Grant at 7 months...smiling with his whole face!
This month, I boycotted feeding Grant solid foods because it was turning into one of the most frustrating parts of my day. And "food before one is just for fun" and it wasn't fun so I went on a mommy time out. Sorry buddy. He doesn't appear to be too concerned and if he is, he can't talk (see 6 month update!) so I'll never know. Goal for month 8- try again.
Grant went on his first family vacation this month- to Omaha for a valentines weekend getaway. Children's museum on Saturday, zoo on Sunday with a hotel stay in between (Grants first, I think). We also went swimming in the hotel pool! A first for Tyler and Grant at the same time and they both loved it!
He also met my dad's family for the first time after we made the trek to Chicago for a long weekend. And the following weekend, he was baptized at our church here in Waukee! It was an awesome day that I definitely won't forget, and Tyler apparently won't either. The other day, while driving in the car, he randomly said "good job staying still Grant while mister....-"mom what's that name?"-me, sorta confused "pastor pat?"-...pastor pat poured water on you". Love it!
In other news, Grant has been practicing his standing a lot. Never lasting more than a second or two before falling backwards onto his bottom, but he's getting better balance and barely holds on when he is "holding on."
Oh! And stairs! I'm off to buy another gate soon because today, before I could catch him, he had made it almost all the way up our flight of stairs. I foiled him with this set-up but I doubt it will last long...
Whoa! I can't believe I've gotten this far into this post before the all-important sleep update. He's sleeping. So. Much. Better. It is glorious. That is all.
I still see his bright and shining face once a night, but not seeing it 2-3 other times per night is a small miracle.
March 8th is coming up soon!
