Summer fun

Grady had a very eventful Saturday as he was able to play with his cousin Abigail from St. Louis and experience his first time at the swimming pool. Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Trish were visiting from St. Louis so Grady was able to play with his cousin Abigail. It was so fun to watch them interact. Grady wanted to play with Abigail like he does with his friend Elsie at daycare, but Abigail was not too sure about Grady's rough play. It was also fun listening to the distinct voices of each of the babies. Grady is so high pitched where as Abigail has this jazzy gravely tone. Here is a video of the two of them "playing"...

Abigail wasn't too sure about Grady's intentions... he just looks like he is ready to cause trouble

Just another instance of a Cub taking down a Cardinal!

Grady's first experience at an aquatic center. The water was somewhat chilly but he loved watching all the other kids and hanging onto his turtle while he kicked his legs in the water. I gotta get the poor kid some shades though. Mommy went a little crazy applying sunscreen and making sure his little head was covered at all times. But given Grady's daddy's history with the sun, it was a necessary precaution.

Ben celebrated his first Father's Day with his precious little Bobalu (the horrible knickname that Ben loves to call Grady) so as a fun gift, I made a onesie that said "Daddy's Bobalu". Grady also bought Daddy a new Cubs hat.

Happy Father's Day Daddy...Go Cubs Go!!Sweet family picture on Father's Day

What a fun stage - 7months!

Another month has gone and Grady just continues to get bigger and to develop more of his own personality. This stage is so much fun; days filled with laughter, discovery, face making, and new squawks and squeals. Grady has not grown too much at this 7 month milestone - he weighs in at 21 lbs 2oz and is 28in long; thankfully he is still in a size 5 diaper and wearing 9-12mo clothes. He is starting to eat more solids; however still thinks that his spoon is a great chew toy. He is definitely showing is independent side as he always thinks that he needs to feed himself. Needless to say, dinner time is quite messy. He is also starting to pick up more syllable sounds and fine tuning some of his motor skills. His new favorite movement is banging toys together. We've been working on letting him put himself to sleep; all that I can say, is my little man has endurance. His longest crying time was 1 hour; after that, Momma could not take it any longer. He is getting better - slowly but surely. Daddy is still his favorite play pal and he continues to thrive at daycare. We are truly blessed each day that we get to see Grady grow.

Grady just loves to "cheese" it up.

He is all about putting everything in his mouth

Grady is totally going to hate his Mama for these pictures when he is older, but I had to show off his little baby rolls.

Aunt Michelle was the inspiration for this shot.

Grady and Mommy went home to South Dakota to attend MCS reunion and also to see the family. Grady had a fun time with his cousins and his Papa Chuck. What a great Papa!Grady is loving discovering the great outdoors. He is such a trooper with keeping his hat on and allowing Mommy to smear sunscreen all over is body.

He is not; however too sure of the texture of grass just quite yet.

Grandpa Chris came to visit on Tuesday family night and took us all out for dinner. Here is the goofball trio.

Now I know where Daddy gets his quirkiness from!Here is our sweet little man having fun with his toys. He is really big in flailing her arms all about. Mommy can just spend hours watching Grady play.