Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!!!

We have had a great two days together as a family!!!! Love having the holidays off and spending time as a family!! We went shopping yesterday and got pictures outfits for both boys, since pictures are tomorrow!!! Both of the boys were amazing little shoppers!! 

Nolan is drinking out of a soppy cup and loves it!! He's eating puffs, Cheerios, and oatmeal consistently, but doesn't really care for baby food!! He has no teeth so I am reluctant to give him too much real food!! He no longer lets me hold him to put him to sleep, he wants to be laid down and puts himself to sleep except for bedtime he falls asleep in my arms eating almost every night!! He is starting to babble lots more but no clear words yet!! Believe me we practice "mama" every day, I'm doing my best for that to be his first word!!! Nolan sat in a high chair for the first time at a restraint and seemed to enjoy being part of the eating scene!!! Nolan continues to scoot backwards to get where he wants to be and point at things with a grunt to get what he wants!!!

Brayden got bit up by Mosquitos at the parade and ended up with a swollen face so no pictures for him, which he seemed to be happy about!! He just gets benedryl every 6 hours, poor kiddo!!! He is now scared to be outside and hates bugs!!! Oh goodness!!! I put bug spray on him but he doesn't let me get his face so we are trying to figure something out!!! Brayden is very into Legos still and plays with them every day, he finally decided it was ok to take one apart and make it something else, some of his creations have been built for 7 months!! Brayden talks for Nolan all the time, we sometimes struggle to decipher which kid he is being, since he now never stops talking!! Lol, never a dull moment!! It makes me giggle that Brayden wants to do everything Nolan does and Brayden pretends that Nolan wants to do everything he does. I guess he is just helping us prepare for when Nolan is talking!!!