Potty!? I thought you said we were going to a party!

Scott decided to put Grayden on the potty today to see if magic would happen. We have been coaching him for a few weeks now every time he fusses about getting his diaper changed. "What son? You don't like having your diaper changed? Why I have a solution for you!" Then we explain where he can go do his business if he would prefer. Well he has yet to take us up on that offer as of late. So today when Scott thought he was getting the thousand mile stare, he stripped Gray down and on the potty he went. Scott said he seemed more concerned with keeping himself from being flushed away then with actually trying to get to work. So I went online ordered a potty seat and hope to try the experiment again when my delivery arrives.

15 month Well-Baby

I read somewhere that by 13 months your baby should be able to draw with crayons, and by 15 months he should be able to draw straight lines. Granted, I can't even draw a straight line, but my 15 month old should be able to. A picture may say 1,000 words, but these pictures only say one. FAIL!

Birthday Boy

I am a little behind on my posting. Please do enjoy a picture of Mr. adorable from his first birthday at the zoo.

Champ

I came home last night to Grayden walking up to me and collapsing into my arms. Ok, so I am making it sound much more fantastical than it really was. Scott let him go to walk towards me, and through lots of encouragement and backing up from mommy, Grayden took probably 7 steps towards me. And they were Glorious.

Not much new

Not much new to report. He has made a few more steps, like 2, but then he just gets nervous and drops to the ground to crawl. We know he could walk if he really wanted to. I think he just gets overwhelmed at the thought of carrying that giant head around on that tiny neck of his.

Ta-dah!

Guess who took a few big boy steps last night all by himself? Boy was he proud. So were his mommy and daddy.

Dislikes

I know I have mentioned things that Grayden likes, but I realized the things he doesn't like are just as adorable. Granted, he doesn't have many dislikes, I am sure as he gets older, that will change. Currently, his dislikes can include Oscar the Grouch who lives in the garbage can at grandma & grandpa S's house. Truthfully, normally he does love Oscar, and that's usually the first toy he picks. He does not like, however, when Oscar pops his green face and big eyes out of the can a little too quickly. In fact yesterday he had a truly surprised look on his face and nearly jumped out of his diapers and into grandma's lap. He also mostly loves his little toy with the propellor that speaks to him in 3 different languages. He loves stearing the toy to make plane sounds, and hitting the buttons to hear it say "Fromage" and "queso". What he doesn't like is when he hits the little bear sound and the teddy bear growles back at him. The teddy bear growl makes him come crawling towards mommy every time. I really do think that's all he's afraid of. Oscar & Growly bear. Other then that, he's pretty zen with the world.

Happy Birthday

Grayden turned 1 yr old on Wednesday. I have no idea where the year went. It's been awesome to see him grow and change into the good natured little cuddle butt that he is. He has learned to go up and down the steps by himself, say mama and dada, drop balls into his giraffe ball game, and he has also learned to be much gentler to the kitty cats. He loves, bananas, sweet potatoes and veggies & pasta with sauce. He loves chasing the cats around, making echos in the hallway, splashing in the bathtub, and scurrying away once the diaper comes off. He also really loves tushy tickle time, which involves him frantically crawling around the bed while mommy tries to pinch his tushy.

For his birthday on Wednesday we all went to the zoo. Daddy tried hard to point out the monkeys to Grayden, but Gray was much more interested in making kissy faces at the zoo volunteers. He enjoyed the warm day walking around the zoo, the prairie dogs poking their heads out and chirping, the very tall giraffes and the bear that swam back and forth right in front of the glass.

Saturday we will have his birthday party, though I am not too sure that he will know the party is for him. The theme is Big Top Circus, which involves decorations with Ring Masters, lions, seals & some pretty creepy looking cupcake topers shaped like clown heads.

Stats: He is 32" long and weighs 23lbs 10oz. And he's super cute, that's a fact.