Braydon is 8 Months Old!

Each month seems to pass by faster and faster! Our little man is getting bigger and funnier with each day. He's a super fast crawler and pulls himself up on everything! He's started to stand on his own for a few seconds and then will plop down on his bum. He's a touch little cookie too because he seems to bump his head and fall often and rarely gets upset, he'll just shake it off and keep going.

He's VERY interested in Monty. He's laugh and wave his arms whenever Monty comes near and will crawl after him grabbing his tail or feet. He is always after Monty's toys too, and Monty is so good with him, he'll let Braydon take the toy out of his mouth, let him play with it for a second and then grab it back. Braydon has also discovered Monty's dog door and will push on it over and over again with his hands.

Bray is very busy, he crawls everywhere and gets into everything. I have to watch him very carefully. I recently have had to rig his camera away from his crib because every time he goes in his crib he knocks the camera down no matter how high I put it. He also loves to flip through his books.

He is a talker too! He glabs and "dadada's" all the time. He likes to motor boat with his lips too. Just recently he's done the funniest head tilt when looking at you. And he LOVES mirrors, he'll try and kiss himself in the mirror and think's he's SO funny! He loves to eat his feet too.

He has 2 sharp teeth poking out of his bottom gums but they aren't fully in yet and he's a pig! He eats so much! He loves Bananas, Pears and Apples.

Craig and I are having the best time with him. He brightens every day and I can't seem to get enough of him. I love when he's tired and will hug me real tight with his head on my shoulder and it cracks me up when he grabs my head with both hands and bites my chin.

Sebastopol Visit at 7 1/2 months old

We flew up to Sebastopol and had a jam packed weekend of fun. Craig and Grampy went Abalone diving and caught 6 Abalone, it was Craig's first time and he did great! Then we all went to the Gravenstein Apple Fair where Brady saw his first Llama and goat and got to play around in a tractor. After that we went out to Bodega Bay and got some delicious BBQed oysters, then we went back home and cooked up some Abalone. The next day Craig and I went to San Francisco for the Outlands Music Festival and Braydon stayed with Mimi and Grampy and had a blast with them. Braydon is getting a LOT more active which makes plane rides interesting, he was crawling all over Craig and pulling at the woman next to us's book and hair, he's a funny little guy.

Our Curious Crawler

Braydon is so funny now that he's crawling. I love seeing where he chooses to go. He follows me around everywhere and when he reaches me will pull himself up to standing on my legs and grunt until I pick him up. He loves to get into everything. So far he has pulled the DVDs out of the entertainment center and scattered them about the room, crawled 4 stairs at a time (gate is now up!), gotten into Monty's dry food, playing with it like it's sand, tipped over his water bowl, found the fireplace and he loves to go after all of Monty's toys and Monty's tail and paws. He does this clicking thing with his tongue and babbles to himself all the time. He has also figured out that if he wants to bring a toy along with him wherever he crawls, he'll put it in his mouth.

Braydon's 1st Baseball Game

We took Brady to his very first baseball game at in Anaheim to watch the Angels play the Red Sox. It was a 7pm game. It was Craig, Braydon and I and we had a blast! Braydon LOVED it! He is such a people person. He was so happy with all the cheering and people to watch and bright Jumbotron lights. He was laughing and babbling and jumping up and down. He would smile at everyone that would look his direction. He kept grabbing the shirt of guy that sat next to us and smiling real big at him. He did great! We stayed until the end of the 7th inning. Daddy can't wait to take him to more games!

Braydon is 7 Months old!

The time keeps flying by quicker and quicker and I feel like he's changing faster and faster! We were in Tahoe for most of his 7th month so it was fun to see him grow there. He is the happiest little boy and so much fun to be with. Every day is a blast.

TEETH - Braydon is definitely teething but still hasn't actually cut a tooth. I can see it trying to break through his gums but it hasn't come out yet.

CRAWLING – Brady is officially crawling now! He is all over the place. We are quickly trying to baby proof the house because he is a curious little bug. He will take off across the room for Monty’s basket of toys or over my leg and try and pull himself up.

STANDING - He loves to stand and his balance is amazing. At home he holds on to our ottoman, sometimes one handed and stands up the whole time, if he gets excited he’ll jump up and down, meanwhile grabbing at the coasters, magazines and anything else that he sees on the top of it. If he’s not strapped into his stroller he’ll grab the side and stand up, a little scary the first time I saw him do it. I wouldn’t be surprised if he walks soon.

OCTOPUS HANDS - You can’t leave anything within a few feet of him or it’s in his mouth. It’s hilarious; when we take him out to eat he’s grabbing menus, salt and pepper shakers, banging spoons on the table, all while laughing. We call him crazy monkey because he’s all over the place and cracks us up. He loves to bang on things and will talk the whole time while doing it. Maybe we have a future drummer on our hands?

TALKING – He talks all the time now. He says “Da-da-da” and “Blah-blah-blah” and shrieks and laughs really hard. He accentuates every sound by sticking his tongue out. He’ll also do this weird thing where he puffs out his cheeks while pursing his lips and blows out.

