Crawling Beginnings

Over the past couple of weeks, Grant has begun to pull himself up on his hands and knees and make some progress on moving across the tummy time blanket.  He gets a bit frustrated with not being able to move his hands and knees without falling over or face planting, but he keeps at it.  Go Grant!

P.S. Killer, our cat, is not amused by Grant's increased mobility.

Sacked Out and Snoring

Baby snores are cute.

Master of Raspberries

Grant loves making raspberry noises . . . pretty much anytime and nearly any occasion.

Grant is Six Months!

Grant is always so happy when we wakes up and sees us. I thought I should share that fun with everyone.

Happy .5, Grant!

Sings Himself His Half-Birthday Song

Grant turns 6-months old on Monday, 1/23/12.  

Here he is singing his half-birthday song with his friend, the musical cow.

Funny New Laugh

Grant is such a happy little kid.  We're really lucky.  Here's his funny new laugh, captured just yesterday.

Baby Bash

Grant loves to bash his toys, but he's developing good large motor skills, so we don't mind.

Gnome Spotting!

     While on a walk on the tree farm, we captured this shot of a little gnome scampering through the woods.

Actually, Grant got a cute red hat for the cold weather and we thought it made him look just like a little lawn gnome so we got some fun pictures with him.

Grant's First Christmas

Grant playing with his Christmas present from Grandma Ruth.

Grant patiently watching as everyone else opens their presents.

Grant chewing on his favorite gift, the bow. He played with it all week. 

"Don't Look At Me!"

            Grant's new thing when feeding is putting his hands over his eyes after grabbing the bottle. 

            We are not sure where he picked it up, but it is not hurting anything and makes us smile. 

Happy Holidays from Grant

Bath Time Fun

Now that Grant is attempting to eat rice cereal things get pretty messy, so I have increased his bath time to twice a week. He's fascinated with the water and we always have fun playing.

        

Grant's First Meal, Sans Bottle

4-Month Checkup

Grant is doing great, as you can see by his growth chart, below.

He is also starting rice cereal this week and has been a real trooper.  He thinks it's fun to have cereal in his mouth and to chew on the spoon.  I'm sure some of it gets down his throat, but it's great he enjoys playing the eating game.

Baby Black & White

Funny Faces

Big Eyed Cuteness

He was being so adorable with his little blue bunny rattle.  I had to share.

Thanksgiving in Green Valley

   

                 Grant spent his first Thanksgiving with his "Greats" in Green Valley. Many thanks to  

                           Bill & Lil, Ruthanna & Don, Susan & Larry and their two daughters for their hospitality 

                           over the holiday. More pictures to come!

Laughing with Daddy

We finally caught Grant laughing on video yesterday when Nick discovered by accident that dropping a onesie on him just cracked him up.  He laughed for 10 minutes.  He really is a bundle of joy!

updated with an even better video

Portraits in the Bumbo

Learning to Stand with Daddy

Grant and Daddy are best buds.  They're so cute together when they play.

Laundry and a Happy Baby

Grant just loves spending time with Mommy doing the laundry.  He's such a cheerful little guy.

Holding the Bottle

Mariana captured Grant holding his bottle in the swing.  He's getting better and better at it.

Helpin' Mom in the Kitchen

I was making French toast with him and couldn't resist taking a picture.  He looks like a little munchkin in his striped footy pajamas and he had fun playing with the spatula.  How did he balance it on his foot?

His Fantastic Feet

He just loves playing with his feet.  It's adorable, but makes hard to keep the socks on.  Good thing it's still mild weather here in Phoenix. These photos are courtesy of Mariana.

 

Talkin' in the Bumbo at Dinner

He loves his Bumbo (thanks Grandma Ruth!) and we've been putting him on the dining table so we can have dinner as a family. It works great.  He loves carrying the conversation.

Not a Fan of Mariachi

Grant was napping yesterday and I was watching back episodes of Community online. When a mariachi band began to play, Grant woke up screaming from his nap. It took me 5 minutes to get him to calm down. No more fiestas during the siesta.

Getting Grant Use to His Nursery

Grant is sleeping well enough to start the transition to his nursery. So this weekend we've been playing with him there and he's taking a nap in his crib today. He looks so small!

It's Hat Weather

Now that the weather has started to cool, Grant gets to try on his many hats.

Grant's First Halloween

Built In Chubby Cheek Support

His cheeks are so chubby and cute now. It's perfect that his car seat belt pads act as support.

Gerber Baby Audition

Bottle Service

"There's room on this couch for one more, baby."

Polar Bear Fight to the Death

Grant was feeling rambunctious yesterday evening, so to get rid of his energy he fought his buddy, Polar Bear in an all-out wrasslin' match.  Check out these action shots.

Bear begins the tussle by going for the jugular.

 Grant beats him back with his powerful upper body strength.

When the reality of the situation hits home, he experiences a moment of terror.

But regains the upper hand and declares victory.

Emboldened by his win, Grant takes on his next foe, Alien.