Babyproofing

Brady plays a lot in the office-it didn't take long before he figured out how to open the desk drawers. Babyproofing has just been added to Troy's honey-do list...

Eating his first teething biscuit

In the last few weeks I have seen Brady's sense of independence developing...he holds his own sippy cup, drinks the bottle at his own SLOW pace, and refuses to sit still long enough to change his diaper.

He has become more vocal this week and especially loves when you engage him with some conversation. His latest noise is one best described as a little roar. So cute!

He takes baths in the big tub now. It's a good thing we got several rubber duckies as presents because he stalks them. All the other toys can float on by without even a glance, but the rubber duckies must be his.

He is getting teeth-his two bottom teeth have just popped through. I hope to get a picture of them soon!

He is doing really well with his new arm. He wears it during playtime and has already mastered rolling over it. Mobility wise, it slows him down. The arm sometimes gets caught in awkward positions, but he doesn't let it easily frustrate him.

My new arm....

We picked up Brady's arm this afternoon. I think we went into the appointment a little worried about how it would look. After all, we have gotten used to the 1 1/2 armed baby. The prosthetic looks good (maybe a little large) but he will need room to grow since he will have this arm for atleast 6 months. He wore it for about 3 hours before letting us know he needed a break.

The arm will bring some challenges-he will have to learn how to rebalance himself with the extra weight. Rolling may also be difficult because the arm can come loose if knocked in the wrong direction. Phyiscal Therapists cautioned us he may never crawl because without a moving elbow it is hard to get in the correct position. We will just take the challenges as they come-he has showed us already he has no limitations.

Tub

Moment we realized Brady was ready for the big tub...

Playdate

Today Nicole & Luke (almost 1) were nice enough to make the drive down for a playdate.

I couldn't resist taking a picture of the boys with their matching pacifiers.

Sitting

Brady tried prunes this week-loved them! Only problem is that Mommy doesn't so much love the diapers that come after them.

Brady has his moments of fussiness so we have to get creative to keep him distracted...laundry did the trick this week.