Go Dawgs! Sic 'em!

Griffin wore his red and black to school yesterday in anticipation of the UT-UGA game this weekend. Matt and I will be going down to Athens for the game, and Griffin will be spending the weekend with Pop and Channa.

Although his vocabulary is pretty limited right now, he can say "dawg" (and yes, he actually pronounces it with the "aw"). In fact, it's probably the word he says most often after "momma." Of course, that's because we have two dogs that he loves...but he did get excited when he saw Uga VII on TV so I'm hopeful that I'll be able to turn him into a Dawg fan even though he is surrounded by Vol fans most of the time.

Griffin's 1st Tailgate

Griffin had fun tailgating this past Saturday before the UT-Northern Illinois football game. Here he is enjoying some raisins. Animal crackers and juice were also on the toddler tailgating menu. The planes flying overhead provided endless entertainment throughout the afternoon.
Griffin took his Daddy on a walk around G10 to see who else was tailgating.

15 Months Old

Griffin turned 15 months old today and we had his well check-up this morning. At his 12-month visit he was 23 lbs. 10 oz. (61%) and 29 1/4 inches (30%). Today he was 25 lbs. 5 oz. (62%) and 31 inches (48%). Certainly no one would call him "thin," but he is starting to even out a little bit! (He also isn't wanting to sit still for pictures these days so I had to catch him on the move.)

Griffin got a boo-boo

I knew with a boy that we were going to have plenty of bumps and bruises, lots of skinned knees, and probably a broken bone or two along the way...but I wasn't expecting Griffin's first black eye at 14 1/2 months!

Griffin always wants to stand up in the bathtub, and I am constantly sitting him back down and saying "Griffin, please put your bottom down." Well, last night he started to stand up and before he got all the way up (and before I could grab him and sit him back down) he slipped and fell into the side of the tub. He quickly got a bruised puffy spot on the corner of his eye. I was afraid that by this morning his whole eye might be swollen shut. Luckily, it isn't nearly that bad...and it obviously doesn't seem to be bothering him that much!

First Haircut

I've been debating for a few weeks whether or not it was time for Griffin's first haircut. His hair had gotten quite long over his ears and was starting to flip out at the ends. I didn't want him to be the only boy in school with a "bob" so I decided it was time.

Here's a picture of the "before"...We took him to a barber shop where they have a little tractor for kids to sit in during their haircuts and they give them animal crackers. Griffin was so good--I wouldn't say he sat perfectly still for Natasha (the lady barber), but he was quite content to sit there and let her do whatever she wanted to do to him.

Here's a picture of the "after"--he definitely looks like a little boy, not a baby. It's a little shorter over the ears than I'd like but, as Matt keeps reminding me, it will grow back!

Happy Birthday Brody!

We went to Brody's 2nd birthday party tonight. I never got a great picture of Griffin with the birthday boy, but here are a few pictures of the little ones enjoying the festivities...

This is Griffin with Wyatt, Ben and Marnie's little boy. They were having fun checking out all of Brody's toys. Griffin was having fun playing "balloon volleyball" with some of the bigger kids. That's the birthday boy in the red shirt in the background.
Brody was showing Haley, Griffin, and Wyatt the bubble machine that he got for his birthday.
It doesn't happy very often, but we did actually manage to get a picture of the three of us together. Griffin is showing a little shoulder in this picture--his outfit was a little too big, but he had to wear it for the party since it had a firetruck on the front and Brody LOVES trucks!

Road Trip

We spent this past weekend in Atlanta visiting friends. On Friday night, we went to dinner with Drew, Heidi, TR, Liz, Ryan, and Heather. It was Griffin's first time at a hibachi restaurant and I don't think he knew quite what to think about all of the flames. He wasn't scared, but he wasn't really excited either--he was just very wide-eyed the whole time.

On Saturday, Griffin and I met Mimi, Aunt Holly, and Harper for a baby shower for my mom's goddaughter Betsy. (pictures are coming soon)

We spent Saturday night at Greer and Jonathan's house. It was Griffin's first time meeting their 8-month old son Myers. Griffin was excited to have so many new toys to play with, and Myers was entertained just watching Griffin crawling and cruising everywhere.