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.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
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.
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.
Sorry, the resolution on these isn't great!
Braden wears dads favorite outfit!
Yes, mom dresses Braden in his Huskers outfit occasionally. But he also gets to wear his CU clothes! This kid is going to be torn!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
So many changes in such little time!!
Well, we have a lot of developments to post just since December! First of all, Christmas was absolutely wonderful! Having a baby to celebrate the holiday with is such a blessing! Watching Braden open gifts, try to eat the wrapping paper of course, and either smile with joy or see his eyes become as big as paper plates in awe was so much fun! Marty and I were certainly more excited than he was this year! :-) The lights on the Christmas tree and the music in the background were all Braden needed to be quite content.
Unfortunately I got the flu Christmas night. I locked myself in the bedroom until Saturday evening. Marty got it on 12/28 and in turn locked himself in the bedroom. Whatever we did worked because Braden managed to stay healthy which was our main goal! Yeah!
Grandma Phyllis was going to spend Christmas with us but unfortunately the weather poo-pooed those plans! She'll be out to visit soon and enjoy the stock show with us. It should be fun for her to see how much Braden has changed since Thanksgiving! And of course, Braden will have a great time hanging out with Grandma. She always spoils him. I mean, shows him tons of love! :-)
Speaking of changes......Braden seems to continue to develop new skills quite rapidly these days! We've had a few exciting developments recently. He finally has a couple of teeth! He had been working on the bottom 2 middle teeth since his 4 month check up. The right one came through on 12/27 and the left one showed up on New Year's Eve. Yeah teeth! They're not too far up yet but are starting to look really cute. So, we got through those and he started biting and drooling again like crazy! My untrained, first-time mom fingers have been unable to detect any additional teeth but based on his signs, I have been sure that he's working on more. So, we went to the doctor on 1/12 for his 6 month check up and I asked the doctor what she thought. She shined her pen light on his top gums and we were able to see the outlines of his top 2 middle teeth. She thinks they'll come through in about 3 weeks! Yeah, more teeth! :-) I'm definitely much more excited about these things than Marty. He thinks, okay, so he has teeth. I think, we can feed him table food that he can CHEW before too long! I know, I'm such a dork sometimes. It's exciting to see our little boy growing up!
The last exciting news we have is.....................Braden is sitting up by himself!!! Woo-hoo! For about 2-3 weeks now we have been able to sit him on his bottom and he would sit up, but only briefly before falling over. In just the past week he has come a LONG way. He sits up on his own for several minutes, reaches for toys, plays, etc. We still have to be near, if he reaches to the side too far for a toy he's likely to do a face plant. But, for the most part, he's got the hang of it. It won't be long before this new skill is mastered! Did I already say how fun it is to watch him grow and change? We're constantly amazed by him! Kind of makes you want another one.........................Ha, ha! Not yet at least!!
I'm still trying to figure out how to post videos on here! Apparently it's not that easy. I'd really like to get a couple of them on here. We took video last night of Braden laughing like crazy. I was feeding him and telling a story about how he "blew" carrots all over me the night before. I imitated the "pbbbbttt" sound and suddenly he was cracking up. It was too funny to not get the video camera out. So, if I generate some more brains in the near future and get it figured out, I'll be sure to post that one!
The following pictures were taken Christmas Eve.
Unfortunately I got the flu Christmas night. I locked myself in the bedroom until Saturday evening. Marty got it on 12/28 and in turn locked himself in the bedroom. Whatever we did worked because Braden managed to stay healthy which was our main goal! Yeah!
Grandma Phyllis was going to spend Christmas with us but unfortunately the weather poo-pooed those plans! She'll be out to visit soon and enjoy the stock show with us. It should be fun for her to see how much Braden has changed since Thanksgiving! And of course, Braden will have a great time hanging out with Grandma. She always spoils him. I mean, shows him tons of love! :-)
Speaking of changes......Braden seems to continue to develop new skills quite rapidly these days! We've had a few exciting developments recently. He finally has a couple of teeth! He had been working on the bottom 2 middle teeth since his 4 month check up. The right one came through on 12/27 and the left one showed up on New Year's Eve. Yeah teeth! They're not too far up yet but are starting to look really cute. So, we got through those and he started biting and drooling again like crazy! My untrained, first-time mom fingers have been unable to detect any additional teeth but based on his signs, I have been sure that he's working on more. So, we went to the doctor on 1/12 for his 6 month check up and I asked the doctor what she thought. She shined her pen light on his top gums and we were able to see the outlines of his top 2 middle teeth. She thinks they'll come through in about 3 weeks! Yeah, more teeth! :-) I'm definitely much more excited about these things than Marty. He thinks, okay, so he has teeth. I think, we can feed him table food that he can CHEW before too long! I know, I'm such a dork sometimes. It's exciting to see our little boy growing up!
