Happy 2nd Birthday Alana!!

What weekend isn't complete with a fabulous birthday party for a fabulous girl?! We had a fun last day in Chicago celebrating the big 2 year old's birthday! Here are some pics of the festivities and a video of a present that was a hit, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF-_lLJKXuU.

Big car seat for a big boy

The time had come to get a new car seat, hard to believe these expensive things don't last longer!! We got an inexpensive one first and will probably use that one in Jeremy's truck, then I'll get a nicer one with more padding for my car, it will be more comfortable for longer trips. Braylen seems to like it OK and always checks it out when we get in the car.

Hair cut

Daddy took me to get a hair cut, grandma did it! I'm super handsome now, don't ya think so?! Mommy thinks I look like a little man now!

Fun weekend with Mom

Friday after work I picked Braylen up and we ran a few errands before coming home. Jeremy was out boating and that left us to play and laugh. We went to target and I found a ball just Braylen's size that I was bouncing and catching in the isle. Braylen LOVED this and was laughing so hard for approx 5 minutes, of course no camera! I got the ball and when we got home the ball bouncing was old news :( but he does like rolling it back and forth. We also did a photo shoot on the floor and here are "The many faces of Braylen!"

On Saturday Jeremy had a bachelor party and I was home with Bray for most of the afternoon and all night. We had a great time hanging out in the pool. This was the first time I had him in the pool and I knew he would love it just as much as the tub. I found a few new things to make him laugh and a lot of his inside toys made great pool toys too! I can't wait for more opportunities to sit in and by our pool and maybe get out to the big pool and, of course, Nana and Papa's pool very soon!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyNXZwBvidE

Braylen's new(old) babysitters

Mom's taking a day off. So, I thought I would give this blog thing a go. (if there are any misspellings, blame Papa. He's my spellcheck) I was tickled down to my tiny little toes last weekend, when Nana and Papa came to spend most of the weekend. And, I didn't even miss Mom and Dad when they left for a wetting,(or something like that)! I got to eat ice cream and cake, popcorn, stay up late, watch scary movies, and lay around, doing nothing! Just kidding, Mom! Nana and Papa had me eat green stuff that Nana thought was peas, but was actually green beans. I didn't correct her because I was being nice. We did the bananas and pear thing, plus rice cereal. Papa put up a swing that I thought was really cool, especially because he left it behind. I also got to swim in my pool for the first time. Well, actually, I just sort of sat around and splashed. But it was fun (even if I was a little cool) We had so much fun on Saturday I didn't even miss Mom and Dad. And, there were two extra dogs around. I love puppies! One of the names was something like Norman, and the other was Fella (even though I think she was a girl!) Papa and Nana kept talking about this new baseball team. I think it was the Cardinals. And, unlike the Cubs, the Cardinals actually won! I was glad to see Mom and Dad when they got back from the wetting on Sunday, (even though Dad looked a bit tired). I sure miss Nana and Papa, and can't wait to see them again. This blog thing is kind of fun. Maybe I will try it again soon. Thanx for reading!

8 Months

8 months old and such a little man already! His vocabulary includes baba, not sure if bye bye or just baby talk, trying to coordinate waving with that now, also says momma, dadda, pupp pupp (again I think) and uh ohh. It's so cute when he babbles and starts talking and squealing like he's really trying to tell me about his day. He does put on a front around new people and in new places where he won't smile much, or stink face, talk a lot or show a lot of emotion, but when he gets home he doesn't stop! His mode of transportation now is excessive rolling and he can pull himself up when we offer our hands and looks like he's getting ready to go from sitting to crawling, just not there yet. His new love is the grass and being outside. He picks the grass and inspects it and if it passes, he then decides to try to eat it. Other food in his diet include, peaches, pears, apples, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and he's a PIG! He really should be about 35/40 lbs due to his eating habits, but fortunately for him, unfortunately for us, his food goes right through him, I mean immediately right through him! We're still working on sleeping through the night, last week he woke up at 6/6:30, but still has a few days where he reverts back to up one time in the early morning. We've had a great 8 months and we are anxious and nervously awaiting what happens in the next 4 months, AHHHH!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IzxfGFw42U sorry for the last few seconds, welcome to parenthood, huh?!

Our first boating experience, with extra baggage!!

So I decided to take the plunge this weekend and try boating with Braylen. Jeremy had been anxiously anticipating our first trip and was probably saying many prayers for it to go well. I had "threatened" that if it didn't go well, and the likelihood was high, then we would (Braylen and I) not be boating much this summer. On Saturday with glaring hot sun and a well rested and fed baby we headed down to the dock. We made out off the trailer safe and "easy" and started cruising along with a slightly scared and alert little man. Jeremy took it pretty slow, but it was a little rough. I wasn't too nervous because I was holding onto Bray and with the life jacket, or as I called it straight jacket see pics below, I felt he was pretty safe. The day went well, really well. We went to sandy bottom and tied up next to some friends and Joleen and Bob, Madison was having the time of her life! We had a few drinks and some good swimming time, to cool off, lunch, a nap and then headed home, where Bray promptly fell asleep again. It went so well we went out boating for a little bit on Sunday too. What a busy weekend! But, no sun burns (at least not Braylen) and a great time had by all! Maybe we'll be doing this a little more often than I thought, we'll see...