We got back Saturday late afternoon from our vacation in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Jack absolutely adored the beach and had a blast swimming in the pool. His favorite discovery during the week was the sand castles. He loved exploring them, walking around them and finally of course destroying them :-) He had fun playing in the surf and scooping sand into his bucket. We had some really nice days with only one stormy morning. Peyton wasn't a big fan of the ocean, but had a couple of nice long naps on the beach under the tent my parents brought. She did enjoy swimming in the pool. I think the noise from the ocean was just a little scary to her. Jack and Peyton did great on the trip, Jack fell asleep on the airplane both legs (the second he was asleep before the plane even took off), Peyton also slept on the plane which made the flight enjoyable for both mom and dad. She wasn't a big fan of the long car ride from New Orleans to Gulf Shores but she persevered. We got to stop and visit with Justin's grandparents, Jack and Peyton's great-grandparents, on the way there. They absolutely adored Peyton and enjoyed seeing Jack again. This was our first family vacation as a family of four and our first vacation to the beach. It was nice having my parents and sister there to help with the kids. Justin and I even got to enjoyed a nice dinner out one evening. It was a relaxing and enjoyable week for everyone!
We have a busy week ahead of us. Peyton is now 5 months old and is just as cute as she can be. She rolls over both ways really well and is laughing and babbling more. She enjoys playing with her toys but her favorite activity is watching Jack! Jack will be starting school in one week. He has a few therapy appointments this week and we get to meet his teacher tomorrow for the first time. Thursday nights is the schools open house so Jack will get to visit his classroom. I am not ready for school to be starting, the summer seems like it just started, but hopefully with August coming to an end soon we will start to see some cooler temperatures.
Hope everyone enjoys the pictures!
The Griggs Family
Monday, August 15, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Three more days...
...until we are on vacation!!! I am so excited to get to the beach and watch Jack and Peyton experience the ocean for the first time! Jack has played in sand before and really enjoyed it so I know he will have a fun time. There will be a pool too so he will get to spend plenty of time in the water.
Things here have been going really well. Jack is doing well with his speech therapy. His last appointment he walked right in with the speech therapist. He didn't cry ( I almost did) and she didn't have to carry him back. He will be starting OT when we get back into town. He will have one week to rest and then it will be time for him to start school. Its hard to believe that summer is over and school is starting...summer just isn't long enough. Of course summer here is defiantly hot enough. We have been in the hundreds for the past 20 something day's and today's high is suppose to reach 113...Yuck!
I have posted a few new pictures, but will have lots more next time I post. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer.
Things here have been going really well. Jack is doing well with his speech therapy. His last appointment he walked right in with the speech therapist. He didn't cry ( I almost did) and she didn't have to carry him back. He will be starting OT when we get back into town. He will have one week to rest and then it will be time for him to start school. Its hard to believe that summer is over and school is starting...summer just isn't long enough. Of course summer here is defiantly hot enough. We have been in the hundreds for the past 20 something day's and today's high is suppose to reach 113...Yuck!
I have posted a few new pictures, but will have lots more next time I post. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
It's the end of July already?
I am taking advantage of a little break in my day to check my email and thought I should post an update. Peyton went down for her afternoon nap and Jack is enjoying a snack and a movie, Despicable Me, his 2nd favorite movie after Cars. It has been so hot here lately that its been to hot for him to play outside for very long (even with his water table).
I can't believe that July is close to being over. I am looking forward to our vacation at the beach which is coming up soon, and Jack will be starting school in less than a month. I got the official letter today reminding us of the start date and when the pre-school open house will be held. I know this will be an adjustment for him since we really don't have any way to prepare him for what is coming, but I know he will do great once he gets into the routine.
Justin and I have been working hard at trying to get his extra therapies set up and in place and have been looking into adding ABA therapy. He has already been attending speech twice a week and we are hoping to get his OT therapy started by the time school starts.
