Three Random Faces of Grayson

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Grayson 8 months old

My little Grayson is now 8 months old. I know I've heard people say it over and over, but it really is hard to believe he's been around for 8 months. I don't think it hit me until this morning when I went to drop him off in the nursery. I had to move him up to the next baby room (this is his 2nd move already....only one more room to move to until he's out of the nursery area). As you can see in his pictures, he's sitting up on his own very well now. He can even go from being on his belly to sitting up all by himself. He's army crawling very well but can't seem to figure out how to crawl on all fours. He'll get up on his knees and rock forward but just can't get going. I know it won't be long. He's still the most content little guy and loves to smile and laugh at anyone who says his name or smiles at him. Making him smile is the fun trick to do when he's up at the church....everyone gets a kick out of his smile.

Teachable Moments

I attended a conference a few weeks ago called "D6". It stands for Deuteronomy 6 where it talks about how we, as parents, are responsible for raising our children and talking about the Lord when we wake up, as we walk, and as we rest. It really made me conscious of the "teachable moments" I have with Jackson and Grayson and how it is my job to teach them the Scriptures and to love the Lord.

Tonight as we were driving home from dinner, Jackson told me that one of the girls in his preschool class said that there was a witch in her bedroom. Jackson has been learning Genesis 2:7 "God created me." so I decided to use that verse to talk with him about what is real and what is not. I told him that God did not create witches so they are not real. Jackson proceeded to say, "God did not create witches, so they are not real." I was pretty excited that he was learning this so we went further and talked about how God wouldn't create things that scare us and I said, "Because God loves us." To that, Jackson replied, "1 John 4:8". How awesome is that, I said a Biblical truth and Jackson knew right where it was in Scripture. The stuff he's learning at Awana really is sinking in.

Lord, please allow these Biblical truths to stay with Jackson as he grows up.

Taking Daddy Lunch

Michael had to work this morning so we decided we'd take him lunch and have a picnic while he worked. He was just doing traffic for the Make A Wish bike ride so he wasn't too busy. (For those of you familiar with Dallas....they started at 75 & Renner, Michael was stationed at Midway & International, and the ride ended at Legacy & 121....yikes, that's a long ride!) Jackson really enjoyed playing outside in the gorgeous weather and watching daddy "catch bad guys".

Finally a Chair of His Own

Since Grayson started eating cereal and fruits/veggies, he has not had his own chair to sit in (it was packed away with everything else). We finally found the box with all the parts so Grayson now has his own seat at the table.