We call Morgan's new bike the grandma bike because it took the love of two grandmas to get it to Boulder. When Doug and Morgan started using "new" and "bike" in the same sentence, I started cruising Craigslist for a bigger bike. After three weeks of obsessively looking with no luck I expanded my search to grandparent locations. Morgan's new ride was located in KC. Grandma B picked it up and Grandma and Papa McCuen picked it up in early June when they were driving to Colorado.
It came with no training wheels and Doug was adamant that we were not going to put any on it. Morgan wasn't too into it at first because it was "wobbly". So we put the seat down low and made him walk/coast down the driveway. He "practiced" on the weekends and in the evenings when we got home. Wed of this week I commented that he was coasting so well he needed to start putting his feet on the pedals. Thursday morning we amazingly were ready and out the door early so Doug asked to see his coasting. He coasted down the driveway, into the cul-de-sac, and started pedaling! Friday evening he mastered an awesome skid stop. Starting is still a bit tricky but I'm sure he'll have it down soon. We're very proud and excited for him. Riding a bike is a whole new level of freedom.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Grant: 14 months
Grant is leaving babyhood behind and becoming a little munchkin!
He started walking around 13 months. I just packed away all the bottles and he's babbling and signing like crazy.
He's very aware of what his brother is doing/eating and he wants to be a part of it. If Morgan has a waffle for breakfast then he wants a waffle for breakfast.
He was pretty clingy to me for months 11-13 but recently he's started to let go a bit. He still loves/needs me but the past few evenings he's been busy bothering his brother and I've been able to make dinner without a baby clinging to me.
At the Aquarium
There was one rainy day so we visited the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
Boogy Boarding
He makes it look easy but it took two people to help Morgan boogy board. Doug waded out and wisely chose the waves to launch him off. Someone then stood in the surf to catch and steady before the waves beat him up.
After seeing the fun Morgan was having, Grant and Claire wanted a piece of the action.
Vacation 2010
We went back to the North Carolina coast this summer for a week at the beach.
We kicked off the week by spending the night in Durham so we could catch a Durham Bulls game with friends Brian (grad school) and Doug (early days of Agilent Boulder). The temperature was 99F with 80% humidity when we landed so it was a HOT and STICKY night. Grant could have cared less about the game and Doug eventually took him back to the hotel. Morgan was sort of into it. He still thinks the best part was the fireworks at the end. Despite the chaos, it was fun to see Brian and Doug and spend the night in Durham.
Then we drove to the coast. Both kids enjoyed the ocean. Doug and I discovered that watching two kids who can't swim on the beach is exhausting. Regardless it was a nice change of pace. Doug's parents and Aunt Betsy/Uncle Jeff joined us for most of the week. His cousin Jenny arrived mid week with her husband, police officer Pete, and her daughter Claire. Jenny and Pete are responsible for most of our pictures!
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