Peyton is getting so big and really enjoys being able to roll over. She has started to reach for toys and has started to laugh when we tickle her or make funny/smiley faces. We had our friends over this morning for a play date and the boys interacted once by banging the blocks on the counter. They looked as if they each wanted to be louder than the other...it was really funny!
I am happy that tomorrow is Friday and that, thanks to our good friends coming over to baby sit, Justin and I are going to have the chance to go see the new and last Harry Potter film :-) SO EXCITED!!!
Have a great weekend!
I can't believe that July is close to being over. I am looking forward to our vacation at the beach which is coming up soon, and Jack will be starting school in less than a month. I got the official letter today reminding us of the start date and when the pre-school open house will be held. I know this will be an adjustment for him since we really don't have any way to prepare him for what is coming, but I know he will do great once he gets into the routine.
Justin and I have been working hard at trying to get his extra therapies set up and in place and have been looking into adding ABA therapy. He has already been attending speech twice a week and we are hoping to get his OT therapy started by the time school starts.
Peyton is getting so big and really enjoys being able to roll over. She has started to reach for toys and has started to laugh when we tickle her or make funny/smiley faces. We had our friends over this morning for a play date and the boys interacted once by banging the blocks on the counter. They looked as if they each wanted to be louder than the other...it was really funny!
I am happy that tomorrow is Friday and that, thanks to our good friends coming over to baby sit, Justin and I are going to have the chance to go see the new and last Harry Potter film :-) SO EXCITED!!!
Have a great weekend!
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Great Day!
Today has been one of those really great days were everything seems to be going right. Peyton slept through the night from 10 until almost 6 this morning. She was up for a short time and then went back to sleep for a few more hours. Jack slept through the night, which is a nice change from what he has been doing lately, until 9:30. So I took advantage of some alone time by working out and getting a shower in all before 8:30 this morning. Jack is finally feeling like his old self after battling a fever this weekend. I don't know what was wrong, but he just wasn't himself. I have just finished putting together dinner for tonight (Lasagna) and Peyton is taking her second nap of the day. Jack is playing and I though since I had a few minutes I would update the blog :-)
We have been doing our best to stay cool and find activities that are either indoors or pool/water related. Jack is getting a two week break from speech (even though he just started) because his speech therapist Ms. Holly is on vacation, but we have two play dates this week that I am looking forward to. Hoping to get some information on when Jack can start going to Occupational Therapy this week since he had his evaluation last Tuesday. I will try and post again soon.
I hope that everyone is enjoying their summer!
We have been doing our best to stay cool and find activities that are either indoors or pool/water related. Jack is getting a two week break from speech (even though he just started) because his speech therapist Ms. Holly is on vacation, but we have two play dates this week that I am looking forward to. Hoping to get some information on when Jack can start going to Occupational Therapy this week since he had his evaluation last Tuesday. I will try and post again soon.
I hope that everyone is enjoying their summer!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
4 months old!
Today is special for two reasons. Peyton is now 4 months old and it is also her Aunt Joyce's birthday! Happy Birthday Auntie Joyce!!!
We got to spend the last week with Justin's mom. She had to leave us this morning but it was great that she got to come down and spend some quality time with Jack and Peyton. I can't believe that Peyton is 4 months old already...my baby is growing up to quickly. I took both kids to her appointment this morning and Jack did a good job waiting while Peyton was seen by the doctor and getting her shots. Poor girl didn't not enjoy getting those shots and she let everyone in the office know it :-) She did calm down pretty quickly and came home and took a 2 hour long nap. She now weighs 14 pounds and 11 ounces and was 24.75 inches long. She is still in the 75 % for height and weight and 90% for head circumference. Doctor gave us the green light to start try rice cereal so that will be a new and fun experience for her in the near future.
Jack has had a busy week too. He finally started speech therapy. He went on Monday and will be going again on Thursday. He wasn't to happy about having to leave mom for the appointment, but it didn't talk him long to calm down. His speech therapist Holly said that he was having fun and then got up-set when it was time to leave. It is an adjustment for him since all his therapy in the past has been in home, but I know after a few more weeks he will get the hang of things. He also had his OT evaluation on Tuesday which we will hopefully have him going to once a week very soon.
