Sunday, August 21, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Griffin is 1!
Happy Birthday Griffin! His celebration was well attended this past weekend by lots of family and friends. He handled himself quite well and I think enjoyed the sailboat cake I made for him. Thanks to everyone for coming and the gifts. I will let the pictures speak for themselves. His newest stats are 22 lbs. and 1.5 oz. and a lengthy 31.5 " tall! He also began taking steps in the last couple of weeks and I officially called it walking this week when he chose on his own to walk between the chairs instead of between G and I. However he hates shoes and he isn't fond of the grass so walking outside seems to be a little further off. Enjoy the birthday pictures!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Griffin's days
When I started this blog, it was to keep in touch while we lived in CA and share our adventures out west. We moved back to Louisville and I didn't write as much and then Griffin came along and I thought this would be a nice diary of his activities but I found I am usually too busy to get to it so today before my 36th (GASP!) birthday I am actually making note of the first time Griffin climbed the stairs.
G. Paul and I had just discussed the need to put in the baby gates on the stairs and he started working on it this morning while Griffin and I napped. When Griffin woke I set him on the stairs to see what Daddy was doing and about two seconds later he was up three steps. He may have had this skill earlier I just have not really let him test it out so now we know.
The other funny detail of Griffin's life this last week is his clear obsession with a circle and oval from his foam shapes book. He carries these two wherever he goes and ignores the other two shapes completely. We took video last night to demonstrate and I will try to add it at some point. He crawls around with both in his hand and if he loses one, he stops to find it. G thinks this means that Griffin is a free thinker because he has chosen the circle and oval as opposed to the triangle and star :)
One of Griffin's new meals this week was pasta with a little Parmesan cheese and it went over well-Brussel sprouts are still liked least (I don't blame you kid) but he will eat them if they come first before something tastier.
We still haven't been around much of Charlotte as far as downtown which they call Uptown here. We did take Hana to a nice dog park yesterday that also has a huge playground when it gets warmer hopefully we can take both kids. Luckily we have seen our friends the Moore's and the Harper's (other families that left ELAN to work at Snap) a few times and I was even able to spend time with a sorority sister who used to live in Charlotte but unfortunately just left the area. As always we look forward to visitors and already have a few on the calendar so let us know if you want to use us as a stop over on the way to the beach. It looks like Griffin and I might be back in KY in the fall for a visit while G travels to Indianapolis for a show.
Until next time!
G. Paul and I had just discussed the need to put in the baby gates on the stairs and he started working on it this morning while Griffin and I napped. When Griffin woke I set him on the stairs to see what Daddy was doing and about two seconds later he was up three steps. He may have had this skill earlier I just have not really let him test it out so now we know.
The other funny detail of Griffin's life this last week is his clear obsession with a circle and oval from his foam shapes book. He carries these two wherever he goes and ignores the other two shapes completely. We took video last night to demonstrate and I will try to add it at some point. He crawls around with both in his hand and if he loses one, he stops to find it. G thinks this means that Griffin is a free thinker because he has chosen the circle and oval as opposed to the triangle and star :)
One of Griffin's new meals this week was pasta with a little Parmesan cheese and it went over well-Brussel sprouts are still liked least (I don't blame you kid) but he will eat them if they come first before something tastier.
We still haven't been around much of Charlotte as far as downtown which they call Uptown here. We did take Hana to a nice dog park yesterday that also has a huge playground when it gets warmer hopefully we can take both kids. Luckily we have seen our friends the Moore's and the Harper's (other families that left ELAN to work at Snap) a few times and I was even able to spend time with a sorority sister who used to live in Charlotte but unfortunately just left the area. As always we look forward to visitors and already have a few on the calendar so let us know if you want to use us as a stop over on the way to the beach. It looks like Griffin and I might be back in KY in the fall for a visit while G travels to Indianapolis for a show.
Until next time!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
8 months of Griffin
We say it almost everyday- we can't believe how big our baby boy is getting!
