Tuesday, August 26, 2008

I'm on the Move!



Today, Noah started commando crawling! He inched forward several times today to reach all sorts of things; so much, in fact, that his elbows have carpet burn. He also crawled all over Daddy in the evening.

The real fun starts now, as the two boys will be headed in different directions soon...!

Our blog has been quiet for the last week. It's just that our life has been kind of... mundane. Not in a bad way, but it's been full of errands, playground visits, chores - you know, the everyday stuff!

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

New Videos


Braiden ready to go bye-bye, in Uncle Scott's shoes on Saturday.

Noah just keeps on growing! He is loving the finger foods he has gotten to sample... Click here for a video of Noah being Noah, while eating Cheerios. He is becoming stronger and stronger too, and we think crawling isn't too far off. He pulls himself up on his knees a lot and gets around a little bit that way.

Here is a video of Braiden playing with a police car (he is very much into drilling these days), and more "Noah being Noah" moments. In the end Braiden shows off some of his signs. Speaking of which, he has been talking a lot more! Most of his talking is still "gooberish", but we have already lost count of how many words he has now. Good job!!! No 2 or 3 word combos yet, but he does combine words and signs into little sentences.

Braiden is really into pretend play. He goes bye-bye a lot (usually borrows the biggest pair of shoes he can find), and loves to "eat" and "feed". For the last couple of days, he has also been very willing to share his blankie and binkies... mostly with odd objects though, like fire trucks and bicycles on the road. He extends the object towards them and says something in gibberish. Sometimes he is a little miffed when there is no response.

During our trip, Braiden apparently learned to do puzzles. Here is a video of him from this morning... to our amazement, he finished the puzzle like a pro. This afternoon, while running our errands, we picked up two new ones. Click here to watch him do one of them - first time he ever even saw this puzzle. What other hidden talents does he have that we know nothing about?!

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Pictures from Our Evening Walk

Braiden and Noah have had a wonderful time visiting their cousins! We've done all sorts of fun things (many visits to the ice cream farm, trip to a children's museum, etc) but most of all, we've just enjoyed spending time together. Thursday night, Michael flew in and surprised the boys. What a joyous reunion that was on Friday morning!! Braiden has been glued to Daddy's side, Noah hasn't stopped giggling, and the older boys have been challenging Michael to lightsaber duels. :)

Sadly, time is coming for us to go home... Thanks, Sis (and the rest of the gang!) for having us, and for all the help these past two weeks!

Some pictures from our walk tonight, most taken by my sister.


Latest family picture! We walked over to the neighboring farm to check out the animals. Braiden now knows that turkeys say gobble-gobble!


Noah's relaxed pose in the wagon. What a ride!







After the farm, we walked over to the pond. Braiden discovered the joys of throwing rocks in the water!







Wednesday, August 13, 2008

First of Many!




Braiden and Noah took their first bath together tonight! They both enjoyed it so much that this might just be the norm from now on.

Here are other assorted pictures from my phone:


Noah enjoying a... plastic plate.


Annabel, Andrew and Noah watching Braiden's antics.


The latest craze: feet drumming.


This little man is seriously in love with water and sippy cups! The other day he had somehow gotten a hold of Braiden's cup and was enjoying his whole milk...


Yes, that's right. Eating PB&J with a fork.


What a big boy!

Last but not least, here are two hilarious videos of Braiden dancing to his own beat tonight (sorry Sis, we totally wrecked the lego room!!! :-D). Click here and here to see them.

Saturday, August 09, 2008

Busy, Fun-Filled Days

Our days with cousins have been filled with fun, ice cream, playing outside, hugs, sharing toys (with various success!), and lots and lots of laughter.

Below are a few, but click here to see a slide show all of this week's pictures.









Monday, August 04, 2008

We Made It!

Andrew, Thomas, Braiden, Noah and I made it to my sister's house! It was a long day in the car, but all the boys did so amazingly well. Thanks for your help, Thomas and Andrew! Last night and today Braiden has been enjoying Annabel's company and toys...!


Nice wheels!! Braiden likes to ride, Annabel likes to push... perfect match!


Guess who didn't want to come in for dinner?


Another treasure found!


No light saber duels between the brothers... yet.

Sunday, August 03, 2008

Noah Is 8 Months Old!





Our little sunshine is 8 months old!

Noah continues to be such a happy, easygoing baby. He loves taking baths, swinging at the park, playing with all kinds things he isn't supposed to, and watching Braiden. He often just giggles by himself while playing with something, and even the top teeth about to come through (hence the rash on his face) haven't made his smile vanish. He does get cranky when he is tired though, or if he is being ignored for too long. :)