Graham's Seven Month Fun Facts

  December has been a very busy time for us to say the least, but I am just happy that our little family is together again.  Along with all the usual Christmas festivities, Graham celebrated his 7-month birthday on the 20th and Jason arrived back home on the 14th.  Airport pickups are always the best, and this homecoming was no different, even if it did Graham the full 45-minute ride home to bond with Jason again. 

Here are a  few highlights from our little man's month:

*Sadly, Graham has outgrown his monthly weigh-ins with the fish scale, but he did weigh over 19 pounds when Jason put him on our scale.

*He can feed himself a bottle and often times mistakes a plastic water or soda bottle for his own bottle.

*Jason has been trying to teach Graham to crawl.  He can get up on all fours and then he rocks back and forth for a few seconds, but that is the extent of his crawling skills for now. 

*I thought for sure Graham would have cut a single tooth by now, but not the case.  Graham has discovered his tongue though!

*And Aunt Mary gets credit for teaching Graham his newest trick: clapping.

I will post pictures in a separate posting from Graham's first Christmas.  We hope your Christmas was as blessed as ours!

Such a ham!



I love to watch these two boys play!  Monkey see...monkey do.

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Graham's 6 Month Fun Facts

 

*Dr. Pitre gave Graham a clean bill of health for his 6-month check-up
*He was a little over 50th percentile in weight and height (18 lbs. and 26 1/2")
*Dr. Pitre seemed more impressed with Graham's babbling skills.  She said that most baby's utter "da da" first...but not my little man...Graham first babbled, "ma ma ma".  (I told y'all he is a momma's boy!)
*Graham celebrated his first Thanksgiving this month.
*He can scoot around his play mats and never seems to tire doing push ups.
*He sleeps roughly 10 hours a night and is not a fan of having his diaper changed.
*Still no teeth, but everything he touches he wants to put in his mouth.
*Bath time is fun time!
*He can sit still long enough to have a few pages of a book read to him, but after that he is disinterested.
*And, Graham is already a master treasurer hunter...(Graham remind to tell you about the close encounter you had with a parrot inside an antique store...). 

This has been such a fun stage to watch Graham's progression.  I am so thankful that Jason is finally home to see this progression for himself!  We are so looking forward to Graham's first Christmas and the excitement that will accompany this special time.

Turkey Day

  With so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, I must admit the day was a little bitter sweet without Jason home.  (Plans for Jason to be home this Saturday have since fallen through; so, G and I must wait a little longer...)  Nevertheless, it was a beautiful day spent with family, reflecting on a year with so many blessings--but none as great as the birth of Graham in May!

  Jason was at least able to have some semblance of a Thanksgiving meal with a coworker and his family in Macae.  (I was so proud of my hubby as he even prepared a cornbread dressing dish for the host family.)  Needless to say, he is beyond anxious to get home to see Graham and celebrate Christmas with our family--as are we!



A Cajun Critter and Some Halloween Fun

I know this may seem a little late for posting, but I plan to use these posts and photos for Graham's

scrapbook one day.  For his first Halloween, Graham was dressed as the cutest little Cajun crawfish! 

Here are few pictures of our little critter...

Graham's first Halloween.

Graham and I visited my friend's school for their annual pumpkin decorating contest.   I may have to reuse some of these ideas for Graham one day!

We concluded the night at a friend's house for some Halloween fun!

Graham's 5 Month Fun Facts: Pumpkins and Pigskin

Where has the time gone?! Graham-Graham celebrated his 5-month birthday on Saturday. 

Graham's 5-month fun facts:

* Graham and I flew back to Louisiana for his 4-month check-up/shots.  And then thought it was best to stay a little longer...
*Our little man even has his own frequent flyer miles.
*Dr. Pitre was pleased with his progress during his four month visit.  He was 50th percentile in both height and weight.
*Sadly, I left Jason's fish scale behind in Brazil; so my bathroom scale indicated that Graham has more than doubled his birth weight.
*Graham has perfected his roll-over skills and has mastered the back squirm during diaper changes.
*At any point during the night he can occupy any of the four corners in his crib.
*He puts his toes in his mouth and anything else his little fingers can grab.
*My mom and I took Graham to his first pumpkin patch visit and we picked out a few pumpkins too.
*Graham and I have been taking in this beautiful autumn weather with morning strolls through the park.
*And, we have been cheering  on our beloved Tigers and Saints too!
*Most of all, we have been missing Poppa!


"I am this many, Mom!"



We have been cheering on our favorite football teams!

Pumpkins everywhere!



Talking to Poppa (We sure do miss him!!)



Happy Fall Y'all!

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Graham's Four Month Fun Facts

Grahams' four month fun facts:

*According to Jason's digital fish scale, Graham weighs 14 lbs. exactly.
*We are so fortunate to have a happy baby!
*He sleeps through the night from roughly 9 p.m. until 6-6:30 a.m.
*He usually takes a morning nap and a short one in the afternoon.
*He is a little chatter bug when we ride in the car.
*He seems to prefer sucking on his middle two fingers at night instead of his pacifier.
*He has many admirers, especially in the grocery store and at church. (Too bad we cannot understand what they are telling Graham.) 
*He is quite ticklish.
*He likes to stand on his legs. 
*He loves to look at himself in the mirror--lol!
*We are still working on the tummy-time thing.  After about 10 minutes, he has enough.

  Jason and I are really loving this age.  Graham is quite a playful little one and is always smiling!

  Graham and I will make a quick trip home on Saturday for his check-up and shots and then leave out again the following Saturday.  Poor Jason is already getting sad about us leaving.  He plans to use our time away to catch up on some rig visits to help pass the time.  Hopefully the week will pass quickly for all of us!



Such a happy kid!

A few pictures by the beach





Shhh: Don't tell Jason, but he is a Momma's boy--ha!