Finally, you feed me!

"Bring it on, mommy!"

We had Grammie and Grandpa over for dinner last night and decided that it was time for Grevin to join us at the table. It was getting to the point that it looked like we were torturing Grey by not giving him any food. I take that back, Zippy had snuck him a bit of apple from apple pie and that nice lady at the birthday party last weekend thought he should have some of her ice cream, but don't get me started on that. Great Grandma Oglesby had mailed us this cute doggy bib so we decided to go ahead and start with rice cereal this weekend. He was so funny. I gave him a bite and he immediately swallowed it, I was expecting for it to come flying out of his mouth! He couldn't get enough of it. We kept joking that he was acting like he had never had a meal in his entire life which was actually the truth :) He wanted to help the entire time and anytime I would take the spoon back to get more, he would get very impatient! He absolutely LOVED it! I guess it is time to work on manners now!

The whole process is more fun that I had imagined. It is great to have him part of the social environment at the table and it is fun to see his reaction to new things. I had actually been dreading it and I am not sure why. Well, I do know why. It means that he is growing up. I love nursing him and don't want that special time together to end. Grammie said solids should make him sleep better at night, but lucky for me, he was up FOUR times last night to nurse!!! I guess he enjoys that time together too:)

We are starting to make our own baby food as well. We have yellow squash from our garden and I made zucchini puree yesterday from our friend Michelle's garden. I am going to make some sweet potatoes and peas this week to freeze. It is so easy and Grevin loves watching me make it in the food processor from his jumpy jump or while he is playing with the bowls and spoons on the floor. I am hoping this means that I can actually start cooking again for us, too!

Happy Birthday, Zippy!

Zippy's birthday was Friday so after work, we decided to head out to the coast! It was really really hot here so the thermometer in our car was reading 99 when we left, by the time we got to the coast, it was 65!! SOOOO nice! We enjoyed a nice hike along the coast, watched the waves, tried to spot the whales that were passing by(but we didn't see any), and enjoyed some yummy fish tacos. What are these crazy things on my feet??

First time in the backpack-loved playing with Zippy's hair

Happy Birthday, Zippy!!

Grey loves the camera!

Adventures in a laundry basket

Tahoe Photos

Grey half asleep on the mountain

Birth Buddies: Jared & Grey playing (they were born a couple days apart)

Say cheese!

Hayley fascinated by her hands-Grey fascinated by his toes

Grey actually looking at the camera-he is usually too busy!

Paige with Grey and Hayley

Grey is starting to sit up by himself!

Babies Taking over Tahoe

Grevin and I went on a spur of the moment trip to Tahoe to meet up with friends! I was suppose to be working but Grammie Jane couldn't watch Grey so we decided to make the most of it. 5 moms and 5 babies took over Tahoe for the weekend. Here are a couple of pictures that I stole off of the other blogs. I will have more pictures and more stories up some time this week!

Andrew(15 mths)*Jared(5 mths)*Brewer(4 mths)*Hayley(5 mths)*Grevin(5 mths)

Andrew and Grevin were not happy to be taking this picture.

On your mark...

It might not be the way he wants to go, but Grey can go backwards! He looks at his toys in front of him and gets into a push up position on the tips of his toes and hands and lunges backwards. He also gets on his knees and rocks back and forth before face planting. It is pretty funny to watch! He did it for the first time 3 days ago and now, anytime I put him down on his back, he immediately flips to his stomach and tries to move. He is getting really good at going in circles to get his toys and he ended up half way across the room while we were having dinner. He can also sit up unassisted for a couple of minutes. It is just amazing what a week can do!

Bath Time Fun!!

Bath time continues to be the best part of the day. Grevin has upgraded to the bath seat and LOVES it! He can reach down to get his toys as they float by and he can SPLASH! Luckily, he doesn't mind his face getting wet because he usually ends up soaking himself.

Month 5

Dear Grevin,
This month can be summed up in one word: RASPBERRIES.

