my little traveler!

grayson and mom on the oregon coast (bandon, OR)

grayson is now 7 weeks old and since the last post he has been our little jet-setter! we had an awesome visit from gramma and grampa Armington, as well as aunt lindsey... gray loved being held all the time by everyone! at the end of their trip to portland they invited me and G to join them for their roadtrip down Hwy 101 along the oregon coast into california.  it was a great time! we had great weather for the most part and saw some beautiful parts of the country! grayson did awesome! he loved being in the car (slept mostly) and did fine sleeping in hotels! the best part was that he also slept our entire flight from san francisco to portland!!! made mommy very proud ... and happy i wasn't one of "those" people with a screaming baby on the plane! (at least this time) it was my practice round for the longer flights to michigan in september. our little traveler will have been to 5 states by the time he's about 3 months old with our upcoming trips to michigan, illinois, and iowa!!!

loves his mobiles

at 7 weeks, grayson is now so much more alert! he is looking at the world around him with such awe. he loves to stare up at the lights above. we love his hair, it's coming in much more now and is SO red!! he's now graduated into 0-3/3M tops, but still in newborn pants depending on the brand.  he is getting so long and big! when the armington's were here we took 'bets' on how much he'll weigh at his next appointment... we'll see!! also he is sleeping much better which helps me out a ton! he has discovered his rattle (thanks to gramma, he loves it!) and playmat (still figuring that one out), and still loves his mobiles.  chase (the cat) still doesn't want much to do with him, but at least they aren't not getting along :-)  we are excited for a visit from my friends ellen & katie this coming weekend, and next up is grandpa clayton & grandma anne in early september! (yikes... september... that means i have to go back to work soon. not really looking forward to that just yet!)

4 weeks!

1 month!

the little dude has made it through his first milestone of life...  grayson is a month old! i won't say it's been the easiest thing we've ever done... whoever says having kids is easy must have been sleep deprived. in fact a friend of mine told me day 1 of being a parent she was ready for #2. chad and i agree, she's crazy! so far i have to say it is an amazing, yet tiring ride.  but every time he looks up at me when he hears my voice... oh my! it makes all those sleepless hours well worth it.  grayson loves, loves to be held and snuggled.  he is definitely starting to "see" us! he nurses well (and often!), and on monday he weighed in at a whopping 8 pounds, 15 ounces... ok he's still a light weight! but we're glad he's growing :-)  we spend most of our days sleeping, eating, and diaper changing... but get out for a walk every day which both gray and mom love. in fact grayson likes to fall asleep by going on walks or car rides. it's been a savior a couple times for chad & me.  last weekend G went to his first wedding and did great! he was the life of the party! (actually he slept the whole time which was fine!)  here are a couple pictures from the past week or so...

sparty on!

my little Spartan!

out cold

chillin' with daddy-o

wide awake in my bouncy seat

love my mobile!

what?

so peaceful!

hello there!

'gray' is one month old!