HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAYSON!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAYSON!!! 

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Dear Grayson,

          I can not even fathom that you are a year old.  This year has passed with a blink of the eye.  It seems like your Daddy and I just met you.

This month you have just exploded in personality! You talk all the time.  Sometimes we know what you are talking about but most of the time it is your own language.  You do say ki ki (kitty kitty), A-da (Daddy), Mama (Mommy), tickum (tickle), nah nah (no no) and gog (dog).  You crack us up all day long.

 

You keep Mommy on her toes-you are constantly on the move.  You took you first step last week and now can take up to 4 steps at a time!!!

This month you went to your first play!  You came to see Mommy in her USO show and
you did great!  Daddy said the people around him got worried when he sat down with a baby but came up to him at the end to say how amazing you had been!

(this was taken at lunch in between shows)

Daddy kept you for 5 days in a row while Momma was at band camp.  I think you had a lot of fun during Daddy Week.  So much fun that Daddy was worn out when I got home!

You are a very happy boy!  (unless you are having a melt dow)  You are always smiling at anyone you meet.  However- you do not like for other people to hold you.  At. All.  In fact- you had a babysitter a few times while Momma was at play practice and you would not let her take you out of your stroller. You are friends now...but it definitely took a while!

We took your cake smash pictures this week so I could have them for your birthday party.  It was terrible! I put a bite of cake in your mouth and you gagged then ran away!  You do not like sweets that much.

• You go to the doctor next week which is good because I have no idea what you weigh. 
• You wear a size 4 diaper
• You are still in 12 month clothes
• You rarely wear shoes...but when you do they are size 5
• You have 3 almost 4 teeth now!!!! 
• You are very tall! 
• You love to eat!  Anything we put in front of you, you like. Especially meat! 
• You still have a bad temper and meltdown when we take anything out of your hand! OH MY DEAR SWEET MERCY!!!   My most favorite is the way you throw your whole body backwards...it is awesome. 
• You love to play ball with Daddy.  This month you have learned how to throw it back! (Kinda)
• You love it when we say "YAY!!!" to you!  You get so excited and start clapping your hands! 
• You found the holes in your nose...and you like for your fingers to be inserted in said holes all day. 

You truly are our pride and joy Grayson!   You are such a blessing to us and we are so thankful that God chose us to be your parents.  

Love, 

Momma

Spaghetti

Gray tried spaghetti for the first time tonight and he LOVED it!  He was stuffing it in his mouth by the fistfuls.  Needless to say- at the end of dinner Gray was hosed off outside with the dogs.  Just kidding- but he did go directly to the bathtub!  He was a MESS!!!   It is so fun to watch him learn new things!!

In the beginning it was not so bad

Then it got a little worse

Then he started rubbing the plate on his face...

This video was taken with a phone but he decided to rub food on his face!

Hope you are having a great week!!  

The USO Show

Hello friends!  I have been such a terrible blogger..I am working on Grayson's 11 month post.  The show has kept me so very busy!!!  We had rehearsals everyday leading up to the opening of the show.  This past week we have performed it 9 times..including 4 on Saturday.  I am worn out!  We are performing again this coming up weekend as well.  Last week we had a show strictly for the press to come and here are some of the photos they took.  

*Please note that these photos were taken by The Johnson City Press Photographer

I can not say enough good things about this show.  I wish all of ya'll could see it!  I might post the video when the show is over!   

11 Months Old!!!!

Dear Grayson,

     You are 11 months old!!  This past month you have seemed so BIG!  You crawl so fast in circles around the living room.  The past week you have started to pull away from the couch and stand on your own!!  I think we are in the beginning stages of walking!

You LOVE LOVE LOVE to eat.  Anything we put in front of you, you gobble down.  You are going to eat us out of house and home soon and I am quit scared for the teenage years. You stayed in a hotel for the first time this month and did great!  You have started calling us by name (Mama and Dada) and it is adorable.  You still jibber jabber but not really saying many words.  This month we celebrated Father's Day at an aquarium and you slept through half of it.

