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.

Snort Snort Little Piggy

This is Graham's latest trick when he eats. Pure Awesomeness!

Misery

That is how I would describe Graham's first boat ride. It was soooo hot outside. The lifejacket was too big even though it was suppose to fit an infant. He was super sweaty and super uncomfortable. Poor guy. We didn't go very far. I think the whole ride might have lasted 3 minutes. At least we were able to get a few family pics and spend some time with Grandpa Chip and Grandma Candy.

Look at this face!

Still looks miserable.

8-9 Month Combo

Major slacking mom reporting. I didn't post any details of Graham's 8th month. So here is a combo of all the exciting thing that have been going on in the past 2 months.


- Still very much loves eating solid foods. I am cooking his food with spices which he loves. He is not my child though... he hates green beans:(
- Gave up the bottle the day mommy was done with work. Awesome! Not really.
- So he has been practicing with the sippy cup. That is a work in progress. The cup ends up in the floor most of the time.
- Which brings me to everything goes in the floor. Then he looks over the edge to see where it went. We play a lot of the I throw it down you pick it up game.
- Not into fingers much at all. But loves Num Nums. He can hold those all by himself. Such a big boy.
- Cut 4 teeth within a matter of 2 or 3 weeks. We were in teething hell. The top and bottom 2 teeth are in. And now he is gritting his teeth. So yeah he is my child. I am the queen of gritting my teeth.
- Loves riding in the shopping cart at the store and sitting in a highchair when we go out to dinner.
- Moved to the big boy convertible carseat which he hates. Riding in the car is longer a dream. It is a nightmare. I am hoping he will adjust soon.
- He likes to sing(scream) all.the.time. It is ear piercing.
- He was babbling. Lots of bbbbb, ddddd, and even dadada. The babbling was short lived and replaced with the singing/screaming as stated above.
- Went on his first boat ride. I will post more on that later.
- The giggling is out of control. It is the BEST sound in the world. And he laughs at everything. He could look up at the ceiling and just start giggling. I love it.
- Hair pulling. It was cute at first now it just hurts. He is already being disciplined for hair pulling. He just looks at me like, " Mommy what is your problem?"
- Crawls, uh um, backwards. We are working on the forward part. Really he would just rather be held.


I think that pretty much sums up the highlights of his 8th and 9th month. I am loving being home with him everyday. Chris is going to have to pry me away and force me back to work. I am trying not to think about it:) Here are a few pics.

Happy Father's Day

Happy First Father's Day Chris! You are an amazing dad. I love the way you "sing" with Graham. And how you work so hard to make him laugh. He is one lucky boy. Graham loves you very much... he told me so. I hope you had a great day.

Chris' first day as a Daddy. He was a natural from the start.

Happy Father's Day to Papa ( I missed you today) and Grandpa Chip!