The Verbal Update

Grayson has been flying through the gross and fine motor skill milestones. Yes, he is running and trying to climb and can use a spoon pretty effectively. As evidenced by this picture...

But, lately his verbal/language skills have been improving and I find this most exciting.

His words are:
1. dada
2. mama
3. hat - FIRST WORD (other than the obligatory I know who my parents are :)
4. dog "dahhhhh"
5. ball "baaaah"
6. book "boooh"
7. up "ugh!"
8. pop/papa
9. duck "duuuuh"
10. Uh-oh "uh-uh"

11. Tonka "duh-da"

12. hot dog "ha-dah"

His animals sounds are:
1. baa - sheep
2. maa - billy goat

His signs are (notice most of these have to do with eating):
1. eat
2. more
3. please
4. cheese
5. cookie
6. cereal
7. dog
8. cracker - he made this one up
9. up
10. banana
11. blows kisses
12. bye-bye
13. milk
14. water
15. daddy

16. hat

Yeah, so the silence is over :)

The Trouble With Smurfs...

Everyone loves Smurfs. And why not, they are small, cute, and plagued by a large, grumpy human. What is not to love? Well, we have all been fooled. You see, Smurfs are a menace to society, they multiply faster than rabbits, have terrible hygiene and talk smack like a washed up hockey player. Well here at the O'Kane household, we have had enough. We are declaring war on all Smurfkind. Watch out Smurfs, we are coming for you, and we know that you taste like Cheese Quesadillas...

Don't Feed the Wildlife

Many people don't understand why it is unwise to feed wildlife in it's native environment. They believe that the mean park rangers want to punish the animals or don't want the animals getting fat. The true reason is far more insidious, because wild animals will quickly turn on a human and attack in attempt to get more food. So beware to all, don't feed the wildlife, for the next time you are in the wild, the animals may attack in search of more.

In related news Grayson finally has mastered the sign for please, followed immediately by the sign for "gimme more of that Root Beer Float."



Update: Uncle Kelly has just been released from the hospital. The doctors report that the bite marks on his lower legs and knee caps will heal completely. Kelly agrees that he will think twice about feeding wildlife from now on...

Everybody Get in the Pool

It has been beautiful this weekend and Aunt Kathy has been talking about taking him swimming so we decided to take the G-Man to the pool for the first time today.

He thinks his sunscreen tastes good. Yum.

He loved watching all of the kids playing in the water.

Here he is chillin', eatin' some Goldfish.

It was the perfect day for a swim. I love weekends.

Grayson's First Birthday

Hello All! Sorry, I am a little bit behind. Here are pics from Grayson's first birthday party. A good time was had by all.

Grayson didn't want to be messy when eating his cake. He doesn't like to waste food :).

Papa Pat showed him how it was done, to all of our amusement.

Thank you to every one who attended, and we missed all of you who couldn't.

Here's to another year of fun!

It's a Big World Out There

Just a reminder to all...Nature is out there, proceed at your own risk.

10 Month Update

Hello all! Long time, no post. Things are pretty nuts in the O'Kane household with tax season and the usual rigmarole. You all don't want to hear about any of that you just want to know what the G-man, or as we call him "Agent Gray Baby," is up to. Well, he is currently working on the walking. He can do 2-3 steps in succession, which is fun and terrifying all at the same time. Oh, the havoc that will ensue. Other than the walking he has pretty much decided that table food is WAY better than baby food. Not that we can blame him, his favorite is cheese. He IS his mommy's baby...I was starting to wonder :). As for verbally he has added "mama" and "babapffffffttba" to his repertoire. We will get a sign out of him every once in awhile, either "please" or "milk," but pretty much he is not seeing any need to communicate further. He generally gets what he needs by grunting and being cute. We are working on it, he is male after all. His most favorite games to play are "So Big" and chase. He just loves to crawl as fast as he can while somebody chases him. He will stop and laugh and then continue as fast as he can. Here is a pic of the little man recking havoc and being a ham at the same time. (I might have helped a little ;).