Drumming! Just like my Daddy!

Griffin is 10 Months Old!

Griffin turned 10 Months Old on January 30th!! I'm a little late on this post and there is SO much to update on! We have quite the mover on our hands. He is everywhere and into everything! We have been practicing everyday and gearing up for the day he takes his 1st steps....which have not happened yet. But that's okay. I'm sure I'll regret wishing that he was a walker if I say it out loud! Haha! His favorite thing to do is touch everything that he's not supposed to touch! He also loves to get into things he's not supposed to and when we notice that he's into something, we say his name loud and he likes to crawl away from us as fast as he possibly can....which is faster than one would think. He started whole milk about 2 weeks ago. We've been weaning and today is the 1st official day that he hasn't had any formula. He was becoming really disinterested in formula, so we talked to his Pediatirician about it and she gave us the go ahead to start weaning. Now we have to work whole milk into our new schedule! Something I'm still trying to figure out! Everyday is something new! He's pretty much off of all baby food. He's loving Boca burgers, which is something I never thought a baby would like! He's a pro at pointing things out. He can point to Mama, Dada, Mickey Mouse, Gator....and HE'S FINALLY SAYING MAMA!! It's the worlds greatest sound :-) I'm going to try to be better about videos, even though I post a few here and there on Facebook. Hope this finds you and your family well!!

Finding the Gator Ball

So I posted in his 9 month post about finding the Gator ball amongst all the other ones! Well, we got it on video today. Of course, we think he's the smartest 9 month around ;-)

Griffin Andrew is 9 Months Old!

How is it that in LESS than 3 months We will have a ONE year old?! I always begin my monthly blog posts with how fast time is flying and it just keeps going faster and faster. I still remember the 1st 2-3 weeks of him first being home like it was yesterday. The amount of love we feel for this little guy grows and grows everyday! This month, I am happy to report that we have NO new teeth!! Haha. He has 6, we can work with that for now. I just feel so bad when they have teeth popping thru...he's been going at the teeth thing since July, he deserves a break. He's still eating everything under the sun. Except for strawberries and blueberries. I thought since he's been doing so great at breaking food down in his mouth that strawberries and blueberries would be a HUGE hit. Not so much. He had the one-eyed, sour-lipped, look on his face as soon as I popped them in his mouth. For Bri and I, it was about the funniest face we'd seen him make. Of course, by the time I got the flip video out he was gagging, and from there on out it just wasn't pretty! So...a little longer on those fruits. It is UH-MAZING how quickly he is picking up on things. He had a Mickey Mouse stuffed animal, dressed as Santa, under the tree all Christmas. He was sitting on my lap on the couch and I said, "Griffin, where is Mickey?" He turned, pointed to Mickey, I put him down and he crawled over to him and pulled him out from under the tree. I was like, "Oh MY!!!" Also, he's a huge fan of the Gator head. But, just the Gator head. B/c he has a full Albert on his shelf and doesn't quite get that it's a Gator. But he can point out the Gator heads on our clothes, drinking cups, and his Build-A-Bear doggie that is wearing a t-shirt with a Gator head on it. And he points and says "Derrrr." He has a HUGE bin of all different size balls and one of the smallest balls has a Gator head on it and I can say, "Griffin, find the Gator ball," and he will sift thru them all and pull it out!! I mean, pretty smart right? While most parents work on ears, mouth, teeth, belly button, nose (which he knows)...we decided to start with the important things in life....like our favorite college football team. I mean, Hey, if a portion of our money goes to paying off Daddy's education from that school every month, Griffin should grow up to appreciate it!! Haha!! Along with his love for Gator heads we also can ask him how big he is and he throws up his arms with a big smile...SO cute! He also imitates us snapping our fingers....and best of all??? He DANCES!! Whether he's in his car seat, high chair, sitting on the floor, or standing, our boy has rhythm!!! It's funny and cute and as soon as I can get a video, I will :-) But that's all for now friends and family!! We hope the New Year is treating you well!!

Our little crawler!

I feel like this happened OVER NIGHT!! I mean, he never went thru the phase where he just sat up by himself. The sitting up, crawling, and pulling up all happened in one day. Which is great....I guess :-/ Of course, this was about 3 weeks ago, so he is SUPER speedy now....and into EVERYTHING! I vaguely remember asking for this to "please happen soon" awhile ago. I think I was crazy :-)

Bath fun over Thanksgiving!

Griffin was getting a bath when his cousin Joshua popped in and thought it would be fun to use his rubber duckies to squirt him! Griffin, of course, thought Josh was SO funny. I love cousin time! Excuse the nudity...and the fact that he almost flipped himself over while I was taping! Haha.

Griffin's Baptism

FINALLY! About 8 months late (or so us Catholics think!) Griffin's Baptism was finally here! We would have had him baptized earlier, but we weren't HUGE fans of our church in San Diego. Plus, it would have been hard to have family all travel to us. Alas, we decided to wait. So, he was baptized on New Year's Eve!! It was the perfect day for our family and friends. He was baptized by Father Murphy at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City. Griffin is such a blessing and his baptism couldn't have been more perfect!