My Little Pumpkin

Happy Halloween!

Scootin

The scoot has been in development for the last few weeks, but he finally has it mastered. My friends, he's mobile.

In other new...

-He says MaMa.
-He managed to pull himself up on the couch this afternoon for the first time. He has great timing-I just dropped his crib to the lowest level after his morning nap.
-We have found a new babysitter who will help us out during the week. She will start as soon as she recovers from a recent bout with pneumonia.
-Brady refuses to take a bottle now so we have transitioned to a sippy cup. You gotta love this kid, he makes my job so easy.
-We joined the local YMCA. Thankfully they have really cheap childcare so I can work on losing these last few pounds. They also have a really great kiddie pool we plan on taking advantage of.

Cousins

We had a family get together last weekend while Jim & Erik were in town. Brady got to play with his cousin Ryan. Aren't they cute?

Brady has become increasingly more mobile these days. Changing his diaper or putting clothes on has become a real chore. A distraction diaper is almost always necessary to keep him on this back.

Brady has figured out how to get from his tummy to a sitting position. So when he's ready to get up I find him sitting in his crib. I think it will only be a short time before he is pulling himself up. He also feeds himself finger foods-loves cereal, pretzel rods & yogurt melts. His loves watching me eat and wants whatever I have.
His new favorite activity is playing in the tupperware cabinet.

Doggy

The poor dog...

Little Fins

We attended our 1st Little Fins gathering over the weekend. Little Fins is a support group for families with children dealing with limb differences. The apple orchard stayed open late exclusively for us and provided lots of activities. Brady was too young to participate in getting eggs from the chicken coop or feeding the baby goats, but he loved looking at the animals and the hay ride. We had a blast and are already looking forward to the winter gathering!