This month you met your future wife Maggie.  (Is it wrong to betroth at birth?)  You are going to have to learn to share with her.  Every time she played with your toys you would go over and grab them from her.  You are definitely a wild man! I knew it before but Aunt Audra confirmed the theory while we were visiting her.

Here is what you have been up to this month.

• You wear a size 4 diaper
• You wear a size 12 month in clothing
• You still only have 2 teeth
• You wear a size 5 shoe
• You have a terrible temper!  I hope this does not continue until you are 3! 

Daddy and I have been planning a big birthday party for you, next month!  We can not wait for you to be ONE YEAR OLD!!!!  

It amazes me everyday that you have only been in my life for 11 months, it feels like you have always been a part of our family.

Love,
Momma

Swimming!

Yesterday Grayson got to try out his new baby pool!  He was so cute- I am sure he was thinking the whole time "Why am I taking a bath outside now?" HA!   He kept trying to get out so the whole thing lasted 10 minutes.  I am hoping to take him to a local water park soon.  Artie and I LOVE to swim, I hope he does too!

Doesn't he look cute in his little hat? 

I am working hard on getting everything together for his first birthday!  I have the cake ordered, invitations made, and have started on several other things. July is a crazy month and I want to be PREPARED!  Plus- I don't want to spend his birthday week stressed out about it.  That is a time to celebrate!  Let's hope I can keep on the ball-I am so excited to show you everything!!  

I hope you have a great weekend!  I am off to rehearsal....oh guess what?!?  Audra is back in the country for a visit and I get to see her next weekend!!  Best of all- I GET TO SQUISH MAGGIE!!!!   WAHHOOOO!!!  

10 Months Old!

Grayson,
         You are 10 months old!  I can hardly believe that in in 2 months you will be a year old.  Telling you to slow down is NOT working.  So I suppose I better just embrace the fact that you will be 15 soon.  This month you have been wild!  You can crawl so very fast and do a million laps around the living room everyday.  You are a MESS!

This month you attended your first graduation and lost a pet.

You have a wonderful imagination which Mommy is so thankful for.  You can sit for an hour playing and talking to yourself.  It is adorable.

You can clap!  I will say "YAY!" and you start clapping.

You love to eat!  You will even do a little dance while you do.  I sing the "Yummy To My Tummy" song and you just dance away.

You have kinda learned what it means to give kisses.  One out of 10 times you will actually do it, the rest of the time you just head butt me!

You think it is so fun to ride on your Daddy's shoulders around the house.

Your theme song should be "Don't Bite Your Friends" from Yo Gabba Gabba.  You bite everyone..including the dog.  I walked in the living room the other day and caught you chewing one the dog's food!  WHAT IN THE WORLD!??!!

You want to feed yourself and will refuse to eat unless we give you the spoon.  Of course your motor skills are not ready for this and the food ends up everywhere!

Here is what you have been up too!

• You wear a size 4 diaper
• You wear 12 month clothes
• You have 2 teeth
• You wear a size 5 shoe (cute chubby feet!)
• You are a great eater 
• You say a lot of things but mostly just jibberish.  We can pick out Mama and Dada (still your favorite word)  In fact- the cutest thing in the world is when you say "tickum"  I think you are trying to say tickle...but I'm not sure.  

The pictures that follow are my attempts at your 10 month pictures.  It took 3 tantrums and 4 days to get one!

                                                       

I took away a hanger you were chewing on                                                                                           

This picture is so pitiful!

2 seconds later....all better

I had to finally bribe him with puffs! 

                      

You are growing up before my eyes.  I love the little person you are becoming, it makes me proud to be your Mom.  Lots of preparations are going on for your big birthday bash little boy!  I can't wait!! 

Love, 

Momma

Wordless Wednesday

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Ten month birthday and my birthday posts are forthcoming!