Thursday, February 22, 2007

Brandon Breaks the Bathtub

Today Brandon had his biggest fall to date... and my biggest scare to date. He's fine. I don't think I'll ever forget this though. We got home this afternoon and I was putting away the things I had purchased from Target in our bathroom. Brandon was in there with me and made up a game of taking all the dirty laundry out of the laundry basket and putting it in our garden bath tub instead. So cute! But at one point he tripped on a t-shirt he was carrying and he fell forward. As he fell he banged his forehead so hard against the outside of the tub, and he broke it. The impact of his forehead created a clean plus-sign crack from the center of impact. I was standing right next to him when it happened, unable to get there fast enough and I swear I thought it was his head that cracked, not the tub. He cried, of course, for about 30 seconds. As soon as we moved out to the family room and he saw the television on, well he was distracted again. I got an ice pack out of the freezer and put it on his forehead. We sat in the chair and rocked while I calmed down. And the cutest thing was when I tried to remove the ice after a minute, he grabbed it and put it back on his forehead. I think the novelty of the ice pack was fun for him. He carried it around with him, occasionally putting it on his forehead, until his nap. After his nap he woke up happy, smiley and ready to run around.

So while I'm sure that there will be other battles in our future with the bathtub and other inanimate objects that provide obstacles in his path, I am happy to report that Round 1 of the Major Falls and Scares competition goes to Brandon. Thankfully.

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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Brandon and his sweetheart

Today my mom and I went shopping at Kohls and later stopped for a cup of coffee at Paneras. While we were there another family sat at a table next to ours. They had a little girl with gorgeous blue eyes and blond hair. Her name was Kylee and she was 18 months old. Needless to say Brandon was smitten with this blond beauty. So much so that when she ventured over to say hello he offered her his goldfish crackers. And he put them right in to her mouth, one right after another until her mouth was full. Then she smiled at him and he smiled at her. It was love.

I wish I had thought to get my phone out and snap a photo of this sweet little exchange.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Happy Valentine's Day


This morning Brandon greeted me wtih the sweetest smile and he held STILL while I changed his diaper and dressed him. So yeah, my day started great. Some mornings we struggle! But he is such a sweetie and makes every day special. There's no way I can resist that face.

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Sunday, February 11, 2007

Brandon's facination with clocks

One of Brandon's favorite things is a clock. He goes nuts whenever he sees clocks and wrist watches now. He starts pointing and saying "tick tock tick tock" over and over again while he smiles and laughs. He has always been intrigued by this one sort of fancy clock we have in our dining room. When he was very little and fussy we could walk by that clock and let him look at it and it'd calm him down. Then when his Grandpa Joe taught him how to say "tick tock" it's been downhill ever since. Seriously, he is obsessed. It's really cute though. I found this wooden toy analog clock with puzzle piece numbers and moving hands. I plan to go get it for him for Valentine's Day!

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Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Brandon colors

 

 

So we went out to eat the other night and the hostess brought crayons for Brandon. Normally we decline them but we decided to let him try them this time. I took these photos with my phone so the clarity isn't exactly great, but you can see they were a hit. And yes, he did try to eat them. Don't all kids do that?
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Saturday, February 3, 2007

Such a faker!

 
Ok so here is Brandon pretending to be upset about something. He's been working on growing his molars in and sometimes gets cranky. But pull out the camera and suddenly he's feeling much better.

In other news - note the cutie outfit from Aunt Sharon and Uncle Chris. :) Thank you!

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