Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!!!! As you can see below Brayden was not forgotten for his first Christmas. He got so many things. He got tons of toys, I have a picture of some of them but a few were forgotten because I hadn't unpacked everything yet. He is loving seeing so many new toys to play with. Donny and I are enjoying him being more entertained too. Brayden did not really get into Christmas this year he didn't really participate in opening presents, but we are getting ready for next year.

Here are a few pictures of our holiday:

Look at me....

It's so funny how quick things change. This week Brayden is up on his hands and knees all the time, he hasn't quite figured out how to do move from there, but I am sure that that is coming. He is sliding backwards now every chance he gets.

He unwrapped his first Christmas present yesterday and we were not here to see it, but Grandma said it took forever because all he wanted was the bows and paper. I do think he was pleasantly surprised at what was inside too.

He is starting to entertain himself on the floor and is much more content. He can go from sitting to laying on his stomach gracefully now. You will see below that he has been practicing!!

He is sooo smiley. All we have to do is make a funny noise, dance around, or sing a song and he is smiling and laughing. He does that belly laugh really loud now and it is precious. We are having so much fun with him now.

I do like the bathroom sink

I got it finally

WOW that was hard work, time for a nap!!!

I like to have all my toys around me

Still liking my food!!

MAAAAA!!!!!!!!

So Brayden started saying MA over the last few days and since he has been saying Da, Da for so long I was sooo excited. The best part is when he says MA he yells it like he is mad. He is soo young for this what am I in for? I guess I should just get use to him running the show, because it is enevitable.

Daycare says that he is scooting around backwards all over the place there, he is not doing that so much at home, here he just keeps turning in circles then gets mad because he can't have what he wants or get to where he wants to be.

The last two nights Brayden has slept really well which is so exciting. I am so use to a little sleep that I have woke up at 3:30 each night wide awake. Yeah, I am so excited and will take advantage of it as long as it lasts because I am sure that it won't last forever.

I started wrapping presents this past weekend and Brayden could care less about the presents, Christmas should be interesting. I can only imagine how many presents he will have to open and him not wanting any part of it. We will soon see how his first Christmas goes!! I am so excited. I had left a roll of wrapping paper in the living room the other day and when I came downstairs I found Brayden with the roll of paper and he had ripped some and unrolled some and Donny was laughing. Good thing I came down when I did or we would of had a mess!!!

I love Sophie

This is what I do when it is just me and Daddy

My favorite picture from his 6 month

Look at me, I wash my own face already!!

All I want for Christmas.....

Brayden is getting so big, so big that he is ready to crawl around. He wants to be mobile so bad he doesn't know what to do sometimes. He doesn't want to be held, he doesn't want to be put down, in other words he doesn't want anything sometimes!!!! Thank goodness for the exer-saucer and jumper-roo toy. I am sure that all he wants from Santa is to crawl!!!!

He is trying to crawl, he can get up on all fours but doesn't maintain it to long, so it is all coming I'm sure. I keep trying to get a picture of him but I am not fast enough or the dog walks in front of the camera.

Brayden has decided this week that solid food is sooo good. He loves cheerios, this week we gave him a little macaroni and also some peas. He has been practicing picking things up and getting them to his mouth and is doing much better.

FIRST SNOW~

Oh my goodness!! He loves to be outside so much that I got him all dressed up in his snow suit and took him outside when Donny was snow blowing. He didn't' really care at all after all that.

We also found his 6th tooth yesterday, luckily for us it was much easier to cut the other one. No Temps!!! Here are a few pictures of him playing in the snow.

First Cheerios

First time Brayden tried Cheerios was a success. He loves them. He will sit in his highchair for 45 minutes as long as we give him a cheerios every now and then. He gets so excited. It is hilarious. Donny decided that we can actually take him to a restaurant now because he will sit in the highchair happy as long as we have food for him. We tried a rice snack too and they dissolve quick but it made mom nervous because with all of his teeth he can bite pieces off way to easily.

We woke up Saturday morning and were not suppose to be at home for Brayden's first snow storm, but we were not able to go to Minnesota so we were. He just stared out the window trying to figure out what was happening out there. He watched the dog go outside and run around and then couldn't wait to touch him after wards.

Well, after 3 months Brayden has went 48 hours without a runny nose!!! We are sooo excited about this. He is happy and is finally sleeping better!! We are getting 5 hours at a time again!!



His new favorite thing to do when eating is to try and make the biggest mess possible. As long as he gets more in his belly than on the floor or his bed it will all work.



The doctor said to try cheerios and teething cookies this week. I bought some today so we are anxious to see what he thinks about them.



We are suppose to be leaving for the Mall of America and Aunt Sheila's house later today, but we are waiting to see what the weather will bring. They are calling for 5-8 inches of snow and the route we would take to Minnesota is the direct path. We will soon see if we are crazy enough to attempt it. We were looking forward to getting some or most of our Christmas shopping done at the Mall of America and spending time with the kids and Sheila and Jay.

Look where I got my shots!!!

My new favorite thing to do when eating is blow the food everywhere!!

Keeps it exciting I guess.

Watching the Bears game, looking for my daddy!!