Brayden went Truck Shopping....

Donny and I took Brayden to buy Donny a new truck last night. Ofcourse it was a 40 minute drive and then as usual nothing went a smooth as we had hoped it would, but we came home with a new truck!! Donny and Brayden are in heaven. Brayden loved sitting in the trucks and pretending to drive!! We got to the dealer and they test drove our car and after opening and closing the huge sunroof a few times it quit closing. It is a $1100 part to fix and at this point it is still our car so that stunk!! Oh well. Brayden is quite the car shopper, it will be interesting when he is old enough to drive if he picks bright blue cars then too!! The truck that he liked the most was hideous!!

After truck shopping one of Donny's friends came over with his 21 month old little boy and Brayden and him had a great time. It was so much fun to see them run after each other and play together!! I thought that 15 months old was a great age and I am excited to see what every month adds to my little peanut!! When they were leaving they gave each other 5, blew eachother a kiss, waved, and they tried to do knuckles but Brayden wasn't sure about that! I had so much fun running after them!!

More Fun than Ever...

Right when I think my baby is the most fun he could ever be, he becomes more FUN!!! We had such a good morning today and he stuck to his daycare schedule almost perfectly as far as napping goes. That is quite an accomplishment for me because I am not the mom that sticks to nap schedules!! This morning he sat down at the table outside, and wanted me to sit accross from him so I did, I blew him a kiss, and he did it back and then did it a few more times!! SOOO Precious!! He is also getting stingy with his real kisses so when we get one now we get excited! I got 2 today!!!
We also went to get his haircut today, which went well, he ofcourse had his sucker and he also took the lady that cut his hair giant brush to get the hair off of his neck and played with that. A little bribery goes a long way when it comes to hair cuts!! He looks so cute with his big boy haircut!! When we finished his haircut there was a little boy there about 4 years old who had also just got his haircut and did great and his mom told me she was jealous about how well Brayden did, and I was thinking Brayden had some work to do to do as well as that little boy. Isn't it funny how all moms are comparing our little guys to other little guys!! Come to find out we are all very lucky to have such precious little additions to our lives!!
Brayden has little smile that goes across his whole face and it melts me every time I see it!! I can't get enough of it!! We are very lucky to have such a happy little man.

Night Away from Mom and Dad....

Well, this weekend was a big weekend for Donny, Brayden and I; Brayden went down to Grandma and Grandpa's and spent the night without Mommy and Daddy!! It went remarkably well for all of us. Brayden loved being the only thing they payed attention to for a whole 24 hours. He slept like 11.5 hours for them, something he very rarely does for us, but he did wake Grandpa up at 3am for a short time so they needed it!!

They spoiled him and I am not sure who enjoyed it more Brayden or Grandma and Grandpa!! Donny and I had a fun night to ourselves too so it all worked out!! We had forgotten what it was like to not be running around busy all the time!! Grandpa remember what it was like to have a little boy running around non-stop. Brayden is such a busy body and you never know what he is going to do next, he is full of suprises all the time!!

Brayden had shots last week, and wok up from his nap with welts and hives on the back of both calves, I tried to get pictures, but it was hard because he was moving so fast. They went away fast, so I guess it isn't such a big deal, but hopefully it doesn't happen with every shot!!

Here are a few fun pictures from today of Brayden taking advantage of the beautiful weather we have been having.

15 Month Visit

Today was Brayden's 15month visit to the MD office. He is still growing for sure. A new doctor is starting in the office with his Pediatrician which means, I am sure, that he will not be around forever. I love his Pediatrician and do not want to see him go, so I will avoid that for now and enjoy all of the visits we will have with him. The new physician was very nice, but very young and definately still learning so I am confident that we have some time.

His latest stats are:

33inches long- 90%tile

26 pounds 8 ounces-70%tile

*Both are dropping from his norm so I guess that is good. (There are still no concerns with his growth pattern)

Brayden is meeting all of his marks as far as developement, ahead on some like words, throwing a ball, playing with blocks.....They say that he is somewhere around 18 months or so. We will see how that goes. He had to get 2 shots today and it hurt him. Poor little guy was laying down and his face got so red, and he cried. He hadn't cried for shots in a while so I didn't like that, but the nurse said that the shots he got today burn!! Poor little guy fell asleep in the car on the way home.

