For quite a while now, Griffin has been getting around by getting up on his hands and knees and then proceeding to belly flop forward an inch or two at a time. Needless to say, this was not the most efficient method of travel for the poor guy, and I'm sure he didn't enjoy getting the wind knocked out of him every single time he did it. Anyway, I was beginning to suspect that perhaps Griffin would skip over crawling and move straight on to walking, but, alas...I was wrong! He surprised us last week by beginning to crawl! Go Griffin! Now that he can move so much faster from point A to point B, I've got to keep a much closer eye on him...especially now that he can also pull himself up on everything in sight!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
"So Big"
This is the first video in which I caught Griffin doing "So Big," although it ends in tears:
Father & Son
There is nothing quite like watching your husband and son play together. I am quite convinced that Oliver is the best father on the face of the planet, as I always knew he would be. Kids and babies seem to light up around Oliver, and Griffin is no exception...that's for sure! Griffin loves his Papa. This post contains a few videos taken over the course of the past month of the two of them together.
Crib games with Papa:
Our budding musician:
Singing "lalala:"
Griffin's first time dancing:
Blanket fort with Papa:
Crib games with Papa:
Our budding musician:
Singing "lalala:"
Griffin's first time dancing:
Blanket fort with Papa:
Waving Videos
These waving videos are from when Griffin first started waving at the end of August (8 months). I must say, he doesn't quite understand the correct context in which to use his new-found skill of waving. Also, he seems to confuse waving with the signs for "fan" and "all done." :) He also uses it for "Hey! Guys! I want that!"
His first day of waving:
Waving and singing whilst playing the piano...Our little musician:
From a distance:
His first day of waving:
Waving and singing whilst playing the piano...Our little musician:
From a distance:
Friday, September 17, 2010
Videos from Michigan (August)
Billy Goat Puppet in Saugatuck, MI:
Imitating Laughs in Saugatuck, MI:
Laughing at Mama in Red Lobster:
Faux Crawling in MI:
Walking with Mama in MI:
New Car Seat Babbles in MI:
Sink Bath in MI:
Imitating Laughs in Saugatuck, MI:
Laughing at Mama in Red Lobster:
Faux Crawling in MI:
Walking with Mama in MI:
New Car Seat Babbles in MI:
Sink Bath in MI:
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
First Dance
You'll have to watch pretty closely to catch it, but this video contains Griffin's first "dance moves!" :)
Where to Begin?
I must say, the past couple months have been particularly trying for this little Thompson family in more ways than one, which may explain the severe drop-off in blog posts recently. However, I would like to do a bit of a summary of the past couple months in order to kick-off a plethora of new pictures and videos I have lined up to post.
At the end of July, my sister came and stayed with us for a couple weeks, which was so great! I can't say we went and did a whole lot of activities, but we had a blast just being together. Since I have not lived in the same house as Morgan since Sophomore year, she and I haven't really gotten to spend lots of quality time together or gotten to know one another as adults until she came down. So, this was a special time for us, and we both really enjoyed it. Hopefully, we can make this an annual tradition.
At the end of Morgan's time at our house, she rode back up to Illinois with Griffin and I, which was a huge blessing. Griffin and I spent the majority of August in Illinois and Michigan visiting my family. I look forward to that trip every year, and I'm so glad everyone was able to spend time with Griffin. It really was a great time. My step-mom, Cindy, was kind enough to drive back to Columbia with Griffin and I so I didn't have to do the trip on my own...whew! That was such a relief and such a blessing!
From the end of July until now, our little family has been going through a rough season. Along with really struggling financially, our old, lemon Jetta's transmission went out, and Griffin has been going through quite a fussy time. First, he got 8 teeth in about 3 weeks. Then, he had two colds in a row...poor guy. Finally, he's been going through a very whiny streak and quite a bit of constipation, which I'm thinking are both related. All those things combined made for frequently waking every 2 hours through the nights for feedings, crying through nap times, and whining/fussing pretty much all day long. About a week ago, I realized that Griffin's fussiness seemed to begin around the same time that I began feeding him predominately jarred baby food. (We were able to get on the WIC [Women with Infants and Children] program, which provides certain jarred baby foods and boxed cereals for the baby and a variety of different foods for breastfeeding moms.) So, this week, I began to feed him homemade baby food again, almost exclusively....and WAH-LAH!....Griffin's fussiness and constipation has almost disappeared! I plan to write a future blog post on the benefits of homemade baby food; but for now, I will simply say that the difference in him is remarkable. I was honestly at my wit's end about a week ago, and it truly felt like I had a newborn on my hands again. I even brought him to the pediatrician to see if he had an ear infection or something else I wasn't catching, but, alas, he was totally healthy! After about 5 days on a predominately homemade baby food diet, he is back to normal! No constipation, no whining, no night waking, no unexplained screaming. It's amazing.
I cannot even recall how many developmental leaps Griffin has made in the past couple months, but I'll list some here. He has 8 teeth and an insatiable curiosity about everything. He now crawls, pulls himself up on everything in sight, can stand using only one hand to support himself, waves hi and bye, says mama (which I think he also uses to express his desire to nurse), baba (he also uses this for nursing), papa, lala (singing), dada, yaya, and hi, signs milk, more, eat, all done, up, and fan, and has developed the pincer grasp (using first finger and thumb)...so he can now pick up small pieces of food! The boy is an absolute joy, and is incredibly smart and inquisitive. He can imitate tone and pitch of our voices, our gestures, and the signs we use for him. For example, the other day he was looking up at the fan, and I signed and said "fan" several times. Right away, he started trying to make the sign for fan. Now, when I ask him where the fan is and make the sign for fan, he'll look up and point to the fan! My smart boy.
