Cuddly Bear

Grady enthusiastically hugs and kisses (with a loud "mmmaa") his bear. Once the bear was off the rocking chair, Grady proceeded to stand on the rocker and climb the rungs on the back, trying to get to the handle of the deck door.

Screen Door

Our good, little scientist loves to taste everything - including the screen door! Grady also enjoyed opening and closing the screen door, crawling out to the deck and back in to the house, and telling us stories each time. His speech now has recognizable intonations - he raises the ending inflection when he's asking a question (it often sounds like, "What's that?") and he talks at us much of the time (usually accompanied by hand gestures). It's fascinating to watch his development. There's never a quiet moment in our house!

A Nice Saturday Outside

It was a beautiful day, and we all loved soaking up the vitamin D!

Water, Water - ANYWHERE

As I was chatting with my dad on the phone, Grady crawled down the hallway, toward our bedroom, I thought. Suddenly, I heard giggling and splashing - and this is how I found him! I nearly passed out laughing. The kid loves water - even toilet water!

St. Patty's Day at Grandma's House

Waiting for corned beef and cabbage, Grady sits in Grandma's chair. Tackling the baby tripper ledge, Grady made it down safely. He was a bit perplexed by it, however.

An Afternoon's Entertainment

Admiring the handsome guy in the mirror.

Smiley beautiful boy

Walking behind his train, Grady motors through the entire house.

Playing Catch with Daddy

After a bit of a hiatus due to technical difficulties, we're up, running and posting pictures to the blog again. Whew! Grady loves to play catch with us. He throws with both hands, but he has much more control with his right hand - those balls actually go forward toward the person playing with him, unlike his left-handed throws which tend to go straight up in the air or behind him. It doesn't matter to him though, he's equally excited about all throws.