !

New thing he learned

Playing with shoes

LOTS of giggles

Pictures !!

7 Months old !

I would have to say this month seems to have gone by the fastest. It feels like just last week I posted his 6 month update.

Not a whole lot has changed in Graydens life except for the fact that he has grown SO MUCH! He started to sit up really well all on his own shortly after 6 months. We don't have to worry about him falling over anymore because he sits so well and when he does fall he has learned to put his arms out or an elbow. On September 23 at almost exactly 7 months Grayden sat himself up all by himself at Grandma and Grandpa Beechers!! That was exciting!

He is not crawling yet, and he is rarely on all fours so Im not sure when he will decide to crawl. He has no problem getting to where he wants to go, and is quite funny to watch. He rolls on his belly and REACHES towards the direction he wants to go with one arm and then rolls to his other side and REACHES with his other arm while pushing with his feet. Its pretty cute!

Solids are not going so well these days. He opens his mouth for the first bite and if were lucky the second, but thats about it. He has learned to hide his lips by tucking them in his mouth and nothing is going in there. I try and try but I never force feed so he only gets those one or two bites. I sit there for about half and hour trying but like I said I won't force it. Im not too worried at this point because his main nutrition is from my milk and its really all he needs right now, I guess the main reason they start solids this early is to get them used to the technique of swallowing. Grayden has already figured that out and swallows the bites he does open for.
True to my word I have made ALL of Grayden's baby food. So far We've tried Rice Cereal, Oatmeal, Pears, Apples, Peaches, Bananas, Avocado, Green Beans, Sweet Potatoes and Peas. The first time I fed him apples mixed with rice cereal he ate the whole thing but he hasn't done that since with anything. I don't know why....... maybe he just loves his milk and isn't interested in anything else yet? I dunno, hopefully before long we will be eating more solids and nursing a little less. I am still nursing about every 3-4 hours. Don't get me wrong, my favorite bonding time with Grayden is when he is nursing and I love those moments, but he is breast fed exclusively and doesn't take bottles or anything . Which makes it tough when Cody and I want to go out because he needs me every 3 hours. I guess we'll see how this month goes.

Still no TEETH YET but I am expecting one any day. I think I have been saying that for two months now. It doesn't seem to bother him during the day at all, its at night where he is really hurting. There have been a few nights now where he will just wake up crying and it is so hard to see him like that when there's nothing you can do but hold him. Most of the time he just wakes up a few times in the middle of the night fussing or tossing and turning for a while. I really hope he gets one soon...Poor guy :(

Grayden loves to be outside and enjoys our nightly walks and weekend picnics. He's so funny when we step out of the house because he becomes totally shy and quiet. When we go for walks he just sits there and looks around quite as can be. Even at Grandma and Grandpa Beechers he acts like that. At home he loves to discover the ranges of his voice (he has recently discovered that he can scream) but as soon as we are somewhere else he becomes so calm and quiet! Too Cute Gray :)

Well thats about all I can think of to update on this month! Graydens First Halloween is coming up here next month and we're so excited. We have an idea what he's going to be but its going to be a surprise until halloween :)

Happy 7 Months baby boy :)

First trip to the Zoo

Cody and I have been going to the zoo every year since we've started dating so it was pretty cool to take our son there for the first time as a family. It was a perfect day to go, not to hot and not too cold. Grayden LOVED it. He loves being outside and in a different environment. Cody held him almost the entire time and it was so cute to watch them together. Cody is such a kid at heart and was so excited to show Gray all the different animals, it was very cute :) Gray loved it too, he would just stare at the animals for a few seconds and then look back at us and then stare again. It was a fun day and we got some great photos!!

Enjoy!!



Im having problems uploading pictures so I made a slide instead.

6 month checkup...

Grayden had his 6 month checkup at 25 weeks which was a few days ago. He weighs 18 Lbs 8 oz and he's 28" long. He is in the 75th percentile for his weight and 95th percentile for his height. Gray is one TALL little boy. I have no idea where he gets his height from because I am a shorty and his dad isn't very tall either. Anyway more importantly he is growing like a weed and he is one healthy boy!!

