I apologize for my obvious lack of posts lately but I guess you could say that life has gotten away from us. The day to day routine of life with baby and balancing careers has kept us busy. My Mom has been staying with us for two weeks now, since Grant's party and she sadly left this morning. It has been so nice having her around and having the extra help around the house and with my very active one year old! I wanted to quickly report on Grant's growth. He had his 12 month checkup earlier this week and weighed in at 20 pounds and 32 inches, (95th percentile for height.) He is eating three meals a day now with two snacks inbetween. His favorites are eggs, strawberries, steamed broccoli and noodles. He enjoys his sippy cup throughout the day and is doing great on his transition into whole milk. Goodbye formula! He loves facing forward now in his carseat and can crawl up our stairs all by himself. He now can clearly pronounce six words they are: byebye, momma, da da, ba ba for bottle, ball and uh oh which he uses in the appropriate tense, it's quite hillarious. He loves being around children and is currently working on three more teeth, his bottom two and other top tooth. Grant is very outgoing and always greets passerbys with a smile and wave, he also loves to tell everyone bye upon his departure leaving a room or going to bed at night. He is the sweetest boy, he loves music and loves to dance and continues to keep us busy and thankful for all of our blessings. That's that for the twelve month update.
Now onto our visit to the beach yesterday. We drove to Gulf Shores for a little fun in the sun and also because I wanted to enjoy the beach before the weather got any cooler. It's hard to believe but Ron and I have not gone to the beach since Grant was six months old and we live only an hour away. We have good excuses though, number one being the oil spill that kept many at bay for numerous weeks. Number two being going to the beach if only for a few hours with Grant is near impossible especially in the blistering heat. We enjoyed the day though and there was no trace of any oil, an obvious blessing for many! We all went swimming, played in the sand and I got a little color on my pasty skin!
Gulf Shores, AL
Grant loved the water!
He also loved playing in the sand
and swimming with Daddy!
Grant was determined to get ahold of a seagull, he chased them all day!
Future lifeguard
Hot mama! Looking good
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