She'll Eat The Baby Mum-Mums...

..but apparently Cheerios are only for playing with, not eating.

Her First Birthday Party

On Sunday, Bradyn and I went to Natasha's 3rd birthday party - Brady's first official birthday party! It was held outside at a park in Ladner and there were about 9 kids in all, with Bradyn being the youngest. There was a treasure hunt, a Nemo piñata, cupcakes for all and lots of fun watching Natasha open up her gifts. Bradyn even got a party loot bag that had 3 Roll-A-Round balls and a new book. We also got a balloon to bring home with us. Unfortunately, mommy was so focused on getting a great shot of Bradyn with the balloon, she didn't notice that Brady had worked the ribbon off of her wrist. One minute Brady was having a great time with the balloon and the next minute it was floating away. Not to worry... Brady didn't even blink an eye. She quickly moved on to playing with the grass.

Our Precious Baby Girl

I can't believe that our little Bradybug is now 7 months and 1 week old. It seems that just yesterday we decided we were going to try and have a baby, and this morning I was as big as a house, ready to give birth. The other night, Kevin took care of Brady so I could have a night out with the girls. There was a tiny, 10 pound baby girl there (Bradyn is now 19 pounds), that I got to hold for a few brief moments. I find it so hard to remember when Bradyn was that small, even though I know she was. When I came home, I stood by her crib and stared down at her while she slept peacefully. I thought my heart was going to explode. I'm finding lately that I just can't kiss her chubby cheeks enough, or hug her tight enough. This little person is becoming so interactive and watching her discover the world just takes my breath away sometimes. The way her face lights up when she sees Kevin or I, the way she kisses you (coming at you full force, trying to eat you with a fully opened mouth), when she lifts her arms so you can pick her up, the fake coughs as she's testing out her voice, the disgusted faces she makes when I try to feed her waxed beans, the way she gets so excited when you let her hold your fingers and walk, when she buries her face in your shoulder.... Earlier this week Kevin had an overnight shift at work, so Bradyn slept in our bed with me because she was having a really bad night. The next morning when I woke up and opened my eyes, there was this little face 8 inches from mine, eyes staring at me, face lit up like a Christmas Tree with the biggest smile you've ever seen. I couldn't help myself and had to laugh. What a wonderful way to wake up. Does it get any better than this? I was pretty sure I wanted a baby, but I was so not prepared for this. I love Kevin with all my heart, but the love I feel for our baby girl is just so different than anything I could have ever imagined. Everything has a whole new meaning now, and although my life is no longer my own, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Playing In The Bathtub

Finally - A Picture Of Her Teeth!

Bye Bye Grampa

Unfortunately, Brady and I had to take dad to the airport yesterday, to catch his flight home. His time here with us went by way too fast and now I feel even worse for living so far away. The good thing is that Dad got to spend lots of quality time with Bradyn, and I know they both had a lot of fun. I can't wait to see them together again at Christmas - maybe all of dad's work with Bradyn on strengthening her legs will pay off by then and she'll be walking. Until then, we sure will miss him. Especially Bradyn - now she'll have to settle for having her breakfast cereal fed to her by mommy again.

Bradyn's Favourite Chair....

...Grampa Aubrey's belly!

She's A Harley Girl

Grandpa Glenn bought Bradyn a special Harley Davidson outfit, so we had to get a shot of them together, wearing their Harley gear. (I'm including a close-up shot with Emma so you can see the front a little better.)

Bradyn and Grampa Spending Time Together