To celebrate Graeme's actual birthday, we had a "quiet" night at home.
Graeme had a few gifts come from some friends in the mail so we sat down as a family to let Graeme open them. He was more interested in the gift receipt than the first gift, or at least at first.
Graeme got a card from Grandma and Grandpa Woode.
And a drum and rhythm sticks from Maddie.
He wasn't too interested in his present from Mom and Dad with his new toys to play with.
The reason we haven't posted lately is because there hasn't been a lot going on in our lives....or we are going to use that as an excuse regardless.
We just returned from a fantastic trip to California. Our original purpose for going to the sunshine state was to see the Gophers play at USC, but turned into a trip to see a the Padres play at Dodger Stadium in L.A., the 49ers play the Chargers in San Diego, and the Twins play at Anaheim stadium. All of the games/venues were great. I would say USC's game day experience rivals that of Madison. The Gophers put forth a good effort in the second half, but came up just short losing 19-17.
Anywho, on to what you probably really care about...Graemebo's new tricks...
"Walking"...
And planning sneak attacks on Sims...
Sims is so good with Graeme, Graeme really beats on Sims.
I think I will go grab a snack before bed. Should I have chips and cheese, or perhaps that little boy on the bottom shelf...
Thanks again to our parents for helping watch Graeme while we were gone and helping with our vacation so that we had a little time to relax!
This past weekend was pretty uneventful but we did get out and enjoy the nice weather on Saturday morning. The Gophers had an open scrimmage at 'The Bank' so we thought we'd give Graeme his first official tour since his last two visits were spent either in utero or sleeping. If you couldn't tell from the above picture, he was pretty excited.
Graeme was more concerned with his snacks and the other kids around then the players, and rightly so, the team looked like they still need some practice. We're headed out to LA next week to watch them take in the Trojans at USC. we hope they show up...
It appears we have been a bit delinquent in some of these posts, so we will now attempt to cram a lot of updates into one - be sure to pay attention, there will be a test at the end.
Graeme recently turned 10 months old. Okay, that was over a month ago, but with all of our chasing this new creepy crawler all over the house, and making sure that he wasn't using Sims' chew toys as his own, we didn't get a good picture of him in his rocking chair. We were, however, able to get a picture of Mr. Busy Body while he was locked in place.
Graeme is working his way to becoming a walker. This has led to some house redecorating. Graeme has had some suggestions for a new seating arrangement in the kitchen. This is just one of many that he has tried. For now, we think we'll stay with a more traditional arrangement.
With Graeme now playing with friends in the big kid room at school, we are afraid that he is picking up some bad habits. He has started to give us the "brow furrow" when we tell him no, or he doesn't want to listen to us. It is hard to catch in a picture because it is usually followed quickly by him turning and crawling away.
Last night Graeme got a chance to cheer on the Packers with his new jersey for the first time. Graeme enjoyed his bottle during the game, perhaps that is a bad habit to teach???
Thanks to Paul for putting up with a couple of Packer fans and letting us watch the first quarter.
Mr. Sims isn't too sure what to think about his newly mobile little brother. Weeknights now often involve hanging out in different rooms around the house. This is one from an evening spent in our front hall. Sims found a good spot to hang out, out of the way.
We have also tried to make a point to do things with Sims on a one-on-one basis to make sure he still feels special. Sims in turn has decided that he will try to be more human. He is starting by trying to figure out how to drink from a straw so that he can have water in the car.
Oh yeah, Graeme also turned 11 months yesterday. This time, we did try to get pictures of him in his rocking chair. Here is proof that it is harder to get him to sit still for a picture these days.
Yes, he is a total book nerd. He "reads" books all the time these days.
Hopefully we will get some more posting in before his first birthday. Hard to believe that it will soon be upon us. Here is Graeme's one month picture in the same chair. He has truly changed from a little baby to a little boy, and continues to bring us more smiles and joy each and every day.
