Our sweet Grayson is 10 months old! He has changed so much in the last month. He has two new teeth on the top, says mama, dada, ca-ca, ga-ga, wa-wa, stands up all by himself without holding on, tries to walk, gives kisses, is obsessed with his lovies, putting tops on things, swinging at the park, playing chase, playing "where is Grayson" and getting into my kitchen cabinets.
~ Appearance ~
Grayson looks just like his Daddy, but has my color eyes. His hair is light brown, but I think it will get darker since both Craig and I have dark brown hair. It's growing in more and he has the cutest little curls in the back. He has four teeth, two on top and two on bottom. He got the two on top a few days after Grandpa and Grandma came to visit in June. His top right tooth popped through and then a week later the left one came in. He was very fussy with the first one and the second one was not as bad. He is still our chunky little monkey, but has definitely thinned out with all the moving around. He is wearing some 12 month clothing, but mostly 18 months. His feet finally grew a little and he now wears size 3 shoe, although he might be ready for a size 4 soon.
~ Sleep ~
He is a great sleeper and goes to bed a little later now around 7:30/8pm. He wakes up around 6:30am and takes two naps at 9:30am and 1:30/2pm and sleeps on average 1 hour and 15 minutes, but sometimes longer. His new thing is obsessed with his lovie blankets and cuddles with them while he sleeps. He has about 8 blankets (all gifts) and we put 4 in his crib with him while he sleeps. I confirmed with friends and his doctor and they all say it's safe because he's almost one and can easily move from front to back. When he goes to sleep he cuddles with his lovies and if he wakes up during the night he quickly finds them and snuggles with them. I guess they took the place of his pacifier that he used to like when he went to bed. All of a sudden he stopped taking his pacifier and wants nothing to do with it. I guess that's very nice long-term, but hard when he's fussy now as I used to give him his paci and that helped soothe him. I'm very happy he stopped taking the paci as I know kids have major problems giving up their pacis so I'm very glad he gave it up himself. He now does not want to be held like a baby (horizontally) and will only let me rock him like a big boy (vertically). This all started when we went to visit Bryan and Lauren in Bloomington for my mom's birthday. He refused to nap that day and cried when I held him like a baby so I guess my boy is growing up. Allison couldn't believe he was still letting me rock him that way as Gabe gave that up a while ago. He also loves when I rub his back when I put him in his crib. He used to cry and would want me to hold him and rock him back to sleep, but now that he has his lovies, he is okay with me just rubbing his back.
~ Milestones ~
He loves mimicking the sounds we make such as kissing sounds, clicking sound with our tongue, lip smacking sound and the horse sound with your lips. It's so cute to see him trying to figure out how we are making the sound and then suddenly he had it figured out. He also started giving kisses, which is the sweetest thing. He first started doing it after he had his bottle before bed and it was so darn cute I let him stay up a little later to give me as many kisses as he wanted. He kind of gets a little shy and then plops a big sloppy kiss with his mouth open and everything. IT MELTS MY HEART! He did this for about a week and then stopped the nightly ones and gives them to me sporadically and is a little stingy with them. He sometimes gives kisses to his nanny and just recently gave some to Daddy and he absolutely loved it. He has also given kisses to Oma and Julia.
He started standing up by himself without any help. At first he was doing this for a few seconds and can now stand for almost 15 seconds alone. He is also trying to walk and will take about 1-2 steps, but quickly falls. He loves using his walker and takes it all around the kitchen and family room. He even started using the trash can and stationary play table as his walker. I guess that's pretty crafty of him. I think he will be walking in the next month. He loves when we play chase and runs around the ottoman. I tell him that I'm going to get him and he better run and he squeals and runs around the table. It's so darn cute, but occasionally he gets too excited and falls. He is pretty obsessed with the coasters and loves holding these as he walks around the ottoman.