I put up a few pictures but I haven't been as camera happy has I have in past months. There are a few pictures of Jack and his new trampoline that he had been enjoying for the past week. Hope everyone is staying cool. I know our days have mostly been spent indoors enjoying the air conditioning. Have a great Wednesday!
We got to spend the last week with Justin's mom. She had to leave us this morning but it was great that she got to come down and spend some quality time with Jack and Peyton. I can't believe that Peyton is 4 months old already...my baby is growing up to quickly. I took both kids to her appointment this morning and Jack did a good job waiting while Peyton was seen by the doctor and getting her shots. Poor girl didn't not enjoy getting those shots and she let everyone in the office know it :-) She did calm down pretty quickly and came home and took a 2 hour long nap. She now weighs 14 pounds and 11 ounces and was 24.75 inches long. She is still in the 75 % for height and weight and 90% for head circumference. Doctor gave us the green light to start try rice cereal so that will be a new and fun experience for her in the near future.
Jack has had a busy week too. He finally started speech therapy. He went on Monday and will be going again on Thursday. He wasn't to happy about having to leave mom for the appointment, but it didn't talk him long to calm down. His speech therapist Holly said that he was having fun and then got up-set when it was time to leave. It is an adjustment for him since all his therapy in the past has been in home, but I know after a few more weeks he will get the hang of things. He also had his OT evaluation on Tuesday which we will hopefully have him going to once a week very soon.
I put up a few pictures but I haven't been as camera happy has I have in past months. There are a few pictures of Jack and his new trampoline that he had been enjoying for the past week. Hope everyone is staying cool. I know our days have mostly been spent indoors enjoying the air conditioning. Have a great Wednesday!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Lets get rolling...
So Peyton has been trying to roll over for a little while now but the furthest she ever got was making it onto her side. She just couldn't figure out how to get all the way onto her belly, but last night all that changed. She rolled over for the very first time!!! She only did it once and it might be a while before she does it again, but we are very proud of our little lady and her big accomplishment!
Peyton is going to be 4 months old in just a few short days and I can't believe that this much time has passed. She is just so cute and I love watching her smile and laugh. Justin's mom has been in town since Wednesday and will be staying with us for a few more days. Its always nice to have an extra set of hand to help out and I know she has enjoyed spending time with Jack and Peyton...and vice-verse-a.
We had a fun and busy Saturday. I started my day by going to a book camp workout run by friend LeighAnne....which I am paying for today (I am so sore). I took Jack to his first Gymnastic class, which went pretty well. He still had a hard time adjusting and didn't want to be there at first, but he warmed up and was using some of the equipment by the end of his 30 minute session. We then headed over to our friends house to swim and BBQ to help him celebrate his 30th birthday. Happy Birthday Chuck! Justin spend the afternoon with Chuck and Dave doing thrill rides at a place called Zero Gravity...they bungee jumped and did other crazy things, but they all had a blast!
I am very ready to have a relaxing and uneventful Sunday.
Peyton is going to be 4 months old in just a few short days and I can't believe that this much time has passed. She is just so cute and I love watching her smile and laugh. Justin's mom has been in town since Wednesday and will be staying with us for a few more days. Its always nice to have an extra set of hand to help out and I know she has enjoyed spending time with Jack and Peyton...and vice-verse-a.
We had a fun and busy Saturday. I started my day by going to a book camp workout run by friend LeighAnne....which I am paying for today (I am so sore). I took Jack to his first Gymnastic class, which went pretty well. He still had a hard time adjusting and didn't want to be there at first, but he warmed up and was using some of the equipment by the end of his 30 minute session. We then headed over to our friends house to swim and BBQ to help him celebrate his 30th birthday. Happy Birthday Chuck! Justin spend the afternoon with Chuck and Dave doing thrill rides at a place called Zero Gravity...they bungee jumped and did other crazy things, but they all had a blast!
I am very ready to have a relaxing and uneventful Sunday.
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