8 Months Old

Watch out world, I am now 8 months old! It was just daddy and I this week, male bonding! Mommy had to go out of town for work the entire week! Daddy did a great job though and even kept me at home for 2 days.
I am still army crawling as I can move much faster than crawling on my hands. Although I do crawl on my hands and knees sometimes. I can now sit myself up and I really like to stand up. I am starting to get tired of baby food so I think I am going to get some table foods here soon. I already eat crackers and puffs like a champ! I am also getting really good at my sippy cup.
I have one more week of daycare and then Ms Penni will be here to keep me. Mommy is staying with Ms Penni and I for the first day or two so we can get used to each other. I think it is going to be so much better than daycare! We are all very excited!
I am currently getting over an ear infection and pink eye. I have a snotty nose to go along with it. All the snotty kids at daycare just won't stay away from me, ha!

Check out my new table! It makes lots of different noises and I really like to pull up and stand at it. I am trying it out one-handed in this picture.

Close up right after I ate!
Mason really likes my ears! But I really love to grab his too!

Ahhhhh these crackers are so good!

Snow in Atlanta and a new horizon

I am almost clapping now and I like to stare at my hands a lot. I have also decided that my privates are quite fun to grab too, ha! Mommy and daddy have decided that I do not have to go to daycare much longer! Ms. Penni will be my new nanny starting in February! She is really nice and I can't wait to have someone to play with at home all day!

This is the first snow I have ever seen! It is really COLD!

It's time to go back inside now!

Watch out world... I am on the move!

20091224 Grant Walker from Luke Johnson on Vimeo.

Still trying to catch the dog!!

20091216 Grant Walker 2 from Luke Johnson on Vimeo.

My First Christmas!

It is just like Santa.....wow!

My first cracker....and I can feed myself for the first time....

My first teeth.....well maybe not....this is what uncle Michael gave me, ha ha

A picture of me in front of my stocking!

I am cruising really good in my walker now and I had my first Biter Biscuit and made a fantastic mess for mommy and daddy!

Christmas Day! It was really fun and I loved all the paper!

This is just so much fun!

Now what do I do with this stuff!

I think I will give this one to daddy and get back to my toys!

Look at all this stuff! Am I spoiled already?

My Teeth and other Christmas Photos

I have bronchiolitis (baby bronchitis) so we are working hard to try and get rid of it but the doctor's say that it just takes time. I am happy as I can be but just have a nasty cough and chest congestion. No daycare for a couple of weeks so that should help too. Here are some new pictures....

I have found the Christmas tree and use my walker to go and visit it often. I like to pull on the limbs and ornaments.

About to eat some lunch in my holiday gear!
Mommy tried hard to get a good picture of my teeth. This is the best I would let her get.....you may have to zoom in to see them. They are coming in more and more every day.

I stuck my toungue out on this one so you couldn't see my teeth and thought it was so funny, ha ha!

I have a TOOTH!

I finally have a tooth.....after all that drooling! It is my bottom right tooth and the bottom left tooth is almost broken through too! I am not letting anyone get a picture of them yet.....but I am sure there will be one when you can see them really well.

I am still pretty congested and snotty but we are hoping that it is going to get better in the next few days.

7 Months Old

I will be 7 months old tomorrow! I have another cold though but we are working hard to get rid of it! I am really starting to get the hang of this crawling thing too!

On the move!
I really want to get a hold of this furry thing they call Mason!

Having some fun with my toys!

Updates

Some new things that I am doing these days.......I love to try and stand up on everything! I also enjoy smacking everything with my hands. I examine everything I can pick up now too. I am starting to army crawl to get to things that I really want. I think I will be full out crawling here in the next month. Mommy is also trying to give me fruit puffs that melt in my mouth but the texture is just new and not great right now. She also tried to give me a mashed up banana and I hated that! We are working towards thicker solid food though. We are also trying out many different sippy cups but I just want to chew on them instead of drink out of them. I am teething really badly and the drool is just pouring out like niagra falls! Mommy and daddy just spotted a white mark on my bottom gum so I think I may have a tooth here soon.

We are gearing up for Christmas. The tree is up and I have my own stocking! Mommy has 2 weeks off so that means I don't have to go to daycare for 2 whole weeks, YEH! I will be moving up to the next room at daycare in January. It should be fun because there are lots of toys and everyone in there is sitting up like me. I will have some friends to play with then.

We will post some new pictures soon. I will be 7 months old next week!

