Corn Maze

Right before Halloween we went to a Corn Maze with Tammy, Katie, Dustin, and Connor and Katie's family. It was a lot of fun. Those corn mazes are funny things though - it's a lot of fun about half way through and then I decide that I'm done and then it's pure concentration on how to get out and get lunch :) Also, I didn't realize how sunny the weather was and I was overly concerned about Mr B getting a sunburn on his mostly bald little head! (He was fine, by the way, and I'm sure he needed the vitamin D :) )

Happy Birthday Katie!

I can't believe my little niece is already 9 years old!! I remember her being Bradley's age like it was yesterday... We all went over to Mindy and Scott's house for a surprise birthday party for Katie. She got in the shower after practice and we all snuck in and when she came out of her room we all jumped out. Have I mentioned that Mr Bradley is a little sensitive? :) From everyone being so quiet and hiding to jumping out and screaming Happy Birthday - not good :) He was a little upset and confused by the whole situation - but quickly got over it and had a blast hanging out with everyone :) Tammy and I got Katie a digital camera so she can start taking pictures of whatever she wants (maybe her new boyfriend!! oooo!) I was thinking about how my best friends to this day I've had since elementary school and I wish I had more pictures of us all when we were that young, hanging out - those would be so much fun to look at today :)

Is there anything cuter...

than a naked baby???Don't you just love the poses? :)
Changing diapers has gotten more and more difficult, you have to be SO fast in order to get it done before he rolls away - that's what happened here, we took it off, turned to get another, turned around and he was on the move!

Straws

Bradley loves drinking through a straw now

We're still working on the sippy cups though :)

Vocal child...

Here's Bradley with a new toy - I think he likes it! About half way through he kind of shrugs his shoulders a little - he's been doing this a lot lately and it's adorable but so hard to catch on tape - this is the only little bit of it I've gotten recorded and it's such an understated version of what he normally does - it's so cute!

Separation Anxiety

Not Bradley - me! A couple weeks ago one of my best friends got married. It was a 3 1/2 day event in Denver and Lyons. It started on a Thursday night with the bachelorette party and ended on Sunday morning the day after the wedding. From the planning stages I knew that I was going to have to pick and choose what I was going to be able to do and not do - partially because of breastfeeding and partially because of me not wanting to be away from Mr Bradley.

The main thing was I was supposed to go to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner starting at 4 on Friday night and then stay the night up there, and Kevin and Bradley would come up the next day for the wedding at 4. I was really worried about being away from Bradley for 24 hours when I hadn't been away from him for longer than 4 hours before! I felt much better about the situation when I found out that Kevin and Bradley could come to the rehearsal with me, then drive back down that night and at least I'd get to see them for that amount of time - so that was the plan.

Then on Friday when I was getting ready, Bradley was taking his nap and it was about 2:00 and I was supposed to leave at 3:00. Kevin and I started talking about how it probably would be better for them to just stay so they wouldn't have to drive back and forth, we wouldn't have to wake up Bradley from his nap, and he wouldn't have to stay up late. So - hesitantly - I agreed that I would just go and they'd stay home and see me tomorrow. Then --- while I was packing up my stuff, running around the house like a crazy person trying to get ready in time - I started FREAKING out! I started thinking about how I wouldn't get to say good-bye to him, or good-night to him, or see him when he wakes up, or see him at all for more than 24 hours!! The whole hour between 2 and 3 I was trying to convince myself that it was going to be ok and I was just being stupid and I'd get over it - but then when it was time for me to leave at 3 I just started bawling!!! Bradley was still sleeping and Kevin was resting on the bed and I came in the room - crying and crying saying "I just can't do it! Can you please please come? I just can't leave him" Totally freaking out! So Kevin had to jump up and get ready, I had to rush and get all of Bradley's stuff together and we had to wake him real fast and put him in the car and leave - it was a mess! I'm ridiculous! But that's just how I am - I did NOT want to be gone from my baby for that long!! It was still hard saying goodbye to them that night and sleeping without him for the first time. Anyways - the wedding was wonderful - Jenny (the bride) looked amazing and happy and everyone had a great time! Here's a picture of Katie, Me, Mr B, Jenny, and Anna.

Big Boy!

Mr Bradley has graduated from Bumbo seat to big boy High Chair!! He loves it! He likes picking up his puffs and putting them in the cup holder, taking them out, and doing it all over again :) He also got a new big boy car seat because his feet hang over the other one so much and it's impossible to carry with him in it anymore because he's so heavy. When did my baby boy grow so big???