Hawks Nest: July 2012

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

My Pen (email) Pal

7 years ago I met Jenna on an online USMC support site when our boyfriends were in boot camp. We have never met face-to-face and we stayed in touch mostly by email which is why I call her my pen pal. We FINALLY MET last Friday, July 2012.

Me, Grant, Jenna and Aiden on the ferris wheel 15 minutes after we met. Looks like we've been friends for years....oh yeah we have been :)

Aiden is a dare devil and wanted to hang over the side the entire time

Grant enjoying the view on his 1st amusement park ride

Not the clearest of California days but I hadn't been to the pier in years, very cool

The boys at lunch time having some secret baby converstion

New best buds

Aiden kept mommy busy by running in the water

This picture makes me laugh, I don't know what they are both looking at but apparently its very interesting.

Baby Beach @ Dana Point

I'm wearing an umbrella, diaper bag around my neck, back pack, 2 chairs and of course Grant. We had to take this pic to show the production it takes to take 4 kids to the beach for the day. I thought we were going camping we had so much stuff.

Having a little snack, cantalope

Grant loved the beach, crawled everywhere and didn't mind the sand at all.

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Wax on Wax off

Prepping the Jeep to sell on eBay.

Prepping the jeep for sale, making it sparkle

Super Swampers

Wheels in the jeep go round and round, round and round, jeep driver says "get out da way!"

The Beast! Not for the weak at heart. 383 stroker!

Making it shine

Vrooom

MUD DAY!

We are getting ready for our play date. The theme is MUD.

This is our before picture.

Being introduced to mud. Not sure if he wants to touch it. I love that he is the smallest one here trying to fit in with the big league.

Ok, I'll dip my fingers in it and see how it feels.

Not so bad, its cold and squishy

Playing with water

Eating mud. I thought after the 1st attempt he'd stop but apparently it doesn't taste that bad.

Making friends

Little girl painting my feet

At the bottom of the slide there was a baby pool full of mud.

The after mud show. Great play date. 2 slides with kiddie mud pools at the bottom, mud pie's, paint with mud and of course a water slip and slide to clean off.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Nostalgia

My mom recreating the famous Jackie O's photograph with her son JFK Jr.

Grants Milestones

15 months: I think this is my favorite age thus far! He's really trying to use his words, loves talking on the phone and can make a few animal sounds when asked. He's been working on No and while its kind of funny now I'm sure it won't be when I really need him to do something.

14 months: He's a climber! Scaling walls (baby gates), climbing up on his lil couches to jump over to the large chair, crawling up ottomans to jump to chairs and then tables etc. The world is his jungle gym and I can't leave him for a second cuz he's always into something.

13 months: His first molars have broken through and when he eats with utensils with a little help Grant chooses to use his left hand. He also uses his left hand when using crayons and pens. Grant is clapping and can say momma, dad, dog, and cat regularly.

12 months: Grants favorite song is itsy bitsy spider. When I sing it he tries to motion his hands to the lyrics like I do. He is fascinated by wheels and spinning them from his stroller as well as other peoples strollers to all his push toys and play cars. He loves playing with other children and isn't shy at all.

11 months: He likes to take long walks down the driveway and doesn't want his hand held, he can do it by himself. He knows push, pull, up, down, on, off, open, close, etc..and will say "done" when he's finished eating before he starts to wiggle out of his high chair. Loves doing somersaults! He gets in a V position so I can flip him. Peek a Boo is still his favorite game.

10 months: Loves to play chase back and forth on the couch or around the otoman and down the hallways. He uses the laundry basket and walks it around the house like a push toy. Number 7 and 8 tooth are coming in now.

9 months: He's waving "hi" and "bye" and is so close to taking his first steps. He holds my hand and pulls me along where he wants to explore. He's a climber and he's babbling a lot which sounds like long conversations. He's got mommy and daddy down pretty good. More like mama and dada.

8 months: 4 more teeth have broken through on the top and Grant has been practicing with his sippy cup and pincer grasp with cheerios. He eats thin slices of watermelon with supervision and papaya out of the skins. He's been crawling all the way up the stair case for weeks now and his best bud is the cat.

7 months: He's Crawling! And pulling himself up on the crib, couch, us! His communication skills are developing and its noticable through head movements and facial gestures.

6 months: Knows how to play peek-a-boo and is sitting up by himself. Becoming more focused on story time and the pictures rather than eating the books.

5 Months: 2 teeth broke through on the bottom and he's had his 1st haircut already.

4 Months: Rolling over from back to front and trying hard to scoot on his belly.

3 Months: Discovering his voice, cooing and holding small toys

Foods I Like (the list is endless)

Apples, Pears, Peaches, Mangos, Raspberries
Bagel and Cream Cheese
Banana with Blueberries and Greek Yogurt
BBQ and Mac and Cheese
Bologna, Cheese
Broccoli with Rice Cereal
Butternut Squash w Apples
Cantaloupe & Strawberries with Oatmeal
Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Grapes
Greek -Gyros, Cous Cous, Hummus & Pita Bread
Japanese - Crunch Roll and Edamame
Mexican -Chorizo & Eggs
Navy Bean Soup
Peanut Butter and Jelly Squares
Peas, Sweet Potatoes, Spinach
Roasted Red Pepper
Salmon,Tuna, Pork Chop
Sugar Free Popcicles, Frozen Yogurt and Pumpkin Pie
Tomatoes, Carrots, Avocados
Tortellini's, Ravioli's,Pasta, Black Beans
Vietnamese Food-Pate Chaud
Watermelon, Kiwis, Papaya
Wheat Waffles with Sugar Free Syrup
Yogurts, Peanut Butter
Zucchini Chunks

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