Grayson Christian is...
Grayson is such a big boy! Here are the highlights from the following month: we moved him to his crib, he is sleeping through the night, he rolled over front to back and back to front, he started eating baby food, belly laughing, got his first cold, started jumping in his jumper and is babbling a ton.
We moved him to his crib a few days after his 4 month check up. I was a little nervous as he is on the floor beneath us so I wasn't sure how it would work, but he did great. I should have moved him sooner as he sleeps better in his crib compared to the bassinet part of the pack and play. The first few nights he got up around 11pm and 3am, but about a week after we moved him into his crib he slept through the night. Craig was ready to let him "cry it out" because I said I would not be able to do it until he was older. One night he started to fuss and I decided to see how long he would cry and Craig asked if I was going to get him. He woke up around 11pm and fussed for about 30-40 minutes and then fell back asleep. I couldn't believe it! I was so ready for him to scream bloody murder and so shocked when he didn't and then put himself back to sleep. It happened again at 3am and he did the same thing. The next night he did the same thing and then after that he slept through the night without getting up. He does stir several times and sometimes will cry a little, but then fall back asleep. I think because he was so hard at night in the beginning he decided to give me a break when it came to sleeping through the night. He is also a big boy which helps him sleep through the night as he doesn't need to eat.
Craig and Ethan went on a skiing trip to Vail, Colorado from Thursday, January 16th - Monday, January 20th. Grayson and I went to Allison's for the night on Friday and then my mom stayed with us until they got back. Grayson tried his first baby food, sweet potatoes at Allison's house. I mixed the sweet potatoes with his rice cereal and he made an ummmm sound so I think he liked it. The next day he really started babbling and spent the whole day talking up a storm. While at their house he also tried Gabe's jumping exersaucer and loved it so I think I will have to buy one for him. Cora and Elin are so good with Gabe and Grayson and it's so cute to watch them all together. Grayson is in love with Cora and Elin and just gazes up at them and is best buddies with Gabe. We did a little photo shoot with the kids and Grayson got a little upset, but it was cute seeing Gabe's reaction. I think he was wondering why his BFF was upset and gave a very concerned look. They are so cute together and we can't wait for them to grow up together.
On Monday, Jan 20th Grayson woke up with his first cold that he unfortunately caught from me. Poor little guy. He woke up with a stuffy, crusty nose and looked up at me like what is wrong with me and why do I feel so bad. It was awful and I felt terrible that he got it from me. When Craig got back Monday night it was so sweet to see how excited Grayson was to see him. He actually stroked Craig's face and it was the sweetest thing. Grayson's cold lasted about 2 weeks and he had a runny nose and some coughing, but it wasn't that bad. The worst part was using the snot sucker. We had to hold down his arms down because he tries to pull it out of our hands and he screams so it is not fun at all. I took him to the doctor on Jan 29th and she could hear some congestion, but she said it was just a cold and no need for any medication. At this appointment (he was 4 months and 3 weeks) he weighed 17 pounds, 5 ounces.
Grayson has tried almost all of the foods in stage 1. After he had the sweet potatoes 3 days in a row he tried carrots, pears, applesauce, peas, bananas, prunes and peaches. I mix all of the foods with his rice cereal, because the one time I tried to give him them separately he made funny faces so I felt like he wasn't ready yet. He has the same expression when he takes the first bite each time and it's like a what the heck is this stuff face. He normally spits it out right away and then wants more and finishes the whole bowl. I mix 2 ounces of formula with the rice cereal and add one jar of baby food. I think his favorites are sweet potatoes and pears. I think his least favorite is peaches. All three nights I tried to give him peaches he got really fussy and would not finish it.
Notes on pictures below:
We went over to Danielle's house and met Allison, Cora, Elin and Gabe. Danielle was playing "boo" with Grayson and he was laughing and then all of a sudden made a face like he was going to cry, but then started laughing again. It was so stinking cute! Grayson loves Elin and you can see how much by the look on his face while Elin plays with him.
We started going to a music class called Lullabies at Old Town Music. Grayson slept through most of the first class on Jan 12th, but has since been awake for all the other ones. They are only 30 minutes and have kids similar in age. It has been fun learning new songs and seeing the kids change each week. While Craig was out of town my mom went with me and she helped Grayson sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider. We had a lot of fun and I'm glad Oma got to come as well.
Grayson fell asleep while eating his dinner after not sleeping enough during his afternoon nap. I made the mistake of playing Bon Jovi lullaby songs during his feeding and that coupled with the lack of sleep made this little guy pass out right in the middle of eating. Ha ha. It was so funny. He slept for 30 minutes, woke up and finished eating his dinner. It was so cute I had to capture a picture.
Grayson was very excited when Daddy came home from his trip. Daddy read him his favorite book, Who Loves Grayson and the pictures of the two of them are priceless. Grayson is gazing up at his Daddy with the cutest expression while he reads him his favorite book. I think he already looks up to his Daddy and loves spending time with him.
Grayson rolled over for the 1st time on Jan 25th (4 months and 3 weeks). Craig and I were both sitting in the family room next to him and neither of us saw him while rolling over, but we knew he did by this picture. He had a big smile and a look of accomplishment and we were so happy and proud of our little guy.
We spent Super Bowl Sunday at the Ohlanders. All the kids had fun hanging out. Cora and Elin are so good with Grayson and Gabe and help entertain them. We love doing photo shoots when we get them together.
We got out his highchair for a test run as I wasn't sure if he was ready, but he did great and looks like such a big boy sitting in it.
Grayson and Daddy
People say Grayson looks just like his daddy with some of my features like my smile and my eyes. The last picture is of Grayson at 5 months and Craig somewhere around 8-10 months. It's amazing how much they look alike. Grayson has my color eyes, but I think that's about it. He definitely has Craig's eye shape and eyebrows.
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