I am sure every parent must say it in the first year as they change so much, but with G. Paul gone for the last two weeks it was more evident all the ways Griffin was changing. Unfortunately his sleep pattern was part of that and almost drove me crazy! I guess he is too busy practicing all his skills and must do it at 4 or 5 in the morning and last night he didn't go to bed until almost 10 because he was cruising around his crib.
He still won't crawl forward, only backwards and just rocks when he is on his knees to go forward but he is already standing up by himself for a few seconds and can really cruise his crib and most furniture without help from us and only a few falls when he is tired- like in the middle of the night which has me running in scared when he hits his head on the crib. He must have a hard head though because not too many bruises and he doesn't seem to mind :)
We closed on the house this past Tuesday and feeling very bittersweet about it all of course. G has loved this house and we love our friends and park out back, but we are excited to start the new year in a new city and meet new people. Plus the man we sold the house to is getting his first house and we know he will take care of it and has been so appreciative of G's hard work on the house.
G really is enjoying his new job though it was so hard for him to be away from us and knowing we were having a hard time getting rest or exercise (in Hana's case) without him. Not to mention the early cold December brought!
So Christmas will be brief because the movers come on the 27th! But we are going to enjoy Griffin's first Christmas as he is already in awe of the tree and lights.
Until next time- happy holidays!
I am sure every parent must say it in the first year as they change so much, but with G. Paul gone for the last two weeks it was more evident all the ways Griffin was changing. Unfortunately his sleep pattern was part of that and almost drove me crazy! I guess he is too busy practicing all his skills and must do it at 4 or 5 in the morning and last night he didn't go to bed until almost 10 because he was cruising around his crib.
He still won't crawl forward, only backwards and just rocks when he is on his knees to go forward but he is already standing up by himself for a few seconds and can really cruise his crib and most furniture without help from us and only a few falls when he is tired- like in the middle of the night which has me running in scared when he hits his head on the crib. He must have a hard head though because not too many bruises and he doesn't seem to mind :)
We closed on the house this past Tuesday and feeling very bittersweet about it all of course. G has loved this house and we love our friends and park out back, but we are excited to start the new year in a new city and meet new people. Plus the man we sold the house to is getting his first house and we know he will take care of it and has been so appreciative of G's hard work on the house.
G really is enjoying his new job though it was so hard for him to be away from us and knowing we were having a hard time getting rest or exercise (in Hana's case) without him. Not to mention the early cold December brought!
So Christmas will be brief because the movers come on the 27th! But we are going to enjoy Griffin's first Christmas as he is already in awe of the tree and lights.
Until next time- happy holidays!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
WOW!
Things are moving fast around here so I thought I would add another post. After having our house on the market for a week and a half we are already in the process of closing. Inspections happened yesterday and went well so now we just have to wait for the buyer's financing to go through! This means that we are on schedule to close Dec. 8th and hand over the keys on Dec. 29th arriving in Charlotte, NC on Dec. 30th.
The movers will be here on Dec. 27th so the Christmas decorations will be coming down the day after Christmas this year. We are excited that things seem to be falling into place and hope they continue to go well- we have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!
Everyone has had good things to say about Charlotte and G. Paul is beginning to get excited about his new job. Hopefully our kids (Hana and Griffin) will adjust well. They have both made good friends here that we will miss, not to mention being so close to family but it is time to start the next chapter of our family's journey. :)
More updates to follow once we know where we are moving!
The movers will be here on Dec. 27th so the Christmas decorations will be coming down the day after Christmas this year. We are excited that things seem to be falling into place and hope they continue to go well- we have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!
Everyone has had good things to say about Charlotte and G. Paul is beginning to get excited about his new job. Hopefully our kids (Hana and Griffin) will adjust well. They have both made good friends here that we will miss, not to mention being so close to family but it is time to start the next chapter of our family's journey. :)
More updates to follow once we know where we are moving!
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