We were extremely happy and relieved after this appointment because our doctor finally asked the immunization question, if Gray has had his 6 months shots? Right before Gray was born we were watching CNN and listening to the whole controversy about Vaccines. There were doctors saying you should and doctors saying you shouldn't and wether vaccines are linked to autism etc. etc. Well that was enough for us and we wanted to know more. Cody and I have spent the last 8 months educating ourselves on Vaccines and really praying about this. After all our research we decided together that we feared the Vaccines far more than the diseases them selves. Im not saying we will never vaccinate, but we are strongly against vaccines within the first two years of his life.

This is such a heated topic but we feel so strongly about this and we are so glad that we decided to educate ourselves and learn all the crap that is put into these things. Anyway I never brought it up to our doctor because I know that doctors are educated very well on diseases but they are taught very little about vaccines and most have no clue what really goes into them unless they study themselves. So I was really afraid of what she would have to say...After we explained our decision she was sooo supportive and said she understood why we have decided not to vaccinate right now, and that she has quite a few patients who feel the same way and don't vaccinate. You have no idea how happy that made us to hear her say that and to know that our doctor supported our decision. phewww !!!

I want to thank you mom and dad for all your support over this topic. I was extremely stressed about this in the beginning trying to make the right decision for our son and just thinking about everything got me so overwhelmed and in tears at times. Thanks so much for hearing me out night after night, and I know you have always been against vaccines but you never told me how you felt at first because you wanted us to make our own decision. That meant so much to us and Im really thankful for that.

Just wanted you to know :)


First time eating a rice cookie !!


My baby looks like a toddler here !!!


Starting to make funny faces at me :)


Getting so big !


Playing with bubbles


Grays new toy...

Grayden is 6 months old today!!!

How crazy is that!! It is almost impossible for me to realize that a half a year has come and gone, and that in another 6 months we will be celebrating his first birthday! Well this month daddy had a few weeks with us and then returned back to work (sigh) It was so nice having him around all the time but its nice to be back to our regular routine.

So I am convinced that I have the best baby on the planet!! He is seriously an angel child! He NEVER cries, he's never crabby, and he sleeps like his dad (all the time). We go to bed around 11-11:30 and he doesn't wake up for a feeding until 6am and then he's out for another 3 hours which brings us to 9am for another quick feeding and then he's back to bed for another 2-3 hours :) We don't wake up for the day until 11-11:30 sometimes noon !!! THIS KID LOVES HIS SLEEP just like his mommy and daddy :) We have never been morning people and obviously neither is Gray. Am I lucky or what !
Gray still naps 3-4 times a day. He has a morning nap about 2 hours after he wakes up for atleast 1hr and 1/2 and then again around just before supper for about a half hour and then again when daddy leaves for work around 8pm for an 1 and 1/2 sometimes 2. So he still naps quite a bit. Nursing hasn't changed this month. He still nurses about 7 times a day but they have become a lot shorter. I remember it used to take half hour to nurse him and now 5-10 minutes later and he's done.

Solids are going really well and he swallows like a champ. I've heard it usually takes a baby 10-20 tries for them to get the swallowing technique down but he's had that down since day one. So far we have tried rice cereal, bananas, and avacado's. We have been trying something new every 3-4 days and we'll be adding broccoli, peas and sweet potato to the menu next week. I am having alot of fun making his baby food but not so much fun shopping for it. I have read quite a few books lately about nutrition especially for babies and have decided to go ALL organic for his baby food. I've been trying to find a grocery store that sells a good variety of organic produce, and so far we haven't had much luck. Safeway is the only place I have found to have a decent amount of organic produce so if you know of any other place let me know :)

There are no teeth yet. But sleep, the first couple nights last week has been scarce and I cannot think of any other reason for all the commotion. He is sometimes getting up almost once every hour. Blah! For the most part, he is up 3 times a night. The last couple of nights have been better but Im sure a tooth will be making an appearance soon. Other than the teething Grayden usually sleeps pretty good.

