Pumpkin Take 2....

Brayden does not like to paint with finger paints, but if you give him a paint brush it is a whole different story!! He did a good job painting his pumpkin today, now we are letting it dry and then we will put the Halloween stickers on it!! Here are some pictures of him painting his pumpkin, also check out his new haircut!! Once again he was an angel during it!! Love this little guy!!

While we were downstairs painting, Brayden found a football and remembered Donny and I telling him to say TOUCHDOWN. He must of payed closer attention that we thought!!! I need to keep in mind he remembers everything before it gets me!!

17 Months

Another month has flown by, and I can't believe it!! He is getting so independent and I am not ready to admit it yet really!! He is daring, a climber, quite the talker, and lets us know exactly what he wants!! As the weather gets chillier he is getting pretty good at putting on jackets, anything to get outside a little, so that is working out better than we had thought. He loves to go out of the house, even if it is to the store!!

This weekend we will decorating another pumpkin with finger paints and some Halloween stickers for the pumpkin festival in Sycamore. Then on Wedensday we will drop it off for the contest for other little ones his age!! It will interesting to see how finger paints go, more pictures to come for sure.

This week Brayden is becoming aware of when he poops and doesn't want anyone to watch him so he will go to another room of the house while he does it. He is also now waiting till we take off his diaper and then running away and squatting down to pee if we give him the chance. Maybe potty training won't be as bad as we thought. I was planning on letting daycare take the lead on potty training, but they are not prepared to do any potty training till his next room which isn't for a while. Oh well, maybe we will just play with the idea a little and get him ahead of the game. We will see, he seems kind of little still to me, and I am not ready for him to be too big!!!

I started putting him in 24 month outfits this week and they fit pretty good, a little big, but his 18 month outfits are getting too short in the shirts and pants so we have to do something. He is thinning out in his older age though, but he has a bigger upper body still, he is just going to be a BIG boy I think. Football here we come!!

At 17 months Brayden likes:

To go outside

Bubble Baths and Bubbles

Balls

Pizza and Chicken Nuggets

Cartoons

Stickers

His Blanket

To go up and down the stairs

To Dance

To Read Books

Play with other kids

Give Hugs

To be Independent

To Talk

At 17 months Brayden does not like:

Wearing Clothes

Diaper Changes

New Foods

Being Told "NO"

Bed Time

To be Held all the time or for too long

To give Kisses

To use a Plate for Meal Time

Our Little Chef

Well, it has been a busy week for us. I worked on Sunday this week because I have a meeting on Friday and I couldn't work that day, so Brayden spent the day with daddy (which he hasn't done since May) and had a great day. I don't have any pictures to show, but Donny said he was really good and they played all day.

Saturday we started our Christmas shopping, and that was such a relief for me, and it was so much fun to do. I am hoping that Brayden enjoys opening his presents this year because I am having so much buying them!!

Brayden is now tall enough to get into the drawers in the kitchen. He found the kitchen utensil drawer and really likes the whisk and big spatulas. He gets his bowls out and uses the utensils to mix things. I am guessing that grandma taught him how to cook.

Brayden is doing very well in the car finally, and we are planning on going to Minnesota to see Aunt Sheila and the family so it should go smooth....Hopefully!! I miss the Mall Of America, and getting to watch the kids open their Christmas presents so we need to make it there!!

The weather is getting colder now, and Brayden is not sure what to think about all that. When you tell Brayden it is cold outside and BURRRRRRRR. He says BURRRRRRRR right back. It is soo cute!! I just love how he picks up everything so quick.

Here are a few pictures of our little chef:



I don't get it.....

It has been a little while since I have had a chance to post, it has been a busy week, last weekend Donny was sick and I had an extra day at work this week, so I noticed I didn't have as much time to myself this week. Oh well!! Brayden got to spend a day with Grandma Kelly this week, and he loved it. He was so anxious to get back to her that his nap was only 1 hour, when it is usually 3 that is a big difference.This week Brayden is no longer even wanting a evening nap, but is able to stay up from 2:30 or so till 9:30 or so and doesn't always want to go to bed then. We have had to hold him to get through a fit, and then he will lay down. I am not sure how he is getting enough sleep, but he is happy and playing when he is awake most of the time, so I guess I shouldn't question it!!

This weekend it is suppose to start cooling off, which stinks because it will not be so easy to get outside. I should not complain because it is the middle of October I guess, but it is so nice to be able to play outside all day long!!

Brayden is climbing everywhere he can. He is able to use his toys to climb onto things that he could normally not climb onto and then ends up trying to stand on the arm of the couch with his arms in the air like he is the "KING of the mountian"!!! Good luck is all I can say, he is fast and creative, and shouldn't be left alone in a room ever!!!

Brayden knows what he wants, and how to get it. He has quite a personality. He is talking up a storm and will say anything that appeals to him, and nothing he doesn't want to too!! He is such a sweet little guy and we love him sooo much!

Decorating the Pumpkin....for a 16 month old that is!

Brayden and I went to the grocery store yesterday morning and he really wanted this little pumpkin, so I got him one. I had no plans to do anything to this pumpkin but this morning when he woke up and wanted the pumpkin I found some stickers and thought that this was a good opportunity for practicing with stickers for the first time. He loves stickers, and had a lot of fun decorating his pumpkin with them. I guess we will have to get more stickers and things to decorate. I just don't want him to think that he can put stickers all over my house!

Yesterday we went to the park for the third time this week and Brayden finally decided that he would go down the small slide all by himself. He did it, and was so proud of himself he did it again and again. It was so precious!!