He's walking!

For the past few weeks Braydon would walk just a few steps and then fall into the couch. The other day he walked from the tv to the couch with no assistance! He has a little bruise on his chin from walking a few steps and then falling. He gets so excited that he is walking that he falls down. We managed to get a little video of him walking and will try to get more as he becomes more sure of himself. Once he masters walking I know he will be running next and then I will be running after him. Maybe that will be my new workout routine!

Modica

This past Saturday we took a trip to Modica which is located on the eastern coast of Sicily. Unfortunately my camera had been left on in my bag and was dead so no pictures where taken. This town is known for their chocolate. We visited a small little family owned shop that has been making chocolate for 48 years. The owner showed how he makes the chocolate and then gave us lots of samples of EVERYTHING!!!!! We ate the chocolate, cream puffs, cannolis, orange peels in chocolate, meat cookies and then chocolate liquor. Braydon ate everything except for the liquor and was hyped up on sugar for the next few hours. We bought a few bars of chocolate and now want to go back already and buy more. Their chocolate is nothing like we are used to. It is so natural and you can taste the sugar they use to make it.

After the chocolate shop we headed back home and stopped by the beach to put our toes in the med. Braydon wanted nothing to do with this or even the sand. We need to get him used to the water and beach because I love it and want to take him. After we got home we had dinner with some friends and Braydon could not get enough of the baked beans (we paid for it the next day with his diaper changes). All in all it was a good day and just the start of our traveling we plan to do more of.

1 year checkup

Today was Braydon's 1 year checkup, yeah I know he is 13 months already but we only have one pediatrician on the island and a lot of kids. Braydon now weighs 27.89 lbs and is 31.5 inches tall. He is in the 90th percentile for his weight and 80th for his height. The doctor said he looks good and is progressing well. The only concern is that he still has fluid in his ears since his ear infection a few months ago. We are going to consult with a ear, nose, and throat doctor in July when he gets to the island. He may suggest putting tubes in his ears to remedy this problem, but we won't know until we see him. Next up is his first dental appointment which I still need to schedule.

Hello Mr. Toad

This is a picture of our friendly little toad who comes by every night. He just sits in our yard and doesn't move. We think that maybe his family is in the yard and he is watching over them. The other day Chris was watering the lawn and he saw a whole bunch of the little ones jumping out of the yard. I just worry that the lawn mower will get them, but that hasn't happened so we are all good.

On to other little things. Braydon has such a little personality on him. His new thing is to pick up the phone off the charger and bring it to me. He then puts his hand to his ear and says "Da Da" which means I have to call Daddy for him. He even does this when Chris leaves the room. He also likes to take all the diapers out of their stacker and throw them on the floor. Then he takes them and puts them in his mouth and crawls around. He knows what we are saying when we are asking him questions. He will crawl up the stairs when we say nite nite and go to his room. He also tells us "bite bite" and points to his mouth when he wants food, and then says "ba ba" for his bottle. He waves hi and bye all the time and is still a very big flirt. Braydon is getting very close to walking on his own, he cruises like there is no tomorrow, and also will take two steps from the table to the couch. I think he will be walking by the end of the month.

This week we have a busy week, I have my statistic's final and Braydon has his one year check up. Then we are going to the market to get some good veggies and fruits for his snacks. On Thursday the command is having a picnic to celebrate the end of the school year so that will be fun. On Saturday we are taking a trip to Modica to go to a chocolate factory. Can't wait for some homemade chocolate!