Braden's BFF

As you can see from this video, Braden and Abby are best friends...at least Braden thinks so. =) The only problem is that it daily costs us money. Abby loves pacifiers and we used to just worry about a pacifier getting on the floor and Abby getting it and chewing it up. That is the least of our worries now! Now Braden just hands it over...he takes it out of his mouth and puts it in her mouth! It's pretty funny until you realize each pacifier is $2!

He has been carrying this balloon around all yesterday and today just giggling and squeeling. This afternoon, Abby got in on the fun and Braden thought it was great!

Just missed the draft

Well we just missed the MLB draft earlier this month, but we'll be ready next year. Braden has been practicing his throwing, and he's got a little grunt to go with it. He favors his left arm, but he's fairly ambidextrous and can throw with his right too. Scott's pretty happy about him possibly being a lefty, even though he's always said that I'm really right handed and my parents forced me to be left handed. =)

Best Dad Ever!!

Well Scott's First Father's Day hasn't been too great so far. Poor little Braden is not feeling good, and welcomed him this morning by throwing up on him. =( But, his Dad as usual is a trooper. He's been trying to comfort Braden and help him feel better. They are taking a nap right now so I thought I would do a little bragging on the best Dad ever. I just don't know what we would do without him! He loves us so much and just does everything for us. He's always playing with Braden and trying to teach him new things(mostly good). =) He's a big help around the house, and is always ready to do our next project. Every day he plays with Braden as he gets ready for work and eats breakfast, and when he comes home tired from work he still takes Braden with open arms and plays with him until it's time for him to go to bed. He does so much for us he deserves a whole week off, but even when I tell him to sleep in he still wants to get up and play with his little man! I always knew he would be an awesome Dad, and I can't wait to see Braden and him in the years to come!

Walking and a Visit from UP!!!

Braden's mode of choice is now walking!!!! Is so cute to see him toddle around from place to place!! What a cute boy! You can tell as he's walking that he is focus but very proud of himself!! It was just in time too because UP(Uncle Paul) was here last night on his way to Peru. Paul definitely enjoyed seeing our crazy boy. =) Here are a couple pics from last night and videos from today!! The last pic is Braden playing peek-a-boo in the car.

Climbing the Stairs

Braden loves climbing the stairs. He knows that upstairs are balls, and he loves them. He climbs right up, usually saying ball along the way, and then crawls right over to either the baseball that we keep on the floor or the to the speaker that has the baseball case on top of it. I think he must think if only he could reach those baseballs, then he would be in heaven. =)

Fun in the water and sand!!

We got a couple early birthday gifts and we use them daily!! The Davis' got us a pool and Grandma Heaberlin got us a sandbox and picnic table!! Braden loves them both! We start him out in the sandbox and he mostly enjoys wrecking anything we build. He really likes to wipe off the sand that we put on the table. It's really cute. Of course he tries to eat it some too. He was happy about it at first, and then I think it got to be a little much. =) While he was distracted playing with the sand on the table the other day, Scott covered his legs. I guess we parents sometimes have more fun than the kids. =) After the sand box gets old then he crawls out and gets into the pool. It's like he knows he needs to clean off. He loves when we put the hose in the pool and turn it on so he can play with it and of course Abby gets in on the action too. He waves the hose back and forth and Abby just chases it. =) Braden sure is spoiled by his grandparents!! Thanks again!!

A day with Grandpa and Grandma Davis

When Jim and Gina were here they took Braden up to Fredricksburg for a day. They went shopping on the main drag and went out to a nursery and a pot store. The boys had a lot of fun at the pot store while Grandma was shopping. Grandpa said, "He and I were all over that place, I had him inside pots and he loved it all."

Lights on...lights off!!

When we came home and were getting Braden ready for bed tonight, Braden found the light switch in his room. It took a couple times, but then he thought it was the funniest thing to turn off the lights as I turned them back on. It was hilarious to see his giggle so much! It reminded me to try to find amusement in the little things in life!

Dog and Ball!

I finally got a couple videos. You may have to turn up the volume and listen carefully because there is some construction noise in the background.

11 months old!!!!

Can you believe it?!?! Only one more month and my baby is 1 year old! I can't believe it's been a year since we moved into this house and I was waddling around trying to get a list of about 100 items done before he came! He has grown and changed so much this last month. He is learning to eat more things and say more things! Everything is either a dog or a ball! I think he's said both words about 10,000 times! It's so cute. We've been trying really hard to get them on video but he clams up with the record button gets pushed. He has also been taking some steps!!! This is another thing that we can't seem to get on tape because it's just depends on if he wants to or not. We definitely can't make him! Helping him to learn how to take more steps are his toys that he loves to push around the floor where ever he can go! A new thing last night was putting a pot, which is usually pushed around, on top of his drum. It was adorable! It's like a new little shelf he has found so he can take things even further around the house! =) He has continued to climb on things and is very curious! He has learned how to climb up the couch back all on his own and can now climb up the slide on our Little Tikes set. He other new thing which could be trouble is that he likes to fall backwards when he is on the couch or the bed. He giggles with glee as he hits! This is great and all but it just means that we have to watch him like a hawk to make sure he will land on something soft! =) I can't wait to see what these next few weeks hold for us! I know everyone says trouble is ahead, but I'm so excited for him to start walking around!

The Grandparents are coming!!!

Grandpa Jim and Grandma Gina came into town a few weeks ago! It was so much fun to see them play with Braden! They even took him for a whole day to Fredricksburg while Scott and I stayed back relaxed and went to a movie! It was so nice! Scott and Jim went golfing a couple of days, and Jim and Gina were able to go to the coast for a couple days too. They of course brought gifts back to spoil Braden with! He is waiting for some sand to come so that he can build a giant sand castle with the tools they gave him! He is already using the chair they gave him, and it amazes me how easily he gets in and out of it. We also learned where Scott gets the urge to fly Braden through the air...of course it's from his dad! Jim flew Braden through the air on his chair! So this is fair warning Amanda, start getting little Tori ready for some rides of her own. =) Here are a few pics and a video of their trip. More pics are to follow when Grandpa sends them.

Mischief

Sorry it's been a long time since our last blog, but it just seems like somethings been going on all the time for the past month! We've been having a lot of fun though! Braden has been growing and changing a lot! He is finding his way all over the place and getting in to a lot of trouble! He loves investigating the food in the pantry and has ruined quite a few soda cans from dropping them on the floor. He also love when the frig door is open so that he can pull everything from the door out onto the floor!

One day I was getting ready doing my make up and I heard the water on the tub turn on. This is a normal occurrence. Braden likes to turn on and off the water and throw things into it. I try to discourage it, but on this particular day I was in a hurry and decided to let it go. A couple minutes later I looked back at him and to my amazement saw him in the tub!! Somehow he got into the tub and was playing in the water. The truly amazing thing is that only his hands and feet were wet!

He has also figured out how to climb into the drawers in the kitchen now. He climbs in and is having a great time until he wants to get out! That process usually ends in him fussing until I get him. =)

Since then he has continued to get into trouble, but the other day when we visited the Gray's we reached a new level. Let's just say, Braden gave them a consultation on what they need to move in the next couple months if they want their precious son, Cooper, to not kill himself. =) Rachel seemed open to the idea of moving things, however Jeff might need a few more sessions with Braden. I'm sure he'll come around.