The Ball Obsession

Yay!  It is summertime!  Brax and I had a great first day together.  We went to his daycare and visited for a few hours.  He ate breakfast so nicely with the other kids.  Then, we went for a walk, had a nice lunch, and a very long nap.  After nap, we played outside some more.  If you check out the photos and notice what Brax constantly has in his hands, you will see he has quite the ball obsession.  I'm not sure it is healthy.  At daycare, he kept going to the basketball hoop and saying basketball over and over and over.  They didn't have the balls out, yet.  Tomorrow we are going to a park with a splash pad!  So much more fun than work!

Nana

I am so so very far behind on my blogging.  Wade's mom was nice enough to come out and help watch Brax when I went to see my friend in Kansas City for a long weekend and for the last week of school.  He loved spending time with Nana and said "Nana" over and over and over.  They had fun bath time, went to the zoo, went for walks, had a play date with Nana's second cousin's grandson, went to Benny's, and played and played.  Nana was even nice enough to help build our new shed in the backyard.  Thanks for your help Nana and a great week!  Brax loved it!

Up!

Someone (a.k.a. Brax) must have heard the doctor say, "He should be standing up, by now.  If he's not standing on his own by 18 months, we can have him evaluated."  The doctor also thought this was a choice he was making, and he'd be fine.  Well, a few days after the appointment, he is standing.  Check out the video:

Park Fun

The nanny took Brax to the park today before the afternoon tornado warnings hit again.  He went down the slide all by himself!

15 Months

We had Brax's 15 month check-up today.  He is doing very well with his language and fine motor skills.  The only gross motor skill we need to work on is standing up on his own without using anything to help.  He is finally catching up size-wise!  We are on the growth charts!  The doctor said I could write a book on diet since he gained six months worth of weight in three months.  I don't think many people would go for a cheese, milk, and tangerine diet book since that's all Brax seems to eat these days.  Here are the stats:

Weight:  20 pounds 6 ounces:  20th %
Height:  30 inches:  10th %
Head:  18.75 inches:  75th %

Grandpa Lyle has said before that we can blame the Govig side for his big head.  Maybe that's what's throwing his balance when he tries to stand up.  :)

Walking in the Park