Pumpkin Town!

This weekend we did more fall activities with Braeden. We enjoyed a run along the Tulsa trails. We went to Pumpkin town and walked around with Braeden in the wagon. He is such a dare devil. He preferred to sit tight and NOT hold on when we were going up and down hills and lots of bumps. He even fell back at one point and didn't even make a peep. He just looked at us and was like...uhh can you help me up or what?  We bought big and little pumpkins to take home. Later, after Braeden was asleep, Mike and I carved our very first pumpkins together! We had fun picking out patterns and making a pumpkin mess! They actually came out really good.

Hangin' with MOMMY!

Here are some cute pics from us just hanging out!

Pumpkin Patch

Amongst all the chaos with the doggy, we still managed a little trip to the pumpkin patch. Braeden loved seeing all the pumpkins and touching stuff. It was his first time actually crawling and moving around on the grass. We took him through a maze and it was completely dark in there. I was the one that was scared! We checked out all the animals and different fall food. It was fun to see scarecrows, camels, piggies, ducks, and lots more. We will definitely do this again!

Doggy Doggy

This weekend we were super busy taking care of a dog. We went on a walk around our neighborhood and the one across the street. At the beginning, the dog followed us and we thought it was cute. Braeden enjoyed watching the dog in the stroller. The dog had a tag and we called the number on it. This poor dog was lost and followed us all the way home. We we ahead and let the dog in the backyard and eventually in the house. This female dog (we later find out...) was in HEAT! So, we got a blood stains and pee all over the house.

Meanwhile, Mike loved having the dog around and Braeden was having fun chasing her, grabbing her tail, and getting licked!! YES, licked all over his face! The dog was great with Braeden and overall a well behaved. The weekend ended with us dropping off the dog back in the neighborhood. She got home safely and successfully EXHAUSTED us. We got a taste of what it would be like to take care of a dog and a child at once. I learned that I don't want a doggie or any other pets yet!

Happy 11 months old Braeden!

Braeden is getting so big! He is 11 months old today. We are very busy every day. Today we went to play at the Goldman's house with Spencer and Jocelyn while mommy went to practice her Jazz routine for the OKC Thunder game. He had a good time playing with them.
He is weighing in at 18 1/2  pounds and 28 inches long!

Asleep at the wheel!!

Braeden fell asleep holding onto the wheel when I went running. I thought it was so funny because when he woke up, he started driving again!! So cute. We got all bundled up for the first time the other day. It was in the 60s and I didn't want him to be cold, so we tried out a jacket that David gave us.

Look how great Braeden is standing.  He is really getting fast at pulling himself up to stand.

Sleeping, Playing, and more!

It's offical! Braeden is sleeping through the night! He goes to bed around 8pm and wakes up around 6am. Sometimes he'll sleep even later. We are so proud of him and relieved that he started to sleep better.

On Friday, Braeden's physical therapist charted his progress and development.  He was 10 months and 2 weeks on the day of the appointment.

Here are his stats:
Gross Motor: 11 months (that's two weeks ahead of his non adjusted age!)
Fine Motor: 11 months (that's ahead too!)
Cognitive: 10 months (doing great here!)
Language: 10 months (right on track)
Adaptive: 12 months (WOW! That's amazing!)
Social: 11 months (of course, he would be ahead here!)
 He is currently working on pushing a walker across the room. He can walk several steps forward. He isn't interested in walking holding onto my hands yet, but that will come soon. Also, cruising side to side is getting better everyday. We are mainly trying to get Braeden to cruise to the left now to keep him balanced on both sides.

Braeden has been eating so much food lately. He loves to eat!!  We are down to four times nursing and in the weaning process.

I have the best helper when it comes to cleaning. See...

We also went to our friend Dominic's house to play the other day. They had so much fun together. Dominic and Braeden are only 5 days apart!! No smiles for Braeden until after the picture is taken!