And one of Cousin Jackson for good measure:

Right after this video was shot, Grayson walked across the entire room (from the patio door to our bedroom)! I think he has been capable of walking for a while but this was the first time he decided on his own to stand up and go. We’re so proud of him!

Indy, our West Highland terrier is an opportunistic dog, as most are I suppose. While we’ve never fed him from the table, that doesn’t stop him from planting himself at our feet during dinner and doing all of his tricks to see if he can catch a scrap. This morning, he was camped underneath Grayson’s high chair.

Grayson figured out that if he dropped one of his baby puffs treats off of his tray, that Indy would scramble to quickly find it and scarf it down. Indy scrambling is one of Grayson’s favorite things to giggle at, so you can probably guess how this ends:

Grayson sacrificed most of his breakfast puffs treats because he prefers giggling to eating, and Indy got a much bigger breakfast than usual.

Grayson also got to spend some great quality time with his Papa and Mama-C (Blair’s parents), and his awesome uncle Rane who was generous enough to take these wonderful pictures. This is only about half of what Rane shot, but there are just too many good ones to post them all!

Note: There are 3 pages with links at the bottom of the gallery.

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While most parents talk about dreading hearing the baby crying at night and having to get out of bed, my favorite thing when I wake up is going into the nursery and getting Grayson out of bed. He’s a much better alarm clock than the one on my night stand, and he brightens every groggy morning with his smile. I think that’s what I’ve missed the most this week.

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Along with his first time ‘swimming’, he’s learning new things everyday. He loves following Mommy, Daddy and Indy (our Westie) around the house in his walker. If he’s not following us, he’s probably heading straight for the kitchen cabinets which he loves to open. Luckily the walker keeps him from opening them too far.

He’s being quite a bit more vocal now, and while he hasn’t said “mama” or “dada” yet, he will scream at the top of his lungs and then laugh pretty hard. His top front teeth are starting to come in, too. With all of this excitement, we decided to go ahead and lower the mattress in his crib just to make sure he doesn’t add climbing to his list of activities… . Out little boy is growing up fast!

Update: Media Overload! Here are some videos to show a few of Grayson’s favorite (and not so favorite) things!

Grayson surprises us with something new every day… here are a few of our favorites over the last month or so:

Grayson also had his 6 month appointment today. He gained a couple of pounds since the last one (19lb 3oz), and is an inch and a half taller! He handled his shots like a pro, too, only crying for a few seconds before going back to searching for the next thing he could put in his mouth.

And, like I mentioned in the last update, there is some more food content. Grayson tried his first real foods this month! We started off with some yummy (bland) rice cereal, graduated to a little oatmeal, and last night even tried peas!

Here are some highlights:

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It’s hard to get a picture of a rolling, kicking, flailing active baby, especially when his mouth is a little sore, but as soon as we’re able we’ll get some pictures up.