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!!

The Class Clown!!

I am beginning to think that we have the class clown on our hands!! He is so funny and loves attention more than anything. He jabbers and jabbers all day long and screams to get your attention if you are trying to do something else. He went to school this week and when Donny picked him up he was playing and the teachers told Donny he had been hilarious all day. Donny and I got our fill on Saturday morning when he was running through the house jumping up on the ottoman dancing around, getting down and then doing it all over again at least 30 times. Sure does wear him out fast though!!! He puts everything on his head and tries to walk around the house with it on. He plays with the dog like the dog is a jungle gym. I guess we need to find some toys for him that he can climb on because that is all he likes to do!!

He has learned to throw fits and cry when he doesn't get his way and he lays down nicely on the floor and covers his mouth with his hand and wants to be picked up. He quits pretty quick if he doesn't get the reaction he is looking for!! He is definitely full of ideas to get what he wants!!

It's a good thing he is CUTE!!!

Things are about to get EXCITING!!!

Well, our little guy is not so much of a baby anymore, if he gets to make the decision that is. He is a climber, a runner, and a MACHINE!!!! He falls down and gets right back up and gets going again. He climbs up on furniture and anything he can attempt to. He pushes his limits with everything and has NO fear!! He has these looks that are to die for, I can't get over how cute they are but they usually mean he is about to do something he knows he is not suppose to do. He is talking like crazy, we are working on new words every day.He puts words together and then tells us what he thinks. He is finally let me read him books and interested in looking through them on his own. He likes to lounge around on Donny and I and just watch TV or have a snack. He got is 15th and 16th teeth in this weekend and we are hoping that we are done teething till 2 or so (he can eat anything with the ones he has)!!!

Donny and I spend more time laughing at him, taking pictures of the silly things he does or trying to get the other one around quick enough to see what he is doing than we do anything else. I am guessing that no one will be suprised when I say that my little guy RUNS THE SHOW AROUND HERE!!! I can't believe how quickly they change after they turn 1, you just don't get enough of that baby stage!! He is such a precious and fun little guy and we don't know what we would do without him.