We've discovered our FEET and our cousin Karen was a witness!

Grayson's discovered his feet! I was wondering how long this would take, but just the other day, he found new friends in his cute little feet :) Karen (our cousin) came over that night to hang out for a bit, and got to see FIRST HAND this amazing discovery as well as how fussy we can get at night :)

She looks ready to be a mommy too, don't you think ;)

Our many faces of eating cereal :)

So, we're eating cereal every morning now, and he's really starting to get the hang of it!! Of course, as of right now, ALL bibs match the outfits (gotta look good eating new things) and we're having a BLAST getting cereal EVERYWHERE! (even up our nose) :)

Mommy hasn't taught him NOT to talk with his mouth full...yet :)

It's never a clean feeding :)

Daddy's getting the hang of feeding little Gray!

That face is priceless!

Grayson's eating CEREAL!!

Well...after lots of thought, I've decided to go ahead and start Gray on ceral once a day. So, last night...we tried it for the first time...WOAH, what a face he made! We have his reaction on video, but I'm not sure if it'll post to this site, as it's a long video, but I'll try later on! He only ate a little bit of it, which meant I had to throw the rest of it away...it's always SAD to throw booby milk down the drain!

Open WIDE

His hands seemed more interesting for some reason!

Yummy hands!

This is from this morning...Aunt Sharon made us this bib!
Up to NO good!
So, I held the bowl too close, and he flipped it out from my hand & it went all over! Tracer the cat is VERY thankful for this yummy snack! (Um, does he KNOW it's breastmilk??)
You can see he's having a hard time with the "spilt milk" :)

So, another successful feeding...he only ate a little bit, but it's SO MUCH FUN giving this to him!

Walter Matthau, is that you?

This blog is dedicated to my favorite actor, Walter Matthau. May you always live in our hearts and forever make us laugh in your amazing films...here's my tribute: our son in your infamous Grumpy Old Man hat style :)

Daddy Dressed Up The Boy :)

You leave the boys alone for a few minutes, and LOOK what happens! Daddy dresses him up like a little dude :) Down to the shoes, our boy displays the ADORABLE look of a little elf :)

Fun with the Grandparents

Now that Grayson's developing a little personality, he's able to react more to everyone around him! The grandparents LOVE this about him, and can't wait to play with him :)

Our Little 4 Month Old

For those of you who don't know this about me...I'm a survivor of a SIDS sibling, Melissa Lauren D'Elosua, who died at 2 months old while we were on vacation in Florida back in 1985. Since I found out I was pregnant, the memories of that fateful day have haunted me in every lingering moment that I had to myself. Now, the pregnancy is over with, and I'm a proud parent of the best son a mother could have ever asked for! Having said that, I've discovered that I now have this constant worry that doesn't seem to go away. Am I hurting him when I pick him up? Is he hungry? Why does he have diaper rash all the time? He hasn't pooped today, is something wrong? Why are his eyes watering all the time? Is he teething already? When should I transition him to the crib at night? Is he too hot? Is he too cold? Is he breathing? Is he still breathing? What about now...is he still breathing?
I have found that I've had to put on a brave face and try to put one foot in front of the other without putting my son through the torment of a mother who smothers him because she's afraid he'll stop breathing at any moment. Time has made things easier, and I've conquered a lot of those fears, yet I still take the precautionary measures that help alleviate the possibilities of triggering this unfortuante occurance called SIDS. Every day I get to spend with my son is a day I celebrate. After every time we say our prayers at night, I always say a special one for my own selfishness..."God, please allow me to wake up to my son smiling at me in the morning". Yesterday, he turned 4 Months Old, and I am so thankful that we're just THAT much closer to him not being in that SIDS window of concern.
So...4 months down, 2 more to go before another weight gets lifted off my shoulders...but then, as a mom, I'll find more things to "worry" about, I'm sure! :)

Our Little Monkey!

He's making so many funny sounds to Papa!

Gray after a wonderful 4 month birthday!

Gray's 4 Months Old Tomorrow!

These past 4 months have been the best 4 months of our lives! We've watched our boy grow and learn and develop QUITE a personality! He can do so much already, and I'm constantly amazed by all the little things he picks up on and discovers. He screams, laughs, babbles, stands up, takes steps (with help), touches feet, holds bottles, plays with toys, eats everything, holds his head up strong, tries to sit on his own (tries), watches T.V., flirts....the list goes on and on! He's the best thing that ever happened to Chris and me!

Mimi's Birthday!

Sorry that it took me a while to post these, but better late than never! Here are some GREAT shots of Gray with Daddy, Mimi, and Papa! Happy Birthday Mimi!

Love Gray's face here!

Our boy loves playing!

Our boy LOVES to play! He chews on most of his toys, but loves his Bumbo seat (Thanks Uncle Doug and Aunt Raquel!), and loves his excersaucer! He's really growing up fast, and is learning how to play on his own a bit, even though it's USUALLY accompanied by high pitch screams and babble that only a mother and father could love! Oh yeah, and he can "hold" his own bottle now!! YEAH!