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Reed decided overnight that real food is amazing, and that he wanted all of it. He started with guacamole last night. To be fair, he’s had it before with decent results, but this is the first time he’s swallowed enough to affect his next diaper! Y’all, I have never been more excited in my life to see poop with FOOD in it. Ha!

This morning he managed to snag Grey’s Graham cracker at storytime and ate/destroyed most of it. For dinner tonight we tested

out some egg yolk, and also the tried and true guacamole. He also decided today is the day with his sippy cup. That’s a pretty cute sight.

Anyway. You all know how much I love food. Today has been so fun! I finally get to share my favorite hobby with my 2nd born. 😉

Sippy cup skillz: http://youtu.be/iIwZsYmCKUc

This video happened yesterday morning, to give you an idea of what I was working with:
No, thank you. :/: http://youtu.be/MDK4k_k3Yh8

This is tonight:
https://youtu.be/fuO3AoAVnDs

And yes, I know the video is sideways. And yes, I know there is an app for that. And yes, I tried it. And no, I couldn’t get it to work. Haha! It’s still pretty much the cutest thing ever.

I’m lucky that Grey is generally quiet in the store,  but one notable time… He wasn’t. Another mom passed me and we both chuckled as G man wailed the song of his people because I had refused to let him open the graham crackers we were going to buy. She said under her breath,  “I nearly sold my kid to gypsies the other day… Want their number?”  I died. It was so much better to be able to laugh off the ridiculous behavior and have a fellow comrade help me deal with with it. Laughter is the best medicine, folks! Let’s judge less and joke more. 🙂

Reed has been on the precipice of crawling for over a month now! He’s able to get both feet standing with both hands on the floor, rocking on hands and knees, scooting, rolling, picking up hands and knees… Everything but crawling. He manages to make it across a room though, so maybe it doesn’t matter if he can’t crawl. **in the 2 days it took me to get this post online he started a clumsy crawl! He even randomly pulled to standing once using the couch. I was so surprised I yelled and startled him- causing him to fall on his bum. Haha! **

He’s got two teeth! The first popped up about 3days before 7mos. The 2nd wasn’t ready, but with a little blood and a lot of determination, the crazy guy jailbroke tooth #2. Looks like the two uppers are on their way down as well.

He’s babbling and doing a cute little scream thing non-stop these days. He’s almost totally grown out of his 9mo clothes and is into 12 mo sizes. This is a problem, as he’s now opposite seasons from Grey. He needs to slow down a bit, Or I’m going to need to get him a whole new wardrobe! BUT, this means he’s healthy and growing!

He is still pretty obsessed with grey. They have lots of little games, and it makes my heart swell to see Grey work so hard to make Reed smile and laugh. Grey has been singing more lately and will bust out with twinkle twinkle if he sees an upset little bro.

Reed is doing a bit better in the car. I really hope I’m not jinxing myself.

Grey is still loving school and is such a big boy! I just love our conversations. He’s a smart, sweet, kid. I can’t believe these are the terrible twos. Sure, he hides from me when it’s time to get in the car and he pushes our buttons when he wants, but that stuff is actually hilarious if you wait til later to think about it. 😉

Little one was sick this week- how sweet is that sleeping pic?

Spring is coming! Can’t you tell? Ha!

This is the “I neeeeed to crawl!” face:

This is the “I got to nap with mama!” face:

Grey and his bestie, evelyn.

We made a construction site out of oatmeal:

First (ish) Crawl: http://youtu.be/xRnXlYtx7_c

Balloon pit: http://youtu.be/y6kx6sev7Dg

Down dog: http://youtu.be/aaHWPlfV3sM

He’s got a podium!: http://youtu.be/k0EHTyZyAFg

He still spends more time playing than eating, and I don’t think he realized how much a good avocado costs up here! 😉
Little rascal.

Of course, a bath in the sink to try to localize the mess.

Hiding under the train table

They do really well in the tub for the most part.

Just got back from the doc and Reed is 20.5 lbs and almost 28 inches! That’s about 85% across the board. 🙂

We recently experienced a rainy day I’m Arizona. Arizona was not made for rainy days. We ended up at Walmart and ended up having a lot of fun. We caused a bit of trouble but it was worth it.

Spot the baby:

Turns out he loves hanging out in the basket with big brother!

Check out those legs! Kid is topping out 20 lbs at the moment. He’s bigger than Grey at this age by a solid margin!

Yet another jumpy video: http://youtu.be/qPX2FVQ1Ogk

He’s also the most ticklish baby I’ve ever met.

Giggles: http://youtu.be/biW5X2CJ5Mo

We took the boys to the arcade so Grey could burn off some energy. He loved it!
Motorcycle!: http://youtu.be/lmEmar1ZVEg

The cutest. Reed is dishing it out.

Brotherly love: http://youtu.be/YA-FuTNMy6E

A b c d f u Deeeeeeeeeeee!: http://youtu.be/cvfCoLJoLEw

Da-da! Reeds first babbles. :): http://youtu.be/koQPXbZ9Tks

Scooter number two!: http://youtu.be/wD6kVfkZ0SY

Here are some pictures of right around when the Weed turned 5mos. He’s sitting up great, and

took his first ride in the shopping cart the other day!

He and grey play more and more, and he’s been entertaining himself really well. I can now set him down to get some stuff done. 🙂

Still no teeth or food yet- he’s gaining interest and thinks it’s hilarious to snatch food off my plate, but isn’t too keen on actually eating it.

He’s making scooting motions and I’m wondering if he’ll follow in Big Brothers buttprint and scoot instead of crawl? We’ll see very soon. This kid is wasting no time.

Grey is doing  great. His favorite games include turning off the lights,  grabbing a flashlight and going on a bear hunt, and pretending to be a puppy. He’s also really digging mailboxes and mail. So we made him a little mailbox that we put junk mail and little postcards into. It’s pretty adorable. He also likes to look in the mirror and tell us he’s handsome. Haha! No idea where he got that idea.

Wook at me!: http://youtu.be/rBIuNCkzsQY