Heres a couple pics afterwards :)
7 years ago
Saturday, June 28, 2008
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 :)
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 :)
Heres some awesome pics of Grayden's first day at the beach :)
First Airplane Ride...
You no when your on an airplane and you hear a baby crying behind you somewhere and your just so glad your not the one sitting beside them.....well that was my child :) Haha He was so happy boarding the plane and making friends with all the flight attendants, and he seemed fine taking off but the last half hour of the flight he was not a happy boy. He was pretty tired and just couldn't settle I guess. He was freaking out so we took him to the back where all the food is to try and settle him and so the people in front of us weren't so annoyed. We sat at the very back so we had no one behind us thank goodness. I knew he was crying because he wes tired but I could tell by his cry that he was in pain as well. The pressure must have bothered his ears and after a few minutes of me rocking him he finally fell asleep for the remainder of the flight. Poor guy :( Well lets just say Im not looking forward to the flight home :(
Heres a few pics of Grayden's first Airplane Ride!!
Heres a few pics of Grayden's first Airplane Ride!!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Heres a short video of Grayden giggling with daddy....I have been trying to capture it on tape for a couple days now but every time I get the vide camera out he stops what he's doing and stares at the camera. I was only able to get this by standing behind him which is why he's upside down !!
The most beautiful sound in the world!
The most beautiful sound in the world!
4 Months old !!
My Baby is 4 months old today!! Crazy.....their have been so many changes this month so lets see if I can remember them all. I need to start jotting them down so I wont forget when It comes to writing these monthly updates. Well cody's last day of work was on friday so we now have daddy all to ourselves for the next 6 weeks. YAHHOOO!! Ahhh it's going to be so nice to have him here to help out and when I need the extra sleep. Grayden's still not sleeping through the night AT ALL. I think the last time he slept for more than 5 hours was about 2 1/2 months ago :( He goes to bed around 11pm and wakes up at 2am, around 4am and then again at around 7am and then we're usually up for the day around 11. He ALWAYS wakes up from a huge rumble in his diaper. Probably the messiest diaper of the day..LoL anyways Im so greatful that we can at least sleep in a little!! We've started to develop a little routine and its makes our life so much easier as well as Graydens. Here's an example of what our days are like
11am we get up for the day. Grayden nurses and has a BIG bum change. He sits in his bumbo while mommy eats some breakfast. We play on the couch for a while or Grayden plays in his exersaucer.
12:30 Graydens ready for another nap. Still loves his swing for when he naps and occasionally goes down in his crib. I'm not sure how long we can use the swing for?? He's starting to get too big and before we no it we'll be packing the swing away....OH NO what will I do !!: (
1:30 Grayden wakes up and so does daddy for the day.
1:30-3:30 I nurse Grayden and then we just hang out and play...if its nice we try to get out and go for a walk
3:30 Graydens about ready for another nap
4:30 Nurse Grayden again.... Start getting supper ready and play some more.
5:30 supper time. Grayden always sits at the supper table with us in his bumbo. Grayden's usually tired again and goes down for another nap.
6:30-7:30 Grayden wakes up and nurses and we go on a walk if its nice out. the mosquitos haven't made our walks very pleasant especially after all this rain !!!! I am constantly watching Grayden to make sure no mosquitos fly in there and bite him.
8:00-8:30 bath time and then we say goodbye to daddy for the night ....Grayden goes down for another nap
9:30-11 Gray wakes up and plays with mommy, we read a story, nurse and then go to sleep.
So thats our routine. It's not set in stone of course and is always changing as Grayden changes, but its something I try to stick by.
He still naps alot which is nice because I am able to get things done around the house and have some time to myself. Sometimes he doesn't fall asleep right away and gets pretty cranky and I have found ways that soothes him to sleep. He loves it when I put his froggie under his arm and usually that does the trick but what always works is the VACUME!! YUP Grayden loves the vacume. He loves it and ALWAYS falls right to sleep. MY FLOORS HAVE NEVER BEEN SO CLEAN!! and its really helpful when its cleaning day.LoL
So What else is new with Grayden this month?? Oh yah...the giggles are FINALLY out!!! He's been giggling in his sleep since he was 2 months old but RARELY when he's awake. The first time I heard him giggle when he was awake was when my mom came down last month on May 16th. Grandma was pulling his soother in and outta his mouth and he let out the cutest little giggle. I have been trying ever since but he just gives me the BIGGEST SMILES instead. I'm just not that funny I guess....Well on Fathers day daddy went to work early and I gave him his bath by myself and he was laying on our bed playing with me and I dug my face in his chin and he thought it was just HILARIOUS (ive done that plenty of times but this time was funnier than most I guess) It was so sweeet and just the cutest thing I've ever heard. Hearing him laugh is the best and just melts my heart. He does it all the time now but he SURE MAKES YA WORK FOR IT. LoL.
