Brady is almost a year and a half old.
These last few months he has really taken off. Walking is the biggest
development! I know every parent is thrilled when their child walks.
BUT, if you wait 16 almost 17 months to see them walk.. It's
something extra special. The joy and relief! We knew he
could/would walk.. but felt like we were going to wait forever to see
it happen. I was in the kitchen cleaning up and peeked in at Brady in
the living room. I saw him take a few steps and sit down. I didn't
say anything because it seemed like he was doing intentionally while
I was out of the room. I kept secretly watching and he kept walking!
I finally let him know I saw and approved :) Then took videos. It was
absolutely wonderful. Now he walks everywhere and rarely stops :)
His speech has really progressed as
well. Brady says, what's that/what is it? Thank you. Sit, good girl
(obviously directed at Sugar or Gugar as he says :) Ball, Spoons,
chapstick, Mr. Bear, and lots more. He understands EVERYTHING! I ask
him if he is ready for a bath and he very happily runs to the
bathroom. Hungry? He takes off to the kitchen :) He brings me his
sippy cup when he needs a refill.
His eating has been great lately too.
He's not nearly as picky and always eats a good amount. Eric and I
noticed the other day that he has a little belly. It's definitely
smaller than most kids', but we're so happy to see it! Brady loves to
sit in a chair, hold utensils (ALL the time not just at meals), he's
really getting attached to his Lion so Mr. Bear's got competition! He
will even make a 'roar' sound. He hugs us a lot now and loves to sit
in our laps on the floor. He's all toddler!
We celebrated our Christmas just the
three of us yesterday. We are super busy next weekend and then leave
for St. Louis the next week so it just made sense even though it's
early. Brady was loving every minute of it. He loved ripping the
paper and especially the bows. The funny thing is, if you tell
yourself it's Christmas, it really feels like Christmas. We got up
and started the turkey. When Brady woke up, we let him see his
presents, ate monkey bread for breakfast, then tore into gifts. I
cooked while the boys played. Christmas music was on and it truly
felt like Christmas day. A few times I thought about something I may
need from the store and thought “Oh they're all closed” LOL. Oh
wait it's just December 9th! Haha. Brady is so lucky
because he still gets to do Christmas with Eric's parents before we
leave and then Christmas in St. Louis. We're driving this year and
taking Gugar with us so wish us luck! ;)
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