Grayson Mills Currie {15 Months Old}

15 MONTH STATS:
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Diapers: size 4
Clothes: mostly 12mo and a few 18mo if they run smaller

Memories & Milestones: 14 Months Old-15 Months Old:

-BIGGEST milestone this month is that we have a little WALKER on our hands now!

-You took your first step in Clayton on 6/5/18 but fell down immediately, then you took several steps in Atlanta and Clayton while Mommy and Daddy were in Vietnam-then the night we returned you took 5-6 steps straight to Mommy on 6/21/18 (right at 15 months)

-You have become an incredibly picky eater this month and will throw the food off your tray in disgust if you don't approve of it. You also will push people or food away from your presence if you aren't pleased, ha! You now use your fork at mealtime though and are actually pretty great at it!

-Your new favorite things to play with are trains and cars-it's your new found obsession and you LOVE them from sunup to sundown! Mighty cute having a little boy I might add!

-You enjoy concentrating on a task and putting toys in slots (piggy bank toy) or holes (cupcake shapes in muffin tin) and will keep at it until you finish usually

-Still a climber and it's very difficult keeping our eyes on you at all times! You climb everything in sight!

-You still enjoy being outside so, so much and it's your happy place! You love taking walks, being pushed on your riding toys, playing with your cozy coupe, or splashing in the water table

-Playing peek-a-boo is another fun trick you've learned and you die laughing as you uncover your face EVERY.SINGLE.TIME!

-It's no surprise that you are still adored by your sisters! You've got three sisters at your beck and call! They truly do love you so much Grayson! Anything you need at all, they will do for you!

-Other things to remember about you at this stage: you love to clap for youself, you started blowing kisses right around 14.5 months, you can stack blocks up in a tower, you said "da, da" on Father's Day,  & you wave bye bye and goodnight very emphatically

Grayson Mills Currie {14 Months Old}

Buddy boy,

You are becoming a little boy right before our very eyes and although it's exciting and amazing to watch you continue to meet milestones and learn new things, it's a reminder of how time is flying by. Faster than we ever dreamed possible. From rolling cars around to filling up a dump truck with sand, you are beginning to show us differences already in raising a little boy. Up until now it's been baby dolls and purses, so what a joy to move into trains, cars, balls, and trucks! You're still such a sweetheart and can be found positioned on mama's hip, strapped in your stroller, or in the ergo! That is, until you are ready to be down and roaming free! This was a bittersweet month in that a week shy of turning 14 months we finally weaned you from nursing. Probably my least favorite week in a long time watching you cry buckets of tears in the process. I wasn't sure you or I would survive and my mama heart truly ached (and still does!) to be done with that season of motherhood! But so so thankful that it went smoothly and we were bale to make it past a year! I will treasure that sweet time with you each night where all was calm in our chaotic little world! Grayson, you are a joy and a true gift from God. We are thankful for the happiness your life brings to our family! We love you so, so much!

Memories & Milestones: 13 Months Old-14 Months Old

-still LOVING food-truly you gobble it down faster than we can keep it coming on your tray and will scream for more!

-you've tried all sorts of new foods from Mexican Lasagna to Shrimp Tacos, from tacos to spaghetti and we have yet to find many things you don't devour =) The only few dislikes seem to be mandarin oranges and raspberries so far!

-still terrified of the bathtub and it's traumatic for you whenever it's time for another one-you cry from entry to exit and it's heartbreaking but it's a fact of life buddy!

-we dropped the morning feeding on 5/8/18 and headed to the zoo (your first REAL trip-trips as a newborn don't count) in hopes that the heat would encourage you yo embrace the sippy cup but alas you held out on us yet again!

-To make up for your lack of no liquid except nursing before bedtime, we offered you more squeeze packs and as you can see above, you weren't a fan of that replacing your milk

-On May 14, 2018 you nursed for the last night (a week shy of 14mo) and mommy soaked up the last time too! A sweet time with you for sure and terribly bittersweet! You had grown super attached to nursing the last few months which made this even more sad to be finished!

-After not allowing one single drop of liquid into your mouth for multiple weeks, you finally caved after several days post-weaning and succumbed to drinking warmed up breastmilk from a bottle (I've never been more overjoyed!)

-Snacks became more frequent to satisfy you during the day with some extra calories and you looked like such a big boy reaching your little fingers into the bag and doing it all by yourself!

-You've gotten even more attached lately if that's possible and will hover at mommy's feet until I pick you up!

-Things you've learned this month: how to climb up the slide, how to climb into a little chair (right at 14mo) & how to move forwards and backwards riding the little riding toy! (also at 14mo)

-you really enjoy activities or toys where you can fill things up or insert objects into something (loved putting sand in the truck & love playing with your gumball machine toy)

-still terrified of taking baths and also the pool

-you know that you need to balance your weight and ease down from something if you are up high

-love clapping your hands together and seem so proud!

-most precious thing ever this month is that you will frantically crawl to mommy or daddy and nestle your head right into our belly button area and then around to position yourself in our lap! Too cute!

Tiny Ballerina's Big Day {Ashton Kate's Ballet Recital-May 2018}

THIS....THIS is why we have invested in ballet for the year, ha!

All the heart eyes for this precious little girl! Our tiny ballerina was so so precious when she got her costume on and marched in to show her daddy her twirl! There is this sweet window of opportunity to watch a four year old twirl up on stage and it was well worth every penny invested!

Our cute little bunny dancer!

So proud of this sweet girl! She did the whole routine and was so so excited to get her flowers from her daddy! Such a joy to watch her up on stage and she was thrilled to be the one we were all watching! =)

Proud sibling sharing in her "special day!" Nana and Gdad joined in on the recital festivities!

 She was thrilled to know this day was about her! We tried to make it as special as possible with sweet celebratory balloons and flowers & she got to pick where we went out to eat afterwards and she chose Cracker Barrel! Not sure if she enjoyed her special chocolate milk or the recital more, but either way 4 year old ballerinas can't get much cuter! We love you Ashton Kate and loved watching you sweet girl!