This month around 13 weeks old Grayden has really started to develop his hand-eye coordination. He is actually playing with his toys now. I love watching him lay on his back and actually grab at them or sit in his exersaucer and pull all the toys towards his mouth. Its amazing how babies literally have to learn to do EVERYTHING.
Grayden is grabbing at EVERYTHING these days. I have learned not to wear earrings ANYMORE (he has yanked them out a few times now) and he loves grabbing mommies hair. YOU WON'T BE SEEING ME WITH MY HAIR DOWN FOR A WHILE let me tell ya.... !!!. Also...Everything he grabs MUST go in his mouth..and the drool!!..Oh the drool !! OH YAH Grayden found his feet last week :) I'll post a picture of that soon.
Well we have a doctors appointment tomorrow for Graydens 4 month check-up. Im anxious to find out his weight. He was 13 Lbs 9 oz on his last check-up which was 1 1/2 months ago. He was in the 75th percentile for his age!! I put him on the weight scare here and it said 14.3 Lbs so we'll see how accurate it is. I'll make sure to update this tomorrow when we find out....(UPDATE) WELL GRAYDEN IS ONE HEALTHY BOY!! HE WEIGHED IN AT A WHOPPING 16 LBS 5 oz which puts him in the 90th percentile for his weight and he was 26 1/2 inches long which is in the 95th percentile for his height, Im not sure where he is getting his height from because no one is our family is tall ! Well my baby has officially doubled his weight since birth!! She also said I should start him on rice cereal because they are now recommending starting on solids at 4 months instead of 6. Im totally not ready to start him on solids yet! Grayden is still satisfied after his feedings and he has the weight to show for it. I wasn't planning on starting until 6 months or sooner if Grayden seemed ready for it. I'm still going to wait a few more weeks and then we'll start the solids.
I am going to be pretty busy the next couple of days trying to get things ready for our trip to Vancouver. We leave tuesday morning at 8:30 AM!! YIKES...I haven't been up that early for months! Im not looking forward to it. It's hard packing for a baby...theres so much they need and I'm trying not to forget anything. Im so excited to be their with mom and dad for two weeks, but I dont think anyone is more excited then they are..LoL
Thats about all thats new with Grayden this month. I hope I didn't forget anything!! This month has been so much fun watching him grow and learn so much.
There are no words that can express how much I love you Grayden! You are the best thing that has ever happened to me and Im so greatful to be your mother. Mommy and daddy love you so much!! HAPPY 4 MONTH BIRTHDAY!!
11am we get up for the day. Grayden nurses and has a BIG bum change. He sits in his bumbo while mommy eats some breakfast. We play on the couch for a while or Grayden plays in his exersaucer.
12:30 Graydens ready for another nap. Still loves his swing for when he naps and occasionally goes down in his crib. I'm not sure how long we can use the swing for?? He's starting to get too big and before we no it we'll be packing the swing away....OH NO what will I do !!: (
1:30 Grayden wakes up and so does daddy for the day.
1:30-3:30 I nurse Grayden and then we just hang out and play...if its nice we try to get out and go for a walk
3:30 Graydens about ready for another nap
4:30 Nurse Grayden again.... Start getting supper ready and play some more.
5:30 supper time. Grayden always sits at the supper table with us in his bumbo. Grayden's usually tired again and goes down for another nap.
6:30-7:30 Grayden wakes up and nurses and we go on a walk if its nice out. the mosquitos haven't made our walks very pleasant especially after all this rain !!!! I am constantly watching Grayden to make sure no mosquitos fly in there and bite him.
8:00-8:30 bath time and then we say goodbye to daddy for the night ....Grayden goes down for another nap
9:30-11 Gray wakes up and plays with mommy, we read a story, nurse and then go to sleep.
So thats our routine. It's not set in stone of course and is always changing as Grayden changes, but its something I try to stick by.
He still naps alot which is nice because I am able to get things done around the house and have some time to myself. Sometimes he doesn't fall asleep right away and gets pretty cranky and I have found ways that soothes him to sleep. He loves it when I put his froggie under his arm and usually that does the trick but what always works is the VACUME!! YUP Grayden loves the vacume. He loves it and ALWAYS falls right to sleep. MY FLOORS HAVE NEVER BEEN SO CLEAN!! and its really helpful when its cleaning day.LoL
So What else is new with Grayden this month?? Oh yah...the giggles are FINALLY out!!! He's been giggling in his sleep since he was 2 months old but RARELY when he's awake. The first time I heard him giggle when he was awake was when my mom came down last month on May 16th. Grandma was pulling his soother in and outta his mouth and he let out the cutest little giggle. I have been trying ever since but he just gives me the BIGGEST SMILES instead. I'm just not that funny I guess....Well on Fathers day daddy went to work early and I gave him his bath by myself and he was laying on our bed playing with me and I dug my face in his chin and he thought it was just HILARIOUS (ive done that plenty of times but this time was funnier than most I guess) It was so sweeet and just the cutest thing I've ever heard. Hearing him laugh is the best and just melts my heart. He does it all the time now but he SURE MAKES YA WORK FOR IT. LoL.