Thanksgiving

We went to NC for Thanksgiving this year. I got my first ear infection right before we left but mom and dad caught it very early so I wasn't in much pain. We had a great time!

I got to play with my cousin Drew who is 3 months old now. I was more interested in my toys at first though.

Enjoying some floor time with my toys
Hey there Drew, my name is Grant! I think if I try hard enough......I might be able to reach him....
I love my stuffed duck!

I've been laying down for 6 months, it is time to.....

20091130 Grant Standing Up from Luke Johnson on Vimeo.

20091130 Grant Standing Up 2 from Luke Johnson on Vimeo.

Daycare Christmas Photo

These are from "Christmas Picture Day" at daycare. Not about to crack a smile for these people!

Laid back chillin', ha ha

6 Month Pictures

6 Months Old

I am now 6 months old officially! We went to the doctor this past Friday and I now weigh 18lb 6oz (75 percentile) and I am 27 inches long (80th percentile). Everything else went well until they came in with my DTaP vaccine....ouch that one hurt! I only cried a little because I got some juice and then we got to go back home. I have to go back and get one more shot in a couple of weeks and then no more shots until I am a year old, yeh!

I now have a bit of a runny nose though....probably from my shot. We hope it clears up soon. I got to spend the weekend with my Grandma Carol (not sure what I am calling all of my grandparents yet) while mommy and daddy went to a wedding. We had a great time!

A few other things....

I am now moving around in my walker and rocking on my knees and elbows....maybe crawling will come soon, watch out world! I pulled myself to standing in my crib and thought that was great! I eat 2 meals of fruits and vegetables a day along with 3 bottles and my juice of course.

Visit with Santa

We went to see Santa today! Who knew that pink was the new Christmas color....only in Atlanta! We wore the traditional red but my outfit was 9 months and as you can see.....it fits and I don't have much room to grow....wow! Mommy is now buying me 9 months to 12 months in sizes.
Santa was interesting....at first. I wasn't sure what was going on when mommy handed me to this strange looking man. So we just looked at each other for a little bit and then......

....I looked at the camera for a little bit but I was not about to crack a smile for this one......mommy and the camera lady tried for a while to get me to smile but then I decided this game was over and started to cry.....mommy then rescued me from Santa and we took our pictures back home! Overall, not a bad first Santa experience!

Updates

I am almost 6 months old officially. I have my doctor's appointment this Friday to see what I weigh and how long I am.....wonder if I am still 80th percentile??? I am sitting up on my own really well now. I like to go on walks in my stroller and sit up and grab the tray in front of me. I now think it is really funny to cough when my pacifier falls out....new noises are so much fun. I love to grab anything that is within reach now.....especially jewelry! I can use a sippy cup a little bit but we have more to learn on that. My latest foods are prunes and squash, along with the others we like...green beans, apple sauce, sweet potatoes, and carrots. We will be trying bananas and pears next. I sat in a high chair for the first time this week too! It was way better than sitting in my car seat!

We went and had my 6th month pictures taken this past weekend and they turned out really good. They will be posted as soon as we get the digital versions. I will be getting my Christmas picture taken at daycare this week too. And mommy is staying home with me on Wednesday and we may go and see Santa! Let's hope it isn't a scary experience!

Halloween and Birthdays!

Happy Halloween at Daycare! Mommy and I went on the halloween parade that took us around the building to see all of the other kids all dressed up! I love the jumper....can you tell! I have one at home just like it!

This is Ms Cindy...one of my teachers at daycare....she is really nice! I think I like this Halloween stuff! Check out my pumpkin and Trick or Treat bag.

What goes in this thing anyway and when can I have it?

I love the pumpkin!

Am I cute or what?

Mommy, daddy and I went to Trick or Treat in the rain at a neighbor's house...check out my deer outfit again!This trick or treating stuff is hard...get me out of this outfit!
We went to the lake for the day to celebrate some birthdays.....Uncle Jon's, Uncle Rhett's, mommy's and daddy's. Here is a picture of me and my great grandma

Here I am with my great grandma and great grandpa Houston

Here I am with my great grandma and great grandpa Wilson.....I think I am getting spoiled with all this attention!

Uncle Jon decided I needed some new experiences.....here I am on my first shoulder ride.....I am a little young for this I think....

WOW! Uncle Jon decided to read to me.....People magazine is interesting these days!

Tired after a full day...taking a nap on the way home!