So, let this post serve as an introduction to the barrage of videos and pictures to come!
At the end of July, my sister came and stayed with us for a couple weeks, which was so great! I can't say we went and did a whole lot of activities, but we had a blast just being together. Since I have not lived in the same house as Morgan since Sophomore year, she and I haven't really gotten to spend lots of quality time together or gotten to know one another as adults until she came down. So, this was a special time for us, and we both really enjoyed it. Hopefully, we can make this an annual tradition.
At the end of Morgan's time at our house, she rode back up to Illinois with Griffin and I, which was a huge blessing. Griffin and I spent the majority of August in Illinois and Michigan visiting my family. I look forward to that trip every year, and I'm so glad everyone was able to spend time with Griffin. It really was a great time. My step-mom, Cindy, was kind enough to drive back to Columbia with Griffin and I so I didn't have to do the trip on my own...whew! That was such a relief and such a blessing!
From the end of July until now, our little family has been going through a rough season. Along with really struggling financially, our old, lemon Jetta's transmission went out, and Griffin has been going through quite a fussy time. First, he got 8 teeth in about 3 weeks. Then, he had two colds in a row...poor guy. Finally, he's been going through a very whiny streak and quite a bit of constipation, which I'm thinking are both related. All those things combined made for frequently waking every 2 hours through the nights for feedings, crying through nap times, and whining/fussing pretty much all day long. About a week ago, I realized that Griffin's fussiness seemed to begin around the same time that I began feeding him predominately jarred baby food. (We were able to get on the WIC [Women with Infants and Children] program, which provides certain jarred baby foods and boxed cereals for the baby and a variety of different foods for breastfeeding moms.) So, this week, I began to feed him homemade baby food again, almost exclusively....and WAH-LAH!....Griffin's fussiness and constipation has almost disappeared! I plan to write a future blog post on the benefits of homemade baby food; but for now, I will simply say that the difference in him is remarkable. I was honestly at my wit's end about a week ago, and it truly felt like I had a newborn on my hands again. I even brought him to the pediatrician to see if he had an ear infection or something else I wasn't catching, but, alas, he was totally healthy! After about 5 days on a predominately homemade baby food diet, he is back to normal! No constipation, no whining, no night waking, no unexplained screaming. It's amazing.
I cannot even recall how many developmental leaps Griffin has made in the past couple months, but I'll list some here. He has 8 teeth and an insatiable curiosity about everything. He now crawls, pulls himself up on everything in sight, can stand using only one hand to support himself, waves hi and bye, says mama (which I think he also uses to express his desire to nurse), baba (he also uses this for nursing), papa, lala (singing), dada, yaya, and hi, signs milk, more, eat, all done, up, and fan, and has developed the pincer grasp (using first finger and thumb)...so he can now pick up small pieces of food! The boy is an absolute joy, and is incredibly smart and inquisitive. He can imitate tone and pitch of our voices, our gestures, and the signs we use for him. For example, the other day he was looking up at the fan, and I signed and said "fan" several times. Right away, he started trying to make the sign for fan. Now, when I ask him where the fan is and make the sign for fan, he'll look up and point to the fan! My smart boy.
So, let this post serve as an introduction to the barrage of videos and pictures to come!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
8 Months
Well, our boy turned 8 months at the end of last month. It's hard to believe 8 months have passed already, and yet, it's been such a life-altering 8 months that I cannot seem to remember what my life was like 8 months ago and beyond. I must admit, I've been terribly negligent with this blog for the past month or so... Mainly, it's due to a lot of travel (3 weeks spent in Illinois and Michigan visiting family and a weekend spent in Charleston for my birthday), a lot of teething, lots of colds, and a lot of very, very short naps on Griffin's part. Poor guy...he has suffered through 2 colds and 8 teeth in the past month alone!
Some developmental leaps Griffin has made over the past couple months:
-"crawling" (more like lurching forward and falling onto his belly)
-waving (and saying "hi!" in the same tone we use...so cute)
-signing "all done," "more," and "up"
-saying "mama," "papa," "baba" (not sure what that means...i'm thinking it's more babbling), and "hiyah" (i believe this is "hi")
-going from sitting to laying and laying to sitting
-pulling up all the time and trying to pull up on everything in sight
-picking up and eating small chunks of banana
-making all kinds of cheesy, cute faces with his new mouth full of 8 teeth
-imitating sounds, tones, facial expressions, and gestures
-"walking" when you hold his hands and walk him around
-object permanence has developed, where he knows that people and objects still exist and are there even though he cannot see them...This has led to quite a bit of fussing/whining for his mama when he can't see me. We're working on this.
-he is currently 20lbs 7oz, which is only 3oz more than his last visit. This was alarming to me at first, but his pediatrician explained that this is a normal plateau that most babies reach when they start really moving around, crawling, pulling up, etc. I must admit, it is strange to see him slow down so much in weight gain after having a boy that packed on the pounds so fast for the first 7 months. I can say that he is quite a bit longer in his legs, arms and body overall.
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