Braeden's one year stats

Braeden's one year stats: 23 lbs. 14 oz. (24.1 by the time he went to the doctor a week later for an ear infection), 31 inches tall, and doing just great. He has eight teeth, but the molars are trying to start coming in...hence the ear infection. He LOVES to eat, and is trying to use a spoon...but sort of likes to use his hand to put food on the spoon, then use his hand to take it off the spoon again and eat it. He turbo commando crawls everywhere, but has started to do a "normal" crawl when he isn't in too big of a hurry. He pulls up on all the furniture, and goes back and forth from the couch to the coffee table. He has let go a few times....but gets pretty scared when he falls.

Likes: bath time, blankets, his thumb, snugglies, stuffed animals, the dogs, Daddy, Austin, soft things, snugglies, blankets, his thumb (oh did I already say those? he really likes them a lot), balls, trains, cars, and anything his brother is playing with.

Dislikes: shots, being taken away from Mommy, having his toys taken away, ummm...that's pretty much it.

Braeden's happy place is laying on anything soft with his thumb in his mouth!

A visit from Aunt Jennifer

Aunt Jennifer came into town this week, and Austin got to spend the whole day with her. He had so much fun, and keeps asking where Aunt Jennifer is now! Braeden LOVED her too, but unfortunately we had to pay a visit to Dr. Miller since he was running a fever due to another ear infection. Poor baby, those molars coming in are causing all sorts of problems!

I'm hiding Aunt Jennifer! Try and find me!!

Go 'Stros!

Mommy, Daddy, and I got to go to an Astro's game together. I had so much fun. There were soldiers (for Memorial Day), a choo choo train, the mascot, peanuts, cotton candy (which I only ate a couple of bites before telling Mommy it had dog hair on it..hee hee), and of course the baseball players. What a great time! I can't wait to go again!

It's HOT!!

It has been a busy week. Last weekend Mimi was in the hospital, but we managed to cool off by swimming in our backyard, and having fun with all the neighborhood kids. We had a Memorial day party in the cul-de-sac that ended with an awesome water balloon toss! So much fun!

Braeden's birthday party

Each year, birthday's around the Giffhorn household begin with pancakes shaped as the number of years you are old....Braeden's tradition began his first pancake shaped as a 1!

Party time!
Cousins in cool shorts.
Pops teaches Braeden how to bounce the balloon.
Family and friends and toys! Oh my!

Ribbons are a wonderful present. I love it, it is just what I wanted. Thank you so much.....What? There is something else in the package too? Oh, please....do open it.


I love birthdays! We should do this every year! Oh, we do....EXCELLENT!
I am not sure if Braeden is liking Austin touching HIS toys. He knows all too well how Austin will soon be saying that it belongs to him, and telling Braeden that he can't play with it because "it's MINE all MINE!"
It's your party, and your brother will cry if he wants to, cry if he wants to. You would cry too if it happened to you!

Cake, glorious cake. Oh how I love thee, let me count the fist fulls that I shove into my mouth with two hands because one at a time is just not enough.
If that isn't the face of a boy who had serious fun at his pary, and is ready to pass out, then I don't know what is. All in all, it was a wonderful birthday celebration, and we are so lucky to have an amazing family to share it with. Thanks to all of you for celebrating with us!!

Dear Mr. Tonka

Dear Mr. Tonka,

There were a number of things I wanted for my birthday, but a black eye was not one of those things. I love the tonka truck that my brother has, however the dumping action is a bit too much for someone who pulls up and leans on it. Metal plus eye equals black eye and lots of tears. Please refrain from sending any injuries of this sort in the future....really it's not what a boy wants on his first big birthday.

Sincerely,

Braeden

P.S. If you want to send me free toys that is just fine with me.

P.p.s. I am not saying that I don't want any more trucks.

P.p.p.s. Do you still understand that I like the truck, just not when it hits my eye?

Braeden's First Year

Braeden is ONE!

Ok, so it is hard not to cry while typing this, and even harder to believe that Braeden is now officially ONE! He is getting so big, and every week, we have a new kid who does all sorts of new things (official stats to come later after his doctor appoinment next week). We can't imagine our family without this little "sweetness" as Mommy calls him. He is such a joy, and an amazing blessing. Thank you, Braeden, for being our sweet baby. For his birthday, we gave him his own comfy rocking chair to use next to his brother's chair, and I think the picture captures his feelings about his new chair!

Pots, pans, bowls, spoons....Braeden LOVES it when Mommy makes dinner...not to mention he is really going to eat us out of house and home. That boy eats anything!

It is as if suddenly someone put new batteries in Braeden. He just keeps going and going and going. He has a new energy about him...I think it is the excitement about getting around wherever he wants to go. He is officially cruising the furniture...who knows how long before he walks, but I think it could be soon.

These photos are very similar to the ones Austin took doing the same thing...check back on the blog to September 2006, to see what I mean.

Boys and their cars

It starts pretty young...boys and their cars.

The Wiggly Worm

If you don't have a fun sprinkler toy like this wiggly worm...you simply must get one! Summer just isn't summer unless you run around getting wet in the sprinkler!