Don't Say That!

This weekend we stopped to eat at Qdoba and Grant kept wanting to eat the edge of the table. Gross! We repeatedly told him no no and he would stop for a little while. I saw him going for the edge of the table again so I said no no before he got his little mouth on it. He looked at me with a shocked expression, and in slow motion I saw his mouth turn into an exaggerated frown and then the huge tears started to roll down his face, followed by a heartbreaking cry. It was so sad. And what kind of mommy am I? I couldn't stop laughing. It was just the funniest saddest thing. I did stop laughing and pick him up. Apparently he had been told no no one time too many.


On Sunday we went to watch Uncle Adam run the half marathon. Here's Grant all bundled up ready to go out in the freezing cold at the crack of dawn (I think he looks like a totally different baby in this picture). By the middle of the race he was well past his nap time and when Troy yelled at Adam running by, Grant started in with the giant tears and sad sad cry. This happened two times. Other than that he was really good, fell asleep in the car on the way home and didn't even wake up when Troy took him out of the car seat and put him in his crib.

8 months

He looks so long!

Big Boy

Books are yummy!

Smiles

This morning I showed Grant some pictures we have framed around the house. Everytime I showed him a picture of Troy and me he would get a big smile on his face, touch our faces and start talking. He knows his mommy and daddy!

The Picture Drought is Over

Hi Mommy

Hey, it's Miles!


This giant tree was knocked down in the wind storm.


Jared and Jill came to visit.

It's so fun to play down here!

No No!

Grant has mastered the army crawl and he loves going all over the place. Sometimes he gets so excited to be moving and going somewhere he just kicks and doesn't end up moving anywhere. He especially loves the outlets, power cords and Miles. Now I'm not too worried about Miles, but why does Grant have to go right for the things he can't have? We've had to pull out our stern parent voices and the repeated no no. Surprisingly he listens a good deal of the time. I know it won't last, but it surprises me everytime. He'll look at the outlet/cord, think about it, and usually after 2 or 3 no-no's, he turns around and goes the other way. What a smart boy!

Pictures

7 months old

Grant doesn't exactly like to stay on his back anymore, making picture taking a little bit of a challenge...

I put him on his back on the blanket, but by the time I stood up and took the picture he was on his stomach.

Daddy has better luck getting him to stay on his back.

(Comparison picture here )