Family is spelled S-P-E-C-I-A-L!

Family is spelled S-P-E-C-I-A-L!

Monday, March 21, 2011

I'm ONE!



It just totally blows our mind that Christian Grant has turned a year old! Where did those 12 months go? This little man started walking on Feb 12th at 11 months old. He's still not real crazy about table food. He loves the jars of Earth's Best vegetables and fruits, and I can't dare forget how much he loves his Mum Mum strawberry-flavored rice cakes! He made the big switch from formula to whole milk a couple of weeks ago and seems to be doing just fine. He also started using a sippy cup with yummy water. At his 12-month checkup he weighed in at 23 pounds. He is in the 60-75 % of all of his stats. :o) He is the happiest baby! He is already trying to repeat everything we say. He is saying "Mama", "Daddy", "Kay-Cob" (Jacob), "Go-Go" (JoJo for Jonah), "Tank-too" (thank you), "Mum Mum", "Ah-ooo" (uh oh), and "dia-puh" (diaper). There are many other things that he "says", but only he knows what they are right now! He loves blowing kisses to anybody and everybody! It's the cutest thing to see; as well as when he hugs his lovey blanket or stuffed animals!

On Mondays and Fridays, Grant enjoys playing and taking it easy with Mama at home. On Tuesdays, he gets to play with his Daddy, or Ms Tina when Daddy has to work. On Wednesday, he gets to have Kindermusik with Mama and Nona B! As soon as he hears us all sing, or the CD player starts, he starts rocking his upper torso side to side and claps his hands...VERY CUTE! He loves watching and being with his friends in KM class. We love being there with him. On his birthday last Wednesday, we celebrated after class by all having yummy cupcake cookies made by Ms Tina! On Thursdays, li'l Grant gets to go with Mama to Longview to an area dayschool where we have more music and movement with his friends while mommy teaches.

Mr. Grant sleeps wonderfully at night, but is not a big fan of naps during the day. He takes naps, but they're usually not for very long. We are going to have some Easter and family portaits made here in a few weeks. We simply can't wait! He is absolutely crazy about his big brothers and gets very excited when we pick them up from school each day! He is already saying their names in the pick-up line before they even get in the car! His Nona and Granny (Great-Grandmother) get pretty excited to see him too! He blesses the socks off Granny's friends at the nursing home! It literally brightens up Granny's whole week when she sees Grant. Nona B seems to have found tremendous joy in having li'l Grant in her life. His Mimi and Granddaddy really enjoy his visits too! Everybody loves getting his hugs and kisses. :o)

Happy Spring everyone!!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!