I say it every month but this kid is talking SO MUCH! And because of it, he is so much fun. He has me laughing every day and I've never enjoyed my days home with him as much. I never knew I would love having an almost-two-year-old so much. Don't get me wrong, Griff can be exhausting and challenging too but the fun is just outweighing all the hard right now! His imagination is blossoming and he loves playing with his cars, trains, puzzles, blocks, reading books, and especially taking all of that outside. When he's outside he loves exploring the back-yard, searching for "icky poo-poos" and then showing me where they all are. I foresee 'pooper scooper' on his future chore list:)! He has even started asking to call Grandpa and Grandma on the phone! He will "show" them things using the screen of my very not advanced phone. And he gives them kisses by kissing the phone. It's so sweet. We are so blessed to have our families nearby!
Daddy is back to work full-time and Mommy is looking forward to getting back into subbing. We love routine around here and have even, finally, put Griffin on one. For the first time, the timing just felt right. Like he was ready for it and had already pretty much established one- he just needed help making it firm. So nap is now as close to 1pm as possible, bath time at 7pm, bed time at 8pm. And he's doing GREAT! It's so much quicker (most nights) getting him to fall asleep and I think he's sleeper longer stretches...but I've never been good at paying particularly close attention to the times he wakes me up. It just feels like they are fewer and farther between. We've also officially stopped nursing during the day-time and he has transitioned beautifully. We'll cross the night-time bridge later, when I care enough to make it happen. Or maybe he'll just stop on his own? One can dream, right?!
Have I mentioned, we're pregnant?! We announced the big news this month and are super excited to plan for Baby B2 sometime around St. Patrick's Day 2013. Griff has no idea what's coming his way:) BUT he has really started showing an interest in other babies when we are around them. Unfortunately, most of his interest is in trying to pick them up. Thankfully, by the time #2 arrives he will have six more months of verbal development under his belt and hopefully will understand better that he can't pick up baby!! He's going to be such a great big brother!
August 8, 2012- cutest kid I know!
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August 11, 2012 ~ Imholt family reunion and Great-Grandma Ella's 87th Birthday at Blackman's Lake in Snohomish.
Griffins loved the dock, the ducks, the sand, the water, the playground.
Dinner time with Grandma Kathy...he didn't sit still long enough to eat much. Too much playing and exploring to do!
But he would snack on Grandpa's lap!
Headed to the playground!
Such a big climb!
He made it!
Headed down the BIG slide!
WOHOO! So much fun!
He loved it so much he did it about 100 times!
Sweet cousin Kenna joined us
Look at this thing! It's HUGE!
Griffin probably ran miles up and down this thing! Daddy spent all day chasing him around!
My two favorite boys!!
Griffin tried drinking the puddle of water. SO GROSS! So I took a pic:)
Griffin helped himself to shared some toys a random family brought. They didn't speak English- sounded Eastern European (Russian? Ukranian?) to me.
But he LOVED their trucks and they were nice enough to let him play a bit.
Then it was time for cake frosting...
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Helping Daddy drive down the gravel driveway:)
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and ended up outside with Daddy while Grandpa, Grandma, and Mommy wrapped things up.
Who's there? He loves to ring the doorbell!
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Just playing some hoops in the backyard!
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So fun!
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Griffin also got to meet James Donaldson, former Seattle Super Sonic!
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This is what happens when Griff throws a block at you from point-blank range. OUCH!
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September 1: He needed a snack and some down-time...so he climbed into his monkey chair and got super comfy. So funny!
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