Word-less Wednesday

My 2-year old Niece, Brynnlee, wants to do EVERYTHING "Baby Braxton" does!!!

... Play with his toy ...



... Sit on the floor ...



... Sit on something ...



... Sit in his chair after he's done with it ...


*also laying down on the pillow and with the blanket that Braxton was using after he was put down for his nap*

(all of this moving around during one 30 minute show!!)

It has FINALLY paid off

Nate has been wanting to get a doggie door for Chloee for quite some time now but I never really have been a fan of the idea, until recently. The last couple of months Chloee has had more accidents in the house than she has the whole year and a half that we have had her. I think that might be her way of getting attention with the new little one in the house who is taking most of our attention. Nate and I were getting so frustrated and have tired many different things to get her go outside. We knew she knew better - we had her potty trained in less than a week and whenever she did have an accident and we found it her tail would go between her legs, and she would cower away! We had had just about enough and then remembered the doggie door idea. Once I realized that Nate was going to put it in our back door instead of in our wall I was all over the idea!

When we finally got one and put it in (about 2 weeks ago) Chloee wouldn't use it! I'll take that back, she would only use it if Nate held the plastic flap up for her - what a girl! About a week ago though she finally caught on to the idea and we ALL LOVE it! She can go in and out now as she pleases whether it's to go to the bathroom, run around or just to catch a little sun and some fresh air and we don't have to let her in and out all day or clean up her messes in the house. It is a total win/win situation. Plus, the door doesn't look to bad and I haven't noticed a draft from it yet either! The kids love going in and out it too!

Braxton - a week in review

This last week Braxton has done so many things to surprise me! It's amazing that such a little guy can learn to do so much in only a week!

• He learned to sit up on his own!!!
• Started eating puffs and dehydrated fruits!!!
• He has started saying "Hi"!!!
• He has started to show an interest in crawling!!!
• His first tooth broke through!!!

Bud, you amaze me everyday! We are so grateful to have you in our family and are so proud of you and the things you are learning! It's so much fun to watch you learn and grow! We love you~

6 months ..... Really??

****I have been so bad at keeping up with Braxton's monthly posts! I get them done but usually about a week before his next one should be done!****

I know I say this just about every month but it's always true - I can't believe my baby is 6 months old! He is turning into the cutest, most fun little guy!







At 6 months Braxton is....

finally getting the rolling over thing down but isn't a huge fan of being on his stomach. If he can't get back over to his back quick enough he gets a little upset.

eating rice cereal and LOVES it

giggles really well and can giggle for quite a long time

drooling like crazy

still spitting up and sometimes quite a bit

Braxton LOVES

to eat

Chloee

his Cousin Brynnlee

to be scared

snuggle with a blanket (especially when it's bed time)

toys

Sesame Street and Blues Clues

to look around

Braxton's FIRSTS

First Otter Pop

First trip to the Zoo

First Mather Family reunion

Braxton's LAST

Last ride in his swing

Lately Nate has been the only one using the swing. He would put Braxton in it when he would get tired and let him take his naps in it. I figured he was getting a little to big for it and I really wanted him to have his naps in his crib so I decided to put it away - after getting one last picture of him in it though. Of course now that we're putting his swing away he can finally reach the toys on the front. He would not stop playing with them.

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Wordless Wednesday

.......What a cutie.......

Such a sad LITTLE DAY in my BIG BOYS life......

Poor Nate, I hope you get over your sadness and eventually come to terms with your idea. I hope you know I will ALWAYS love you more than her anyway. She was pretty but you'll find a better one, one day; and in fact - maybe even two! I know it was hard to get rid of her but in the end it was probably for the best! We can use the money you got from her to help us catch up again and what a great feeling that will be! We definitely had some good times with her while we had her and for that I'm very grateful. She went through a lot - 2 major accidents and also got some minor bumps and scrapes! The man who came to pick her up today seemed very nice and I'm sure will take very good care of her. Hang in there babe! I LOVE YOU XOXOXOXOX

What is that I feel?

Is it really? Yes, yes, I think it is......

It's a TOOTH

We finally feel a tooth!!!!!

IT"S ALL ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS

HEALTHY DOCTOR VISITS

We took Braxton to the Doctor on Thursday for 6 month appointment and were blessed with good news! No hip popping, his eyes getting better, healthy weight, growing tall, on target mentally and physically.

What a blessing it is to be able to go to the doctor and get good news - not that we have ever received really bad news - but I think we take the good news for granted. There are some families that aren't as lucky and hear not so good things at their children's Doctor appointments.

We LOVE you Braxton and are so proud of where you are at right now! Keep up the GREAT work~

I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE STAYED HOME TODAY

You ever had one of those mornings when your alarm goes off and you fight back and forth with your mind contemplating over the idea of just calling into work? Well, of course like usual I got up, got ready and headed off to work. What a big mistake that was! I should have known it would have been so much better to be at home with my sweet little guy and hang out and snuggle with him all day vs. going into work after a long weekend and having to play catchup and clean up! Despite how crazy it was it went pretty fast and on the bright side I sill have the PTO available that I would have used to call in! Now it's time to just take advantage of my day off tomorrow!

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE LITTLE THIGNS~

-LOVE for a BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BABY-

Just when you think you know LOVE,

something LITTLE comes along to remind you just how BIG it really is