Playin' Ball

Bradley can throw! I think he's been watching us play softball and taking notes :) He concentrates so hard on throwing, he'll take his time to get a good grip on the ball, then winds up, and even leans his whole body and head to the side so he can put as much umph in the throw as possible. It's one of his very favorite things to do - he could go around for hours just throwing the ball and going to get it - all around the house.

I put this video in here because of his shoulder shrugging in the middle - he's been doing that a lot lately and it's just so funny :)

Hugs

Bradley is so good at giving hugs! I think he associates the sound of "Awww" with giving a hug just as much as the actual word "hug" - if he hears anything like an "awww" he'll break out the hugs right away, no matter what it is that's near him - a stuffed animal, a person, a book, anything. He sure loves his friend Saunder though - he gets LOTS of hugs. And, as always, Angel - she probably gets the most :) And of course he loves his Mammy!!I love how he gives hugs too - he's so gentle and sweet, he just leans in, cocks his head to the side and softly lays his cheek on the person (or thing) lucky enough to be getting his lovin' :)
I love this video - and even though it might not look as gentle as normal hugs :) you can tell he's just trying to get as close as possible to Saunder - this went on for a very long time, it was so cute! I love Saunder's face when he looks up at Bradley - trying to figure out what the heck is going on :) He was such a good, sweet baby and just let Mr B give him hug after hug after hug! :)

Easter

As you can see, I'm still running a little behind on my posts. We had a great Easter. We went over to Mindy's house and had a great time with them. I'm sure most of the people who read this blog already know this - but on April 1st we found out we were pregnant again, and then on the 9th I miscarried. It's hard and it's not something I have talked about a lot because I still find it hard to say out loud. Unfortunately, it kind of put a damper on our Easter plans. I wanted to try to dye some eggs with Mr B and try to teach him all about finding eggs, and I even found an Egg Hunt that we were going to go to. But once the miscarriage happened, I spent days in bed and time flew by unexpectedly fast. Before I knew it, Easter was here, and I didn't have any time to do all those things I planned. So I feel bad for Bradley that we really didn't get to have the exact Easter celebration like I had planned - but it was still great. Thanks to my Mommy (and other family) he did get an Easter basket and some cool toys! We had a lot of fun at Mindy's spending time together and consciously thanking Jesus Christ for everything he did (and does) for us. We are blessed and it was a great day.

Car Show

Kevin sure loves going to his car shows, this year we joined him along with the Gilmartin's. It was a lot of fun, unfortunately there were several dealers that didn't show up - Nissan being one of them - because of the economy and not wanting to spend the money on car shows. My favorite was the Dodge Journey - a nice crossover that I would get in a second if the money were available :) Kevin's favorite (as always) was the Dodge Viper. Saunder was so cute in his little outfit and was a little sleepy towards the end :) It's somewhat hard to take Bradley places like this now because all he wants to do is be independent and walk around on his own - and it was a little too busy to let him do that. But he was happy when he got to try out some cars with Daddy :)

We stayed a little longer than the babies would have liked and it was a rough ride home. Saunder was hungry and tired and was crying. Bradley would watch him with a worried look on his face, then look at me with pleading eyes - wondering why I wasn't helping his friend. It was really sweet. A couple times Saunder started to calm down and then of course Bradley thought that meant it was his turn - which would get poor Saunder going again. Towards the end of the car ride, Bradley started to plug his ears :) which is something that he's been experimenting with lately - but it was very funny timing :)

Crib

Mr Bradley is starting to like being in his crib more and more. He'll play by himself in there in the morning and after naps and not need us to come in right away. And he's getting more into his stuffed animals. When I was a baby I had a little "lamby" (which I still have) and when I found out I was pregnant Tammy got a new "lamby" for the baby. Bradley loves him, and his giraffe he got for his birthday. He loves to snuggle with them and give them hugs - then throw them over the railing :) It's become a game that we play once he wakes up, it keeps him entertained for quite a while :)

Climbing

Who needs a jungle gym? :) We made a tower out of pillows and Bradley loved going up and down. He really is SO good at backing down off of things instead of going head first (and falling). It just cracks me up how he does it. If he even thinks about going down off of something - just anticipates it - he'll automatically get down on his knees and start crawling backwards - no matter how far away from the drop, or stairs, he actually is. Sometimes different textures even fool him - but he figures it's better safe than sorry. Like in other people's houses, sometimes if he's going from hard wood to carpet and it looks like it might be a drop to him, he will get down and back up. The other day at the park there was a little tiny elevation difference between the sand and the side walk. He would be on the side walk, look over at the sand and get down and back up - then be VERY careful about "climbing" back up onto the sidewalk. One time he walked about 40 feet across the blacktop, looked back and saw the sand - and got down on all fours and started backing up - 40 feet away!! I wish I had my camera - I was laughing SO hard. He is just too cute for words :)

I love his face at the end of this video, he likes to be looking away from you and pretend that he can't see you out of the corner of his eye. But if we smile or laugh he cannot keep a straight face (just like his mommy :) )

Favorite video

Mr Bradley loves his Baby Einstein videos - especially this particular part :)