This month around 13 weeks old Grayden has really started to develop his hand-eye coordination. He is actually playing with his toys now. I love watching him lay on his back and actually grab at them or sit in his exersaucer and pull all the toys towards his mouth. Its amazing how babies literally have to learn to do EVERYTHING.
Grayden is grabbing at EVERYTHING these days. I have learned not to wear earrings ANYMORE (he has yanked them out a few times now) and he loves grabbing mommies hair. YOU WON'T BE SEEING ME WITH MY HAIR DOWN FOR A WHILE let me tell ya.... !!!. Also...Everything he grabs MUST go in his mouth..and the drool!!..Oh the drool !! OH YAH Grayden found his feet last week :) I'll post a picture of that soon.
Well we have a doctors appointment tomorrow for Graydens 4 month check-up. Im anxious to find out his weight. He was 13 Lbs 9 oz on his last check-up which was 1 1/2 months ago. He was in the 75th percentile for his age!! I put him on the weight scare here and it said 14.3 Lbs so we'll see how accurate it is. I'll make sure to update this tomorrow when we find out....(UPDATE) WELL GRAYDEN IS ONE HEALTHY BOY!! HE WEIGHED IN AT A WHOPPING 16 LBS 5 oz which puts him in the 90th percentile for his weight and he was 26 1/2 inches long which is in the 95th percentile for his height, Im not sure where he is getting his height from because no one is our family is tall ! Well my baby has officially doubled his weight since birth!! She also said I should start him on rice cereal because they are now recommending starting on solids at 4 months instead of 6. Im totally not ready to start him on solids yet! Grayden is still satisfied after his feedings and he has the weight to show for it. I wasn't planning on starting until 6 months or sooner if Grayden seemed ready for it. I'm still going to wait a few more weeks and then we'll start the solids.
I am going to be pretty busy the next couple of days trying to get things ready for our trip to Vancouver. We leave tuesday morning at 8:30 AM!! YIKES...I haven't been up that early for months! Im not looking forward to it. It's hard packing for a baby...theres so much they need and I'm trying not to forget anything. Im so excited to be their with mom and dad for two weeks, but I dont think anyone is more excited then they are..LoL
Thats about all thats new with Grayden this month. I hope I didn't forget anything!! This month has been so much fun watching him grow and learn so much.
There are no words that can express how much I love you Grayden! You are the best thing that has ever happened to me and Im so greatful to be your mother. Mommy and daddy love you so much!! HAPPY 4 MONTH BIRTHDAY!!
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Happy FIRST Fathers Day !!
Well Cody got to experience his First Fathers day as a daddy. I love the fact that we have one day out of the year to celebrate Mothers and Fathers..... I never appreciated that special day until I became a parent myself. But it really is a special day to celebrate and dedicate the day just to Fathers and Mothers and all they do.
I have been working on Cody's fathers day gift for a while now and I was so excited to finally give it to him today. I found a sweet poem on the internet and made a really cute collage of pictures and Graydens footprint and put it together in a nice little frame. I turned out so cute and Cody REALLY loved it. So that was Graydens gift, I gave him a pair of leather abercrombie sandals. I sorta made everything all about "feet" for fathers day to go along with the poem..LoL I even had foot print wrapping paper. Anyway it was a special day and I loved seeing the pride on cody's face as he played with Grayden today. I really couldn't ask for a better father for my little boy! He's one lucky dude. Happy Fathers Day Cody ...I love you!
Daddy's Footsteps
Walk a little slower, Daddy”,
Said a little child so small.
“I’m following in your footsteps,
And I don’t want to fall.
Sometimes your steps are very fast,
Sometimes they’re hard to see;
So walk a little slower, Daddy,
For you are leading me.
Someday when I’m all grown up,
You’re what I want to be;
Then I will have a little child
Who’ll want to follow me.
And I would want to lead just right,
And know that I was true;
So, walk a little slower, Daddy,
For I am following you.”
Helping daddy unwrap his gift...
First time in his exersaucer...
Graydens getting pretty strong these last couple of weeks so we decided to get out the exersaucer and give it a try...well he loved it and had so much fun. At first he just stared at all the toys and colors for about 5 minutes and then I showed him how to play with them and after a few times of watching me he would try and copy me. It was so cute......
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
Lunch at Peters....
It was Graydens first time to Peters Drive in a few weeks ago on May 18th. I've been meaning to put some pics up but haven't had a chance. Peters is kinda a big thing in our family so I thought I better blog it down as a big event in his life..LoL
He will be taking a date here in no time....
He will be taking a date here in no time....
The Desktop photo...
This picture is one of graydens populars. Its Grandpas, Grandmas, Daddy's and mommy's Desktop photo. Everytime I walk into the computer room it puts a HUGE smile on my face no matter what mood Im in :)
It really is a perfect picture ...
It really is a perfect picture ...
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Before I was a mom....
Before I was a Mom
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom -
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I slept all night.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom –
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom -
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I slept all night.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom –
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.
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