Where has the time gone?

Wow, how time flies. This weekend Brayden will be 6 months old. He is truly growing so fast. Andrew and I love all the new things he does. In the past few weeks he has started sitting up on his own and I think he really enjoys seeing everything around him. He is a very observant baby and is always taking in his surroundings. Unless he is hungry he is a very happy baby. At my baby shower my mom got us an outfit that had a picture of Thumper on it because that was the nickname we gave the baby before we knew what we were having. Here are some pictures of Brayden wearing that outfit.

Hey, look what I can do! I can sit up all by myself. I am a little wobbly at times but getting better! I have a new view of the world!



Mommy says I change so much everyday.



I am sitting up in the rocking chair Great Grandpa Norbert made for my mommy. It is in my room right next to my bookshelf so I can sit and read a good book!

Iowa Chops

Last Saturday we went out for a family fun night to the Iowa Chops Hockey game. It was a lot of fun because the game was sponsored by Blanks Children's Hospital so there were lots of other kids there.

Brayden was pretty excited when we got there because there was so much to look at and see. We made sure to pack a jacket and a hat since usually the arena is cold but it wasn't too bad. We were a few minutes late getting there and by the time we got to our seats we had already scored. It was a pretty intense game. The score was still 1-0 at the beginning of the 3rd period. Finally in the 3rd the Chop scored again and Brayden was in for a big surprise. When they scored the lights went out, flames shot out from the big scoreboard, and everyone yelled and cheered. Brayden joined the celebration by crying :( We didn't know that was about to happen and it caught us and Brayden by surprise. We usually try to go to a game and help support the local teams so it was fun for us to be able to take Brayden along!

All dressed and ready to go to the game!

Here is some of the exciting game.

Andrew and Brayden posing in front of the rink. There were quite a few people there!

And the celebrating contines. This is where Brayden decided he wasn't quite sure he liked the idea of this hockey game.

I can do it all by myself

Brayden has become very interested in sitting at the table with us and watching us eat dinner every night so we usually feed him when we eat. Last night, Daddy was trying to feed him and he kept trying to grab Andrew's hand or the spoon so we decided to give it to him and see how he would do. He took the spoon and was able to get it to his mouth but most of the food ended up on his hands. No one said teaching a baby to eat would be a clean process they just promised it would be fun!

Daddy, let me show you how to do it.

Almost there just a little more to the right and straight into my mouth!

Peas Video

I bet if you tried these peas your face would look the same too, if not worse.

Peas Please!

Mommy and Daddy let me try some peas last week and they tasted different than the cereal I am used to. I was giving my Daddy quite a show with my facial expressions, as he was recording the whole thing. Here are a couple pictures of the experience. I can't wait till I get to try something a little sweeter, like bananas! Mommy said she ate a lot of those when I was growing in her tummy.

I opened my mouth right up for the first bite and gave Mommy and Daddy a funny look when I realized it tasted different then my normal cereal.

Ta-Da! The end result. I know I look like a mess but that is the fun part! Mommy says I even got quite a bit of it in my mouth.

My Uncle Dustin is fast!

Uncle Dustin was in a track meet at Iowa State earlier this week, so Mommy, Daddy and I decided to go up and see him. He did a great job...I can't wait until I get to run that fast. I guess I better work on crawling and walking first though, huh. I might need a few lessons on the long jump too Uncle Dustin. If I had it my way, I think I would just play in the sand, not jump in it.

Mommy's Favorites

Well, for those of you who know my Mommy well you know her love of pictures! Trust me in the past 5 months I have learned how much she loves pictures too. She tells me it is because I am so cute. Here are some of her recent favorites.

Mommy loves me and I love snuggles from her!

Daddy and Son bonding time. I was kicking back while Daddy was reading me a book before bed.

Playing in my new farm activity center. There are lots of things for me to play with.

Mommy taking some pictures in black and white. I decided I would smile when she got the camera out.