About Mr. Grant

A video of Grant telling us a story that only he can understand.

He does this a lot.

Grant is just over 15 months old.  When the new baby comes (in a few weeks) Grant will be about 16 months old.  He is full of energy and loves running around screaming with his brother and sister (not my favorite thing, but at least he's happy).  He also likes to wrestle with them and I'll often hear cries for help from the older kids like, "Help, Grant's sitting on my head!"  He's not afraid to jump right in there with them.  He's giggly and wiggly, likes dancing to music and is happy most of the time.

Here's Grant wanting to bowl just like the big kids

He doesn't look too happy here.

He wants to do everything the older kids do.  I have to force my two older ones to wash hands after going to the bathroom sometimes but when I do, Grant is right there waiting in line for his turn to wash hands.  He's so small I have to lift him up to wash, but he understands when I say "go dry your hands on the towel" afterward.  If the bigger kids go outside to play, Grant will make a beeline to his shoe bin (he knows shoes are required to go outside).  Usually he comes back with one of Matthew's shoes instead of two of his own, but he's trying. 

I've been putting him down to nap in the baby swing lately 'cause he can just swing and go to sleep without having to take him upstairs and leave the other kids unattended.  Now when he gets really tired or grumpy he'll walk over to his swing and fuss and jabber to get in.  I've never seen a kid that age ask to take a nap.  Also if he has a dirty diaper and I don't notice right away, he'll bring me a diaper and the container of wipes and jabber at me.  He likes being clean!

He also jabbers A LOT.  He talks and talks and has been doing it for a while.  He doesn't make much sense.  He can sort of say "All done" and "Down" and things like "Mama" "Dada" and "night night" but the rest is gibberish, squeals and screams.  This kid screams A LOT. I think he's influenced by his sister.  :(  When she stamps her foot and screams (as in the start of a tantrum) Grant will do the same thing.  Again, not my favorite behavior.  So he doesn't talk that much yet.  I thought he would have more words by now since he jabbers so much, but he does understand a lot.  Most things I ask him to do, he can do.  He spit some cheese on the floor the other day and I asked him to please go throw it away in the trash, and he went right away and did it.

Grant also thinks he needs to do what the big boys do.  When Matthew plays Legos at the big table, Grant tries hard to climb up on a chair to watch him.  He will then offer him random Lego pieces to help him build.  When we go to Matthew's T-Ball games and practices, Grant wants to run out on the field with all the big kids and collect balls and bats.   He likes playing with cars and "vrooming" them across the floor or letting them drive down our Little People garage.

So Grant is still our little guy, but growing bigger each day.  I can't believe he is going to be a big brother in just a couple weeks.

Here's Grant "asking" to get in his swing for a nap.

He knows when he needs a rest.