a lovely weekend

i loved easter. i loved general conference. i loved our family "hike". i loved looking at the lake. i loved that i didn't shower and then posted a picture of me with my "sleepy face". i loved that grant is flashing a "peace" sign in the photo. i loved spending the weekend with friends and family. i loved that grant chowed down on an apple while watching conference-somehow without pants???

i loved seeing about 10 wild turkeys. i loved that grant FINALLY started saying "mama". i loved that we went to a russian food market and bought an over priced children's book for grant. i loved that the book was about a goat that gets mad at children for not eating their cereal. i loved that grant quickly retrieved a piece of fallen russian chocolate. i loved that he didn't beg and beg more. i loved getting a package in the mail. i loved the beautiful weather and green grass. i loved that the sun was out most of the time. i loved being with my friends and family (oh yeah i mentioned that already)

11 months

Well it's that time again, man oh man the time is just flying by. The only new news is that Grant can twist his tongue (both ways) just like his mama! I was really really excited to see this!  

*only 2 teeth still, there are 2 more coming in though....as manifested by the gnawing of the fingers!

 *crawling and climbing up on EVERYTHING

*likes to be out and about...the store, library, restaurants, friends etc. etc.
*he is so close to standing by himself but he likes to make a game out of it by just collapsing in our arms instead.  rather annoying if you ask me!

I love the feeling of accomplishment and knowing that I am doing something for the greater good. A lot of days I feel like just do the mundane things of motherhood-not that there is anything wrong with that but it's easy to feel like "just a stay at home mom" is boring and I must not be doing much with my life. This past weekend David and I went to the temple to do some work for family members and it really helped me to feel the importance of the gospel and my role as a member. I'm grateful that we were able to go down to Chicago as a family. Grant was fairly content staring out the car window at the snow while David and I took turns going through a session. I'm so grateful to have my family and know that we can be together forever.

typical day....

Those who know me well know that I love routines and order. I get on these little kicks where I have to do/eat/look at something everyday for "x" amount of days or I just feel all out of whack. Can we say OCD? It has come to our attention that Grant has his own little routines and habits that he likes to do.

#1. Play in his toys

#2. Once that gets boring he moves on to the kitchen

#3. Plastic toys are for babies so he moves on to the knives and sharp items in the dishwasher

#4. While I am cleaning up the plastic explosion in the kitchen Grant climbs all over the couches and coffee table (only 1 bloody mouth so far!) and likes to scoot around! Oh and I won't even bother to take a picture of the blinds or baskets that he has bent to heck!

#5. Got to get 30 minutes of practice in

#6. This is hard work so he decides to hang out in his "crib in the hood"...I mean sleep in his crib while wearing a hood. 

10 months

This is a little late but I'm happy to say we've made it to double digits! I can't believe it. This has probably been my favorite stage with him so far-sure he is BUSY BUSY BUSY but oh so fun and cute!

*finally sprouted two teeth--his top two--nice big buck teeth!
*loves to get into the kitchen cabinets and also all the dvds
*likes to be read to and will actually sit quietly and cuddle with me while we read-this is one of my favorite times of the day
*is a great eater---the other day i made this nasty spinach/cucumber/parsley smoothie and the kid couldn't get enough of it! he kept crawling all over my leg trying to get more!
*loves to randomly scream, he's really happy but just really loud...not quite sure how to deal with that!
*pulls up on EVERYTHING and walks along the table and couch, he looks so grown up when he shuffles all around the living room

v-day recap

We are pretty boring when it comes to Valentine's day but I don't seem to mind. I DID get a card with a kitten on it so I was happy! If only it would have been dressed up in some costume....there's always next year. Saturday morning I ran an 8k race. 

It was cold. 

It was crowded.

I got bottlenecked like every 12 steps. 

My pictures got deleted.

After the race we had a yummy lunch at Il Mito's in Wauwatosa. It was SO so so good. We figured we skip the dinner crowds and celebrate v-day with Grant by having a fun lunch. I'm already planning our next excuse to eat there! 

www.ilmito.com

On Sunday I attempted to make fondue without a fondue pot. Hum. I've had better meals;) It was still fun to try something new. 

I sure love all my friends and family...and I suppose my two men! 

Hey ladies........

Name: Grant Forrest Luke

Age: 9 months

Height: 28 in. 

Weight: 16 lbs

Interested in: Women

Hobbies: pulling up on furniture, playing in the blinds, getting myself stuck under the futon and bouncing my head off the coffee table.
My ideal date would be: a nice stroll through the park, pureed veggies and fresh fruit at my place, tossing around an empty water bottle followed by some cuddling.
Interested? Have your mom call my mom.