Movie quoting boy

Griffin has gotten really into quoting movies. It's pretty cute.

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Griffin the Playdoh YouTube Star

Realized I never posted this here!

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Grady is 7 Months Old!

Grady is now 7 months old! He is over halfway to a year, and over halfway done being a "baby". Cue mommy tears. 

I weighed him at home and he is a little over 18 lbs right now. Definitely bigger than his big bro was at this stage. I am not sure if he has grown in length this month or not. He is wearing mostly 9 month and 12 month clothes! 

Thankfully, the disruption to sleep at the end of last month was just a growth spurt 🙌! He is still doing great in the sleep department, and I am so grateful. He typically goes to sleep around 8:30pm and wakes around 6am. He will occasionally wake for his paci once in the middle of the night and go right back to sleep when I give it to him. I am still swaddling him every night! If it isn't broke, don't fix it right?! I am not sure how much longer it is gonna fit him though 😁. Naps are pretty sporadic for Grady. He will usually take two longer ones and a shorter one, but times vary a lot. He doesn't seem to be bothered or effected by not being on a set routine, yay! 

This month we started solids. Grady was definitely not a fan at first. After about two or three weeks he finally got better. He has had carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, green beans, peas, apples, peaches, and oatmeal. His favorites so far are oatmeal and apples. We are giving him puffs also to work on hand coordination, and poor thing is struggling! He will get the first one in, then all the others he gets to him mouth but then they stick to his fingers and come back out. Haha. We started water in a sippy cup and so far he is taking two different ones fine. 

He is sitting up all on his own really well now. He suddenly hate to lay on his back. He will try to go from sitting to the crawl position, but he likes to move his arm at last minute and face plant instead. Then he gets mad and rolls to his back. 

He started clapping this month and loves it. He babbles a bunch and mostly says the dada dada sound. 

He got two teeth this month! They have popped through but are tiny. They still hurt though😁, and he is definitely turning into a bitter when nursing (which griffin did too and ultimately ended our nursing at 11 months bc I couldn't take it). Ugh!! I  still hanging in there for now. 

The Reunion

This past weekend, Griffin had a reunion with his beloved Kiki! If you are a longtime reader here then you will remember cute little Kiki who Griffin used to be in class with at his old daycare. They have practically been friends since birth. And he adores her. Well they are now at different schools and do not get to see each other really. BUT that all changed Sunday! Griffin went to her 4th birthday party, and it was a glorious reunion! Ha! 

They played and played. He was so happy to spend time with her (and Jesse who was also in their class!). Yay for birthday parties bringing about reunions! Hopefully we will see her soon for his fourth bday too (ahh how is he already that old?!). Here is a look at her birthday party last year And how they have grown! 

Soak it in

A friend of mine shared  this article on Facebook today (go read it, it is great!) about "slow parenting". The idea is to slow down and really take in the current season with your kids. And that idea has been resonating with me a lot lately. 

This past week, I have found myself holding my sleeping baby in my arms in his dark nursery and just staring at him. I know I am going to blink and he will be as big as his brother. I find myself excited to see what his little personality will be, but terribly sad for his adorable babyness to slip away. I have been staring at Griffin sleeping so peacefully in the mornings before I allow myself to wake him, just taking in how cute his young boyish look is. And I cannot believe he is already as big as he is. Wasn't I laying him in a crib all swaddled up just yesterday?! 

I have gotten so annoyed with myself lately because I can hear how many times I am saying "hurry hurry hurry" to my little man. And a) it makes him slow down, not speed up, and b) it makes me miss the cute things he is doing that make him "slower" than I would like. And I just need to stop. 

We all do it, no matter what phase of life we are in. You may do this to your children, spouse, friends, parents, animals, whomever really. 

So really this is a post to remind myself and you, to slow down. Savor. Enjoy where God has you. And when you hear yourself start to hurry, nip it in the bud. Give it a try and see if going one minute slower really makes you all that late. 

I am betting it won't :-)