Grant's First Halloween

Not sure about Grant, but I had fun dressing him up in Tyler's old duck costume (just realized I gotta get a picture of him in the duck costume with Ducko!), "Crankenstein" onesie (perfect for our little Crankster) and skeleton onesie.

I loved seeing all the cute pictures on Facebook today.

Hope everyone had a good time and didn't get a tummy ache from eating too much candy!

Puppy Dog Grant

This weekend was all about dogs!

On Saturday we went to Lucy's (my dog niece) vet for a Teddy Bear surgery day for kids. The stuffed animals ended up being puppies not bears. Each kid got to rescue a puppy who had swallowed some coins. They opened them up, took out the coins then put in your own little heart (like build a bear) and sewed them back up. Our kids (Grant and my nephew) were too little but the older kids were really into it. They gave them a gown, hair bonnet and mask for the OR. It was really well organized and they gave us a picture souvenir at the end. As part of the post-op instructions, they advised kids to make sure they clean up their rooms so their pets don't swallow something they're not supposed to. Nice!

On Sunday we did nothing. Cold day so we stayed in our pjs all day. Crawling seems to have gone from zero to sixty in the past week. He is fast and now makes a bee line for exactly what he's not supposed to. Plants, electric cords, dog door, dog toys and dog food. Of course like any good mother, I grabbed my phone to snap a picture before redirecting him.

8 months old

I typed this all out yesterday (on my phone) and didn't save it. Let's try this again...

Highlights!

Crawling everywhere

Two teeth (bottom center)

Takes two bottles, nurses 3-4x and 2 purée "meals" per day

Sleeps 8-12 hours at night and 1 two hour nap per day (plus an occasional evening cat nap)

Size 3 diapers, size 9 month clothes although he's outgrowing some stuff and I'm sure will be moving up to 12 month soon

He's still a happy boy and doesn't cry too much

We traveled to Albuquerque (plane) and Austin (car). Both trips were great and G was a good traveler. Today's drive home from Austin was a little rough but we made it.

He currently loves his hand me down little front door toy. "Lights on, lights off". Pretty soon he'll be climbing all over it like he saw the Pollard twins doing this weekend.

Had his first runny nose this month. Never had a fever or anything. I know it's just part of going to daycare and being a baby but it was sad to see him so snotty and sounding like Darth Vader. Saline drops, Nose frida and boogie wipes are great! G hates the nose frida but it really works the best at clearing out noses.

Looking forward to cooler temps and more walks!

Teeth!

Sunday when we flew home from ABQ, I noticed the start of a tooth poking through, then just this week the next one started emerging also. No changes in sleep (thank goodness!) but he does seem a bit cranky in the evenings and doesn't like eating food very much lately (still loves his milk though!).

It's impossible to open his mouth to take a look. I managed to get this terrible picture today and it looks like I'm torturing him! I promise I wasn't. I mean, no more torture than putting up with a mom with a camera!

Jumping Grant Flash

Baby loves to bounce!

Project 365: August

This app is so fun and I finally completed a full month. (Only cheated once that I remember!) Wish there was a better way to share the entire month (or maybe there is?) so these screen shots will have to do.

Here we go!

Blogging from the plane!