Gray is the most ticklish little boy I know. LoL He definitely gets that from his daddy because Im not ticklish at all. His feet are the worst just like his dad. You cant touch his feet without him moving them away. Sometimes when I lay in bed with him at night trying to get him to sleep and were all cuddled close, He likes it when I rub his back but sometimes I like to use my nails and he curls his back and lets out these adorable little giggles and we just lay there and giggle together. Those are definitely those little moments with him I will cherish forever.

We are going to have to put up a gate at the top of the stairs this month because Grayden has become a rolling machine. He has not figured out the crawl yet, but he has figured out how to roll to get wherever he wants to go. He will also bring up his feet and scooch himself forward or turn himself around. Cr awling will happen soon but I think we have a few more weeks yet. There is a part of me that is so excited for him to start crawling and another part of me that is really going to miss the days of having a baby that stays where you put him. It's hard to believe I will be running after him in no time.

He is getting so much better sitting up all by himself. He can balance himself pretty good now and catches himself if he starts tilting to the left or right but if he has a toy in front of him and pushes it to far he tries to reach for it and if your not watching him he goes face first into the floor. That has happend once or twice :( (so sorry baby)

There isn't much more I can think of in Grayden's life. He fills my days with such joy and I am really convinced that I have one of the easiest babies that Heavenly Father could have given me. I am so thankful for him. This is such a fun stage right now, and I am so thankful I am able to stay home and spend all this time with him. We watched some video that we have of Grayden so far and we're on our 6th tape already. That sounds like a lot, yet when we finished I found myself thinking we missed so much. You cannot get enough pictures and video at this stage!!! I can't tell you enough how much I enjoy being a mother. It is everything I dreamed it would be and MORE! I love you Grayden with all of my heart, Happy 6 month Birthday !!

Graydens 6 month old pictures !






Family picture on Gray's 6 month Birthday !




Me and Mom !

Me and Dad !


On our nightly walk :)


Trying avocado :)


Graydens new bath !

BIG Giggles with Daddy

First solids

We tried solids...

So we tried solids yesterday for the first time at 5 and a half months old! Grayden had his first dinner! He didn't seem to mind it at all, made a couple faces near the end just letting me know that he was done. He didn't like me feeding him and kept grabbing for the spoon to do it him self so I let him take it a few times and he would put it right in his mouth, it was cute but VERY messy. Over all he did a good job for his first time. Most of it came back out but I know he had a few good swallows so thats good. It won't take him long before he gets the whole swallowing food concept.

Its hard for me to think that he will soon be eating all these foods and no longer fully dependant on my milk. Breastfeeding has been such a beautiful bonding time for us and as excited as I am for him to grow and try all these new things, I will miss this relationship we have where I am everything and all he needs. I plan to breast feed Grayden for a while still so we have plenty more of those bonding moments to come :)

Im so excited to make all these foods for him and I think we are going to try his first Vegetables next week.
Here is our little angel with his Momma's rice cereal. His first time tasting "my cooking" and he didn't complain!

Grayden's in his high chair!

Grayden is getting so big and he is starting to really move around to much in his bumbo. He will lean all the way back and it looks like he's about to fall over. He's just getting to big for his bumbo :( somtimes when we take him out the bumbo comes along with him. LoL ....not only is he getting to big but supper time is getting out of control with him sitting on the table grabbing at everything. So cody decided to set up his high chair. He looks so big in it.... I cant believe it!! It feels like yesterday that we first put him in his bumbo and now he's pretty well grown out of it.....

Heres a few pics of Grayden in his high chair for the first time


Look how big he looks

The musical mat

Splash...splash...splash

Grayden laughing at Kiara

5 Month Update!!

Grayden has grown and changed so much this month! He has become quite the little character and is starting to develping his own little personality. Daddy has spent this entire month with us which has been so nice for Grayden and I. We've kept ourselves pretty busy spending 2 weeks in Vancouver visiting Papa and Nana, we went to fairmont for a weekend and daddy's been developing our basement.

