Look What Brax Can Do!

Brax will army crawl some and can scoot and roll to get whatever he wants.  The other day I walked back into the room, and Brax had his hands on the rim of the black box of books.  He was trying to get a book.  I gave him a little nudge, and he got up on his knees to look in the box.  The next day he went from his knees to his feet on his own.  Also, he likes to stand and hold onto my dresser drawers.  He can't get back down, and he can't get down from a sitting position, but he is making "moving" progress since he seems to be a little behind other kids his age.  Our nanny said everyone was very impressed at Gymboree.

Batman and Robin

The neighbor across the street, Dax, was Batman for Halloween.  I found these Robin pajamas at Target so we had to have a photo shoot of them protecting the neighborhood together.  Here are Dax and Brax a.k.a. Batman and Robin.  I will have to post the rest of the photos when they are done being edited.

Reading

Brax has always been interested in books from a very young age.  I started reading to him when he was born, and he will always sit and look at the books.  He really likes flap books and touch and feel books.  At about 7 months old, he could easily turn the flaps and pages in a book.  Here are some videos of him reading.  In the first video, he was turning the pages to the tiger book on the floor on his own.  I was only quick enough to video him when he was at the end of the book, but he had turned each page up until then.  This is the book we got from the hospital when he had his surgery.  In the second and third video, I am reading his pet flap book that he got from Wade's mom, Nana.  It is one of his favorites!  The worn out pages are proof.

Uncle Adam

When Adam was a baby, he would put a bowl over his face while he stared up at the ceiling fan in our living room.  I clearly remember it was a yellow bowl.  Today, when Brax was on the floor, he dumped out his puffs and put the bowl over his face.  It brought back memories.  He's taking after you, Uncle Adam!

Mickey Mouse

When I was in college with Stephanie, we decorated our freshman dorm room in Mickey Mouse.  We had wall decorations, bedspreads, and a phone.  It was a bit overboard, and I don't think Stephanie and I really care for Mickey Mouse anymore these days.  However, Brax may change my mind.  :)

UnBEARably Cute

We just love you so so much, Boo Bear!

Retirement

Thank goodness my parents are retired so they could come out and watch Brax while our nanny went on a mountain vacation.  I knew there was some benefit for having kids later in life.  They have enjoyed spending time with us even though my mom has commented that a day with an 8 month old goes by pretty slowly.  They played a lot with Brax and took him on a walk to the Dollar Tree.  Today, they took him to Gymboree class.  Mom and I had some time to shop for Brax.  Tonight, we are going out to eat and plan on going golfing tomorrow before we watch the Husker game.  Mom has provided a lot of good cooking, and Dad raked up our leaves.  Thank you, Mom and Dad!