I can't believe how quickly time is flying by! One minute I look at Braden and he still seems so small and the next he's just so big! It's amazing how fast these little ones grow up, not to mention how quickly they learn! My little sponge! :-)
So, I was wrong on my last post when I said one of Braden's top front teeth came through, it was actually the one to the right of the front tooth! No wonder I couldn't see it but could feel it, I was looking in the wrong spot! What a dork. Anyway, those 2 front ones have been SO close! You can see them just under the skin but they're being stubborn. Finally, on Saturday I saw his other lateral incisor, to the left of the front teeth came through. On Sunday, his right front tooth came through! Hooray! One more front tooth to go! He's been SO GOOD with the teething! He has been working on these 4 teeth for a while, drooling like crazy but fortunately hasn't been fussy.
I gave him a biter biscuit on Sunday just to see how he would do. He loved it of course. But, we have to stick real close to make sure he doesn't choke. He was a COMPLETE mess when I finally took the last bit away. His hands, face, chair, clothes, etc. were covered in cookie. It was fun watching him get messy though. :-)
Sunday evening, 2/28, Braden wiggled his way over to his jumper. He grabbed the sides with both hands and pulled himself up to a standing position! Marty and I were both watching intently with huge grins on our faces. It was very exciting even though we know he'll probably be cruising furniture soon and walking not too long after that! The kid wants to walk before he crawls! I got the camera out and took pictures while he was pulling himself up the 2nd time! Too much fun!
He's VERY close to crawling. He gets up on all 4's and rocks back and forth. He can get one "stride" forward and falls down on his belly to try again. He ends up pushing himself backward and then he gets frustrated. :-) He doesn't quite have the coordination down but is getting there. I'm guessing this one will start crawling about 2 seconds before he decides to walk. He wants us to hold his hands all the time while we "help" him walk around the house. It's great fun for him but not so fun for mom's back! Oh well, whatever makes Braden happy makes mom happy!
We're still working on mama & dada. He was listening to Jessica say "dada" over & over again a couple weeks ago & finally said it. LOL. Dad wasn't around to hear it! Even though he was just repeating for fun, I don't think they know what it means yet anyway. I look at Braden & ask him to say mama or dada and he just smiles like crazy; he thinks it's real funny! So, it's fun to play with him and say it. I'm sure he'll get it one day. In the mean time, his new favorite thing is blowing raspberries and giving us a bath. It makes dad laugh every time.
Braden is still struggling with ear infections unfortunately. I think he's had 5 since the beginning of October. We finished antibiotics on the 21st, I took him back to the doc on the 27th and his right ear is infected. I think it never went away, the doc thinks he got another one within 3 days. Whatever, the end result is the same. Poor guy is back on antibiotics. We have an appointment with an ENT at Children's Hospital on March 10th. That's for a consultation and we'll be scheduling surgery to have tubes placed in his ears shortly after that. I feel bad for the little guy. He's such a trooper! He doesn't act sick or hurt at all. I just notice little things like he eats a little less, sleeps more, etc. or we go to the doc for a regular check up or shots. I make them look at his ears and they're infected. The last time we went for flu boosters and I asked the doc to look. As soon as they put the otoscope in his ear I know whether or not he has an infection because he only fusses when they're bad. Oh well, hopefully the tubes will make all the difference and we'll be on our way to healthier ears and NO MORE ANTIBIOTICS!
Well, I think that about covers it for now! I'll try to get the pictures up in the next day or two.
