Grant Update

Well, I'm here on spring break and loving being home with the little guy. Grant is simply too much fun, and he's growing and changing daily. Everytime my dad sees him, he says that he looks like a "whole new kid." Well, in honor of Grant, here's an update:

This Thursday
This Thursday is our official court date where we make everything official. It's a very big day for us, and we'll all be sporting our most stylin' duds. We plan on celebrating this day as our "forever family" day, and much like a birthday, we plan on celebrating year after year after year. We plan on doing the same thing with Grace when she joins us... but as for now, March 29 will be Grant's Forever Family day. We'll post some pictures of the cutest baby in the world on Friday.

Sleeping
Many of you must be wondering how Grant is sleeping, especially after I posted about his significant breakthrough. Well, he's sleeping about 5 hours at a time. On average, we put him down at 9 pm, and he sleeps until about 2 or 3. Then, momma is up for a quick feeding (usually about 15 mintues), and he's back down again until morning. He really struggles in the morning (from about 5 to 7), but we are working on it. Some days are better than others (for example, last night was AWFUL), but on the whole, we are making steady progress towards sleeping soundly through the night.

Grant's favorite things
Grant continues to love his bath (I MEAN LOVE!!!). He has a very long attention span; he stares at things for hours (okay... maybe not adult hours... but baby hours). He espeically loves to stare at: light bulbs, the huge Bedford sign in our living room, the TV if it's on, the New Order (a band for those outside of Bret's music world... so most of you) poster in our office, the motor to his swing (I think he is very suspicious that noise comes out of it but it looks just like the other side). Grant is talking up a storm when he's not tired. He babbles to just about anyone about anything. I love it! He is also starting to smile all the time, and I swear that I heard a giggle the other day. He especially thinks that his grandmothers are funny, as they get double the smiles. See, smart kid... he knows who has the deep pockets (especially when it comes to him).

Grant's least favorite things
waking up... to prove it... here's a little movie clip. Notice two things: 1. the crazy look I get when I start talking and 2. what happens to my finger when it gets too close to his mouth. Other than waking up, being hungy, and gas (which Grant has a lot of), Grant is the happiest baby ever!



But, just so you don't think that we have a cranky boy on our hands, here he is after eating... talking up a storm.