Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Funny Boy

  • With some help, Brayden has gotten into the crawling position a couple of times. He immediately goes back down on his tummy, but its fun to get him to do it as long as he wants too. Unforunately, I think he knows its so much easier to just have somebody carry him around all the time rather than put forth the effort to crawl. We've already seen this "laziness" in action already when he doesn't feel like rolling all the way over so he just lies there on his side until someone flips him, or until he decides to completely roll over....

  • Mr. Brayden can also sit up on his own now. I can get through quite a few books, or even sit with him to watch an entire baby video, without him tumbling and he is getting more sturdy every day. Because he can sit up on his own, we got him a fun rubber ducky tub that you all have seen in pictures, it's only for babies who can sit up on their own. Can, being the operative word. Brayden can sit up, whether or not he wants too, that's up to him. He's decided to lounge in the tub instead of sit, which is fine, because we don't make the water to deep. He also likes to play with the cup we rinse him with too. He has tried drinking the water out of the cup a couple times now but learned another new trick today. If he just skooches down enough in the tub, he can stick his tongue out and get to the water without having to put the effort forth of grabbing the cup and puting it to his mouth...

Are these signs of a smart baby, or are we just in some serious trouble? :)

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Monday, February 23, 2009

Just Having Fun

Brayden grabbed the camera in this ^ picture!



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7 month old pics (finally)



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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Bathtime Part 2



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Rubber Ducky





We got Brayden an inflatable Rubber Ducky tub the other day that he just loves! It's so much fun to watch him sit up in it all by himself and to play with him while we bathe him! The pictures I took today of him at 7 months I will upload over the weekend, but this should hold you all over for now!
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Today

marks 7 months since our little Brayden officially joined us in this world! Can you believe it? We sure can't! He has gone from this tiny, itty-bitty little thing that slept all the time and rarely opened his eyes, who we had to wake up to make eat, to this sitting up all by himself, chub-a-lub, chubby cheeked, can't ever eat enough, gorgeous blue eyed little boy!

Bray now sits up by himself for minutes at a time, love to reach for things, hold things, pull things, and put everything in his mouth. He can put a spoon in his mouth, and with some help, sometimes use a sippy cup on his own too. He seems to much prefer us doing it for him though :). He is still working on sleeping through the night but thats ok since for the most part, he is a good napper. We recently got him a ducky tub that he absolutely loves (pictures to come later) and its made bathtime even more enjoyable for him, even though he loved it in the first place. His new thing is to grunt when he isnt happy, he just grunts and grunts and grunts until he gets what he wants! What a boy! He's just such a joy though! He loves to be read too, and is getting more into the books I read to him, and still cant get enough of Daddy time! There is a certain squeal he only does when Mike plays with him and its too precious for words! He likes to go for walks in his jogging stroller, and we have been taking advantage of the nice So Cali weather this week and using it! And now the little guy is starting to grunt and wake up from his nap! More to come later!!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Valentine's Day/Mike's Bday!



Brayden giving Daddy his gifts from him and Daddy giving him a Thank you hug! Too precious!

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Family Fun!

This past Friday, we went over to Laura's brother, sister-in-law and two nephew's home for dinner, a game, and to celebrate Mike's birthday! It was a ton of fun :)! Here are a few pictures from the night!

Adam "babysat" Brayden while we played Ticket to Ride (so much fun!)


Gregory and Mike looking at the Baseball/Football cards!
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Last Week Part 2!




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Last Week



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Monday, February 16, 2009

Sleep Deprived!


Lately, Brayden has been having trouble sleeping at night time. We've tried quite a few tricks to help, napping less during the day, napping more during the day (which ironically actually helped a bit), eating more frequently, waking him up when we go to bed to give him one more bottle, and nothing has completely fixed our dilemma. I am constantly reminded how blessed I am to be able to stay home with Brayden which allows me to nap with him during the day after a rough night! Anyways, I saw this comic today and thought it was super appropriate for our current situation!


Sunday, February 15, 2009

Sara and Mike's Wedding

Finally, here is a link to the pictures from Laura's step-sister's wedding last weekend. It was beautiful, wonderful and so much fun! Here are the much awaited, much asked for pictures!


Saturday, February 14, 2009

Happy...

24th Birthday to our wonderful Husband/Valentine and Daddy! You are absolutely the BEST husband and father that we could have ever asked for and we are so thankful you are OURS!


WE LOVE YOU MIKE!

We hope your 24th birthday is great and that this next year is your best one yet!

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

and more (that's it for tonight!)




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and more




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