7 Months

Grant my man, you are now 7 months old.  Weighing in at 17lbs. 15 oz.  Only 3 oz gained this month, which means you have really gotten active.

 

*Army crawling all over the place, and started crawling for real the day after you turned 7 months.

*Sitting up by yourself for about 30 sec.-1 min

* Loves Loves Loves sweet potatoes and squash

*Laugh all the time, and love to watch Jack and Cole play

* Still aren't sleeping like I would like you to, but you are oh so very sweet in the night when I see you.

* And you will put anything and everything in your mouth.  Your brothers aren't used to making sure their toys are off the ground.  We have had a few close calls.  Hopefully no screws though (unlike Cole) But paper is your favorite.  You will stop at nothing to get a piece of paper.  :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 Months old for Grant

My sweet baby is 6 months old.  Here are few pics and stats to remember. 

 

At 6 months old Grant is:

17lbs. 12 oz, 27 in long

 

Getting up on all 4 and rocking

Scooting all over going backwards

Loves his big brothers (expecially Cole, he's always entertaining)

Sleeping terribly since he was sick at Christmas

Enjoys all his baby food, mostly veggies

Laughs a lot

Has the sweetest fuzzy hair that sticks up

Loves to talk (loudly) and try to keep up with the noise of his brothers

Happy 6th birthday Jack!

Happy birthday to my handsome, incredibly smart, inquisitive, first born. You keep me on my toes all day long. I show you things one time and you are quick to pick up how to do it on your own. You love to create things in the kitchen and hopefully one of these days I will be able to let loose and not care about the mess :) You are shy to new situations, but once you feel safe or find a buddy you don't want to leave. It's been neat to really see you develop a few good friendships this year. We jumped into this homeschooling adventure this year. I hope that you know mommy is only doing this because I love you and what what's best for you. You are so bright but hate to to take the time to sit down and learn so we are learning together how you best learn. You are quite a perfectionist, and don't like when you can't read a word or get something wrong. You love your baby brother. You are a fantastic big brother to both Cole and Grant. You love one on one time with mom or dad and/or grandpa and grandpa. Obviously Legos are your toy of choice right now so we created a wonderful Lego party. Everyone was sick mon your birthday so it was a small party, but then we did a double party with Nathan a couple weeks later. Love you buddy!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 



1 Month

My sweet little Grant is 1 month old.  He has been such a joy and blessing to our family.  He is a very good sleeper, and loves to be cuddled by his big brothers.  Things to remember at 1 month old:

*Mostly sleeping through the night (slept through the night for the first time at 9 days old)

*Just smiled right on his 1 month birthday

*Rolled over belly to back at 12 days old.

*Likes his side to side swing

*Is a very hungry dude! :) Nurses well

*Enjoys his pacifier

 

 



Our Pergola Project

The downside of moving into a fairly new subdivision is that there are no large trees in which to give you shade. We have two boys who would play outside in their dirt pile all day long if I let them. However, it's been a hot summer so far and I really have had no desire to sit in the scorching sun. We looked for about two months at different canopy options for our back patio, but knew most would blow away the first time we get a good wind. (and we get super strong winds coming across the field behind us). After we saw a covered pergola at menards and lowes we decided we could build one to fit our cement slab and be tall enough not to block the view of our kitchen doors. The end product is amazing!! We love sitting out there watching the boys play baseball and swing.

Big Accomplishments

This weekend has been full of big changes and accomplishments for our boys. Jack learned to swim on Saturday while he, Chris, and cole were at the pool. I'm sad I missed it but am so thrilled at what he can do. This summer he also learned to finally pump on a swing by himself. Sounds so minor, but is huge for him!!

Tonight we decided to try cole in his big boy bed. We were quite sure how this would go but knew before long we needed to get him out of the crib. He only got out of his bed 2 times but it took him nearly 1.5 hours to fall asleep and had a hard time not talking to jack once he went to bed. I think jack was getting pretty fed up but then all fell quiet in the room.

My boys are growing up so fast. Not sure I'm ready for all these changes but I am thankful for healthy boys who can and are making these accomplishments.

Jack's Little Buddy

Yesterday Jack found a little bug and thought he was going to keep it forever. In comes the dramatic music as Cole stomps on this poor bug until there is nothing left but a slight stain on the cement. Well today has brought us another new friend. Jack and cole are going crazy over this bug. Cole trying to smash it half the time and Jack trying to protect it with all his might.