the Grantham family: February 2009

January 31, 2009--Fruits basket

Aaron thought it would be fun to put Avery in the food toys basket. It resulted in some cute pictures!

And of course when little sister is having fun, big sister has to join in (and vice versa)!

January 29, 2009--Eating finger foods

Avery has been enjoying more big kid food, such as cereal puffs and Cherrios! She is doing great with her pincher grasp (first finger and thumb) to feed herself.

January 27, 2009--Sledding

We took advantage of the six inches of snow in St. Louis to go sledding. We talked with Addison about it all the way home after work, and she was really excited to go. But once we got there, Addison did not want to go down the hill. Aaron took her down twice

but she was done after that:

After Addison decided she was done sledding, I went down with Aaron. Apparently Addison laughed as we went down the hill, but as soon as we stopped at the bottom, she started crying again. By the time I made it back up the hill, both girls were crying, so I took them home. Maybe we can try sledding again next year!

January 17, 2009--Cousin fun

Brooklyn came to our house for a few hours while her parents when to Larry the Cable Guy. We tried to get a group picture on Addison's bed, but someone was always moving!

The girls played very well together and we had a minimum of fights.

January 16, 2009--New year, new skills

Avery has been growing in leaps and bounds lately. She got her first tooth in mid-December, right at the 7 1/2 month mark. New Year's Day arrived with her top two teeth coming through. She has also started pulling up on the furniture and standing with support, and loves to walk around the house holding onto my hands.

Late January, she started crawling! She had been leaning and reaching far for awhile, but with a little motivation (in the form of cereal puffs), we convinced her to crawl. She drags her right leg, though, so doesn't crawl very efficiently, but she is fast when she wants something (usually something of Addison's).