New Adventures

Yesterday, Graham had a playdate with his pal Judah (and Judah's brother and sister) which prompted his first trip to Durham's Museum of Life and Science. Although it's best for toddlers and up (just ask our nieces and nephews), the Museum does have a fun infant section that Graham enjoyed. It's a wonderful place...one that will likely occupy much of our time in the not-so-distant future.

The Happy Dance

The Happy Dance a video by Graham's Daddy on Flickr.

First there were the smiles. Now there's the Happy Dance. It's a full-bodied bout of joy that involves cackles, shoulder shimmies, and leg kicks. We first saw it on display during bath time; Graham's since brought the routine to dry land. We captured some of the Happy Dance on video recently while changing Graham into his sleeper before bedtime.

Tummy Time

For the past couple of months, Graham has been enjoying lots of "tummy time," an activity that's necessary for his development toward crawling.  We can tell he's getting stronger each day, as we've seen him be able to tolerate more and more time on his tummy and hold up his head for longer periods of time. As I looked down at him today, I couldn't help but snap a photo. Cuteness!

A Balancing Act

In the past few days, Graham has shown signs that he wants to sit up on his own. He's definitely capable of sitting up by himself for a few seconds at a time, but he hasn't quite mastered the true "sitting up" thing. He has, however, developed a pretty good solution in the meantime. I like to call this position "the little tripod."

Graham Reacts to Vandy's Loss in the College World Series

Based on the looks of things, he took the loss pretty hard. I hope he's prepared for football season. : ) If new head coach James Franklin doesn't begin to turn things around, I'll just have to keep him away from the TV until basketball season. For those who haven't heard, the 'Dores are ranked in the preseason Top 10 for 2011-12. Woo hoo!

Roll Over Graham Taylor

With apologies to Chuck Berry and his 1950s hit song "Roll Over Beethoven," the Taylors are singing a different tune this evening after our baby boy rolled over for the first time.

Roll Over Graham Taylor !!!  

Sweet Tooth

Well, not in the traditional sense of the word, but Graham has one sweet little tooth coming in! We were told it could be here anywhere from 4 - 7 months, and sure enough, it popped up in the last couple of weeks. Matt told me he felt something sharp, and a couple of days later I got a glimpse of a tiny tooth breaking through on the bottom of Graham's mouth. It's taken a few days to get a photo of it, but I finally succeeded this morning. Looks can be deceiving by the way...that sweet little thing can hurt!