Some big milestones this month:

Grayden rolled over for the first time June 27 and just last week he sat up all on his own for the very fist time (July 17). He's definitely not there yet where I could ever leave him sitting on his own and walk away but he can sit there for a good 2 minutes or so without falling over. Grayden is now in CRUISERS !! thats right... size three diapers! ......What a big boy :)

Grayden LOVES to laugh! It is the most beautiful sound in the world and just makes my day! He thinks Kiara is hilarious! LoL every time she runs by him he just giggles and giggles! its the sweetest thing. Graydens favorite game is PEEK-A-BOO! He giggles so much...especially when you laugh with him. He usually waits until he hears you laugh first before he starts to laugh and he seems to copy the way we laugh. if we just let out a small little giggle so does he, but if we start really chuckling he starts really chuckling.....LoL its pretty funny. Grayden has a favorite toy and his name is LEAP! I think Papa and Nana gave it to him for his shower but he absolutely LOVES Leap. Hes a little frog that sings the alphabet. He has alot of toys but he will always grab leap first and whenever he needs a nap he likes to fight it a bit and whenever we give him LEAP he usually falls right to sleep to the alphabet. I bet his first words will be A-B-C.

Breast feeding has changed a lot this month, as he has become so active. He likes to eat a little, have a look around, eat some more, tell me a story, then eat a little more. He wants to know everything thats going on around him and It has gotten to the point where I can't even have a conversation without him stoping to look at me or the next thing I know he's got milk all over his face.

He seems to be reaching really well for anything that he is interested in. He always sits in his bumbo at the supper table and while we are eating he trys to reach for anything and everything!! He sticks both his arms out and grasps his intended object with both hands, and immediately brings it to his mouth or trys to knock it over. We've had a few cups and bowls that have ended up on the floor. He loves water bottles as well and always reaches for them, I think he just enjoys the sound it makes. I think Grayden is teething :( He has been putting everything in his mouth for weeks now but only in the last 3 has he been really biting on things hard. His cheeks get pretty rosey every now and then and he has been a little fussier than usual. It could still be months before he cuts a tooth but for the mean time he is really enjoying those frozen teethers in his mouth. He also loves this toy we got him that vibrates his gums whenever he bites down on it.

Grayden has been sleeping so well this month. Almost as soon a we got to Vancouver he started to pretty much sleep through the night. We dont have to change his bum in the middle of the night anymore which makes a BIG difference. We used to change his bum at least twice through the night so Im pretty happy about that. He still wakes up a couple times for a short 30 second feeding but falls right back to sleep. He naps about 3 times during the day for about 45mins-1 hr. Grayden loves his sleep. We go to bed around 11 and he doesn't wake up until about noon. I AM TRUELY BLESSED :)

Well thats about all thats new with Grayden this month. I think we are going to start solids here in the next few days. His doctor told me at his 4 month check up that they are starting to recommend solids at 4 months but EVERYTHING that I've read states other wise, that they DO NOT recommend starting any solids before 6 months. That is one thing that I have come to realize since becoming pregnant. To not trust my health to any doctor and that know one knows what's best for your child more than you. I know Grayden wasn't ready for solids at 4 MONTHS OLD.... but the last few days he has started to show all the signs that he is ready to start so we'll see. I plan to make all of his baby food which I am really excited about. I went out yesterday and bought some ORGANIC brown rice for his rice cereal so we'll see how it goes.

Happy 5 month birthday Grayden! There is nothing in this world that I enjoy more than watching you grow like this and learn all these new things . Mommy and daddy love you to pieces!!


5 Month old pictures


What a big boy sitting all by himself for pictures :)


Grayden sitting on his own for the very first time...


Playing in the jolly jumper with his new music mat


My little cowboy :)


The cutest cowboy ever !!

Grayden's first trip to Fairmont

Its a big tradition in Cody's family to go to fairmont every year. Graydens Grandma has been going there since she was a baby and has carried on that tradition by taking Cody since he was a baby. Well this year she was able to bring her first Grandson for his first fairmont experience. I think thats pretty cool !! It was also Graydens first time swimming! he absolutely LOVES the water!! It was pretty exciting for Cody to take Grayden this year but I dont think anyone was more excited than Grandma Beecher :)


Playing with Cousin Madison






Graydens First swim..