A fun day with Friends

Well another weekend of summer over, and I am anxious to see it go. Brayden is so much happier when he can be outside and it is warm out, I am not sure how winter will be this year!! I guess I have to find out sometime!! This weekend we spend with some friends of ours that have a 4 year old little girl and a little baby boy. Brayden loves to play with other kids so he usually does pretty well, and he did this time too. He is such a good sharer, he doesn't hit or bite other kids like he tries to do to his mom, and he is sooo happy!! We took some pictures of the fun he had outside this weekend!!!

Brayden is becoming quite the little talker and it is getting easier to understand exactly what he is saying. He still mumbles sometimes but he tries so hard for us to know what he wants without just screaming and us try things till we are right.

Brayden is becoming quite the picky eater!! He eats meatballs, chicken nuggets, pizza, grilled cheese, macaroni and cheese, fruit of all sorts, and that is about all. We try new things with him but usually end of dinner we end of making him something else so he gets some food down. He eats snacks frequently throughout the day and will eat cheese, crackers, pretzels..... They say toddlers get a majority of their calories from snacks and he doesn't look like he is starving so I guess we will just see how it goes. He still won't eat anything off of a spoon or fork for me except for ice cream that is. He loves milk and sweet tea the most but also drinks alot of water!! I guess this comes from me, since I am one of the pickiest eaters there is!! With talking to other moms with little ones this is not that abnormal and they grow out of it a little by some point!!

Well, I am not sure what else is new at this time, but here are some outdoor pictures:

Naughty Already??? I am going to have my hands full

Well, Donny picked Brayden up from daycare and the teachers told him that Brayden did it, something no child has ever done before. We keep in mind that both of our nephews have already made their way through all the rooms of the daycare so suprises are few and far between at this point!! He figured out how to open the door to the room and let all of the kids out the door. They had to had the handle changed because my little man is so SMART!!!

Brayden is a busy body, he likes to be doing something every second, and gets fussy if he doesn't have something to do quick enough. He is easy to distract when he is having a little fit at least, but sometimes he just has to get over it. He loves to chase him mommy around the house, and for me to scare him every now and then!! SOOOOO CUTE!!
In the last few days I have been noticing that when Brayden is ready for bed he goes to the stairs and points up and I guess that means he is tired.
I am learning that it is hard to get things done for work when my little man is awake. I have been attempting to do reviews for work at home and it doesn't work except for when he is sleeping. Oh well, if that is my biggest problem I have it pretty easy.
Brayden is still talking up a storm. He will try to say anything you say and some things come out very clear and if we get excited he will just keep saying it and saying it. Tonight his words were "NICE JOB". He kept telling Grandma Nice job for everything she did. Then he played basketball and expected us to clap each time he made a basket and if we didn't he stared us down till we started.
I AM GOING TO HAVE MY HANDS FULL WITH THIS ONE!!!



Almost 15 months.....

It's been a week since I last posted, I haven't been feeling the best so I am moving a little slow!! I was diagnosed with Mono this week but the good news is that it is almost over since I waited so long to go to the doctor.

 The weather this week has been unbeatable!! My little man loves to play outside and loves it even more when it is a little cooler!! He explores everything he sees, it is hilarious to watch him find something new and try to figure out what it does. He loves to get dirty too, it makes him mommy crazy and his daddy proud!! Let me tell you this kid takes more baths than the normal person!! YUCK!

This week I think he has said 10 more words, and when he does talk you can pick up what he is saying so much better. He sure is a little man with alot to say!!

He just can't get over his afternoon nap!! He loves his morning nap and he prefers it to be 2-3 hours long but then doesn't sleep through the night if he doesn't get a quick little 30 minutes cat nap around 5 or so. If he gets too tired we are in for a long night!! He stays awake till 9-9:30 which works well because then I get to see him after work!!