You have figured out how to blow raspberries and you do it all the time. In the car. During tummy time. When you swing. When we read books. While you nurse. While you play in your jumpy. At 3 am in the morning. If you are awake, it is almost guaranteed that we will get to hear you blowing raspberries and laughing at yourself. Of course the drool is running down your face but that is half the fun!

Month 5 has been a busy one. We were in Missouri and got to visit lots of family and friends. You got your second cold(we are blaming your dad for this one! He went to Miami and came back sick). You went on a boat for the first time. You went into the lake for the first time. You went to the river for the first time. You went to your first wedding. The busier we are, the happier you are. You get very bored just sitting at home-you would much rather be around a lot of people and doing new things.

I started work this month and you are enjoying hanging out with Grammie and Grandpa. If Grandpa walks into the room, you will stop what you are doing and watch everything he does. You love hanging out with them so much that you don't want to sleep! Of course, we need to work on this because you are DONE around 5:30 when you don't get a good nap in. THEN, you want to wake up at 3 am!

You are rolling both ways now-just not very often. I think you are too busy blowing raspberries to want to go anywhere. When you are on your belly, you can go in a full circle, backwards, and I have seen you go forward once. It will not be long before you will be cruising around the house!

We have to keep everything out of your reach or else you have it in your hands and then STRAIGHT to your mouth. It is amazing how fast you have become with your hands. If you know it is within your reach, you can immediately grab and hold on. You have only knocked over one glass and daddy was fast enough to keep your from dumping his plate on the floor at the restaurant last week!

You are very interested in food all of a sudden. You watch everyone eat and will open your mouth if anyone puts food near it. You love to watch me drink out of a water bottle. You try to grab it and try to drink out of it, too. We are going to try to hold out a few more weeks-mainly because I am not quite ready for the mess!

Bath time has always been your favorite and it has just become even more fun. You graduated to the bath chair this month. The infant tub was just too small and you kept trying to sit up or roll over so it was getting a little too crazy for me. I tried sitting you in the 'toddler' side but you kept falling over trying to get your toys. Now you can sit up, grab your toys as they float by, and splash like crazy. And of course, blow raspberries.

You are starting to sit up a little by yourself longer and longer. You immediately topple over backwards if you straighten up and if there is something to the side you want, you fall over. I am sure you will have this mastered very soon and I look forward to it because you love to be upright. You love your bumbo, your exersaucer, and your jumperoo. You haven't figured out how to jump in it, but you love to be on your toes.

You still sleep in between us at night. You love to cuddle up to one of us and bury your face into our side. You are starting to sleep longer and longer again(of course now that I am writing this, you will start waking up again!) and I usually hear from you about twice between 7 pm and 8 am. I love cuddling with you at night-especially now that I am back at work. Of course, when you decide at 3 am that you want to play, I just roll you closer to your daddy. Your favorite thing to do is pull his arm hairs until he gets up with you. I tell him that you just want some special daddy time!

Grevin, you have made my life so full of joy and laughter. You are such a happy baby. Even strangers comment on your wonderful smile and laugh...a few have told me that you have made their day. Thank you for sharing your wonderful spirit with everyone around you.

I love you- Grey, Gravy, Grevenstein, Biscuits!

XOXO,
Mommy

3 AM AGAIN

I am not sure what Grevin was thinking at 3 am this morning when he decided to wake up for an hour to talk and laugh at the ceiling fan. Crazy kid. And how does Zippy sleep through it? He is lying right between us!!

Russian River

We finally had a quiet weekend and decided to head out to the Russian River to hang out and visit with friends. Kellie and Ben have a family cabin out on the river so we met up with them for a little R&R. It was Grey's first trip of many out to the river. We usually end up here a few weekends every month through the summer. He loved playing in the water-of course-when doesn't he?

Kellie and Grey hanging out in the cabin

"Uncle Larry" aka Ben getting ready to head to the river with Grey. Ben's parents own 'Kids Only' a children's store on Haight in SF-that is where Grey got his river hat

Hanging out on the beach with dad

Playing with the rocks-he kept trying to eat them until Zippy showed him how to throw them!

Watching all the canoers go by

On the way back home...