He is a walking maniac now!

Tarzan

Date with Grandpa

Grandpa Ward took Braxton, Emily, and myself on a date today. We went bowling at Fat Cats. And then to lunch at Red Robin! (My FAVORITE!!! MMMMMMMM) This was Braxton's first time bowling ever! I couldn't wait to take him. I absolutely love bowling, and I hope he one day will love it as much as I do. Here are some pictures and a movie!!

He would stand by air and squint and laugh. This is the face he pulled

 

Haha!!

 

Brax and I were the winners! 

 

Need a laugh?

Let me just say this, I know I say it in EVERY post.. But I LOVE THIS BOY! He his hilarious! He had a double ear infection, and the first prescription didn't do the job. But the second one did. He was SOOO happy after! Thank heavens! Here's some videos of him being silly!

 

I have no idea what he was doing! But it was super funny!!

Sorry for the poor quality, these are taken on my phone..

Walk like a man...

 

13 Months

I know we are past the year mark and I should stop counting months, but I'm not going to! This little boy changes SO much everyday, I have to have a place to put it!!

At 13 Months Braxton is.....

• Walking along EVERYTHING.
•  Standing up to everything.
•  He even once stood up by himself in the middle of the room. I think that was a flook thing though.
•  He can sign Up, More, Please, Eat, Drink, Banana, Jesus, Dog, Fish, Candy, Apple, Thank you, Milk, Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa. And we are working on Uncle and Aunt right now.
•  EVERY time Braxton sees a male, he will sign Daddy. Or everytime he sees the computer or hears a phone he will sign Daddy. We can't wait for the real daddy to come home.
•  Braxton will get brave when standing and take a step with one foot and then fall. His first steps are just around the corner. I'm hoping he will wait till his Dad comes home.. But, we will see.
•  Brax is in size 12 month Pants
•  Size 12-18 shirts
•  Size 3 diapers.. STILL!!
•  I'm still nursing him as well, Every morning.
•  I introduced Brax to V8 juice.. He didn't like it, Sorry Mitch.. 
•  He LOVES Nachos, applesauce, popcorn, popcorn puffs, goldfish, fruit snacks, carrots, yogurt, and raw broccoli.
•  When we eat popcorn, he is so good to share, he will grab a piece and say AHHHHHH and puts it in your mouth, then he will sign Thank You! It's so stinking cute!
•  He is really good about sharing his food with everyone, especially his doggy!
•  He LOVES doggies!! Big and small! He can't get enough of them!
•  Braxton throws so pretty crazy tantrums! He will get mad, scream and then slowly (sometimes fast) throw him self back words. It's like he wants to throw a tantrum but doesn't wanna get hurt. It's kinda funny.
•  When he wakes up in the morning and I go to get him, he will sign UP PLEASE, and then MILK PLEASE. And once I pick him up he signs DOGGY and tries to say it. So we walk over to the doggy and he pets him!! 
•  Brax has his first real cold. I would say. He has had things here and there at different times. But this time he has it all. The fever, The green nose, The stuffy nose and runny. The horrible gut wrenching cough. Body aches and shakes. It's breaking my heart. 
•  Brax LOVES his uncles Cody, and Eric. He actually really likes anyone that is male now. He is becoming a little less shy.
•  When Braxton Crawls, he will stick his tongue out and shake his head, just like his doggy.
• He LOVES dogs and fish!
• He claps at himself whenever he accomplishes anything and expects everyone else to clap for him too.
• He has 8 teeth!
• He is working off his 3rd inner ear infection. This one is in both ears.
• He loves giving kisses.
• he knows how to operate my Iphone. He knows to push the button, and slide your finger across the screen.
• He Loves to play the game Blowfish Popper on my phone.
• He loves to be tickled.
• You took your VERY FIRST STEPS on February 21st, 2011, when Mommy wasn't even home to witness it! We need to have a chat about that!

Love Him!

Words cannot express how much I love this little boy. He is HILARIOUS! And he pulls the funniest facial expressions!! I couldn't decide which video to post, so I'll post all 3. They are all very similar, but have their differences!

 

Untitled from Cozette Vreeland on Vimeo.

Untitled from Cozette Vreeland on Vimeo.

Big Boy

Braxton is becoming more and more independent each and every day. He insists on feeding himself now. He will turn his head from side to side if I try to feed him. Luckily, he is a pretty neat kid and doesn't make horrible messes! *That is until he is done eating, then he starts playing in it and throwing it..


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Balloon

I've been teaching Braxton sign language (as most of you already know this). Braxton absolutely LOVES balloons. So I decided to teach him the sign for balloon. I showed it to him once and he caught right now! What a smart little cookie!! So I captured it on video, and I find his facial expressions and the things he does, HILARIOUS! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!


Untitled from Cozette Vreeland on Vimeo.


Untitled from Cozette Vreeland on Vimeo.

1 year old

My last post was on his birthday party. So this post is for him.

 

Height- 27.25 in. 0.97 %tile (you read that right, 0.97)

Weight- 18.87 Lbs- 4.33 %tile

Head Circumfrance- 18 inches 31.18 %tile

 Braxton is signing like crazy!! He knows so many signs! He knows mom, dad, grandma, dog, balloon, cheese, Jesus, more, please, eat, drink, (thank you sometimes) milk, fish, and lights.

Braxton is very bashful when it comes to anyone but his mom.

I'm slowly weening him from nursing. We are down to every other day. YAHOO!!! (I'm so ready to be done)

Braxton sticks his tongue out all the time! I think he's been around the doggie too much.

When he crawls he sticks his tongue out and shakes his head from side to side.

He is standing up to everything...

He is walking along everything. 

He is getting daring and letting go of things to just stand.

He can walk with his toys that have wheels. 

He gave his very first kiss on Thursday January 6th.

He loves bath time and bath toys.

 

 

 He loves the movies Cars and Finding Nemo.. Even though he only watches for like 2 minutes max!

He babbles like it's going outta style.

He throws tantrums... A LOT

He loves climbing stairs. 

He loves french fries. And Nachos. Nachos are his FAVORITE

He loves applesauce, yogurt, cheese, milk, apple juice, Kix, baby snacks, gluten free pretzels, chicken, and protein shakes........

He has 7 teeth now!

He is still in size 3 diapers.

He is in size 12 shirts, and his pants range from 6-12 months.

 

 

** He really does love his crib... He isn't a prisoner in his own bed! :)