Too much bragging!!

So I have been so impressed with the change in Grayson's sleep that I have been telling everyone how great he is. Yep, last night it was like nothing had ever changed. I don't know if it is the Chinook or the last molar completing it's decent or what, but all the stuff he was doing was gone and we were right back to the starting line. Poopy, Poopy, Poopy!! I was most unhappy.

Awe well, only 6 more days til Christmas and I am SO excited!!!! That and Shane comes home tonight, 2 days early, YIPEE!!!

Peek-A-Boo...I see you!!

I have been trying to get these pictures for days and I just finally did this morning. Grayson thinks he is being sly and tries to get at the tree when we are not looking. Well, we know!!

Here he is showing just how sneaky he tries to be...and how he loves to get caught. In the next picture you will see him diving away from the tree after he knows I saw him.

And here are just some various pictures from the last couple of days. He has been trying to get into his toy buckets a lot lately so I put him in one the other day..and then he got caught in one this morning.

And back to the obsession with the tree, he loves the lights and plays with the few that hang off near the plug.

And last but not least...Sir Grayson of the Crazy Laugh!!! Yes he is laughing at the cat who I believe just hissed at him.

Where's Grayson

I came downstairs to publish an entry and couldn't help but get this on camera.

This is his current napping position. It's like "Where's Waldo?" Can you find Grayson in this picture?

Growing up too fast?

Now Grayson is not even 17 mths old and he already tells me when he has, or is going to, I haven't quite figured the timing out yet, "poo poo". He points to his bum and says "Poo Poo". Now if we work on the timing we can begin potty training. That and this morning after our shower...yep, he either showers with me or throws stuff at me through the shower curtain, he tried to get himself dressed...well put his diaper on anyway.



He always tries to put his socks and shoes on, but this was the first real attempt at the diaper. I am not too sure I like all of this happening as it is making my baby disappear faster and faster!!

Totally Jinxed

Yep, so last night didn't go as smooth as I had hoped. Grayson was up for 20mins at 9pm and then again at 12:30ish. Then he did the normal 4:30am come and join mommy for a bit longer.

Oh well, baby steps as they say.

Grayson's Cousin

Here is a picture of our nephew Javen. Shane's sister Renee sent this to me today.

It seems that the mid parts of Ontario...I am not sure if this is Mattawa or North Bay, have enough snow to build snowmen. Here is Javen's first of this season.

Grayson + Blackforest Cake =

One messy munchkin!!!

Sometimes these things have to be done.

Oh and as you all know Grayson is a VERY bad sleeper. So we went to the doctors on Thursday about it and I have been trying some really tough sleep stuff since then. Hopefully I am not jinxing us, but tonight he only got out of bed fussing once and was asleep before 7:45pm...which is Friggin' fantastic. And the last 2 nights he has slept from bedtime...8ish until 4:30-5am, which again is phenomenal!! Lets just hope this is the beginning of something truly amazing...I had forgotten what sleep was.

HUGE, HUGE MILESTONE!!

Well Grayson for the first time tonight, said Da Da to Shane on the phone. I usually put the phone up to his ear so Shane can say "Hello". Tonight however, when Shane said "Hey buddy" Grayson answered with "Da Da. Da Da". It brought tears to my eyes and probably to Shane's as well but he would never admit it.

Just thought I would share I am quite ecstatic about it.

Few new bits.

So as I said I wanted to do, I added a few things to the tree. The Flames Ornament is not new but in order to get the Mice Skiing rotating ornament I needed a wider picture. And as you can see I timed it great, so I only got the ass end of it.

This "Ho Ho Ho" one also rotates but I was disappointed as I hoped the Ho Ho Ho would light up as well, it doesn't.

Here is the tree all lit up again. It looks a bit fuller but the camera can lie, as I do not have enough ornaments nor a real need to decorate it, the back of the tree is bare. I did however add some new decorated glass balls to the tree so the front is quite a bit fuller.

Give me a post-Christmas sale or 2 and a couple more holidays and the tree will be so full you won't be able to see green...well maybe not as I quite like a more minimal approach to decorating.

Christmas '06

Here they are for you all to see!!!

And don't worry you will all be getting your copies soon enough...just be patient.

Kid with a death wish!?

OK, Grayson even though he has been scratched numerous times, still enjoys tormenting poor Road Kitty any chance he gets. As you can see she stills loves his Spiderman chair, but he now likes to sit on top of her and assert his position in the house...and the chair.

Really after the amount of times he has been scratched, bitten or whatever else, you think he would have learned. Of course not!!

BTW: that is an old wrapping paper roll in his hand. I am trying to get a jump on things this year...but I am not as crazy as Carmen!!

Missing Pieces

Here are a few things I forgot to include and a picture of the tree in the dark all lit up.

Our stockings are simply tacked to the wall under our shelves as we have no real mantel or anywhere else to hold them for the time being. Once filled they will simply sit on the couch like last year.

Grayson has already attempted to grab things on the tree but we are trying to keep him away. Here he is tempting fate as we look on.

And here he manages to grab an ornament before we catch him...but of course I had to take a picture before taking him away.

And finally the tree lit up.

UPDATE!!!

Only 8 teeth to go...All of Grayson's molars are FINALLY through!!!! YIPEE!!! I stuck my finger in his mouth today, just to check and I can feel them all. Perhaps this means some sleep until the canines begin to appear!?

Out of touch!!

Sorry I have been out of touch, but as my mom so nicely pointed out on her visit here, I am very rundown. Grayson still isn't sleeping the greatest therefor neither am I. Here is a picture of him trying on my shoes. I haven't been taking too many as of late but will make up for it.


Anyhoo...Here we are 22 days til Christmas and I have our tree up. It was either this weekend or Christmas Eve, so I chose this weekend. Shane leaves for work on Monday until the 21st, so if I wanted to get it done without little hands all over it I needed to do it today. And here it is in all its glory. I think it is missing something so I will fill it in and take more pictures...and I will for sure take pictures of it once it hits the floor, which I am hoping doesn't happen but with Grayson you never really know.

The tree topper was Shane's idea.

He likes to think of himself as the Grinch but we all know better. Now that we have Grayson he is just as excited about Christmas as the rest of us.Godzilla was purchased last year, after Christmas I believe and is a great addition to our tree. He lights up and makes fierce noises...we have yet to play him for Grayson. And this little doggie in the Jolly Jumper was Grayson's 1st Christmas ornament. Hallmark has sets and this year we will add the number 2 in the series and so on and so on.

That is about all for now. I have a little movie of Grayson admiring the tree but alas, I do not know how to attach it to a post. Maybe someone will show me the way of the blog...Carmen got any tips?

Until next time....lots of holiday cheer..the Bates Family.