Pulling up!

Brayden started pulling himself up... on everything!

2nd Tooth!

Brayden finally has his second tooth! I've been checking in his mouth and nothing, nothing and then yesterday I saw it! It's already broke through the skin and is on it's way up! He also has received his first cold with a complimentary runny nose and cough :) He had his 9month check up on Thursday 10/8 and the pediatrician said that he looked and sounded great. He hasn't had a fever (even with teething), his cough is non-productive and his snot is clear so he's good to go! He weighed in at 17lbs 4oz and over 26inches long. He's doing good and getting bigger each day!



He's also saying ma-ma A LOT! And sometimes just mom. It's the cutest thing! And I know that they usually say da-da first, but not Brayden - it's ma-ma ma-ma all the time. Since he's been sick he hasn't been eating that well throughout the day, so he's been waking me up about once a night to nurse. Well, a couple of nights ago I hear him around 4-5am on the baby monitor saying ma-ma, ma-ma, ma-ma - what a wonderful way to wake up! It made me smile :)



Brayden is still army crawling all over the place. And on Friday when Ryan I were both home, he got up onto all fours again, but this time he took a "step"! He did this a couple of times! So he may not skip crawling. He's doing great! He's such a joy - I love being a mommy - it's the best job I've ever had ;)

New hiding spot

Brayden has found a new hiding spot. Our entertainment center has two doors and a empty spot for a shelf (which we didn't put in) and Brayden has recently discovered it - it's his new favorite place to be! He's so darn cute!!!

The Pumpkin Patch

Brayden at the pumpkin patch!

He as checking out a pumpkin...

And he really checked it out by licking it! He was too fast for me!

8 Months!

Brayden is now 8 months old - boy how time flys! He's sitting up, rolling all around, trying to pull himself up on everything and eating like a champ! He loves to eat any food you give him, he opens his mouth up as big as he can and kicks his little feet with excitement! He's also "talking" up a storm, and I could just listen to him all day long! He's so much fun! He has tooth number 1 and is working on number 2 so of course everything goes straight to the mouth and comes out with tons of drool. He's doing great! Such a wonderful bundle of joy :)

So cute!

This is his new favorite toy... a chip clip

He's laughing at mommy

Teething...

Brayden has his first tooth! It's his front, bottom left. I didn't realize how long the teething process took - he's been working on it since the 13th of August. I first noticed a swollen, white bump on the 13th and any time he put anything in his mouth he would cry so I knew something was going on. It finally broke through the skin about a week ago and is still working its way up. He's only been fussy a couple of days through this whole process, which is amazing because I'm sure it hurts!

I also weighed him last week and he weighs over 17lbs! And I think he may have had a growth spurt since then because one night last week he woke me up to nurse about every 3 hours and he hasn't done that in a long, long time. My little boy is growing up!