September has been a CRAZY busy month for our family. Almost every weekend we have had something going on or been out of town. Two weeks ago we went up to Chicago for the weekend for my Grandpa Bell's memorial service. It was a beautiful service and I really felt it honored him in a very sincere way. Despite it being a sad occasion it was wonderful to see family that we haven't seen in awhile, and for Greyson to meet some second cousins that he hadn't met yet. Then this past weekend we road tripped up to St. Louis for a friend/teaching colleague's wedding. Nonny and Poppy (my Dad and Robyne) were kind enough to meet us there and be wonderful babysitters to Greyson so we could attend the wedding and reception. We had a blast at the wedding seeing some friends we unfortunately we don't get to see very often, and Greyson had a great time checking out St. Louis and playing with his grandparents. Great times were had by all. Now we're preparing to head to Florida in a few weeks to visit with Kyle's parents and to show Greyson the excitement of the Villages, the retirement community where they live. We're looking forward to having another fun trip.
Other than that not too much is new with us. Kyle is keeping busy with his graduate classes, and I'm enjoying my part-time teaching job - especially being able to go in, teach, and leave by 3:15 everyday. What a nice change! Greyson continues to be such a joy. He's chewing on everything and drooling so we think those teeth are on their way, but no sign of them just yet. Also he's working on figuring out crawling - he hasn't quite discovered how to tuck his knees under his tush, but I'm sure he will with time. He is doing quite a bit of "talking" - he says ma ma, da da, ba, ga, and few other one syllable sounds. He hasn't quite connected those names with Kyle and I and says ma ma and da da to just about anything, but I'm sure he'll figure out those names go with us soon enough. Our biggest accomplishment is doing some successful "sleep training" according to Dr. Weissbluth (thanks Aunt Susie and Jenni for the recommendation!). Greyson was suddenly back to waking up a few times a night for no reason other than wanting our attention and we weren't to thrilled with this since we had been blessed with a sleeping through the night baby since he was about 8 weeks old. So, we followed the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" recommendations and now he's back to being a super sleeper! He's sleeping about 12 hours at night and taking 2 naps that range from 1-3 hours daily....yeah! We're so happy he's back on track and we're a much happier family with a well rested Mom, Dad, and baby. Hope you all are doing well!
With Love,
K, L, and G
P.S. Check out Greyson's September photos - some really cute ones!
P.S. Check out this rather amusing video of Greyson - already trying to get behind the wheel at 7 months old
