Haste: February 2009

library

This morning Grant and I attended baby/toddler story time at the library downtown. They have an amazing area called the "Learning Curve" at the new library. In that area they also have a baby/toddler zone. Grant was not too excited about the story. He was more interested in the box of books the librarian had and attempted to grab the papers and books from the box. I should have know my son would be the trouble maker. :) After the librarian read several books, we explored the learning curve. They have a green stage and Grant was on TV. He was really excited about watching the TV, but I'm not sure he understood it was *him* on the screen. :) He loved crawling up the steps in the theater, but doesn't know how to go back down. He has decided that going head first and sliding down on his belly will work just fine. For some reason, he's not really into listening to my idea. I think he should scoot down on his bottom. We'll keep working on that. We read several board books, he pushed his stroller (it's one of his new favorite things to do!), and he played in the baby/toddler zone. We talked lots about how Auntie Calah (one of my most amazing friends from college) works in a library and one day we'll go visit her and she'll read books to him! After about 2 hours, I decided we should go, but no outing is complete without a fit! Grant was not ready to go and had to let everyone know how unhappy he was about leaving the library. :) I'm sure we'll be playing there often, he loved it!

making sure I'm following him

pushing his stroller.

he's a mover. even when his feet would tangle and he'd fall, he continued to push the stroller.

playing in the baby/toddler zone

Grant loved chewing on the magnetic pieces.

I tried several times to deter him from putting them in his mouth, but gave up.

It's gross though, isn't it? :)

placing the turtle on the board.

We sang the turtle song and grant made the bubble noise.

picking up the pieces

I quacked for the duck and he quickly and clearly said, "Puppy."

We need to work on our animals. :)

making progress

Last night was the second time Grant slept through the night! Hooray! Wednesday he woke up crying and I thought it was 1:30/2:00, like normal. Ryan turned over and asked, "Did he wake up last night?" I was a little irritated and thought, "Of course, he woke up! He's crying now, isn't he?" Little did I know that it was 6:30!! This morning he slept until 5 and then cuddled/slept with me until 8:30. Sleep is a wonderful thing. I decided to capture the little boy when he woke up this morning. I think he was shocked I was harassing him with a camera so early. :)

I'm sure he's thinking I'm crazy. :)

not the flash!

I'm sure he thinks there should be a rule:
no pictures before 8 am :)

He looks very sleepy still. :)

puppy love

While we were at my parents Grant made a friend. He loved the puppy. He even gets to name it, but our choices are very limited. (uh-oh, hi, dadda, momma, yes...all great names for a puppy, right?) :)

more snow fun

This post is a little late, but I'm sure you don't mind. Especially since there's lots of pictures. :) Grant and I traveled to spend a day with my parents at the begining of February and played in the snow. They didn't have quite as much as we did, so Grant could actually walk in the snow. They have the most amazing sled ever and I even went "sledding" with Grant. We had a great time!