Grady Reads!

So I have been talking lots about Anson lately, but Grady certainly deserves his own little post here because he is READING!!! For real, we got him a set of these little beginner books, and he is loving them. He can read the whole thing, which really builds his confidence. He is so proud, as are we! Only problem is that he is blowing through the books and wants to go up to the next level every day. Let's see how long he can keep that up! At this rate he will be reading War and Peace by about July :)

Anson at 10 Months!

Anson turned 10 months old last week. Overall he is doing great, though he has been quite sick the past few days (ear infection, sinus infection, and an eye that was on its way to becoming infected).

He is turning into such a fun, happy little guy! One big thing is that his sleep has improved SO MUCH! He now puts himself to sleep in his crib at about 7PM (with a binkie and a lovey) and sleeps through the night until about 6:45-7AM. He puts himself to sleep for his 2 naps per day also. He actually seems to like his crib now and will wiggle like he wants to get out of your arms if he is very tired.

Eating is going very well too. He now takes 5 bottles of formula per day (all are 6 ounce, except for the bedtime one which is 8 ounces). He loves solids and mainly eats table food. He gets frustrated with purees because he seems to want to feed himself and cannot yet use a spoon, of course. He eats steamed fruit chunks or softer fruits just cut up. He loves Cheerios, wagon wheels, cookies (of course), bread, pasta, chicken (a big one) and meatloaf. And he eats so fast! By the time I cut up some food and give it to him, then have a bite myself, the food is gone - it's crazy. He is also starting to do well with a sippy cup. He has a little pear juice with water in there.
He just had his well baby visit and was 20 pounds, 5 ounces (about 55th %) and 30" (90th %). The doctor said he looked "perfect" as fas as his health and development.

So as for development, he is doing a lot! He crawls now, though he isn't fast like Grady was. He just sort of moseys along. He also loves to pull up all the time and often forgets that he cannot stand on his own. He'll just suddenly let go and turn to walk away. But Anson, you don't walk yet! He is "talking" a lot - says "Mama" and "Dada" with meaning, we think. It alo seems like he is trying to say "Grady" (more like "Gidi"). He also babbles lots and will try to copy sounds a lot too (Nana swears he was saying "moo" when she was showing him a cow and saying "moo" to him). He just started doing "high 5" and will smack your hand - he gets very proud when he does this! He also waves a lot and claps like crazy, especially when happy. He will sign "milk" now, but it doesn't always seem to be when he is having milk. I think he will do well with signing though, and this is the age when Grady just started to pick up on it.

Here are some recent pictures of Anson and his best friend, Grady.

These are from Anson's first trip to the playground!

















Nana and Grady downtown last weekend. Nana came to stay since Dada had to go away for a few days. We are so thankful for her and had a lot of fun with her!







Anson giving Nana some love - he warmed right up to her!



Anson loves to ride on Dada's shoulders!

Anson's Baptism

Baby Anson was baptized yesterday, March 20. It was a very nice ceremony, and he did so well - not even fussing when the water was poured over his head. We also had a fun little party afterwards at our house.

Here is a little video of the ceremony:

Anson and the pastor

The family before the ceremony







"Poocheeky" (our nickname for Anson)







The nice banner that had his name on it





Anson and Mama





With Big Brother, Grady





With Nana



Big Bro



The much obsessed over cake



Crawling towards his gifts

Anson's 9 month photos

We had Anson's pictures taken last weekend. It was just at Portrait Innovations, but I think they did a pretty good job! I especially wanted to get some pictures of him in his Baptism outfit. Doesn't he looks like a little Angel?




















We did a few with Mama in them...

































And he's 10 months old today, so there will be another post coming!