Success with the potty!!

Just an update, Gavin has been doing great with the potty.  He actually walks into the bathroom and just goes... he does not even say anything to us.  We will keep you posted.  By the way, Gavin is now 2 1/2 years old, and Brady is 6 months!!

Dakota

Dakota passed away last night, 8/19/2011.  She has been a part of our family for 10 years.   She was a wonderful companion, who was full of energy and love.  I remember the first day Chris and I got her, and how happy she made us, I also remember she was not too happy when Gavin came along, but now she was at Gavin's side everywhere he went.  We could not have asked for a better dog.   Dakota, we will miss you so much, we will miss you more than words can express.  We love you.

Brady Eats Solids

Brady tried solids for the first time on August 16th, at around 5 1/2 months. His first meal....rice cereal, and it was a SUCCESS!! He really seemed to like it, even grabbing for the spoon. Today, we tried again, making it a little thicker, and he did awesome! We will be slowly adding new foods, but for now it is a small helping of rice cereal each evening. Check out the video.. its kind of long...

Big Boy Underware

So, we are starting potty training, and, well, it is not going so well, yet....  The technique we are trying leaves it pretty much up to the child. He is definitely showing all of the signs of being ready, but he is just not going for it. We ask him every day if he would like to try on his big boy underware, but he usually says no, this is one of the evenings he said yes, notice him posing for us, ha ha!!! He has sat on the potty a couple of times, however, no luck with going, we will keep you posted.

Cousin Kali Visits

Here are some pictures from Cousin Kali's visit. We had a great time.. visited an animal safari in jungle like temps, went plane sighting, took a boat ride, etc...  She was wonderful with the boys!! 

Brady at 5 months old

                                                                               

Brady is 5 months old!!  He is definitely growing up!  He is very long, and although you can not tell from the picture, he is very lean.  Getting him to smile is nearly impossible when you have a camera in front of him.  But, when there is no camera, he is ALL smiles,  HAPPY HAPPY BABY! 

Brady is an awesome sleeper!  He sleeps from about 8:00 to 6:15 every morning, straight through!  Then, when you walk in to get him, there he is with his HUGE smile looking up at you!  He never really cries at all.  The one thing we do notice is that Brady moves a LOT when he is sleeping, we often have to go in at night and move him back to the bottom of his crib, because he has moved himself all the way to the top.  Nap time has not changed much, some days he has 2 naps, and others he has 3 naps a day.  Trying to get him and Brady back on the same afternoon nap schedule.

Brady is no longer nursing.  I came down with an infection, where I had to take antibiotics, and they advised me not to nurse, so I started pumping, but was really not getting what I needed, and had to dump it anyway...with all of that said, I am ok with the decision now, but it took me a while to be ok with it.  On another note, we will probably try to start some solids this month.

He loves to look at Gavin.  As soon as he sees him, he is laughing and smiling.  Gavin loves to make him smile as well, he is a great big brother!  We can't wait to watch them grow up together.

Milestones

Sits steadily with support

Holds items and places everything in his mouth

Laughing out Loud

Looks when you are calling his name

Makes many different facial expressions

Holds head up for long periods of time (while playing with his toys)

Pulls himself up on his knees (looking like he is going to crawl)

Holds the bottle

Rolls over (all of the time)

Screams and Screeches