12 Months

 Happy birthday buddy!

11 Months

It was sometime this month I realized I was no longer dealing with a baby. He is a little boy who is on a mission to destroy this house one room at a time. He figured out how to climb stairs and has started walking while holding onto furniture. He throws food when he doesn't want it. He squeals when he is unhappy and pushes books away when he is bored. I  can hardly blame him for the attitude because I am pretty sure he got it from me.

Christmas Recap

After a wonderful Christmas Eve with Troy's family we got a call saying my family's Christmas festivities was being postponed until Sunday. We spent most of Christmas Day clearing snow and playing with our new Wii, but we did find time to play in the snow. Brady loved sitting in the snow bank watching Gracie chase snowballs.

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He got lots of fun toys-including this Radio Flyer wagon, Fisher Price Silly Town, Busy Ball Popper, and this cool Silver Speedster. Our basement looks like a parking ramp. He got a lot of other presents too...thanks to all for making his 1st Christmas a memorable one!

Santa

Thank goodness it was free....obviously not impressed.

10 Months

Brady has become a very busy 10 month old. He spends most of the day exploring the house, chasing his dog, and hanging onto Mom's ankle. He pulls himself up now quite well and can stand for a few minutes. He loves wrestling with Dad and playing chase me while getting his diaper changed.

He knows what "no no" means but chooses to ignore it most of the time. His favorite "no no" objects are his doggy night light, the heat vent covers, and the dog's water bowl.

He eats like a machine. Pancakes and yogurt are his favorites. I am transitioning him to formula-FINALLY!

He's starting to follow simple directions such as waving Bye-Bye. If I ask him to put toys into a bucket he will do that too.

His 3rd tooth just appeared this week-all on the bottom.

The weather was great today so we headed into the backyard. Brady loved scooting around the patio chasing leaves. It has been so fun to watch him develop this month. He eats all sorts of new foods-fruit chunks, vegetables, meat, and beans. He loves to feed himself so I am trying to give him as much "big people" food as possible.

Emotionally he is developing too and with that has come bits of separation anxiety. He loves being with Mom. He is constantly pulling at my pants wanting me to pick him up. He makes a face to let me know he is unhappy about getting his diaper changed, wearing socks, or getting his face wiped off. He also recognizes people he sees often and kicks his legs with delight.