February

Happy Valentines.......after church on Valentine Sunday we had a sweet family brunch and then came back to the house to open a few Valentine treats. Grant was so funny, although interested in his Valentine bag he much preferred his Daddy's bag and quickly discovered Matthew's Valentine cigar that I got him that he occasionally enjoys with the guys!


"Hmmmmmm what is in my Valentine bag!"

"Well....think I prefer Daddy's Valentine bag"

"What's this......Daddy won't mind if I just take a peek"

"This looks like fun....but what is it?"

"See mommy, I'm helping daddy"

Our little Valentine Stinker holding his Daddy's occasional treat....a cigar

"Daddy I love you"

A hint of Spring...matching shirts for my boys.

Mommy loving on her little Valentine

Daddy and his little Valentine

Celebrating Lauren's Birthday!

Mommy and Grant on Super Bowl Sunday at Mike and Ashley's house

Me, Ashley (the hostess), and her friend visiting from Chicago

I attended a fashion fundraiser at Spaces for the Eating Disorder Coalition which was awesome and we bumped into our friends Holly and Lyla

Ok....now this is he BIG day....first day for Mother's Day out.....this pic was taken at he house just before we left and little did Grant know what was about to take place. Here is little sequence of the event!

Grant once we arrived at playschool....."Mmmmmm I don't think so mommy!"

"Not sure about this playschool thing mommy!"

"Still not sure"

"Ok, maybe I will give it a try"

Whooo, where do I start, February always seems to fly by and although I have had good intentions to blog with updates.....the days seem to slip by me. We have had a full month for sure so let me see if I can recap a little. A milestone for Grant was that he started his Mother's Day Out program 2 days a week and loves it! It was difficult for both him and me at first after being together for 15mo everyday but we are both adjusting. Grant loves the interaction with the children and his teachers comment how he really likes to go around and try to hold every one's hand....I thought that was super sweet...he is loves people! I on the other hand have been working hard on my business. For those of you who know me well you know it has been something I have been working on for a while now and for those who may not know..... I am getting ready to launch my Pediatric Nutrition Private Practice called: Healthy Beginnings Pediatric Nutrition of Middle TN. So when Grant is at Mother's Day Out I am busy, busy!! Stay tuned for more updates on Healthy Beginnings and the upcoming launch! Matthew has been putting alot of hours in at the firm and we have really been meeting ourselves coming and going. February has been filled with milestones, birthdays, two rounds of some kind of bug that has run through the entire family (yuck) we really should buy stock in "Boogie" wipes, Valentines, business planning, a UAB Pediatric conference in Birmingham that I attended, a few mall walks on cold days, and loving watch Grant grow. He seems to change all the time and everyday is something new. Here are a few current stats about Grant:

He is my little Curious George.....he finds EVERYTHING to get into and prefers phones, remote controls, cords, computers, outlets, pots and pans, and oh did I mention the stove!

He loves Music and has started to really dance and sing along to tunes

His smile is infectious!

He has his Daddy's palate....he loves carbs: waffles, french toast, grilled cheese, french fries, pretzels, cheddar bunnies, any kind of cracker, and his power punch pancake! But he also loves fruit and some veggies: blueberries, strawberries, honeydew, cantaloupe, apples, grapes, oranges, green peas, corn, carrots. He is not really into meat right now so we are working on that

He is cutting 4 teeth right now

His hair curls at night after his bath but is straight when he wakes up in the morning

He is starting to answer us when we ask a question and is really starting to talk more "Mama", "Da Da", Me Me", Gan Da Da", "Ball", "ok", "Baby","up" ect.......

He is still in the 5th percentile, and weighs a whopping 22 lbs!

He takes 1-2 naps a day about 1 1/2 -2 hours long

He loves orange juice in the morning

He is a creature of habit

He loves to give lots of kisses and hugs

Oh I could go on and on.

Here are a few pictures that have captured our month. Enjoy!