LAUGHS – He still has those adorable belly laughs and now smiles and laughs all the time. Monty has been cracking him up lately and any time he’s standing he loves it. He also loves to dance with Mom.

EATING – He loves bananas and avocados. He’s doing better and better with eating but gets really distracted when I try and feed him. He’ll look all around trying to grab the spoon out of my hand or grab anything that’s next to him. It makes a pretty messy experience.

BATH TIME – He’s been loving baths lately and needs to sit up in the tub the whole time while splashing with his hands and sucking on the wash rag. If he sees himself in the mirror he’ll smile. His hair gets super curly right after a bath like his Daddys.

THE MIRROR – He loves laughing at himself in the mirror, lately he’ll touch mirror and grin at himself, our little vane guy ;)

SLEEP – We have regressed in our sleep patterns, mainly due to traveling for the past 19 days. He now wakes up at midnight and 3am. Sometimes I’ll wake up and look in the monitor and he’s wide awake playing with himself in the crib. The last couple nights he's knocked down the camera for the monitor and has been pulling himself up on the side of the crib as if trying to make an escape. Daddy is planning on lowering his mattress.

TEMPERAMENT – He is a true comedian. He loves to be watched and entertain us. He is still very easygoing and playful.

PEEK A BOO – He loves to play peek a boo. It cracks him up.

LOOKS – He’s gotten a lot bigger, he’s got chubby little legs and arms. His eyes are still a bright blue and the back of his hair is curly like his Dads. I think he’s the most handsome little boy on the planet!

Braydon's Baptism

We Baptised Brady on Sunday, July 18th at The Queen of the Snows Catholic Church where we got married in Squaw Valley. We decided to Baptize him there because Tahoe is a very spiritual and meaningful place for us and especially this particular church because that's where we began our life together. Father Bob did the Baptism privately after the noon Mass. It was a very special ceremony. Braydon has two very special Godparents, Cristin Schwarz and Rick Greene. He is very fortunate to have the two of them watch over him. The Schwarz Family came up for the weekend, along with Great Grandma Irene to participate in such a special day in Braydon's life.

Braydon was so good the whole time. He never cried and would look the priest right in the eye when he was talking as if fulling taking in what he was saying. Afterwards we all went to lunch at Jake's on the Lake, including Father Bob. We celebrated with a delicious meal and toasted champagne. Father Bob told us that he has never met someone like Braydon and he truly feels like he is a special boy. He said he felt like God was looking at him through Braydon's eyes and that he is destined to become someone special. I couldn't agree more. I know Braydon will do amazing things with his life, I can just feel it!

Brady and Mom in Tahoe

Braydon and I stayed up in Tahoe for 19 days! We had the greatest time. We took stroller walks, played in the pool, went to the beach and got to spend a lot of quality time with the family. He grew sooo much in the time we spent up there. By the end of the trip he was sitting up easily, scooting around the ground and pulling himself up on the furniture. His new favorite thing to do is to pull himself to standing in his stroller, almost gave Mommy a heart attack the first time he pulled that maneuver though! His favorite thing to do was to play around on the lawn with all his toys surrounding him. He is the happiest little boy, always laughing and smiling. I really enjoyed the time we spent together up there!

I'm sailing!

Braydon went sailing for the first time in Tahoe with his Mom, Grandpa Wilder and Aunt Wee Wee and Chad. We sailed to Sunnyside from the condo. We did a second sailboat ride with Daddy. He had a great time. There is nothing more beautiful than a sailboat ride in Tahoe!

4th of July

Braydon spent his first 4th of July in beautiful Lake Tahoe with the Wilder family, the Greene's and the Steele's. He got to meet his new Baby cousin Dylan who I can tell he loves already :) We had a great long weekend full of sailing, hanging by the pool, long walks, bike rides, river rafting and tons of fun activities! Braydon went swimming for the first time and at first hated it because of the cold water but after a few times he ended up really liking the water. We went to the beach and he loved playing in the sand! His cousins Jessica and Jake loved babysitting him too. And he loved laughing with Auntie Kim.

Stroller Strides

Every Tuesday and Thursday Braydon and I go to this class called Stroller Strides at La Costa Resort & Spa. It's a GREAT workout and so much fun! A bunch of Mom's with kids ranging from 6 weeks old to 5 years old, push their strollers around, running from station to station. It's a killer workout and La Costa is a beautiful place to get out and do it. We run around the grounds, past water fountains and through the golf course. While the Mommies do their workout the kids are sung nursery rhymes and get bubbles blown at them. It's fun for everyone! At the end of the class all the Mommies gather on a big lawn area and do push ups, sit ups and stretching and the kiddos run around and play with each other. In Braydon's case we do tummy time on the blanket with the other babies his age. I've made a lot of friends in the class and it gives me something to look forward to every week.

6 month Stats

Braydon went to the doctor yesterday and he weighs in at 17 pounds and his length is 27 inches. Our little boy is growing!