We had some professional photos taken back in May that I forgot to post. I love how they turned out!
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Graham is 9 months!
By sunshineandholly on July 22, 2013So 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.
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| 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!
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| 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.
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| 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. 🙂
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| Â 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.
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| 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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Graham is 8 months!
By sunshineandholly on June 10, 2013Baby Graham,
Here we are at 8 months! You are an absolute doll. You get cuter and cuter every day!
We’ve had a bit of a set back in the sleeping department, but in all you are still a very easy baby. I think our sleeping issues have to do with teething and separation anxiety. You’ve been working on your top two teeth this month and they really must be bothering you. Poor guy. I didn’t even know you were teething with your first two teeth, but the top ones must hurt more. You’ve been waking up 2-6 times a night crying. Luckily, all we have to do is go in your room and stick the pacifier in your mouth and you go back to sleep right away. Bedtime and naps are a different story. You WILL NOT NAP nowadays. I have to lay down with you in the bed and 30 minutes later you’ll FINALLY fall asleep. Usually I end up taking a nap too since I’m laying there so long. Daddy rocks you to sleep at night and it takes just as long. We miss the days when we just laid you down, kissed you goodnight and you put yourself to sleep. But I do love all the snuggling so I won’t complain too much.
Your biggest accomplishment this month – scooting! You can scoot backwards and around in a circle, but not forwards…and not towards whatever it is your trying to reach. Which can make for a very frustrated, fussy baby some days. We need to start baby-proofing the house because you’re never in the same spot if I set you down for a while and come back.
You also said a few more words this month –Â “shhh” and “tickle.” Tickle sounds more like “ter-ker” but it’s close enough! One time, you were holding your sock monkey toy and saying “Ter-ker, ter-ker, ter-ker.” You were tickling him! So cute.
You’ve been taking baths in the tub like a big boy. You love playing and splashing!
You’re still loving Lacey and Jack. You laugh and giggle at them all day. Lacey even lets you pet her and poke at her eyes. She loves you! You’ve also been barking a lot. (It sounds like a loud, high pitched quick scream.) Wonder who taught you how to do that?
You went to your first Braves game this month! (And they won!) You were pretty good for most of the game. We kept you out past your bedtime though and you let us know that that wasn’t a good idea…
Peepaw took you on his 4-wheeler for the first time. I’m sure you’ll give me a heart attack riding on this one day!
Graham, you are such a joy to me. I can’t wait to see what the next month brings!
Graham and I have been taking a mommy and baby water aerobics class once a week called H2Oh Baby! It’s through Oh Baby Fitness. Graham has been loving the water and I’m loving the exercise and the chance to get out of the house and talk to other young moms in my area.
My happy baby after class.
We also took Graham to my parent’s pool over Memorial Day weekend. It was pretty cold, so Graham didn’t enjoy it as much as he enjoys the water aerobics in the indoor heated pool.
Grandpa’s behind us walking away with a dirty diaper. That’s what Grandpas are for, right?
Looking cute in his hat and bathing suit!
Splashin!
Nap time by the pool! It’s a hard life.
Look at that face!
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Pigeon Forge – A Family Friendly Destination
By sunshineandholly on May 20, 2013
A couple of weekends ago we went up to Pigeon Forge for a little family getaway. We’ve been up there a few times, but this was the first time with Graham. He was awesome the entire trip!
Pigeon Forge – A Family Friendly Destination
We headed up Thursday evening after Josh got off work. Our first stop – Cracker Barrel! I had the grilled chicken tenderloins with mac and cheese and carrots. Graham had some applesauce.
Graham had to try on these cowboy boots we found in the store. He’s a country boy!
We usually stay at the Hampton Inn in Pigeon Forge. We checked in super late. Graham had fallen asleep in the car but luckily went back to bed pretty easily.
Ripley’s Believe It or Not
Friday we woke up to rain. After a quick breakfast at the hotel, we headed into Gatlinburg to see what we could find to do that was inside since it was still pouring rain. We decided to check out the Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum. It was actually really interesting!
Graham got his picture with the creepy two-headed cow.
Then we took a pic with Robert Wadlow – the tallest recorded man that ever lived. (Crazy coincidence – I checked out “The Girl Who Chased the Moon” from the library the week before we went to Pigeon Forge. It had a character that was based on Robert Wadlow. The author even dedicated the book to him! It was a pretty good book and it was so weird that I’d never heard of Robert Wadlow before this.)
Fun Around Gatlinburg
We ducked into a Dunkin’ Donuts to feed Graham, and when I finished the rain had slowed down. By this time we were starving so we grabbed some lunch at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Tasty! After that, the rain had stopped completely! We walked around Gatlinburg for a while and ended up at the Ole Smoky Moonshine brewery.
Huge barrel of moonshine a’ brewin’.
There was a bar area where you could try all of the different flavors. (There were 12 in all!) I felt a little wrong having my baby in a bar. I felt even MORE wrong having my baby in a bar while my husband and I did shots of moonshine! Lol! Graham was actually taking a nap in the stroller while we were doing the tasting. A few random guys saw him passed out and started chuckling. Josh said to them, “Yeah, he already did the tasting – he couldn’t handle it.” Ha!
All of the flavors were super yummy! Blackberry, grape, lemon drop, blueberry, pink lemonade, strawberry. Mmmm! We ended up buying a jar of peach and apple pie. Those were the best! I skipped out on tasting the “original” and the “white lightin” flavors – those were the two most…potent. I figure one of us needed to be able to drive!
Dixie Stampede
After that, we went back to the hotel and rested for a bit. Then it was off to the Dixie Stampede! I’ve been before and I LOVE it. Since I know I can’t do it justice by explaining what it is, click here to Wikipedia it. (Scroll down to the “show” section.) I know it sounds a little cheesy, but it’s so much fun!
Dollywood
The next morning was the highlight of the trip and the main reason we go to Pigeon Forge – Dollywood!!! Dollywood really is one of the most fun theme parks. They’ve got award-winning roller coasters and shows, delicious food, and tons of stuff for families to enjoy. Still skeptical? Dollywood won the Applause Award in 2010 – the most prestigious award in the theme park industry. You should go!
Graham loved it!
 Looking so cool in his shades!
Family pic time!
I’m such a sucker for these photo ops.
Indiana Graham. 🙂
Playing on the playground!
Riding the carousel.
Right before we rode the train. Such cute boys!
Goats on the Roof
On Sunday, we headed home. On the way, to top off our country-fied vacation, we decided to stop at a little place called “Goats on the Roof.” Which is a store and restaurant with…you guessed it! Goats on the roof!
“Ok mom, I’m over these goats on the roof.”
Our trip was so much fun! I can’t wait for Graham to get a little older so we can take him again. Our next trip is coming up in July – Tybee Island with both sets of Graham’s grandparents. (So they can babysit while Josh and I have some fun in Savannah.) Can’t wait!
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