Fall Outings!

Dear Grayson, You really can't tell from this pic, but you had a great weekend playing with me!! I do think you were a little overwhelmed at times. These pictures are from the Avondale Art Show. We went with Tristan and Carolyn.

You were such a big boy checking out the fire truck!!

Tristan was glad you came to the fair with him. You both got little wooden cars. I am not sure if you played with yours as much as Tristan played with his!!

And GrandDude hung up a swing for you!! You really LOVED this. I can see you enjoying swinging a lot in the coming months. You are certainly cute with your hat on!!

Thanks, GrandDude!! You're the best!! I love you all year round, Grayson Rogers!! Love, YaYA

YaYa Loves Taking Pics!!

Dear Grayson, I have had the best weekend taking lots and lots of pics of you doing all kinds of things!! You and I have been super busy. These are some of the best pics of you and your mom and Helen. I LOVE them!!

You look like you can't wait to get a hold of Helen's earrings!!

These two are my favorites. You look so happy and like you are enjoying life totally. You are a fine, fine baby and we are going to keep you!! LOL!! All my love forever, YaYA

Food, glorious food!!

Dear Grayson, Mommy and Daddy have started feeding you some cereal and vegetables. It took a little bit for you to get the hang of eating from a spoon--sucking it off your fingers was far more efficient in your book!!

Helen thinks feeding you is grand. She is surprised by how incredibly messy you can be!! And by how much comes out of your mouth again!!

Sweet potatoes are by far your favorite!! You literally squeal and kick your feet for more. We can hardly shovel it in fast enough.

You are a big, growing boy for sure!! I love you even with the messiest face ever!! Love always, YaYa

My aunt is going to AUBURN!!!

Dear Grayson, You have been so supportive of Helen!! She is very excited about going to Auburn. And Grayson, you wore your Auburn onesie the first weekend after Helen was accepted. You looked super CUTE. Hollan, the dog, also loved having you rub her belly with your foot.
You are going to be a bicultural kind of guy for sure. Lucinda has you wearing an Alabama outfit for game days, and now you have Auburn garb as well. Daddy was a little surprised since he is an Ole Miss fan!!
War Eagle!!! Much love forever and always, Yaya

Exersaucer!!

Dear Grayson, You are loving' an exersaucer!! and this one has a little bit of everything. Your brain is working so hard trying to learn all the activities. You get so intent....

and, then....success!! You get it to spin and make noise!

You are exceptionally pleased with your accomplishments!!

Grayson!! The master of his universe!!! Go, little boy!!

After playing so long in the exersaucer, it is definitely time for a rest with GrandDude-- and a little bit of finger sucking. You are able to comfort yourself pretty well.

Grayson, you are such a happy boy!! We love you to the moon and back and even more!! I look forward to playing with you this weekend and taking you to Lucinda's for the Alabama football game. You'll look great in your new AL onesie. Helen says she is going to buy you an Auburn onesie, so you can be a bi-cultural kind of guy!! All my love, YaYa

New Tricks

Dear Grayson,

You are almost six months old!! You are finding your feet....you love playing peekaboo
(you are playing peekaboo with the blanket here)....and you love your family. You are such a happy little boy!!

This has been a month where you were sick several times. Last week you had some kind of fever virus--your temp was 103.8. We all worried about you then. You missed a week of daycare--and the daycare women called to check on you because they missed their favorite little fellow.

This last picture is of you and me (!!) totally passed out. It had been a long sick day for both of us.

Grayson, you will be six months old in two days. It is so hard to believe that we have only known you for such a short time. You have filled all our hearts to the brim with love for you. I can't wait to see what the next six months brings!! Love always, YaYa

Five Months Old!!

Dear Grayson, You turned five months old this week!! That seems really incredible. You are such a happy boy and you are learning all kinds of new things. You had a cold for the first time this week. The daycare sent you home with a temp of 99.3!! a little overkill, but that is OK. You then got to go with me to work one day. You were the best employee ever!!

I went to another church sale and bought you this super, fun exersaucer. You are a little overwhelmed with all the bells and whistles. Your head just bobs all over--you are SO close to being able to sit up alone! When you are tired or excited, it is definitely much more difficult to hold your head up and straight.

I have joined a children's book club! This is your favorite book so far--it has a speaker and magnets in it and it "talks" when you turn the pages. You especially love it because there is a baby laughing on every picture. You keep looking to see where that baby is!!

Since you've been growing so much (and especially while you were sick), your mom has been carrying you in the sling. You are almost too heavy for her to carry you AND your car seat!! You are a big, growing boy!! You do love the sling and sitting so close with Momma.

Happy five months old, Baby Gray!! I love you soooooo much!! YaYa