Sitting and Vacation

So - Grayson is now sitting up on his own! It's so great. And he rocks it. He started with tri-pod on a Sunday afternoon. By Monday morning he wasn't using his hands to hold himself up anymore!

Now, he will do it both ways, but he is enjoying his new found "Freedom" of not having to be held every second he wants to be playing with a toy and sitting.

We took Grayson to the beach (Ocean City, MD) for the first time! He had a blast. He thought his feet in the sand & in the ocean was just too funny. He also enjoyed (and slept through a lot of) boardwalk walking. Everyone (men, women & toddlers!) kept fawning over him saying "how cute is that baby!" and believe me, with the amount of babies that were flooding the shore that week, they did not have to say that if they didn't mean it.

Grayson is now 5 months old. Well, 5 months, 1 week & 1 day old. I can't believe how quickly the time is flying. I have to call the doctor's office within the next week to make his 6 month appointment. I knew it was going to move quickly, but seriously, someone stop the ride for at least a day or two.

With having to work full-time I really do feel that I am missing out on things, and I know there isn't anything I can do about it. I haven't missed any milestones - yet - but he is still living and learning, and I am not there to at least witness that. It really is tough somedays.

The 4th of July

Where is the time going? How is it already July? My baby is going to be 5 months old in 16 short days & somehow I feel like we just brought him home from the hospital. The question becomes --- how do you make the time stop, or at least slow down.

I have told myself from day one that I plan on enjoying every second of Grayson's life, even the moments that really suck. And, yet, somehow I feel like I'm not doing it just right.

Can I tell you something that really pisses me off (moving onto a completely different topic, but one that really fits the title of my post) - the stupid ass people setting off fireworks in the streets! Hello, I have a sleeping 4 month old that needs his sleep! And he has a mommy that is enjoying a glass of wine while catching up on some much needed "me" time. And, well, that isn't going to work out too well if these stupid people do not stop shooting off their stupid fireworks! There are plenty of places that are setting them off legally in the area, just go to one of those places and leave the quiet neighborhood alone.

Grayson has had his first day in the pool. He didn't like it. After the picture that you see above, I put his bottom in the pool & he started screaming!!! Not good. We have also found out that Grayson loves sweet potatoes. We are going to move onto a green veggie tomorrow. Hopefully he will like that too.

I have been slacking on my diet. That's why my weight ticker hasn't changed in weeks. But starting Tuesday I am going right back to square one - please wish me luck.