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Happy birthday to my baby boy

By on September 18, 2013

To my big one-year-old:

On September 2nd, you turned a year old. Happy birthday to you! How can you already be one? I feel like it was just yesterday we were heading to the hospital-I was worrying about how they were going to laugh and send us home because there’s no way it was already time for you to come…

Your birthday was bittersweet for me. I love this age. You are so much fun right now. We play and sing and laugh and read and color and dance – I love seeing things through your new eyes. But I miss you as a cuddly, snugly baby. The rare moments when you fall asleep in my arms now, I kiss your sweet lips over and over and over – risking waking you up. But you’re too busy these days for kisses and snuggles.
I had no idea how much I would love you. How breathing in your baby smell when I sniff the top of your head would make my heart swell up and tears come to my eyes. How kissing your pudgy cheeks just makes me want to kiss you again and again and again until you get annoyed with me.

And when you do get into a snugly mood – oh how I cherish it. Those wet, slobbery kisses. Your soft little hands holding mine.
No one told me how hard your first birthday would hit me. I want you to grow and learn and become a goofy kid and eventually a mature, responsible adult. But I wish you could stay my baby forever. I didn’t know it would be this hard to watch you grow up.
I love you so much Graham. I hope you always remember how much I love you.

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Creative Ways to Entertain Baby (and keep mom from going crazy)

By on August 26, 2013
Summer days are LONG. I swear, everyday I get exhausted from chasing Graham around and I look at the clock and it’s only 8:55am! I think, “What the hell are we going to do all day?!” Here’s a few ways I keep Graham (and Mama) entertained.
Go to Bass Pro to look at the fish.

 

Visit Daddy for lunch and play with his calculator.

 

“Cook.” (Especially helpful for when you are visiting friends who don’t have kids. Instant toys.)

 

Take selfies with your phone.

 

Fill an empty tissue box with washcloths and go to town pulling them all out.

 

A tablespoon or two of flour. This gave me enough time to cook dinner AND whip up a dessert.
Walk around the house…for hours…stooped over like this. No wonder my back is killing me…

 

Walk at the park. One of my fav things to do!

 

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Graham is 10 months!

By on August 24, 2013

Graham – I can’t keep up with these posts! We’re busy planning for your first birthday party, which is a week away!

Here’s what’s new in your 10th month:

Crawling!!!!! Yes – you are mobile. And such a busy little guy! You’re getting into everything now. Keeping me on my toes.

You’ve started rolling around at night and now you love to sleep on your stomach.

We’ve cut back on the paci – you only use it at night.

You celebrated your first 4th of July.

 

You played with a play kitchen for the first time at your buddy Carter’s house. I know what you’re getting for Christmas. 🙂
You also had your first ride in the Ergo on my back. You liked being able to see better than when I wear you on the front.

 

You are trying your best to repeat words. At 10 months old you learned how to say teeth. We started brushing your teeth every night. You’ve got 8 of them now!

We’ve been saying colors and shapes to you and you’ve said “yellow” a couple of times. Your little voice is so cute.
You got your first pair of real shoes. You love your new kicks and have been trying to say “shoe.”

 

Getting you to go to sleep at night is becoming an issue. You can fight sleep like there’s no tomorrow! We’re trying some no-cry solutions, but they haven’t been very successful…
 
You love to eat and you love to feed us bites of your food. It cracks you up. You’re pretty much done with purees unless they’re in a pouch. I make a lot of finger foods for you (organic veggies, meat, cheese and fruit) and you’re also trying more and more of what we’re eating.
Still loving bath time, but now that you’ve learned to pull up, you’ve been trying to stand up in the tub. Slippery baby!

You’ve also been barking a lot – Lacey and Jack have taught you well. 🙂

 

 Love you, my Busy Boo. My little Mister Mister!

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Graham is 9 months!

By on July 22, 2013
So this post is super late. I’ve been busy chasing a baby around! Let me see what I can remember about your 9th month Mr. Graham…
9 months! You’ve been outside of my tummy longer than you were inside! And oh how much you’ve grown. You are 20lbs 4oz (69%) and 30in long (95%) with a big old head in the 96th percentile!! Gotta be big to hold your big brain. 🙂

 

I’ve been dressing you each day in a 9 month outfit, just to wear them one last time. They’re getting pretty tight – on to 12 month clothes! You’re still in size 3 diapers.

 

You eat like a champ. (Can’t believe you once were a tiny little thing who wouldn’t eat!) You have 4 to 5 bottles a day of 6 to 7 ounces each. And we’ve moved to three real meals a day. You love feeding yourself, so we mostly do finger foods. (Steamed veggies, cut up fruit, small soft pieces of meat, string cheese, etc.) We’ve also practiced with a few of those food pouches. They’re convenient when we’re on the go. And you love love love puffs!

 

You’re starting to throw fits when you don’t get your way. Luckily you’re pretty easy to distract. (And you look adorable, even when you’re crying!)
When we went to the doctor for your 9 month appointment, she was concerned you weren’t pulling up yet. She said she’d give you until 10 months and then she might have us do some physical therapy. (Same thing happened when you didn’t want to support your head.) Well wouldn’t ya know, the very next day you started pulling up. Stinker. 🙂
You are a friendly baby – you let anyone and everyone hold you. Sometimes I wish you were a little more attached to me, but at least I don’t have to worry about you crying when I leave you with your grandparents and drop you off in the nursery at church.

 

Showing some Waumba Land spirit!
P.S. This is one of my all time fav pics of you. 🙂

 

You love your dada. You say his name ALL the time. You only say mama when you’re upset an whining. (Gee, thanks.) We went to visit him at work this month and you loved playing with his calculator. Are you going to follow in his footsteps and be a CPA?

 

We’ve always called you “busy boo” (as well as a million other nicknames) and this month you’re really living up to that name. You play play play all day. Toys are ok, but you really like remotes, cell phones, cords and the dogs. You’re keeping me on my toes!
Helping fold a mountain of laundry.
We tried out Gymboree early in the month. (They offer a free trial class.) It was alright. I think we both enjoyed the “mommy and me” water aerobics class we were taking more. And the price is def better for the water aerobics. (Gymboree is expensive!) And, not gonna lie, the clown mascot kind of freaked me out.
You love to play in your baby pool on the back porch.

 

Oh my goodness – can this pic be any more adorable?!?!

You also love swinging in your swing. Sometimes it’s too much fun and it wears you out. 🙂

 I swear we normally put clothes on you when we take you outside!
The baby pool pic and the swing pic were from the same day.

You saw your first Laser Show. I was afraid the fireworks and loud music would scare you, but you loved it! You were mesmerized the entire time.

 

We finally installed your “big boy car seat” (after letting it sit in the box in our kitchen for a month).

 

 

It’s getting a little harder to go out to eat with you. You want to play with everything on the table.
Eatin’ Cherrios with chopsticks!
You had your finger pricked at the doctors. You were NOT happy about it. And then you stared at the band aid for 20 minutes trying to figure it out.
What a fun month! We love you Busy Boo!
 

 

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