Invasion of the Cousins

All of the cousins came to visit this summer. Graham had a blast with all of them.


Auntie Aimee and Uncle Matt along with cousins Zach and Liam came to see us in early July. Graham is only 3 months older than Liam so they spent a lot of time "playing" with each other. Mostly one of them would get a toy and the other one would steal it away. We laughed at them a lot. We also spent time at the lake and went to the aquarium. You can see Graham and Liam's matching whale shirts in the picture below. Thanks Auntie Aimee.

Auntie Aimee, Grandpa Chip, Liam, and Zach

The Hodgin Clan arrived a few weeks later to visit. Wes and Gracie really LOVE Graham. They held him, helped feed him, and most importantly played with him so I could get a few things done around the house. Auntie Dee and Uncle Brian were troopers. I went to the airport on Friday night to pick up Chris and left them in charge. Graham woke up and would NOT go back to sleep. This is a new trend at our house. I do not like it on bit. But I digress. We did have a great time with all of them.


We hope to see everyone again sometime soon!

10 Months

I can't believe we are 2 short months away from Graham's 1st birthday. I know I keep saying it but time is really flying by. I have LOVED being home with G this summer. Here are the 10 month details.

• Weight- 20 lbs
• Crawling all over the place. He seeks out every electrical outlet and cord in the house. He loves buttons on the cable box and remote. It is hard to keep him away from all of those things. Needless to say we have been doing a lot of chasing in our house.
• We have had a lot of play dates including walks on the Silver Comet Trail, Kangazoom with Max, cousins and friends coming to visit our house to play, and library time.
• Afternoons at the pool have been one of our favorite things to do this summer. He really enjoys swimming. He had so much fun one day he actually fell asleep on my shoulder in the pool. Awwww!
• Loves table food. Eats a lot of things we eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. He does not like oatmeal! He LOVES potato salad. He says "mmmmmm", "mmmmmm" in a very high pitched touch when he likes something. He holds his hands up when he is doesn't like a certain food or is finished. He is very decisive!
• Mr. G is ticklish under his arms, neck, and thighs. Chris and I give him lots of tickles everyday. We just love that baby giggle. It is the best!
• Curls, curls, curls! He's got blonde curly hair. With the curls and the big blue eyes he is sure to be a Lady Killer:)
• Still babbling. He mimics certain noises that we do. I am still waiting on the "mama."
• And here are the pics. It is not easy to get pics of him just sitting anymore. It is a good thing my camera has a sports setting. LOL

Still very serious.

Forward Progress

That is right folks Graham is making forward progress. He is finally crawling! And here is the proof.