On May 24th Braden had another tooth come through. He has 8 right now. I think he's working on some molars, but I'm not brave/crazy enough to put my fingers in there to find out! He yawns and I look. Ha, ha. It's hard to tell but he's drooling LIKE CRAZY again. So, that's probably what's going on.
Marty and I fired Braden's pediatrician. Long story. But, I found a different doc in Brighton and he's been there a few times for his persistent ear infections. They called Children's Hospital to try to get his surgery moved up to have ear tubes placed. We were scheduled for July 6th, which I felt bad because it was right before his birthday. The hospital called when they had a cancellation and we had it done June 22nd!! Yeah! We keep hearing that it will help tremendously not only with the ear infections but runny noses and coughs as well. We're hoping that's true! He sailed through surgery no problem. It was a quick 10 minute surgery once they got him in the OR so that was nice. We had to leave the house at 5am for a 7:30am surgery. Poor guy. But, even with no food or bottle, he was his usual, happy self. He went into recovery and chugged some pedialyte, got down on the floor & stood at the glass door banging. The nurses would laugh and wave as they walked by. He was ready to go home! He was a little fussy for a couple hours that afternoon, but otherwise, happy & ready to play. He did even better than I expected...he's a tough kid! We've done well since but it's only been a week. We're keeping our fingers crossed!
Braden shortly before his surgery
Braden & Dad playing before surgery
Saturday, June 26th Braden took his first solo steps! He's been so close for a while. We played all day Saturday while dad tinkered with the boat. He was close to letting go and walking to me a few times. So, after dad got home that night I saw Braden hanging onto the recliner with one hand. I KNEW he would do it. I said, let's show dad a new trick! I went into the living room, held my arms out & asked him to come see me. He took 3 big steps and into my arms! Too cool! He did it again without prompting last night so I don't think it'll be too much longer. It's so fun seeing him learn new things!!
Today he sat at a small table at daycare and ate lunch! The chair has short sides on it. He just seems to little to be doing things a big kid does!! Sitting at a table eating? Crazy! Daycare texted me a picture, he just looks adorable sitting there!
Braden is starting to "play games" with Daisy. The dog doesn't know she's playing but hey, Braden likes it! We say, "I'm gonna getcha!" and Braden gets all excited, breathes fast, and takes off crawling away as fast as he can. Now he sees Daisy coming and he squeals, gets all excited, and starts crawling away. Then he stops to look back and see if she's still coming. If not, he heads her way. When she turns, it's on again! It's too funny to watch! He also loves to crawl over the dogs belly. He ends up with his head on the carpet and his feet in the air. Pretty funny stuff. I think they're going to be good buddies when he gets bigger.
Well, I think that's about it for now. Of course, I'll try to get more pictures up!!
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