How did this happen?

This is so unheard of but I apparently have not taken a single photo of Grady this week!  Bad mom!  Luckily, Matt took a few, so I've got a few shots to include.

This past weekend, I left Grady and Matt alone for a night so I could attend the NKOTBSB concert in Tacoma with my friend from law school and her cousin.  For those living under a rock!, NKOTBSB is the New Kids on the Block AND Back Street Boys, both together in one magical evening.  Of course, it was pretty great.

Although I did miss my two boys at home! 

While I was gone, Grady and Matt had a great time exploring a few different parks -

and practicing some poses for a future modeling career.

I got back early afternoon on Saturday and we went over to the Mississippi Street Fair in North Portland.  The Mississippi neighborhood is a funky, young, diverse neighborhood in the North end of Portland.  The fair was packed with vendors, food, and music.  There was even a man in a bear costume.  The bear tried to put his arm around Grady, and Grady shooed him away like a fly.  Grady apparently has a pretty heightened sense of his own strength!  Then we enjoyed pizza together and some music by a local musician to end the day. 

Grady currently has 4 teeth breaking through - two on the top (which are quite sharp!) and two more on the bottom.  Youch!  I think a combination of this and his daycare provider, Briana, going on maternity leave (she had a gorgeous, healthy boy and will hopefully be back in 2 months), he has been quite a bit more clingy than usual.  He had a breakdown at daycare when I left yesterday for the first time really ever.  And there have been tears at home a few times when I was not able to immediately pick him up for whatever reason.  Because he's such an independent little guy, I don't expect this stage to last too long, but we shall see.

Grady is taking a few steps every day.  And that's it.  No hurry to walk.  Rather than continue to give you these micro-updates, I'll just let you know when he starts walking!

Two cute things Grady has been doing.  Sometimes he will throw up his arms like "I don't know!" when I ask him a question.  I will try to get a video.  He also has been really practicing his animal sounds.  Here he is practicing his chicken noises at a house nearby that keeps chickens.