Who does Grady look like?

Grady


Emily


Chris


I think we have managed to clone Chris! The baby picture of Chris could easily be confused as a picture of Grady! Although I do see a little bit of my face in there some where. Maybe he has my eyes? I also feel like when he smiles, it's my smile. He definitely got my dimples :). Still can't tell if he inherited Chris's rather large forehead. Some days I think he has a big forehead and other days I don't. Both Chris and I were bald babies and in fact I feel like we had similar baby characteristics which is weird. Although I learned in psychology that we are attracted to people who have similar facial features. That is why often you will see couples who look alike. Perhaps maybe that would also explain why many dog owners look like their dogs, LOL.

Grady's first Blugiving and ugly face

For the past six years there has been a tradition of having a Thanksgiving celebration among friends the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Chris started this tradition the year Old School was the popular movie. He and his friends found the movie hilarious especially the line, "Your my boy Blu!" So when they had to come up with a team name it of course was Blu and it was that year that he decided to have Thanksgiving among friends. The meal became known as Blugiving and it has been that way ever since. It is definitley an odd name to an outsider but it all makes sense to those who were there for its creation.
I didn't come into the picture until Blugiving II and here we are now at Blugiving VI! We actually were not planning on having Blugiving this year because it had gotten so big that we thought it would be too much to deal with on top of having Grady around. Friends however would not allow us to skip it so it was sort of last minute and we kept it on a smaller scale. I am so glad we got talked into having blugiving because it turned out to be such a wonderful evening! I just love having a nice meal, wine, and the company of friends. This may sound cheesy but it really makes me reflect and be thankful for the people who surround us. I woke up the next morning full of happiness because I realized how much I love our friends. They are just like family in that we are dsyfunctional at times but when it comes down to it I would not trade them in for anyone else.
Anyhow this was Grady's first Blugiving! Unfortunatley he was not at his best because he has started teething. He was very fussy but I think for the most part he did all right. I felt bad for friends who thought they were the ones making him cry. Had I known it was teething earlier I would have given him some Tylenol, oh well. Also this was Grady's introduction to "ugly face". "Ugly face" is a silly game we play where at any moment someone can turn to you and say, "ugly face" and you have to make your ugliest face on the spot. Sometimes the hands get involved. For one of the group pictures right before the camera flashed Chris yelled, "ugly face!" In fact he yeld so loud it scared poor little Grady. It resulted in Grady making his first ugly face. It was so sad yet hysterical at the same time. Take a close look at the ugly face picture and you will see Grady's startled and scared little ugly face.

Grady's teeth are coming in already??!!

I can't believe it Grady has started teething already this is crazy! Grady has been extra fussy recently, drooling a lot, and shoving his hands in his mouth every chance he gets. I told Chris I was sure he was starting to teethe but Chris just thought I was being crazy. He finally believed me though when I showed him the teeth that were coming in! We were not expecting to go through the teething phase for quit sometime, um like not until he was 1 or at least 6 months! Most might be excited about this but I am not! Right when we thought we were going to catch a break with getting more sleep we get to deal with the pain of his teeth coming in...ugh! Poor little guy he is really fussy. I finally gave him some Tylenol to help with the discomfort. All I can do is give him Tylenol and maybe rub on some orajel because he is not advanced enough yet to use any of the teething toys. I just can't believe his teeth are starting to come in but I guess it can happen as soon as 3 months!

Grady's first Halloween

Grady was both a pumpkin and a monkey for Halloween. Someone had given us the pumpkin outfit and we already had the monkey suit. Since he won't be able to wear them next year we had to make use of them both. We went over to Mimi and Dave's house this year for Halloween since they live in a kid friendly neighborhood. We took Grady to a couple of houses so his daddy could get a few pieces of candy and then we ate some yummy chilli at Mimi and Dave's. Poor little Oliver was overwhelmed with all of the people in his house. I think Grady enjoyed his first Halloween but it will be much more fun when he is a little tott. Other then the costumes we really did not get into Halloween all that much this year. We will partake in more activities such as pumpkin carving when he gets a little older, I can't wait!

OMG

I have no clue why that picture is so big! Enjoy the life size photo of Grady!

I jinxed myself

Well I knew I should not have said anything about Grady starting to enjoy his boppy swing and sleeping a little longer. The past couple of days he has been back to fussy, not sleeping, and wanting to eat all the time! We think it is another growth spurt. I really would like to just feed him a cheese burger so he will stop being so hungry. On our Dr. appointment on Friday I am going to ask if we can start giving him rice cereal. Others have said that they started feeding their baby cereal at an early age. It is called bottle bombing or something like that. The cereal is added to their milk for extra substance. Don't worry it is not captian crunch it is in powder form like formula. We tried it one time and he had no problem eating it but we really did not feel it did anything so we have just stuck to milk. I am worried about his digestive system. Clearly the little man is struggling and we just can't figure out what to do. He gets uncomfortable after both breast and formula feedings. He grunts and squirms and sometimes screams. It's awful to see that something is bothering him and not being able to figure out what to do about it. We give him the mylicon drops he eats the gentle ease enfamil formula. Still something is going on. Is it colic? Is it gas? I struggle to even know the difference between the two. All I know is that we have one fussy baby on our hands and he is starting to wear us out. Having him a month early was great for me in terms of the pregnancy but now I think we are experiencing the draw backs of a preterm baby.

Grady Starting To React

Grady is just beginning to notice things and react to them. He can see bright objects and will react to toys that make noise. He still does not really react to seeing either of us, but we are waiting for the day when he realizes that his Mommy or Daddy is in the room and smiles.

Here is a little video of Grady enjoying one of his toys.