Grayson Daniel: 11 Months

Estimated Measurements:

Height: 31 inches

Weight: 25.5 pounds

eat still loves food. duh. His palate is expanding, and the pickiness he displayed last month has gone away. I hope that it stays that way. There are things I have given him that he hasn't been so fond of but overall I would say that he likes most things and is willing to try anything we give him. It will sometimes tae 2-3 bites before he has decided on if he will continue to eat it or not. I have taken down his milk intake since he is dropping and sharing with Layla less than he used to, and bottles were not being finished. More to come on all that on my "Lets Eat" post tomorrow.

sleep No real update on the sleeping front this month. Still sleeping perfectly 6:45 pm - 6:30/7 every day and about an hour and a half nap daily at school.

play On.The.Move. Like a madman. He crawls at super speeds, and a lot of the time he bear crawls everywhere. So funny. Most of the same favorites - j's guitar, his little guitar, blocks, jeep/dump truck, reading, bathtime, walks, etc. He loves the water table, pulling up on things and starting to cruise around. He loves to play "phone" with anything and everything. He has even started to chat while he is playing. (where do they learn this stuff?!) He's pointing at everything and we are identifying the objects for him. Fans/Lights on the ceiling have sparked his interest all over again. Really anything hanging form the ceiling. Every day when we leave school I let him touch the tissue puffs hanging from the ceiling in the hallway. Shhh don't tell anyone. Of all the toys he has, he currently loves to play in his bowl/cup/utensil cabinet or play with an empty brown paper bag. 9 times out of 10 he has a plastic fork or spoon in his hand while crawling around. Opening/shutting doors is also a current favorite while also playing with the springy doorstops wherever he can find one.

miscellaneous

• His nickname at school is Mr President since he waves and smiles to everyone. They say he even responds when they call him that
• He has started to throw fits and have a little temper. Diaper changes/Clothing changes are the worst. But he seems to really only do it to J&I. He's much better with my mom or the other day Amber put him  in his swimsuit with no problem
• Loves to dance
• Any time he hears clapping he does as well. Which means on the weekend his golf clap has been perfected. He will be ready for a trip to the Masters in no time
• I am sure every thinks their baby is smart, but I have a smarter cookie than you ::Insert laughing/cry emoji here::
• "Helps" to brush his teeth and hair
• Mimicking everything you do and sounds you make
• He's been sucking his lips - he has at least 3 teeth that are making their way in. Currently we have 8
• High Fives, Blowing Sugars, Giving Real Sugars, Waving hello/good bye are all on repeat.
• Loves to play "Where's Grayson" aka peek-a-boo or "How Big is Grayson?" and he reaches to the sky. Its so sweet.
• We are in between size 3 and 4 diapers. Size 3 still fit snuggly, and we are using them at home until we run out, but at school he is wearing size four.
• Obeys commands - "Give Mama your Paci" Understands the concept of "No" but still working on "Come Here"
• So much chitter chatter. I cant wait to it fully makes sense. Right now we are consistent with Mama, Dada, Layla, Ball, Ba Ba and Dog. Although ball and dog are intermixed for a lot of objects.
• 95% he is still sweet, sensitive little babe. But we are definitely starting to see fits, tears as he gets a mind of his own.
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Weekend Things

Weekends always seem to fly by, yet the week crawls on through. I know I am not the only one who feels this way! Am I right?


This weekend was so good to us. Friday we laid low (we always lay low on Friday, who am I kidding?!)

Saturday morning we went to our favorite breakfast diner and got G a pancake the size of his body. Followed by a nap for the whole family, swimming with friends & G's first sleepover at DeeDee ad Chief's while Mama & Daddy enjoyed a night out at the Rangers Game

Sunday was full of errands, cooking/meal prep for the week, etc. All of the typical Sunday "to-dos" But we capped off the night playing with G's new water table. That might be his birthday present. I mean, he doesn't get the concept of birthday or gifts yet, why not start celebrating a bit early??

Besties V

Now that G is on the move big time, Layla doesn't quite get to choose when they interact anymore. Their playing together has truly turned into playing. G will get her toy hold it and "throw" it for her and she will scoop it up and bound off a few steps, stop, turn around and squeak it for him until he starts to chase her. The sweetest yall.


And sweet Layla girl is so patient. Sometimes I wonder if the sugars he's giving her are bites, but we would never know because she doesn't move a muscle and just lets him continue to climb over her like a jungle gym.


Her name is one of the very few words that are clear. She makes him giggle like no one else can. Some nights are full of delirious laughs well past bedtime.


He loves this dog, yall.

Oklahoma

We spent our weekend in Oklahoma with my brother and his wife. They moved into the burbs just weeks before their wedding and the house they are renting for now is amaze. Inspires me to want to move even more. I cannot wait to redecorate/update our style. Funny how tastes change so quickly... I digress.


G was a champ on the way there and a perfect angel (slept the WHOLE way) home. Must have been that big breakfast his Uncle Poopy made him :)


We arrived Saturday morning, hit up a cute area downtown for lunch, then went to the zoo. I will say that the Oklahoma Zoo was one of the best zoos I have been to. Yes, this sentence surprises me as well. The animals were so close, out and about & the grounds were very pretty and shaded. We missed feeding the giraffes, but other than that no disappointments! Zak is a great cook and made dinner for us with his sous chef. Sweet Chara has patience like you wouldn't believe.

Sunday we went to brunch then over to the botanical gardens. Such pretty green space in the middle of the city. The plan was for G to enjoy the splash pad, but as a first timer, he wasn't so sure about all that, so we went back to Zak and Chara's and G enjoyed the plastic pool out back. More his pace I guess. Although, I am so surprised he didn't  love the splash pad since he is such a nut in the tub. Splashing away & when the faucet is running sticks his face in it and laughs his booty off. Maybe next time? Auntie Chara put on her PT hat and was showing G how to cruise and walk around. He loved it. We will see how long it takes to get this guy on his feet and moving.

Love spending time with those two. Selfishly wish they lived in Dallas so we could see them much more often... maybe some day!