Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Graham's Half Birthday!

Our little Graham Haggard is 6 months old! How can that be? He is changing too fast for me! He is a great baby and is happy most of the time. It's funny how things change when #2 comes along. We dont have a true schedule since each day is a little different with mdo, bible study and other activities for big sis. Basically, when he is hungry, I feed him. When he is tired, I put him in his bed. Isn't it funny how I stressed so much more about getting Anna Lou on a schedule as a baby. Was she sleeping enough, was she eating enough? Schedules are good, but aren't always what works once you have more than one bambino.

WARNING- Information overload! The grandmas and I care about this!
He is now 16 pounds (25th percentile) and 26 inches long (50th percentile). I just knew he was so much bigger than that but turns out he is about average. I think I was comparing to little Anna Lou who was always in about the 10th percentile. Graham takes 3 naps most days and normally at least one of those is 2+ hours. He still eats about every 3 hours during the day, and isn't too fond of cereal or baby food yet. At night, he sleeps from 7pm until about 5 am, then eats and back to sleep til around 7:30am. He has been stuck at that one feeding at 5 for a while, so I am hoping he starts to skip it soon! But I can't complain since he sleeps about 10 hours straight every night. He smiles so much and has a funny little giggle when tickled. He loves to sit in your lap and even cuddles sometimes. He is pretty easy going and will let anyone hold him, so far:). Favorite toys are his sophie giraffe, a teething ring and anything that will fit in his mouth, although no teeth yet. He loves watching Anna Lou run around and she still is pretty fond of her baby G! It's pretty fun watching her love on him. Just wait til he is on the move toward her toys. Watch out! Things might change. I cannot imagine our life before Graham came along. He is a such a joy and a precious gift from the Lord! We love our little blue eyed carrot top!!
This is a pic of G that a guy from our church took. He took a few more of A&G that I will post later. Here are a few pics from Graham's half birthday party with our fam.
Blurry kiss from sis.

Help from sis.

Poor G didn't get to partake in the cupcakes.
Can't believe we are half way through his first year! What an amazing 6 months it has been!

9 comments:

Sharon said...

Oh.my.word! He's adorable! Carrot top, no joke! I knew it had a red tint, but look at that hair! Toooo cute! One of Courtney's friends at church is a carrot top little boy and he's precious!!! I still see Uncle Bill in his face (some AL though in that little half smile too) Can't wait to see ya'll this summer! Great pic of G that your friend took by the way!

Melissa Duffield said...

That hair is so gorgeous. SO RED! Love it.

Jan said...

Beautiful boy! Wish you had time for the modeling contracts!

JoAnna said...

Precious! Our family celebrates half birthdays too! :) I love the name Graham.

shannonmichaelis said...

That red hair! I say ti every time! I love that first photo - that photog has a great lens! wink wink

Precious idea, can't believe that boy is so old, and now he has a younger cousin to meet soon.

Love this post!

amanda k. brown said...

oh goodness. i cant believe how red his hair has gotten! where in the world does this hall red hair come from? he is precious, ash. just the perfect mix of you and dave. i cant believe i havent held him yet. give him some love from me.

Katie and Justin Cox said...

That hair... has it always been red? I guess I didn't realize you had a little strawberry head on your hands... he is SO sweet!! I can't believe he is 6months old... weren't you just announcing you were pregnant? Oh man!! Glad all is well! And congrats on being an Aunt (again).

Katie and Justin Cox said...

That hair... has it always been red? I guess I didn't realize you had a little strawberry head on your hands... he is SO sweet!! I can't believe he is 6months old... weren't you just announcing you were pregnant? Oh man!! Glad all is well! And congrats on being an Aunt (again).

Hunter, Amanda, Hudson and Maddie said...

graham is PRECIOUS...i miss him and y'all!!! i must see you and the kids SOON! i can't believe our babies are growing up so fast! you are so fun to make cupcakes for his half birthday!!