New learnings for all.

Something new this week for Brady, he has learned to wave. He is constantly waving at anybody or anything. It is so cute, he even waves at the dogs and cat. I am not sure if he understands what it means, but he loves to do it.

We also were battling our first real cold. It looks like he is definitely his fathers son, one he whined a lot and two, how do you get colds in the middle of the summer? So we had a couple of sleepless nights and a bit of a cranky little guy.

Today I was reminded why you keep a diaper on a baby at all times. I am sure I am not the only Mom to do this but it was a first for us. So I thought I would let Brady crawl around a bit without his diaper on to air out. I was in the room with him watching him play, then all of the sudden he squatted down and did his duty. I guess in my old age I cannot move quite as fast as I used to and he made a deposit on the carpet. Brady just smiled.

Jamie has been busy golfing. He played in a tournament this weekend with his boss. They had fun, but did not bring home a prize. I am not golfing near as much as I used to, I guess my priorities are different now. Someday, we will golf together again though.

Otherwise our life here is pretty good. My parents are coming to visit in a couple of weeks, so it will be fun to see how much Brady has changed in their eyes.

Hope all is well with everyone, until next time...

Howe Family Blog

Since I have not yet quite figured out how to create a webpage to show pictures of Brady, I thought I would try my hand at a blog. It is much easier, at least I hope so.

Greetings from the Howe family in Vancouver Washington. Summer is flying by, we have made a few trips and Brady has so far been a superstar on each of them. I am hoping his calm attitude on the airplane continues, but we are sure one of these times we will have a bit of a tantrum.

Brady and I went for a mommy and baby trip to the Oregon coast with 4 other mom's and babes. We had a great time, Brady loved the ocean and sitting in the sand. Luckily he did not figure out that he could taste the sand.

Brady also loves to swim with Jamie in the pool. They both float around with Dexter and Happy watching close by.

I noticed tonight that Brady is cutting another tooth, yes that makes 8 and he is only 9 months old. He is moving around so quickly now, I never knew someone could crawl so fast. It seems as though I have barely got his hands out of the dog water dish and he is back in it again. He really does love water. He is also jabbering all of the time, I have heard dada a few times, but I don't think he realizes what he is saying, I have yet to hear mama though. I cannot believe how quickly these 9 months have gone, he does not even really seem like a baby anymore. Our little guy is growing up so quickly.

Until next time....