He Said MOM!

BRAYDON FINALLY SAID MOM!!!! Chris thinks he is just saying "um" but I have witnesses that say he is saying Mom! Now you judge for yourself.

Poor Baby

We have our first illness! Last night Braydon had a temperature of 100.9, I gave him some tylenol and was going to keep checking his temp. He ate dinner, took a bath and went to bed like normal. Then around 2:20am I heard him moaning and crying, so I went to check on him. I picked him up and he was burning up and he had thrown up in bed. I took his temp both in ear and rectal. It was 103 and 105 respectively. That settled it we put him in the car and off to the ER we went.

They took his temp and gave it was 103.9 so they gave him some Motrin and Pedialyte. The doctor looked at him and determined that he had an ear infection. We got some Amoxicillin and took him home.

This morning his temp was back to normal and he appears to be fine. We will continue giving him medicine and have to take him back to the doctor in a few days. I guess we are really lucky that this is the first time he has ever been sick and that it's only an ear infection.

Spring is here!

Although we don't get the cold snowy weather here, it still does get cold and dreary. Our winter is mostly a rainy wet one. The weather has been getting nicer lately and we have been taking advantage of it. We even bought some new furniture for our car port (nobody really uses their backyards here, they hang in the driveway).

Braydon even has his own chair to enjoy the weather. It's a cute little folding chair that looks like a frog (it has eyes on the top).

This Past Week

We have had a busy week here. Wednesday we had lunch with a friend and enjoyed our Saint Patricks Day. It was the first for Braydon and we made sure he had his green on so he didn't get pinched. We went to a little restaurant that is located at a gas station. I had heard rumors that this place was really good so I was super excited to check it out. The place has two different entrances one for the restaurant and one for a little sandwich shop. We had lunch at the restaurant and it was really good, next I'll have to try the sandwich shop because I hear that their panni's are out of this world!

I had school Wednesday so I didn't get to go out and find anywhere to have some green beer! There are a few Irish Pup's around so I'm sure they probably would have something going on. I was tempted to add food coloring to my water bottle so I would be having something green, but thought that might look a little weird.

Thursday Braydon and I went to a play group in the morning. Normally we can't go when they are having the group because it is during his nap time. So this Thursday I decided to keep him up a little longer. We had a lot of fun! There were songs sung, books read and toys played with. The group is off the next two weeks, but I think we may go again.

In the afternoon we went to the park and Braydon swung on the swing again. Then we decided to try the slide again and this time he LOVED it!

I've been putting together a video for his one year birthday as well as a photo garland that I got the idea for on-line. Looking back at these past months I can't believe how much he has changed and that my little boy is almost a year old! I really didn't believe everyone when they told me how time flies, but now I do and I want to put a hold on it! He changes every day and amazes me all the time.

Something Isn't Right

So I have a baby who just isn't acting like himself today. He is crying and whining alot and just isn't happy. I know some of you are probably saying "well he is only 10 months he isn't going to always be happy?" If you knew Braydon though you would understand that this child is almost always happy. I can usually understand why he is crying and easily solve the problem. His usual reasons are; tired, hungry, hurt, or wanting to be held. This time though nothing would solve the problem. He eventually went down for a nap and after the nap I went to change his diaper and found the problem. He had a serious diaper rash! Braydon is 10 months old and has never had diaper rash. I know we are lucky that he hasn't! I put Desitin on his bottom and he screamed during the whole thing. I feel so bad that he is going through this, I just hope it passes by really fast!

Ouch!

Braydon had his first accident today. He was playing with his toys and got a little off balance and slipped and hit his toy face first. I try not to jump at the first cry but when I looked at him I saw blood and I freaked. I immediately raced to him picked him up and tried to check him out while his was crying. Then I noticed that the blood was in his mouth so I looked at his mouth and checked to make sure all teeth and that he didn't bit through his lip. After cleaning him up and looking at him I noticed everything was fine and he started to laugh and be his talkative self. I think I was more hurt by the accident then he was. I know this won't be the first accident but I can't guarantee this won't be be the last time I freak out when he does hurt himself.

Happenings at home

We have had a busy past few days in our house. I was in training all last week for my volunteer position at Chris' command. I am the Ombudsman, which is a fancy word for liaison between the command and the service members family. During my training my friend Karen watched Braydon for me. The last time that she watched him was for three hours and he cried the whole time. Needless to say I was very nervous about the three days that she would be watching him. I did a little praying and she and her husband did too, and it must have worked because he was wonderful for her.
Over the weekend our weather was so nice that we decided to go to the park with Braydon. It was his first time at the park and his first time on a swing and a slide. He loved the swing, but started crying once he went down the slide. I can't wait for the pool to open so we can go and spend time in the water and see how he does.

This week things are getting back to normal, however, we did have a commissioning ceremony to go to yesterday and Braydon was a handful. I mean that in the nicest way because come on he is only 9 months old. Our friend Deborah went from being a Chief to an Ensign and it was a wonderful ceremony. Her son is two days older then Braydon so she insisted I bring Braydon with me. I wonder if she regrets that now because Braydon wanted to talk during the whole ceremony. We are very lucky that it is a small island and very family friendly and everyone loves Braydon. The cutest part had to be when she was holding her right hand up and taking her oath, Braydon was holding his right hand up to, so does this mean we have a new sailor in our family?

Braydon is talking a lot now but not really making any sense or knowing what he is saying. I posted a little tracker on the side to show the new words. His first word was "Dada" he says it to everything. After that came "Ba" and "Bob" we can't understand why he is saying "Bob" since we don't know any Bob's. I am still trying to get him to say "Mama" but when I say it he just laughs.

We have also been giving Braydon more and more table food and recently gave him his first PB&J and Grilled Cheese. He loved both, but I didn't love the mess the PB&J left for me to clean up.

Here are some photos to see what Braydon has been up to lately: