Grayson: 6 Months

Halfway through year one! holy smokes!

Weight/length:

Grayson is 19.3 pounds and 28 inches ! He is SO long! We are down to 4 bottles a day, ranging between 6-8 oz each. We have also started our solids adventure, in the form of purees. Baby has had apples, bananas, prunes, carrots, green beans, peas, carrots, and squash. He has also had some rice cereal mixed in with the fruits. We've been introducing a sippy cup every time he has a "meal." Some days this goes better than others, but it is more about just getting him used to having a cup. We are planning on trying a bunch of new foods, including peaches, pears, avocado, cauliflower, and scrambled eggs!

Grayson is in size 3 diapers and we have just started to wear 9 month clothes. The 6 months are almost too short!

Sleep:

Sleeping like a champ! Going to bed between 6:30-7 and getting up around 6:30. He will occasionally get up between 4-5 and talk to himself...which is pretty adorable, albeit loud. AND I was completely wrong....kiddo is a TUMMY sleeper. I would have never guessed that a kiddo who HATED being on his stomach would love it now and that is the only way he will sleep. Go figure.

 Napping turned a HUGE corner this month. It was like he decided that he wanted to nap in his bed and that was that. While we were on vacation, napping got a TON better and now we have a very predictable nap schedule. Going down for 1.5- 2 hours around 9, and then another 1.5-2 hours between 1 and 2. This has made scheduling our days MUCH easier, not to mention, we have a much happier and well rested baby. 

Likes:

Grayson loves the ergo carrier, the jumperoo, putting anything and everything in his mouth, playing on the floor, baths, apples, and carrots

Dislikes:

Grayson hates the being tired, not being able to crawl, 6 month shots, and peas.

Milestones:

This past month, Grayson went on his first vacation and took his first round trip on a plane. He did amazing and we were so proud! We are planning his first road trip for the near future and another flight for later this year. 

We are a master a log rolling everywhere and all this baby wants to do is CRAWL. He will get on his tummy and scoot in circles, but can't figure out how to go forward or backwards. He is so determined, but eventually will cry out of frustration. He has mastered sitting up unassisted, but will sometimes lose his balance and topple over. The boppy pillow has been a saving grace for that! The teething has been about to do me in....so much drool, chomping, and fussiness. I feel like those little toothies have got to pop through one of these days! I am going to miss that gummy smile, though! :)

Just look at this cuteness!

 This boy brings out ALL the feels!!!

                                                                                       

Happy Father's Day!

Happy first Father's Day to this guy! 

We love you!!

Orlando Vacation

The Tanners took their first vacation as a family of three...and we had a BLAST! Mom and dad were pretty nervous for baby's first flight, but we had nothing to be nervous about. Grayson was a champ. He slept through the majority of the flight there, and besides peeing all over me before the flight home, he barely even fussed. We were so proud!

Goody bags we passed out to our neighbors on the plane

Passed out! Wahoo! *And we had theWHOLE back row to ourselves---thanks Southwest!*

So we went to Orlando, which is basically our favorite place to go! Since the hubby's parents live in the area, we were able to see them and do Disney as well. We stayed with the grandparents a few days, and then had our first trip away from baby for a few days to celebrate our anniversary. We stayed at the Polynesian resort, which is where we got engaged 7 years ago. We had a fabulous and refreshing time! The weather was perfect---we can't wait until Grayson is old enough to go as well!

Dessert Party at Magic Kingdom

Surprise Anniversary cake from the hubby

Christopher in front of our building at the Polynesian

Magic Kingdom!

When our Disney days were done, we stayed in Florida a bit longer, spending time with family...swimming, eating on Disney property, and just relaxing. We had a blast and we can't wait to go back!

Grayson's first experience with Dole Whip. Soon, son. Soon.

Meeting Uncle Michael

First trip to Earl of Sandwich

Happy Anniversary

Happy 6th anniversary to my sweetheart! 

We met 10 years ago today, 

were engaged 7 years ago today, married 6 years ago today....

and TODAY we have a 5 month old son!

 We are so incredibly blessed!

Grayson: 5 months

Pictures are getting a lot harder--this guy does NOT like to sit still!

Weight/length:

Big, happy baby! At our appointment for his ears, Grayson weighed 17 pounds! I'm assuming he is a little longer than 26 inches. This boy is LONG! He is still wearing his 3-6 month clothes, but has moved on up to size 3 diapers. He is still sucking down 7 oz for at least 4 of his 5 bottles. His appetite has been a little off since we have been recovering from stomach bug 2.0. We are going to start our solids adventure in about 2 weeks! So exciting! :)

Sleep:

Sleep has been a lot better lately. Bedtime varies based on naps and how tired little man is, usually somewhere between 6-7, getting up anywhere between 6-6:30. (Even though we have had bedtime as early as 5:30 before!) He has been going down well and if he wakes up in the night, he is really good at putting himself back to sleep. This month Grayson has been rolling over from back to front very consistently and has been doing so in the bed. He sometimes will cry when he realizes he's on his tummy, but usually doesn't care, and will stay/fall back asleep. After a few sleepless night for me/going in and flipping him over (just to have him roll back) we figured since 1) he got himself there,2) he has great head control, and 3) he CAN get himself back over, that he will be fine. I'm not convinced he's a tummy sleeper, since he seems way more comfortable on his side, but he's content enough if he ends up there. Some mornings he will wake up and talk to himself for a while or "sing" until it's time to get up...or sometimes he will do this around 4 and then go back to sleep. Dad and I enjoy listening on the monitor. :)

Naps are still a work in progress. I think he's afraid he's going to miss out on something exciting if he sleeps. Maybe we will have some progress being home all summer! Wish me luck! :)

Likes:

Grayson loves the ergo carrier, putting anything and everything into this mouth, his feet, blowing raspberries, talking, singing, giggling, and squealing

Dislikes:

Grayson hates the node frida, being hungry, being tired, having his hair washed, being in his carseat, sitting still

Milestones:

Grayson is rolling back to front and front to back very consistently now. Although he's not crazy about tummy time, he does it soooo much better now that he rolls there on his own. He found his feet this month and now they are one of his favorite play things. He has also been babbling up a storm, as well as experimenting with blowing bubbles and raspberries. He has been talking, squealing, and laughing so  much more! Grayson is also going to go on his first vacation and first flight very soon! Very exciting and also makes me very nervous! Hope it all goes well! :)

Here are some more of our 5 month pictures....notice how the badger is now making his way to Gray's mouth.... haha!

 

Happy Mother's Day!

We celebrated our first Mother's Day with a fussy baby and his first (hopefully last) ear infection. You'd never guess by the picture that he didn't feel good. Oh well, fussy baby is on the mend and Mother's Day was still very special. Love my baby boy! ❤️

Friday Happy

I love the little pics we get of Grayson from his school. 

Here is our sweet guy enjoying time in the exersaucer! What a big boy! :)