Silly Boy!

Here is a sneak peek at our halloween costume. He is going to be so cute as Dumbo!




Here is video of Brayden in all his sillyness.







Here is Brayden with his cool new cup.
He loves to drink out of a strow.
He takes after his Auntie Jen.

Forgot to Tell You...

I forgot a few more things that Brayden is doing right now. He sings the "Clean up" song with me when we are all done eating. He can nod his head up and down now. He rocks his body back and forth when he is excited or you are doing an activity with him that he likes. He can drink from a straw. And today, he locked himself in the bathroom. It took Elise and I 10 minutes and many phone calls to get him out. He was having a great time getting into Mommies drawers. Wanna Dance?

Peek-a-Boo!

Brayden Update!

We are officially walking on our own now. Check it out! Brayden would much rather walk than crawl. This just started today, Sept. 24th. The studies say 15 months is the average age to walk. We just made it! Brayden turns 16 months next Sat.

We are saying every word Mommy says. He says Blue, Oval and Star. We think they must be his favorite color and shapes. He puts his hands together and says "Men" at then end of all our prayers. It is so sweet!

He is really into saying "Hi" all the time. He says it when he sees any of the three of us around the house and when he wakes from naps. He even says it in his sleep.

Yesterday, Brayden started something new. He puts his fingers in his ears when he thinks it is too load. It is pretty funny!

Brayden is pretty much a one nap kid now days. It is hard for Mommy to get anything done with one nap, because she normally has to take a nap also (Brayden still wakes an average of 5 times a night). Rumor has it that night waking should stop when he is fully weaned.

Brayden seems to be going through another stage of separation anx. From Mommy. It is so hard when I have had freedom and he needs me all the time again, but every time is a little less than before.

Fun with Daddy!

Cute pictures!

What's New!?!

Sept. 12

*These are the new things Brayden does at 15 ½ months old:

*Tries to put on shoes

*Initiates laughing and laughs when others laugh

*Can make noises that go with expressions (sad, happy, brave, surprised (his favorite), etc.)

*Loves to say “Bye, bye” and uses a backwards wave

*Can say all farm animal noises and most wild animals (His most resent are the snake = shhhh, Frog = Rrrrr, and he can flap like a penguin)

*He loves to turn the TV on and off and flip channels, turn the stereo volume up and down, and figure out anything electrical

*He takes a lot of time to do his window art and really seems to concentrate on where he wants to put his scribbles

*He is nodding his head yes

*Like to watch Dora the Explorer (the only regular kids TV show his like)

*He loves to watch people sing on TV

*He know the corresponding shape block that goes in the appropriate holes in his shape sorter (it is now just hit or miss anymore)

*His new word that I can remember at the moment are “Mi” = Milk, “Meh” = Mess, “Hewo. How wa woo?” = Hello. How are you?, and he can pretend snore (see video)

*He loves to play chase and hide-n-seek still. He says “Booaah” to scare you when you find him

*He loves to kick his legs, wiggle his finger and wiggles his toes it you ask him to

*He can walk an average of 9 sets without losing balance, turn around while standing (see video), and attempts to jump

*He is taking only one nap a day around 11:30am

*He loves to build his legoe towers as high as he can get them

*He still loves to dance, tickle, and be sung to when he is upset

*He participates with animal noises in “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” and movements in “If you are happy and you know it”

*He also says “ding, dong” as he rings the door bell and “knock, knock”

WE THINK HE IS AMAZING!!! WHAT ABOUT YOU?

Here he is playing a the park with Noni and Auntie Leesie while Mommy went to a L.L. meeting.

And, haning out with Noni and Papa at their camp site.

Mindy's Visit

Brayden loves to practice walking! Check it out!






We went to see the Maroon Bells (near Aspen) today with long time friend (since 3rd grade) Mindy.





Reading time before bed. Brayden started this new game with his book. You will see...silly boy.