Helping

Brayden is helping mommy do the laundry... so he thinks :)

Jay & Koryn's Wedding

I was blessed with a beautiful sister-in-law, Koryn this past weekend! Ryan's brother Jay married his long time girlfriend Koryn Saturday November 7th at Carmel Lutheran Church. Ryan, Brayden & I were all in the wedding which was so special! Ryan & were attendants and Bray was the adorable ring bearer! It was a beautiful day for such a beautiful occasion! And Brayden was such a trooper - he only napped for about 1 1/2 hours for the entire day and he stayed awake and partied until about midnight! He never fussed or anything, he even sat through the entire ceremony! We were so proud of him! He's such a good baby and that just confirmed it even more!

It was so neat how Jay & Koryn did things, Ryan walked out with Bray and held him up front while the girls 3/4 of the way down the aisle and then the guys met the girls and finished the walk - so we go to walk down as a family! It was so special! Everything was beautiful and perfect! Thank you Jay & Koryn for having all of us share in your special day! Congratulations - we love you!!!

Getting ready!

The girls got ready in the nursery, which thrilled Bray!
They got married at Carmel Lutheran Church, which is beautiful
Done with the wedding, on to the Renaissance Hotel for hors d'oeurves!
The reception was at the Ritz Charles in Carmel
The AMAZING cake!
Bray in his little ring bearer tux :)
Brayden & Grandma McHone - they're buddies! (And isn't she a beautiful mother of the Groom!)
The beautiful Bride & Groom!

Brayden's Great Grandpa (Ryan's Grandpa)My two boys - I'm so blessed!!!
Dancing, dancing, dancing!!!
And then, the day after... :)

HaLLoWeEn

Brayden was our little football player for Halloween. I was really sick so I never made it to the store to get a him a costume, so we improvised! He had his little colts jersey, some white pants, a football candy basket, so I made him a football player! Then I gave him shoulder pads and leg pads (I used maxi-pads - sorry Bray) and wha-la!
We went to trick-or-treat at Uncle Jay & Aunt Koryn's, Grandma Karen & Grandpa Les, and Grandma & Grandpa McHone's. It was so fun and he's always such a joy!

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!