Introducing Grafton to the Blogging World

I will most likely be spending lots of time writing about my 9 month old son Grafton. I wanted to introduce him to the blog for those of you who are reading, but do not personally know him.

This is my beautiful little guy, Grafton. He is actually Charles Grafton, but Grafton is the name we decided to call him. I told my husband that I would never call our children anything other than their first name. Being a school teacher to young children, I see that they get a little confused or bent out of shape when you call them by a name they don't usually go by. It can be a little confusing to little ones. However-we decided Charles Grafton sounded better than Grafton Charles. Isn't that so silly? Anyway- Grafton's name came from Chad's (my husband) great great grandmother. It was her last name. We loved it so much that we decided to call him Grafton. Charles comes from a whole line of men on Chad's side of the family. Chad is also a Charles. 

As I was planning the nursery for Grafton, we decided that we would like to go with navy and grey for his bedroom/ furniture. Lots of people started gifting us with stuffed animals that were elephants. I loved the idea of elephants being a type of accent detail around his room. Chad and I learned later from his grandmother after Grafton was born that Chad's great great grandmother, whom Grafton is named after, also collected elephants. She collected these little figurine elephants. We learned that the superstition was that the elephant trunks are suppose to face the door at which guests arrive through into the room. It is supposed to bring happiness and prosperity into the home. I thought that was the coolest coincidence. So if you have any elephants in your home, face them towards the door! :) 

Our awesome little guy loves to crawl all over, stand up, eat, and is the happiest baby I have ever been around in my entire life. He has this amazing laugh that makes anyone he is near within ear shot laugh and feel so good. He is very busy! We are in a constant rotation of toys, moving rooms, and inside/outside all day long. Grafton hates to sleep though. So calling any mommies with advice on this topic. Help a sister out! 

Stay tuned for updates on our sweet little monster!!

Happy Reading!