Minor Emergencies

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June was absolutely insane! It’s slowed down a bit and I have a few moments to reflect. This last month has been huge for Grey, and while he still looks like a chubby little baby to me, he’s toddling around. I think I have to call him a toddler. I’d much rather call him a vertically mobile infant, but that doesn’t have a smooth ring to it.

He now knows a handful of words (cat, dog, mama, dada, banana) although he massacres the pronunciation. Luke insisted for awhile that he had to say it correctly, but it’s clear Grey knows what he’s saying, and Luke relented. When I ask him where my nose is, he seems a little confused until I give him a hint and say, “Hoooonnnnk”. He’s learning about our belly buttons, and his new favorite game is to pull up my shirt and blow raspberries. This is prime motivation to return to the gym, let me tell you!

He’s climbing stairs and walking around now, as well as stopping and turning without falling. It’s the craziest and cutest thing I’ve ever seen. He’ll choose a book for you to read, and climb onto his toys so he can see out the front window. He’s loving shoulder and piggyback rides, but still hates being tossed into the air (of course we still try). =)

He loved his birthday party, and managed to stay awake for the whole thing! The smash cake wasn’t necessarily smashed, but was well enjoyed. He picked the polka dots off one by one for a few minutes before he realized the cake itself was edible too. Then he took a spoon to it and did some damage.

Here are some pictures of the birthday boy!

Strawberry picking was a blast! Grey ate half his body weight while I was picking. He ate so much that I actually offered to pay for an extra container at the checkout.

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It turns out, all we needed was candy!

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We just got back from a fantastic trip to the Best Coast. We flew into Sacramento, spent the night with Aunt Cheryl, Tim, Alex, and Carly, then headed off for a week at Yosemite. Luke had a conference a few of the mornings, but we spent the afternoons hiking and playing in the pool. It was a great time, and Grey was a champ in the planes, pool, and pack.

His biggest development was WALKING! On the first day at the cousins, he surprised us all by taking his first 2 steps- the best part was that we were all in the room when it happened! He continued to practice here and there while at Yosemite, but waited til we returned to Sacramento to show us that he can actually walk 5-6 steps alone! I’ve already posted a video, but it warrants telling the story. =)

Here are a few pictures from the trip:

I’m so behind, I feel like I’m taking a million photos, and just cannot get them online. It could have something to do with the screeching baby baboon slapping at the keyboard and climbing everything he can scoot too. It’s possible, is all I’m saying.

Without further ado, here are some of my favorites from the trip to Texas. We had a wonderful time- Grey was able to meet some new family and play in the grass for the first (real) time. Pa and Mimi had a blast showing him around the yard and town, while Marla and Ryan showed him cows and the ranch! It was fantastic.

Our first stop was alamo cafe. This is his “ZOMG TORTILLA” face.

He also managed to eat most of Mimi’s guac.

Gives the term “dirty diaper” a new meaning.

You see, Pa, I have this stick. I want to eat it. Thoughts?

Cows

Cows!!

Aunt Marla took grey on the ATV!

Hanging out with Baby the chihuahua

Hanging out up front.

All tuckered out after a day at the ranch

peek-a-boo with Emily and Jenny

Happy baby = happy mama

Bath time at its finest

He’s now pretty consistently taking 3-4 steps at a time. We’ll try for better video but this is what we have at the moment. 🙂 He’s such a big boy!

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