Update

Sorry I have been gone for so long. We were super busy, and then, my power cord to my laptop started smoking one day while I was working on some pictures....YIKES! Luckily we got it unplugged before anything happened to my laptop, but I had to wait for a new power cord to come....and that took 2 weeks thanks in part to the holiday, and also to my package not being put on the Fedex truck when it was already in Boise.....

On to business....

First- Grayson had his 15 month check up! He weighed in at 19 lbs 2 oz (not even on the charts) and was 27 5/8 inches tall (also not on the charts). He is completely proportinate and meeting or exceeding all milestones, and is on track to be a whole whopping 5'4" just like Mike and I, so the doctor is not at all worried.

Here are some things that Grayson is doing now:
Climbing on EVERYTHING
Running
Marching- as in high knees and all
Trying to put on shoes
Putting blocks together and taking them apart
He knows how to pick up toys when you tell him to
He likes to brush his own teeth and comb his own hair (of course I follow up on it)
Grayson has some major dance moves- from the bouncing up and down, to moving his arms like he is a salsa dancer, to swaying his hips....he is very talented
He knows to fold his arms for prayer- especially knows to do it when placed in his high chair
He likes to color
He loves cars and now makes a vrrrrrmmmm sound
Loves to have me read him books, we read about 10-12 a day.

His favorite foods are:
bananas
grapes
chicken
pasta
cucumber
cheese
toast
and sadly- icecream- but it is a RARE treat

Grayson can say:
Hi
Bye
Mama
Daddy
Read (as he brings me a book and climbs in my lap)
Up
Out
Nose
In
Eat
All Done
Cheese
Door
Nigh Nigh
Uh-Oh
No No
Knee
OW

He can sign:
Milk
All Done
Eat
More

He has 8 teeth (4 middle on top, 4 middle on bottom) which he has had for quite a while. HOWEVER, he has 6-8 teeth coming in VERY SLOWLY right now. 4 of which have finally started poking through the gums (2 molars and his top 2 canines). He has been very cranky this last week and I am sure that is part of it.

He has started showing a little interest in the bathroom. He is not ready to potty train yet- as he hates to sit still, but we are thinking in a few months we will get a potty chair and start putting him on it after diaper changes- just to get him used to it.

Grayson loves to run and play and is very social. He is loving having his buddy Bryn over 2 times a week (while her mom babysits him) while I am at school.


On Grayson's 15 month "birthday" we were up at Stanley Lake for a Family Reunion. Here are some pictures from that.

Other than that, I have been busy with school and photography. Mike is busy with school and work. We like our new ward, but it is small compared to our old one...takes some getting used to. Church is also right when Grayson normally naps so we are having some issues there. He is super cranky and upset during Sacrament, and we have left after Sacrament the few weeks we have been home and attended. Even when we get him to nap before going, it isn't a good enough/long enough one to get him through. If any other been-there-done-that parents have any tips, please, feel free to share. So far the general response I get is "do the best you can and if you have to go home, the Lord understands- it is only for a short time" BUT I still feel like I should be there the entire 3 hours, and want to be there the entire 3 hours. He won't stay quiet for RS and Sunday School is the same. He is supposed to start nursery end of November, but if it is like our old ward- they will want him to wait until January (but our old ward had A LOT of babies born the same time as Grayson so I believe that was why it was mentioned).

Now that I went clear off track from an update, I thank those who stuck with me. I will try and be better about updating the blog.