Baby Gap

Loaded up the car and we went to the big city (Raleigh) today. Used our gift card from Jack and Kadee and bought Graham this great hat and a jacket. Thanks Jack and Kadee.

Birthday Cookie

For Graham's 8 moth birthday we decided to have a little celebration. Here is a little vid of him enjoying his first taste of Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies (dad's favorite).

Here's and old pic from when he was one month old and from last night.

Happy Birthday!

Eight months old today!

Happy Birthday Charlotte

Happy Birthday honey!

Finger food!

Valentine's Day Weekend - Part 2

More Valentine fun!


Making a Valentine's card for Dad!

Cleaning up after making a Valentine's card for dad.

AHHHH!!!

Valentine's Day Weekend - Part 1

Before I got back from Norfolk Shannon , Graham, Leigh, Kaden, Connor and Madawi had a chance to enjoy the fruits of the major east coast snow storms.

Dad is Back!

I was playing navy in Norfolk, Va for 10 days and I sure did miss Shannon, Graham and Madawi! When I got back I sure was surprised to see how much had changed! Even in those 10 days there were some very obvious changes and some new accomplishments:

• Now holds his bottle pretty easily and will feed himself for most of the bottle.
• More hair...and it's starting to get a little darker.
• Teeth are more visible. He had his two bottom teeth pop out maybe two weeks ago but now they are a lot easier to see.
• Sustained sitting- he is sitting and playing with his toys for 30 minutes or more. He is starting to entertain himself a little more...which is nice.
• Personality keeps developing- he is very smiley right now and loves to laugh. Even when he is winy we can get him to smile.
• Sleeping soundly- we had a little set back when he had a cold and fever and we found him in our bed more than we liked. Shannon has him back into a solid routine and he now sleeps from about 7:30pm to about 6:30am
• FINGER FOODS!- Graham has started eating little rice puffs! He grabs them off of his tray and sticks them in his mouth on his own. He gets every third one in his mouth or so...its amazing how they go from milk/formula/food with no chewing to just knowing that they have to chew.

More to follow!

Eating

Graham is such a great eater! We haven't found a food that he doesn't like. His favorites seem to be carrots, green beans and sweet potatoes. He also eats apples, peaches, apricots, pears, green peas, berries, bananas.

What's funny is that he will get through almost his entire meal without so much as a smudge of food on his face or bib; but then, over the last five bites he will start grabbing for the spoon and bowl and then start rubbing his face. By the end of those last five bites it is pretty certain that he will need a bath to get the food out of his eye brows and ears and from underneath his chin.

We haven't tried the pureed meats yet; we're afraid of what it will do to his diapers.

Tough Guy?

The training begins! Graham's first walker...dad had to modify it a bit because even on the lowest setting he is barely on his toes.

Tough guy posing! I am thinking that I am not sure if Graham gets it yet and then...





...he moves in for the fish hook!

Holding his own bottle

Graham has started to hold his bottle on his own. Last night he was taking it out and putting it back in on his own. Shannon wanted me to say that isn't her with Graham; even on lazy days she wears more than just one of my t-shirts and sweat pants.