Grady's new cousin!

Grady's cousin, Easton Robert Watt, was born this morning at 6:38am. He is a big baby at 9 pounds 1 ounce and 22 inches long!

It was really neat to hold him and look at him. He seems so small though! It is hard for me to remember that not even three months ago, Grady was that tiny.

Congratulations to Darryl and Christa on your beautiful baby boy!

A few of the things that I want to remember forever:

The way Grady holds his little thumb with his first finger. His hands are either in this position or in a fist, but his thumb is always tucked in tight.

His cute little bum on the way to the bathtub.

The feel of Grady sleeping on my chest.

The perfect place to rest ...

Our sister-in-law, Christa, is staying with us right now. As you can tell, she is very pregnant and is planning (hoping!) to have their baby any day now. She is wonderful with Grady and has a very calming influence on him.

Yesterday, she was watching him for me while I did something ... cleaned a bit? made some food? did laundry? I can't remember. Anyway, I came back to the main floor and saw this ... the perfect seat for Grady!

*It was pretty cold in the house - that's why he is still wearing his outside clothes!

There's a whole world out there ...

At least once a day, Grady and I take Ryder for a long walk. Usually the minute I put Grady into his carrier, he falls fast asleep. Today was the very first day that he stayed awake. For the first half of the walk, he was wide-eyed ... just taking it all in. It was so neat to watch him look around at everything (he seemed especially interested in the trees and their branches ... maybe because they were blowing in the wind).

He stayed awake for about 45 minutes and then completely passed out which is how he stayed for the rest of the walk and for a while when we got home. When I took him out of the carrier, he held the same pose that he was in during the walk ... it looked hilarious:

It was cold here today so Grady was dressed for warmth ... too bad nothing matches! And yes, those are socks on his hands ... they make great gloves!

My BIG boy!

At 10.5 weeks old, Grady is already wearing some 6 month clothes ... like this little outfit!

Blowing bubbles ...

If you click on the picture, it makes the photo bigger and you can really see the bubbles ... Grady's new skill!

Check out those baby blues!