The Daniels: Braden's 6 month pictures and recent developments

We had Braden's 6 month pictures taken on 1/12. He was all smiles....then we put the balls in front of him. He was so serious about picking up the balls it was tough to get more smiles out of him. Playing is serious business! But, he's such a happy guy we were successful; and also managed to get a couple of "surprised" faces.

Braden sits up on his own quite well now. We're going to have to stop using the Bumbo seat soon as he is figuring out how to get out of it. The little guy will be mobile in no time! He's just now starting to show some interest in crawling. He still prefers to be standing or walking with assistance from mom or dad; however, he's figured out that if he wants that toy 3 feet away, he's going to have to figure out how to get there without help. :-) He tries to go from a sitting position and then LUNGE for whatever it is he wants at that moment. That gets him a foot or so closer but he ends up on his stomach. He's starting to try and get his legs under him and his little butt up in the air so we're working on crawling. He also tries to pull himself up to a standing position on the couch if he's on his knees by the arm. Too cute. The little guy just wants to go, go, go! When he finally does get mobile, Marty and I are in BIG trouble!!

Lastly, Braden has another tooth! His top right front tooth came through on 2/3. The left one should be a couple days behind it.....hopefully. I knew it was really close but couldn't quite see it. So, I got brave and stuck my finger in his mouth and felt the tooth. Of course, I couldn't leave well enough alone and put my finger in his mouth again to check the other one and got bit! He really bites hard!! :-) Those 2 bottom teeth will definitely be serving their purpose soon, ouch!

Dad loves giving Braden new foods to try. He had a piece of pizza crust the other night to lick. Then he got a big piece of ham that he was trying hard to chomp on. It's fun to watch his faces and see him chomp away. Braden decided he wasn't ready for bed at his usual time after dad gave him the ham. He was in his jumper going crazy, jumping up & down and bouncing forward & backward like the most hyper kid in the world. Dad said he was on a "ham high!"

Other than that, everything is going great for us. Braden is growing like a weed and changing constantly. He's always good for several laughs. Marty has been staying busy at work. He just recently made a quick 3 day trip to Managua, Nicaragua to perform a crane inspection. So, the brat gets to add another country to his list! :-) He took some pictures, I'll try to get them and share with you all soon. It looks like a pretty country and definitely makes me want to go fishing! I'm staying busy with the little guy, work and school.