Superhero!

When I visited Kansas City, last year, when I was pregnant, there was a Halloween sale at one of the consignment stores.  This Spiderman outfit cost $1.  Even though Brax isn't going to be Spiderman for Halloween, I thought it would be fun for dress up.  It was probably more enjoyable for Wade and me than Brax, though.  He looks pretty cute!  Our neighbor's son is really into superheroes right now, and his mom thinks they should go as Batman and Robin next year.  We shall see.  

Before the Second Half

Here's Brax watching his third Nebraska game.  He was actually awake for kickoff for the first time.  This is obviously during the first half.  Tears started flowing during the third quarter.  Hopefully, Nebraska will be back on top at some point during his lifetime.  We got a bit spoiled in the 90s.

First Pair of Shoes

I bought these shoes for Brax while I was pregnant.  They are still big for his feet even though they were the smallest size available.  I now know that babies really never wear shoes until they walk.  Plus, I think they look cuter with just their bare feet showing or in socks.  I figured I should have Brax wear his sandals at least once while it is still warm out since they will be too small next summer so here he is in shoes for the first time.  He did leave them alone, but I took them off while we were at dinner since he likes to hold his feet, and I'm sure it's more comfortable for him, too.

Swim Lessons

Wade has been taking Brax to swim lessons at the YMCA every Thursday for a half an hour.  He is the youngest in the class.  For the first class, he was dunked under the water three times.  He didn't cry at all.  Wade said he looked like he was about to after the third time so he didn't dunk him the fourth time.  He got a little cold at the end of class.  For the second class, Wade was worried since he hadn't really taken much of a nap and was up earlier than normal.  Wade said he was fine, but it was colder than last time.  He said there were some other kids crying.  They didn't dunk any for the second class.  Here is Brax after class in the locker room.

First Kiss

Wade's friend had a baby girl last October.  He stopped by with his daughter, Riley, to drop off a late baby gift for Brax.  When they arrived, Riley's mom and I switched babies.  Brax and Riley did okay for about 5 minutes until they wanted their mommies back.  Riley was standing on the floor, and I stood Brax next to her.  She was leaning on him as a support to stand up.  Then, all of a sudden, she leaned in with an open mouth to give Brax his first kiss.  Too young for my likings!  She's quite the go-getter!

Baby Braxton

Our neighbor girl who is four just loves Brax.  Every time we go outside and see her, she yells, "How is Baby Braxton?"  Then, she runs up to see Brax and always strokes his head and tries to make him smile.  Our neighbors had a welcome back football party, and she really wanted to hold Brax.  Here they are together.

The Best Sound Ever

If someone would ask me what my favorite sound is, I would definitely say the sound of Brax laughing.  It just makes my day and makes me feel so good that he is so happy.  It's so fun to try different things out to make him laugh.  In this video, I was making slurping noises and pretending I was eating his baby food.  His baby food does taste pretty good.  Nothing like the store bought kind.  We were having carrots and mangoes for dinner.  He seems like he enjoys eating even though food gets all over his face, hands, bib, highchair, and me somehow.  I usually have to give him his own spoon to hold while I feed him or he grabs the spoon I am using and won't let go.  He has quite the grip!  Enjoy!