He now says mama, dada, ca-ca, ga, and wa-wa. His first word was Mama and this was the most amazing thing. I think I cried with joy when I first heard this. What a special boy that knows how to steal his mama's heart! His nanny said when he woke up from a nap he pushed her aside, looked at the door and said Mama so I think he knows what Mama means. He also had my nanny's aunt babysit him recently and was crying looking around the room saying Mama. Breaks my heart!! When my BFF from college Angie was in town she told me she heard Craig saying Dada to Grayson and Grayson kept saying Mama. Well, he finally caught on and said Dada. It was so sweet and happened when my other BFF from college Christy was in town. I am so happy I caught it on video. It was so sweet and Craig was so happy!!
~ Eating ~
He eats three meals a day at 7:30/8am, 12pm and 5:30pm with snacks at 11am and 3:30pm. He has 4 bottles a day at 6:30am, 9:30am, 1:30pm and 7:15pm. He eats around 6 ounces per bottle with 7 ounces before bed. He is a pretty good eater, although he is not a fan of veggies. I make smoothies with our Vitamix and mix fruits such as grapes, strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, raspberries, clementines, kiwi, apples, bananas along with veggies such as carrots, spinach and cucumber with coconut water and make delicious smoothies. I normally do not do all of those, but mix many of those to give him a good variety. Sometimes he only drinks a little bit, but I feel like whatever I can get in him is good. He loves chicken, ham, turkey, cheese, pasta, fruit and snacks such broccoli and cheese puffs, yogurt melts, Annie's cheddar bunnies and Gerber's cookies.
~ Favorites ~
He loves playing in my kitchen cabinets, especially with my tupperware and pots and pans. We just hired a company to baby proof our place, which was amazing, but Grayson was not very happy. He is obsessed with lids and loves taking them off and putting them back on. He also loves placing the circular pieces that have a hole in the middle onto a plastic stick. He likes his fisher price shape box where you put the correct shapes inside the holes, but he needs a lot of help with which hole they go in and lining them up. He loves reading books and will give you several books that he wants you to read to him. His favorite books are Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Goodnight Moon, Who Loves Grayson, If I Were a Monkey, If I Were a Puppy and If I Were a Zebra. He loves his Mama and Dada and cries when we leave him. It breaks my heart, but I know he is in good hands when we leave him.
Happy 10 months to the best little boy! I have already started planning his one year old birthday party and can't believe it's in two month. My little boy is growing up so fast. We love you so much Grayson Christian!
~ Appearance ~
Grayson looks just like his Daddy, but has my color eyes. His hair is light brown, but I think it will get darker since both Craig and I have dark brown hair. It's growing in more and he has the cutest little curls in the back. He has four teeth, two on top and two on bottom. He got the two on top a few days after Grandpa and Grandma came to visit in June. His top right tooth popped through and then a week later the left one came in. He was very fussy with the first one and the second one was not as bad. He is still our chunky little monkey, but has definitely thinned out with all the moving around. He is wearing some 12 month clothing, but mostly 18 months. His feet finally grew a little and he now wears size 3 shoe, although he might be ready for a size 4 soon.
~ Sleep ~
He is a great sleeper and goes to bed a little later now around 7:30/8pm. He wakes up around 6:30am and takes two naps at 9:30am and 1:30/2pm and sleeps on average 1 hour and 15 minutes, but sometimes longer. His new thing is obsessed with his lovie blankets and cuddles with them while he sleeps. He has about 8 blankets (all gifts) and we put 4 in his crib with him while he sleeps. I confirmed with friends and his doctor and they all say it's safe because he's almost one and can easily move from front to back. When he goes to sleep he cuddles with his lovies and if he wakes up during the night he quickly finds them and snuggles with them. I guess they took the place of his pacifier that he used to like when he went to bed. All of a sudden he stopped taking his pacifier and wants nothing to do with it. I guess that's very nice long-term, but hard when he's fussy now as I used to give him his paci and that helped soothe him. I'm very happy he stopped taking the paci as I know kids have major problems giving up their pacis so I'm very glad he gave it up himself. He now does not want to be held like a baby (horizontally) and will only let me rock him like a big boy (vertically). This all started when we went to visit Bryan and Lauren in Bloomington for my mom's birthday. He refused to nap that day and cried when I held him like a baby so I guess my boy is growing up. Allison couldn't believe he was still letting me rock him that way as Gabe gave that up a while ago. He also loves when I rub his back when I put him in his crib. He used to cry and would want me to hold him and rock him back to sleep, but now that he has his lovies, he is okay with me just rubbing his back.