Family Picture

The Jolly Jumper..

Grayden got a new toy yesterday...THE JOLLY JUMPER!! He has a hoot in there! We put him in his cousins the other day to see if he would like it. I wasn't expecting him to do anything but stand there because I didnt think he would no what to do but as soon as he was all straped in he started bouncing away. LoL it was so funny and he just loves it. He could be in there for hours if we let him. Here's some pics and a video of Grayden in his jolly jumper!

Grayden's favorite new toy !!

Spitting...

Grayden in the Ocean

Back at home...

As much as I wish we were still back in Vancouver. its always nice to be home. We had such an awesome time and it was so nice to spend two weeks with my mom, dad and Kaden. Grayden finally met Uncle Kaden for the first time at 4 months old. Kaden had to go back the day before he was born so he was pretty excited to meet his first nephew. Before we came they went out and bought Grayden his swing and a bumbo to make him feel more at home. I can't believe how good he was. He usually doesn't like being away from home. I guess he doesn't mind going anywhere as long as he has his swing :) My parents couldn't believe how good of a baby he is. I never really realized how good he was until they pointed it out so much. He only cried 3-4 times the whole time we were down there and only because of the horn, bad dream, and getting scared. He hardly ever cries at home either so we are pretty blessed. I can't believe how much Grayden changed while we were down there. He had so many FIRSTS as well. To name a few.... he rolled over for the first time, started sucking his toes, started spitting, first boo boo (hit himself in the face with a toy which left a mark) and found new noises to make. He just grew so much!

Im glad we were able to stay for 2 weeks and share all those firsts with his Nana and Papa. Thank you so much for everything mom and dad. We miss you :)


White Rock, BC


Finally meeting Uncle Kaden


With PAPA


With NANA

Fairy Ride..

We went on Grayden's first fairy ride today to Victoria. It was pretty early on the way there so we stayed inside but we decided to go out for a bit to look at the ocean and all the Islands. About 2 mins later they announced they were going to sound the horn and I had no idea it was going to be that loud!! It was the loudest horn I've ever heard and it seemed like forever! Poor Grayden just FREAKED!!! Daddy tryed to cover his ears as much as he could but it just happened so fast. I looked at Grayden's face pressed against his daddys chest and he had the saddest look on his face and had his lip right out :( He has never cried like that before and he cried for about 15 minutes after. Other than the horn incident we had a great time. We went to this little pub in the middle of the woods that we LOVE. It reminds me of the little cottage in hansel and gredle. It's surronded by trees and beautiful flowers in the middle of no where, It was closed down because of some septic issues but we went and ordered some food else where and just brought it back their to eat by ourselves.

The fairy ride back to Vancouver was MUCH better, We were franticly waiting for when the horn was going to go off and made sure we were ready for it this time. After about 45 mintues they finally blew the horn and it was NOTHING compared to the other horn. Thank goodness!


Grayden slept most of the way so I took this incase he didn't wake up for his first fairy ride.....


He's awake....




On our way to the Hansel and Gredel house...


Pose for pictures

He can roll....

Grayden Finally rolled over for the FIRST TIME yesterday June 27th!! He has been swaying from side to side for some time now and the last few days he's been able to roll over from his stomach onto his back but just couldn't get over that arm to go from his back to his stomach. Yesterday he was layng there buck naked to cool down from this schorching Vancouver heat and he just all of a sudden rolled over !! Only Papa and I witnessed it. Daddy was at the gym and missed it by only a few seconds :( Oh well

Heres a couple pics afterwards :)

At The Beach...

We took Grayden to the ocean for the first time yesterday!! He just LOVED it!! Its no tropical beach but it was still so nice. He sat there in his bumbo and just STARED at the waves coming in. He could have sat there forever. We put his feet in the water for a few mintues and he just stomped away. He loves any kind of water. We let him stand there on the sand with his bare feet and he just loved digging his little toes into the sand. It was so cute and it was such a beautful day!

Heres some awesome pics of Grayden's first day at the beach :)