The last exciting news we have is.....................Braden is sitting up by himself!!! Woo-hoo! For about 2-3 weeks now we have been able to sit him on his bottom and he would sit up, but only briefly before falling over. In just the past week he has come a LONG way. He sits up on his own for several minutes, reaches for toys, plays, etc. We still have to be near, if he reaches to the side too far for a toy he's likely to do a face plant. But, for the most part, he's got the hang of it. It won't be long before this new skill is mastered! Did I already say how fun it is to watch him grow and change? We're constantly amazed by him! Kind of makes you want another one.........................Ha, ha! Not yet at least!!
I'm still trying to figure out how to post videos on here! Apparently it's not that easy. I'd really like to get a couple of them on here. We took video last night of Braden laughing like crazy. I was feeding him and telling a story about how he "blew" carrots all over me the night before. I imitated the "pbbbbttt" sound and suddenly he was cracking up. It was too funny to not get the video camera out. So, if I generate some more brains in the near future and get it figured out, I'll be sure to post that one!
The following pictures were taken Christmas Eve.
Heh, heh, heh! Look at ALL these presents!! And they're all for ME!
Can I open this one next?
Eeewwww! This paper doesn't taste good AT ALL!
All that work and it's clothes! Where are the toys?
Okay, I really like the clothes. I was just hungry! I need energy to open all those fun presents!
What do you think is in THAT package? Looks pretty good to me!
Can I open the big bag now?
What the heck is THAT?
Look! A new toy I can CLIMB on!
The pictures below were taken Christmas morning.
Do you have the camera ready dad?
Yeah! A new book to read at bedtime mom!!
A front-end loader! Dad and I can play with this!
Whoa! It's bucking me off!
8 seconds? No problem!
Christmas Day. Dad decides to give Braden a pretzel. And of course, nurse mom was freaked out the whole time he had it; worried he might choke on it. But, mom kept a close eye on him while dad took pictures and laughed. Braden really enjoyed licking all the salt off the pretzel and all went well.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Braden spends the day with Angie
December 12, 2009
My girlfriend Angie watched Braden for the day so I could catch up on some work. She took him to see Santa which was good fun for Braden. Unfortunately I can't share the picture on here but Santa looked like he was on crack in the picture anyway! :-) Angie got him a little hat from the shopping center with antlers on it. Of course I had to take pictures of him in it! Marty said I was picking on him!!
My girlfriend Angie watched Braden for the day so I could catch up on some work. She took him to see Santa which was good fun for Braden. Unfortunately I can't share the picture on here but Santa looked like he was on crack in the picture anyway! :-) Angie got him a little hat from the shopping center with antlers on it. Of course I had to take pictures of him in it! Marty said I was picking on him!!
Of course he has a Santa hat too!
Thanksgiving
We spent Thanksgiving at the ranch in NE. We were finally able to meet Tami & Kevin's little guy Dominick who is just over a year old and Keri & Roger's boy Tanner who was 10 months. It was a lot of fun having 3 babies to play with! There was a lot of family that was able to make it back for the holiday. It was so great to spend the weekend with everyone. It made Braden's first Thanksgiving a really nice one!
Keri, Diane, Tami
Tanner, Braden, Dominick
It was tough trying to get all the mom's and kids focused!
Great Grandma Beverly having a chat with Braden
Hey Dad, I told Great Grandma a good joke! Wanna hear it?
Dominck & Braden
Both wearing their Husker outfits for the big game! Obviously mom didn't dress Braden that morning. :-)
Tami, Dominick & Braden
Grandma Phyllis & Braden
Hanging out with Grandma
Kevin & Tami
PH & Beverly
Tanner crawling under the chair.
Don't worry mom. I won't get stuck!
Okay, I got stuck. But I knew you'd get me out!
Dominick & Tanner
Dominick
Oh, that's funny stuff!
Are you pulling my leg?
You WERE pulling my leg! That was a good one!
Braden & his Great Aunt Pat
Keri & Roger cracking Tanner up
Tanner giving Dad a hug.
Boy, don't I look like the perfect mix of my mom & dad?
Kevin & Dominick
Braden & Great Grandpa PH
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