The Barrons

Friday, February 24, 2012

Brayden is 10 months old!

OMgoodness our sweet baby is just a couple of months away from a year old!!! I absolutely love this age and we have had so much fun with Brayden this month. I took tons of pics this month, I guess because he is just doing so much more now. I'll let the pictures tell the story of what adventures Brayden has been up to this month:

He found the Tupperware cabinet!

He has mastered opening and crawling into cabinets, but has not yet figured out how to get out gracefully! This morning he busted his lip coming out face first, poor baby!!!

Mia's water bowl is a constant form of entertainment

One word...DISGUSTING!!!

He absolutely adores this pup...she tolerates him okay :)

Could spend hours playing with the dryer and dishwasher doors!

Enjoys the swing on a pretty day

LOVES playing in the water, can't wait till summer!

Likes going for a wagon ride, he just looks around in amazement. He is always holding on tight with one hand!

This little table is not a walker but Brayden sure is fast walking that thing around the house, it is so stinkin cute!

He has definitely figured out how to get this thing going, he is a pro at turning corners and backing up. He loves to chase and be chased in his walker. Oh, and did you notice the thumb?? The thumb sucking used to be only when he was tired or cranky, well it is becoming more and more often these days!

LOVES his daddy! Look closely and you can see Brian in his office looking back at Brayden. Whenever Brian gets home from work Brayden books it smiling all the way to get to him, it is so sweet.

Checking to see what's for dinner :)

This picture cracks me up! Notice Brayden's tail?? This just goes to show that this baby WILL NOT sit still for you to get him dressed or to change his diaper. He would literally crawl around naked all day if we would let him!

This boy has burnt some holes in his pj's!!! Guess his future brothers are not going to get any 9 month pajamas handed down!!

Man, our living room is starting to look like a day care!

Brayden had a visit from his sweet great-grandparents Mamer and Papa Barron

Love this!

Here are some other things we don't want to forget that Brayden has done this month:
*Whenever it is bath time, we take his clothes off and put him on the ground in his room. He loves crawling into the bathroom naked on his own and seems to really enjoy taking baths!
*He FINALLY seems to enjoy listening to stories read aloud. Up until now, he has not sat still for more than a page or two which for me has been very frustrating because I want to read to my baby!!! His absolute favorite book right now ( I think it's his favorite because he laughs and makes happy noises:)) is this book my sister gave us called "Monkey and Me", it is this little paperback flimsy book that they got out of a Cheerios box and he loves it-imagine that!
*He really loves Mia and could be entertained watching her all day long. He understands which toys are hers and it is so cute because he will pick up one of her toys or her bone and try to hand it to her. He will also try and hand his toys to her, Mia does not know what to think but has been very good about taking things from him gingerly which surprises me!
*After pulling up on something, Brayden has just started letting go and standing there on his own for just a few seconds before falling to the ground. He'll be trying to walk before we know it!

I'll leave you with a few more of my favorite pics of this sweet baby from this month:

This is his silly CHEESE face, he is so funny!

Love, loves his daddy :)

Kisses! He loves licking windows and mirrors

Love this one, such a happy boy!

Pure sweetness, such a lovey monkey!

Friday, January 27, 2012

Cherish

I am reading a book with my mom's group that has some great little tidbits to help me along my way being a first time mom. Lots of the situations and examples the author talks about are ones that I can relate to and a lot of the time she has really made me think. There is one quote that has really seemed to stick with me and I often think about it as I go about my day with little B.

"You will never have this day with your children again. Tomorrow, they'll be a little older than they were today. This day is a gift. Breathe and notice. Smell and touch them; study their little faces and little feet and pay attention. Relish the charms of the present.

Enjoy today, mama. It will be over before you know it."

-Jen Hatmaker from Out of the Spin Cycle

Just typing these words seriously brings a tear to my eye! This is the main reason why I even started this blog. I want to make sure that I remember and soak up every little moment that I possibly can because I know tomorrow he will be a little different. Brian and I feel extremely blessed that I am able to stay home each day with Brayden and enjoy watching him grow. I am vowing to make an effort every day to slow down, take it all in, and cherish my sweet, sweet baby while he is still a baby.

tiny hands and feet

Soak up every loving smile

Stroke that sweet smelling hair, and kiss those smooth chubby cheeks

Loving this time in my life,

9 month wellness visit

I know to some this may seem like incredibly boring information but I just don't want to forget anything about little B's little years! We went to see the doc for his 9 month checkup and had a pleasant surprise when we got there-no shots!!! I had just assumed that Brayden would need another round of vaccinations but apparently he won't need them again until his 1 year-whoo hoo!!! It was a quick and easy visit, got some questions answered, got the little guy weighed and checked out and we were on our way! Here are Brayden's stats at 9 months +
Length: 27.8 inches 29th %
Weight 21.1 ponds 56th%
Head circumference: 83rd % (he must have a big ol brain like his mommy!)

So we are finished with the Dr. for another 3 months (hopefully)... Here are some pics from Wed:

What? I would be crying if you laid me naked on a scale in front of everyone to see too!!!

We love Dr. Scholshberg!!!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Lake Tahoe Trip

We just got back from an amazing to trip to Tahoe. Brian and I went with his family about 6 years ago before we were married and had not been back since. Tahoe is absolutely one of the most beautiful places I have ever been and it has so much to do! It is awesome to have so much to do during the day and then gambling at night! We went with Brian's parents, his brother and sister, and some family friends of the Barron's. It was especially a great trip because Brian was able to get away from work for a couple of days and he has been working like crazy lately. I think this trip was really good for him to relax... and even better there is no cell service on the top of the mountain-haha!!! This was Brayden's second time to fly and he did even better this time than last! He had so much fun on the plane climbing all over his seat looking at the people in front of and behind him. He was quite loud on the way home, not crying but happily screaming-my apologies to the people around us!:) We tried as hard as we could to keep him on schedule with the two hour time change but his schedule was totally whack by the time we left there! No worries though, after a couple of days he was back to normal and on a very predictable schedule once again. Brayden did not get out of the room much because most of the time we were there it was pretty cold and there was a biting wind! It was so nice to have all of the family there to play with and help babysit so Brian and I could get out some. We are so lucky to have such great babysitters!:)

The last time that we went to Tahoe was my first time to ever see that much snow and also my first time to try snowboarding. After that trip I swore I would never do it again! The first time I tried I had a really rough time, spend my day with my face in the snow, and came back on the gondola with tears in my eyes and icicles in my eyelashes (true story!). So, when we planned this trip I had my mind made up I would be staying away from the snow! Well I changed my mind and tried again this year. I had a much better experience and absolutely loved it!! We had so much fun, I fell ALOT less, and actually got better as the day went on! I can't wait to go back and do it again! Anyway here are some pics from the trip, mainly Brayden getting to enjoy spending time with family :)

Brayden is obsessed with ipad's, Papa is about the only one that will let Brayden play with his!!

WOW Uncle Keithy that is a full BEARD!!!

Keith, Christi, Eddie, and I tried out ice skating one afternoon, it was FREEZING!!! It was so much fun and we definitely had some good laughs as one of us had a little more trouble than the rest (I won't mention any names!:)