Grady- 14 months

Grady is...

no longer crawling.

walking exclusively on two feet.

trying to figure out the art of running.

enjoying stair lessons from Layla.  There are lots of fun stairs in this house!

getting his 12th (and very possibly 13th) tooth.

sleeping pretty well.

a good little dancer.

quite possibly going to turn into a watermelon and mac and cheese.

a dipper.  He likes his ketchup and syrup.

a thrower when he is done with his food.  He knows the sign for "all done" but I think he feels the throwing gets his point across a little faster.

so cute when he waves. His wave looks like he is milking a cow. So. Cute.


a fan of blowing kisses. 

throwing mini fits when things get taken away that he somehow manages to get his hands on (phones, screwdrivers, baseball bats...you know, the usual).

saying more words (Blue, kitty, doggy, uh oh, mom, Layla, hi....and combined "hi kitty" one time.  Poor "dad" is still emerging.  Dad is currently "ga").

always on Layla's trail.

quite the charmer out in public.  He loves to get random people's attention with big smiles.  He zeros in on certain people and works his smile until they respond.

still obsessed with his lovie.  He will not go to sleep without it.  I hope we never, ever lose that sweet bear blanket.

making sure we are on our toes with baby-proofing the new house.

into whipping things over baby gates.

working on the placement of his nose.  When we ask, Grady likes to point to his eyes and head first.  Then he sticks his fingers in his nose and claps.

starting to sit a bit better for stories.  He now pretends to read his favorite book, Peek a Hoo.  By "reading," I mean that Grady just lifts his voice up and down while turning the pages.  It is still pretty funny stuff.

loving his rocking chair these days.

Who wants a kiss?

Oh, Lay-la!  Where are you??



Mission accomplished! Jar of playdough in hand.

This is a busy stage, but I am loving it.

Minus the throwing of things into the toilet and garbage part.
We are almost positive he thinks they are basketball hoops :)