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!