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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!

 

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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!


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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! :)

Braxton's VERY FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

WOW!! WOW! WOW!!! The time has just flown by. I can't believe he is already one!! I remember just giving birth to him like it was yesterday!! Well, birthdays weren't really ever very big for me growing up. Yes I had a couple parties.. And we celebrated as a family. But I wanted Braxton's party to be a big celebration!! So, that it was. I have been planning and buying for his birthday since July!!! The poor little boy, all he wanted on the day before his birthday was his mom's attention. But I was busy making his cake. a good 17+ hours later, his cake was complete. A master piece I must say.. (Not as great as I had hoped.. but I still am happy about it) But I don't think I will ever attempt it again!! Braxton slept in on his birthday, my sister had to come wake me up, and he was just barely awake. We sang happy birthday to him, and our day began. It was uneventful until his party. He was the happiest I've ever seen him!!! He didn't have but maybe a half hour-hour nap!! He was just babbling and giggling the whole day!! We had his party at the Belle Monte clubhouse in PG. I had a ton of help from my mom, sisters, and my best friend setting everything up. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect night! Braxton was SPOILED!! We have a lot of people that love us and him. So THANK YOU THANK YOU to everyone that came! We did a nacho bar equipped with chips, cheese, olives, beans, salsa, sour cream, and jalapenos. There was blue, green, and brown soda there. (His "theme" was blue, brown, and green.) His cake was there and ice cream. My mom also made some delicious gluten free sugar cookies! (I don't think anyone really knew they were gluten free!! :) ) I did a candy bar. Equipped with all sorts of blue, green and brown candy. I.E. Laffy taffy, salt water taffy, chocolate covered cinnamon bears, chocolate almonds, airheads, sour balls, candy canes, frooties and razzles. The kids self entertained with movies and a basketball court. I had a cake walk game with some prizes. It was the perfect evening. We opened presents, I should say, I opened presents and Brax tried to squirm away!! Then we let him eat his smash cake!! FUNNIEST KID EVER... He ate one sprinkle at a time.. He would NOT dig into his cake. So I pushed his hand in the cake and he would get the most disgusted look on his face like he was mortified his hands were dirty!! Happy First Birthday Braxton!! I love you!!!

 

Making and baking the 12 cakes I needed

Cutting the cake

 

Brax helping momma make the cake

 

17+ hours later, and TA-DA!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Spoiled little boy!!!

 

I left out some note cards so people could write birthday wishes to Braxton, so I could scrapbook them

 

Grandma Ware and Brax

 

He LOVED this monkey blanket! Thanks Malachi!

 

He ate the cake.... One sprinkle at a time!!

 

Are we done yet?!

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Let it begin....

It is only a matter of time before I will have my hands full... I will be chasing this little guy around and around!!!

 

 

 

One more reason

I already have a million and one reasons why I love this little boy.. And he just adds to that list everyday!!!
*** Turn volume up so you can hear what he is doing!

  

He was making the funnies noise with his mouth!

 

Blowing raspberries on his crib and hand

Drum Roll.....

**Disclaimer** The pictures you are about to view are very graphic, gross, and maybe even a little disturbing!
Ok... Now that, that is out of the way. Let me explain myself.
I got pregnant, I ate really, really bad, gained quite a bit of weight. I had the baby. But I still had some weight.. I wasn't happy about it, so I did something about it. I started On April 1st, 2010. I did the "diet" off and on. More off than on. I got super committed in October. I stuck to the grind and have done this diet (Live the Life.. Most AMAZING "diet" ever.) the reason I say "diet" is because it is intended to be a lifestyle change, not just a diet, or a quick, temporary fix. And it has, in fact, changed my lifestyle.
In April, I weighed in at a whopping 156 lbs.
October 18th, 2010 I weighed in at 146.2
BMI- 35.8
Belly Button- 32 inches
Hips- 38 inches
"Love Handles"- 36 inches
Under my chest- 33 inches
Thighs- 22 inches
Ok... NOW is the time for the DRUM ROLL!!!!!!!!!!
12 WEEKS SUGAR FREE!!! OH YA!!
January 1st, 2011
Weight 128.6 (at night, which means in the morning it is 125!!!!!)
BMI- 28.6 (Total loss of 7%)
Belly Button- 27.5 (Total loss of 4.5 inches)
Hips- 35 inches(Total loss of 3 inches)
"Love handles"- 31 inches (Total loss of 5 inches)
Under my chest- 30 inches (Total loss of 3 inches)
Thighs- 21 inches (Total loss of 1 inch)
That's a total of 16.5 inches overall!!
And a total of 28 lbs since April, and 18 since October.
And here are my before and afters... 

 

 So... Now that I have lost the weight.. Onto the toning. That is one of my "New Year's Resolutions"