Daddy's boy

Every day I see Grant looking more and more like Mike. That's OK by me... he'll always be handsome.

Jacob's birthday

Grant had a ball playing with his cousins in Richmond recently for Jacob's birthday. The picture where Grant is on his head truly captured the moment. He was definitely more interested in doing a somersault than getting his picture taken. The third picture is Lily Dowd...what a cutie.

Daddy's home!

Mike got back on Saturday from being in Key West training for 10 days. Grant is so excited to have him home and can't get enough Daddy time! These pictures were taken on Saturday shortly after Mike got home.

New Potty

Gran recently sent Grant this potty. Notice the toilet paper bar on one side and magazine/book holder on the other side. It's really cute. Let's just hope he figures out how to use it soon!

Toddler years here we come! Ready or not!

I've decided to start this blog to keep friends and family updated on all the happenings here in the Wallace house... i.e GRANT. I also think it will be a fun way for me to journal Grant's growth and the fun things that he does from day to day. I hear so many mom's tell me to start writing down things that he does and accomplishes because I will soon forget it. I hope that I can keep up with it. Plus, it will also be a way for me to post pictures without having to fill up inboxes!

Speaking of our little monkey... ever since he has started walking I have seen a completetly different side to him. I remember my mom telling me shortly after Grant was born that I have a strong willed child on my hands but really I haven't seen anything that concerned me too much...UNTIL NOW. Last week I bought 2 books on raising toddlers and I'm trying my best to learn how to handle this "new" child of mine. One of the books said that toddlers are not little people, they are in a class all their own. It was also a bit scary to read that the most challenging months of a mothers life are between 12 and 24 months. YIKES. I thought the first year was the hardest. Anyway, so Grant LOVES to be outside now that he can walk and the weather has warmed up. He still hasn't figured out how to stand up after he falls down so he'll just crawl until you pick him back up or he pulls himself up on something. Since it's been pretty windy outside, the wind knocks him over and then I pick him back up. This happens over and over and starts to wear me out. The other day we were playing outside in our neighborhood and he saw a little boy and girl playing and he walked straight over to them because he spotted the girl's little baby carriage (with wheels) that he wanted to play with. Thank goodness this little girl didn't mind but he just couldn't get enough of her little carriage. Of course I didn't want to stay there too long and knew the little girl probably wanted her toy back so I picked him up and he LOST it. Screamed and screamed! Please keep me in your prayers as I tackle my new job as mother of a toddler!