So ... Griffin started March like our cute little lamb. Relatively easy-going, and slowly grazing around the room.  By month's end, Griffin was throwing tantrums, crawling, and trying to climb up and on everything in sight. 

 The picture above is at the Baltimore Aquarium. We can walk there from our place, which is a nice perk to being in the city.  He did like seeing the fish up close, but the moment we'd take him away from a tank he'd start crying.  

He does this thing now where he'll arch his back, throw back his head, and scream bloody murder over the tiniest of things. Right now I'm pretending it has something to do with the fact that he seems to have four new teeth coming in. Two of his top teeth just poked through, so I'm cutting him some slack for the dull aching pain masking his ability for rational thought :)

Here he is looking innocent.

Here he is pulling all the tissues from the tissue box.

He has even learned to crawl on the wood floors. At first he would crawl only on the carpet and slide when he got to the wood, but now he's strong enough to pull himself across the slippery floor.

And he still chews on everything, and I suspect he will until all those teeth come in.

Griffin went to the doctor last week, and he's over 22 pounds now, definitely getting heavier. He's still quite content being outside (even when he's grumpy and teething), so we're looking forward to warmer weather for long walks along the water and trips to Patterson Park.

Griffin's first birthday was a fun little family party, where Griffin let others open his presents for him, but definitely didn't let others eat his ice cream!  He has a new favorite food for sure. He wasn't as big on the cake, but he did eat some. 

Most of the pictures I took didn't come out because Griffin was constantly moving about and interested in all that was going on, so did not cooperate with my camera. 

Griffin is still enjoying his birthday a week later by getting acquainted with his new clothes and toys.  

Our last day at the beach was a gorgeous 75 degrees. Unfortunately for us, that streak is expected to continue after we left...we took a nice walk on the beach and played until we had to go back to COLD Baltimore.

Griffin wants to live at the beach it seems.

all of us.

We went on a boat tour of the birds and wildlife around the island's nature preserve Tuesday eve, and Griffin DID NOT like that one. He cried a lot, as he didn't like the wind, even though he was well-bundled. This is before the incident took place.

Griffin posing in the sun, sucking it in before going home.

Now it's back to the daily grind, as I'm back to power-painting for a book as soon as this is posted. Eric goes back to work Tuesday, so he as a little time left.

The hotel where we are staying has free bikes for us to use to get around the island, so we've been taking advantage of this over the past two days. Griffin likes being pushed around in his stroller, so he took to the bike at first as well. 

On the way home Griffin fell asleep in the bike seat. I think his helmet was weighing down his poor little head.

This was my view riding behind. Griffin hanging over the side, fast asleep. poor baby.

Today he was equipped with sunglasses, and even kept them on for the ride!

The first day here was pretty warm, but subsequent days have been in the low 60s, so we've opted for trips to the park and bike riding in lieu of water and sand. Griffin enjoyed the playground!

Griffin's first time on a swing was quite successful. He was laughing for the first 5 minutes or so.

I thought I'd post a few more from the first day. Griffin is very pleased with his sand toys and that his daddy is going to get him a new bucket of water.

We are away for a few days in Florida, so I thought I'd post a couple images remotely. Griffin has taken quite well to beach life. I got him a few sand toys from Target's dollar bins, figuring he wouldn't be into them yet, but he ended up playing for a couple hours on the beach with water and sand and shells. He did eat some sand a few times (he is quick), but otherwise things ran smoothly. The beaches here on Sanibel island are full of shells, so we had to pay special attention to Griffin trying to constantly eat them as well.  Tomorrow we plan to take Griffin on a bike ride around the island.