~ Milestones ~
He loves mimicking the sounds we make such as kissing sounds, clicking sound with our tongue, lip smacking sound and the horse sound with your lips. It's so cute to see him trying to figure out how we are making the sound and then suddenly he had it figured out. He also started giving kisses, which is the sweetest thing. He first started doing it after he had his bottle before bed and it was so darn cute I let him stay up a little later to give me as many kisses as he wanted. He kind of gets a little shy and then plops a big sloppy kiss with his mouth open and everything. IT MELTS MY HEART! He did this for about a week and then stopped the nightly ones and gives them to me sporadically and is a little stingy with them. He sometimes gives kisses to his nanny and just recently gave some to Daddy and he absolutely loved it. He has also given kisses to Oma and Julia.
He started standing up by himself without any help. At first he was doing this for a few seconds and can now stand for almost 15 seconds alone. He is also trying to walk and will take about 1-2 steps, but quickly falls. He loves using his walker and takes it all around the kitchen and family room. He even started using the trash can and stationary play table as his walker. I guess that's pretty crafty of him. I think he will be walking in the next month. He loves when we play chase and runs around the ottoman. I tell him that I'm going to get him and he better run and he squeals and runs around the table. It's so darn cute, but occasionally he gets too excited and falls. He is pretty obsessed with the coasters and loves holding these as he walks around the ottoman.
He now says mama, dada, ca-ca, ga, and wa-wa. His first word was Mama and this was the most amazing thing. I think I cried with joy when I first heard this. What a special boy that knows how to steal his mama's heart! His nanny said when he woke up from a nap he pushed her aside, looked at the door and said Mama so I think he knows what Mama means. He also had my nanny's aunt babysit him recently and was crying looking around the room saying Mama. Breaks my heart!! When my BFF from college Angie was in town she told me she heard Craig saying Dada to Grayson and Grayson kept saying Mama. Well, he finally caught on and said Dada. It was so sweet and happened when my other BFF from college Christy was in town. I am so happy I caught it on video. It was so sweet and Craig was so happy!!
~ Eating ~
He eats three meals a day at 7:30/8am, 12pm and 5:30pm with snacks at 11am and 3:30pm. He has 4 bottles a day at 6:30am, 9:30am, 1:30pm and 7:15pm. He eats around 6 ounces per bottle with 7 ounces before bed. He is a pretty good eater, although he is not a fan of veggies. I make smoothies with our Vitamix and mix fruits such as grapes, strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, raspberries, clementines, kiwi, apples, bananas along with veggies such as carrots, spinach and cucumber with coconut water and make delicious smoothies. I normally do not do all of those, but mix many of those to give him a good variety. Sometimes he only drinks a little bit, but I feel like whatever I can get in him is good. He loves chicken, ham, turkey, cheese, pasta, fruit and snacks such broccoli and cheese puffs, yogurt melts, Annie's cheddar bunnies and Gerber's cookies.
~ Favorites ~
He loves playing in my kitchen cabinets, especially with my tupperware and pots and pans. We just hired a company to baby proof our place, which was amazing, but Grayson was not very happy. He is obsessed with lids and loves taking them off and putting them back on. He also loves placing the circular pieces that have a hole in the middle onto a plastic stick. He likes his fisher price shape box where you put the correct shapes inside the holes, but he needs a lot of help with which hole they go in and lining them up. He loves reading books and will give you several books that he wants you to read to him. His favorite books are Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Goodnight Moon, Who Loves Grayson, If I Were a Monkey, If I Were a Puppy and If I Were a Zebra. He loves his Mama and Dada and cries when we leave him. It breaks my heart, but I know he is in good hands when we leave him.
Happy 10 months to the best little boy! I have already started planning his one year old birthday party and can't believe it's in two month. My little boy is growing up so fast. We love you so much Grayson Christian!
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