I'm Sitting Up!

Well, I know I don't usually do a mid-month entry, but I just had to. Crawford is just too cute sitting up. He is so darn proud of himself. We put toys around him and he has a great time playing. It is so amazing watching him grow up. Having a child really makes you appreciate how brilliant God is.

I couldn't pass on this one...what goes up must come down. Obviously, he is still learning to sit. He'll hate me one day for this picture.

Peaceful sleep tonight, what an angel. I love you Crawford!

I Love Green Peas!

Before you know it he will be one! Time continues to fly. He is really turning into a little person. What fun!

Susan (Geep) flew to Dallas to visit the little guy this month. We kept him home from school one day so they could have some quality time together. It is always nice to give him time with family. She had the pleasure of feeding him some cereal. She saw first hand what a good eater he is!

My Dad (Grandad) kept Crawford for a week while his school was on Summer Break. Crawford was a little afraid of him at first. I think the mustache scared him. By the end of the week Crawford smiled every time he saw Grandad. I don't think he's heard that many crazy songs before. Satellite Radio can't compare to my Dad's song list. Dad was talking to Crawford about the dogs when I took this picture. As you can tell, Crawford is amazed.

We went to Tanner (Greer's cousin) and Darlene's house for dinner so Crawford could meet some more family. It was great to get out and Crawford sure enjoyed seeing their little dog. He really notices dogs now.

Greer and I had the opportunity to see Hairspray so Crawford stayed with Judy Allen, our neighbor. It was the first non-family member he has stayed with for over an hour (other than school of course). I think he did pretty darn well. I know Greer and I had a great time.

Well Crawford tried food other than cereal. That was a great laugh. We started with sugar snap peas. He didn't take to them quite as quickly as cereal. Actually, he turned towards Greer and spewed them right back out of his mouth. It was so funny. He likes them now and can't wait to get the next bite. He even tried some Cheerios but I think he is still a little young for those.
I am making the food and it is actually pretty easy.

We went to Elberta again and Crawford was in his first parade. He had on his 4th of July shirt and waved to the crowd. We have such a good time down there. He enjoys getting in the water and so do we.

They have a new nickname for him at school...Pickle. Greer has really taken to the name and has started calling him that at home. There is a cute girl that says "I'm going to tickle Pickle" when I get there in the mornings and Crawford smiles from ear to ear! I'm not sure how I feel about people calling him Pickle, but Mom says she dealt with it growing up (Dill is her maiden name).

We had a brief spell when he wasn't sleeping through the night because he is teething. No one told me about this. I knew it was painful for him, but I didn't know it would be painful for us too. We can usually get him back to sleep fairly quickly though.

Crawford has a new best friend...it is no longer the ceiling fan. It is now the remote control. Actually, it is anything that he can hold that has buttons and lights up - phones and remotes for now. If you are around, make sure your phone is on keylock because he is going to push those buttons! Remote...I guess it's a guy thing and apparently they learn it early.

Big firsts this month - eating solid foods (avocado, sugar snap peas, frozen peas, green beans, sweet potatoes & apricots), seeing Daddy play softball, sitting up in the Boppy, sleeping without being swaddled, finding his pee-pee, sitting in his jumper, expanded use of ba-ba-ba, ga-ga-ga & da-da-da & copying sounds that he hears.

He weighs 17 pounds (average) and is 27 inches long (long for his age). Eats solids 3 times a day and still has about 30 oz of milk.

Can't believe the summer is almost over. Try to stay out of the heat!

First Father's Day

Well today is Father's Day and Crawford and I spent time with Grandad this morning in Houston. I was in Houston this weekend for our first 3-Day training walk. Crawford did a great job "walking" the 6 miles! We flew home to spend some time with Daddy on Father's Day too. Now both Crawford and Daddy are napping...one of their favorite past times. Greer invited some friends over last night for some poker...Happy Father's Day Greer!

Crawford's big firsts this month - ate cereal, found his feet, visited Elberta, took a "swim" at Lake Elberta, invited Scarlett to Elberta for a sleepover, flew to Houston (first flight), met Benjamin, Jonathan & Debra.


He did pretty well on his first flight. I now have empathy for everyone on a plane with a baby. Talk about something beyond your control! You just pray that everything goes well. It is exhausting even if the baby is perfect.

He seems okay with cereal. While it isn't his favorite thing, he certainly doesn't turn down any food. Everything goes in his mouth. He drinks about 6.5 oz of milk/feeding. He weighs 15 lbs 6 oz and is just shy of 26" long.


Crawford seems to always be congested. We are working on that. Greer seems to think it is allergies. I certainly hope he doesn't have them as badly as Greer and I do. We will see.

Hope everyone is doing well. We are looking forward to a fun summer!

Hunting, Fashion or Golf?

Going on a Bear Hunt...

Baby Style!

I'll grow into this...right?

Ready to Hit the Greens

Well Crawford is now 4 months old. I can't believe how quickly time passes. We are still enjoying everyday. We had a scare this month that included hospital visits and lots of tests. We are lucky that we have Children's Hopsital so close. They did a great job of taking care of us. Aunt Laura and Geep really helped us out too.

This month's milestones - giggling, reaching for toys, taking his paci out of his mouth, playing on his own, eating 6 oz/feeding, wearing camo (ha). He now weighs 13 lbs, 11oz. and is almost 25 inches long. He is still right at the 50th percentile for his age. He loves to "talk" and we love to listen. He is starting to get tired of his swing at times. It sure has been a great thing to have around though. We still use it daily, he just doesn't like to stay in it as long. We read him a book every night before bed, and he actually looks at the pictures now. He doesn't always make it to the end of the book, but it is so much fun watching him discover new things. As you can see, he also likes to take naps with Daddy.