Finally an updated post...

Finally, I have added some new photos...get ready for PICTURE OVERLOAD! I just had to include all the highlights of the past month and 1/2...As you can see, our little man turned ONE! We had a very fun birthday...with just family and a few really close friends...at a local park. Everyone had a great time and Brayden was happy! (when is he not?) He had his one year physical and he is 21 pounds....29 inches and in the 25% on typical charts! He is growing right on target as he has been, so the doctor was pleased. He is eating all kinds of different foods even without any teeth yet...He is not crawling yet...but has just began standing for short periods of time...He has been such a joy to be around and he lights up any room we go into.

He wasn't quite sure about this sugary frosting cupcake thing...

Here he is with my homemade cupcakes...yes I went cheap, but everybody LOVED them...

Daddy giving him a taste test!

Still not sure?????

My nieces Kaitlyn, Alyssa and Maddy and daugther Kaylee...they all just adore Brayden.

Being my happy boy!

Leah holding Brayden...everyone wanted a piece of him.

I made picture/plant centerpieces...after the party I handed them to all of his grandparents that were present for the party. They were happy to take them home.

We have had many physical therapy appointments, but haven't posted some recent pictures. Brayden is getting so strong and his therapist is quite happy with his progression. It really makes me so proud when I hear his therapist commenting on his progression and not just hearing myself brag on him...Sandy is so great with him and he adores her and her helper Katrina. We are going to miss her for a month in June...but will have another PT in her place just for the month...then will resume in July with Sandy.

He just LOVES the exercise ball...

Practicing standing...this was last week...he is doing it so much more this week but forgot my camera at today's session.


Katrina blowing bubbles for the kids...Brayden absolutely loves bubbles and popping them as do the kids I watch. They are so great at Dynamic Kids as they accomodate the little ones I watch during the week to come with us to PT. IT is a busy time, but they love it!

These are two little guys I watch who are just adorable and so good with Brayden. One is 20 months and the other 2 1/2. Brayden sure watches them and wants to get in any action they are in. It really has been good for Brayden to be so stimulated with all the kids I watch. Sometimes I feel guilty to not have all my attention on his needs all day...but when I can't all the other kids are stimulating him and teaching him new things as well.

Ok...so my husband will not be proud of these next few pictures...nor will any other male in our family...but this was so cute I had to post. Kaylee was getting ready for her bath the other night and had gotten undressed and decided to put her dirty clothes on Brayden...well of course I noticed what she had done and told her she had to top it off with a bow or flower and OF COURSE I had to get the camera... He will probably hate me later for this...

Doesn't he look like Kaylee????

And well, THIS WAS TOO CUTE FOR WORDS!

We went to the Clovis Rodeo this year with Grammy and Papa and had a blast! The kids had never been, so they LOVED it! Thanks for the great time Grammy and Papa!

I think they had everything to eat at the Rodeo...cotton candy, snow cones, kettle corn, hot dog...and then they ate their whole plate at Daves BBQ...YUM!

Just a fun picture in the high chair...

Kaylee and my nephew I get to watch during the week, Bryce... We had a fun time going to Bryce's T-ball game and that is where the next picture was taken. Kaitlyn, Alyssa, Cody, my mom, Kaylee and Brayden.

The next few pictures are from Kaylee's DATE with her Papa...She has been on one other date before and just loves this time. She had her outfit picked out 2 days in advance...requested me to make her a flower headband too...Papa showed up on a Friday afternoon with flowers at the door...She was estatic! She had a list of places or ideas they could do on their date...and he showed up with a list of his own too...they had a fabulous time and I think hit everything on their lists! She told her Papa, "Next time on our date, we don't have to spend any money." Too funny. Thanks Papa for that quality time...Kaylee sure loves her Papa!

"Mom, take some pictures before Papa gets here...and then when he gets here, take some more."

Just look at the smile....she even had her purse all packed with hand sanitizer, cell phone (Barbie one) wallet with all her FAKE credit cards, so PaPa didn't have to pay and her list...ohhh and lip gloss.

Here they are at the end of the date, with Starbucks hot chocolate in hand.

Brayden just spending some time playing...I just loved this reaction picture.

So glad I could finally put an updated post...I have slacked quite a bit. I have been so busy lately...next week we leave for Disneyland, and the weekend after that we are going to the beach for my mom's wedding! So I will have lots of pictures to post in the next couple of weeks. I am trying to keep well as the stomach virus as hit 3 out of the 5 of us...Just Brayden and I are still well...but tonight is not over. Cody and Jared are rooming together tonight as they got it within 5 hours of each other...Kaylee had it 2 days ago...and well...I am DISINFECTING like heck! Hope all is well with everyone!