Grayson's Day, Part Three

This is the third of a three part blog about how Grayson spends his day. If you missed anything, check out our older posts.

Grayson is sleeping in his car seat as we are running around town. He does doesn't fuss much while he is in his car seat. We keep him in it while we go into all of the stores. The seat attaches to most shopping carts rather easily. The one thing that we don't like is the angle that the shopping carts force the car seat to be in. Sometimes, it looks like Grayson's feet are way above his head.

When we are around town, Grayson still needs to feed. Trina is feeding Grayson in the car as we are sitting outside of Great Clips. Trina and I didn't think that he could make it another hour without eating before we got home.

Grayson and Trina are reading a book. Grayson has may favorite books, but the one he responds best to is called "Fox in Socks" by Dr. Seuss. Yesterday we were making faces at Grasyon and he gave us a big smile. It only happened once, but it was really cute. I can't wait until he smiles all of the time. Reading books will be much more fun when we can tell he is interested in the rhymes and colors.
Grayson's day always ends the same way. Trina feeds him in this chair and rocks him to sleep before he is put in his crib for the night. Each night at around 8:30 to 9:00 Trina put him to sleep. We go to sleep shortly after he does. I don't remember the last time that Trina and I watched the 10:00 news.

A few hours later Grayson is going to be up and at it all over again. I hope that you enjoyed seeing how he spends his days!

Grayson's Day, Part Two

These are some of the other fun things that Grayson enjoys doing. Grayson sleeps really well in his swing. This swing can swing him side-to-side or front-to-back. If he isn't sleeping when we put him in the swing, we usually have to take him out within the first minute.

We found another new position that Grayson likes to sleep in. If we kept him on his back all of the time, Grayson will turn into a flat head. We're hoping to avoid that.

Grayson likes to spend short bits of time outside on the deck. He looks super cool in his new sunglasses. They are a little big, but we couldn't help but see what they looked like on him.

Once in a while, we get to take Grayson and the dogs on a walk. Grayson usually does well. However, the last time we went out, Grayson cried the entire time. We only made it a block before we decided to turn around.

Here is Grayson on his activity mat. This is his favorite thing to play on. There is a light that blinks different colors to the beat of different tunes. He loves to stare at the colors as they change... we he used to. This was the last time that the toy worked properly. The music stopped and the lights are probably going to stop working soon too. Trina is working on finding a replacement.

Don't forget to check in tomorrow to see what other things Grayson does in his typical day!

Grayson's Day, Part One

Over the next three days, I am going to show you how Grayson spends most of his day. The blog is set up to only show five pictures at a time. Check in tomorrow to see what else he has been up to.Grayson usually sleeps from about 9:00 p.m. until around 7:30 a.m. This is subject to change without notice! A few days ago, Grayson slept for 6 hours without needing to feed. Most of the time he only makes it about two hours. After waking up, it's time for a diaper change! The cloth diapers that we use are not as bad as I thought they would be. As long as things stay the same (you know what I'm talking about) I think I'm a fan of them. As soon as things start to change, I'm going to reevaluate my position.After Grayson has been up for an hour or two, it's time to get ready for his day. The old clothes have to come off and the new ones have to be put on. We put him to sleep in a night gown (looks like a dress) or a sleep sack (looks like sleeping bag with arms). When he needs to be swaddled, we use a swaddle blanket with Velcro tabs to hold tight, or just wrap him up tight in a receiving blanket.

When Grayson is fully dressed, for the day, Trina and I can't help but tell each other how cute he is. Today we put him in a matching pants and top. I think this is the first time he has worn this outfit.

Grayson likes to spend time using his bouncer. Really, it doesn't bounce. It does vibrate and plays music. We thought it would be fun to have a picture with the dogs and Grayson since his shirt says "Woof!"

Check the blog tomorrow to see other fun things that Grayson likes to do.

Our Very Hungry Caterpillar!

Here is our Very Hungry Caterpillar!Trina and I decided to take Grayson's picture in the same outfit for the first year of his life. Our goal is that at the end of a year, we will be able to see just how fast he has grown. We put him into an outfit that is a size 18 months. Although it looks like it has long sleeves and pants, it does not. This has short sleeves and shorts. As you can see, Grayson is already growing. Someday soon we will be able to see his knees! Grayson at 0 months old.

Grayson at 1 month old.

Here is a picture of Mommy and Grayson. Tasha made the imitation hooter-hider.

This is only the third family picture that we've taken. The first was in the hospital. If you see us, please ask us if you can take a picture of us. We would love to have more!

Almost a Month!

Get out of bed!

A week ago today, we decided that Grayson wasn't going to sleep in our bed anymore. We had a long talk about what we were going to do when he started to cry. We decided that we weren't going to pick him up unless it had been two hours since his last feeding. If it had been at least two hours, we would change his diaper and feed him before we put him back in his crib.

Trina was really worried about how the first night was going to go. She thought he was going to hate it, then in turn, hate us. Somehow, Grayson did really well. He didn't fuss too much. We didn't have to listen to him cry for more than a few minutes. It ended up being much easier than I expected it to be.

After a few days of having him in his crib overnight, we decided that I would get a chance to feed him for the first time. He really didn't like the pacifier, so we didn't know what to expect when we introduced a bottle. I feed him for about 40 minutes the first night. He ate about two ounces. We have have no clue if that's good or not.

A few days went by and we decided that he should try a different type of bottle and nipple. Trina feed him at one point with the new nipple and Grayson ate four ounces in almost no time at all. He is a beast at eating when he can latch on correctly.

Grayson Bradley Photo Shoot

We recently took some time to do a "photo shoot" with Grayson. He was very cooperative! I had a tough time posting a slideshow, so not all the pictures actually show full size.