Brayden is 5 months old!!!

Where in the world is this year going??? I cannot believe it is the middle of April and even more so, I cannot believe that my little baby is 5 months old!!! They grow so quickly! Sorry this post is a so late. I am finding it hard to do the little things anymore. I don't know why :) Maybe it is this little munchkin that wants ALL of my time. I am not complaining one bit. I would not have it any other way. Anyway, This month seems like it has been a busy month. I am now a stay at home mom and I stay busy all the time, but I love it and would not change it for the world. Before I continue here is Brayden's 5 month photo:

I am going to warn you this blog will be full of pictures. I just can't help myself! :) I feel like I need to blog more than just once a month because there are so many pictures to share and so many stories to tell. Brayden had a few firsts this month! He has his first Saint Patrick's Day. Here is Mr. Brayden on St. Patrick's Day.

Such a ham! :)

My sweet baby!

Like I said, this month has been very busy, but SO exciting! Here are some things that Brayden has been doing this past month!

***He is still sleeping all night long and in his crib! We may have to get up and put his pacifier in a couple of times throughout the night if he fusses but he never gets up to eat. He is sleeping from about 9- 6:30 in the mornings. And most of the time he will eat and go back to sleep until about 9am. Talk about lucky! Lets hope he keeps it up!!

***Putting him to bed is really easy as well. He has his last feeding and we will lay him in his crib and he watches his little musical rain forest and puts himself to sleep. Here is a picture. He loves that little thing! :)

*** Brayden LOVES to EAT! We have tried every vegetable possible and he loves them all. We gave him bananas, applesauce, and pears and he loves them all as well. He definitely has mommy's taste for food! :)

Patiently waiting to eat!

Ready to eat!

Mommy feeding Brayden

***Brayden has now learned to stick his tongue out at mommy! I will tell him to "show mommy your tongue" and this is what I get. He is so cute!

***Brayden can now roll over!! But he will only roll from his back to his belly. He still hates being on his belly! But we are working on it! He is so close!

***Brayden loves his jumperoo and would stay in it for hours if we let him. He is so fun to watch! Here he is in his jumperoo. He is such a happy baby!

***Brayden still LOVES bathtime....he loves to play with his duckie too.

Giving the duckie kisses :)

***Brayden can sit up but only for a short period of time. He is sooooo close! We have been working really hard on this. He can sit up and reach out for a toy but then soon falls over. :) Here are some pictures we got of him when he could first sit up...



***We are raising this baby right! Check out Brayden all decked out his KENTUCKY BLUE! :)




***Brayden continues to be VERY VOCAL!! He has learned that he can squeal and he does this to get your attention and we will look over at him and he smiles so big! It is the cutest thing! He also does not cry in the morning for me to come and get him, I will hear him on the monitor just jabbering and cooing away! It is so sweet. I will go in to get him and he is all smiles! It is the BEST way to wake up in the morning!

***He reaches for EVERYTHING!! If I am holding something he wants it! :)

***Brayden is very ticklish and we tickle him to just hear his sweet little laugh!

***He loves to play with his toys and loves to talk to his stuffed animals. It is the cutest thing. He also loves to play and talk to Winston (our Maltese puppy). He LOVES him. He wants to get to him all the time. He reaches for him and usually ends up with a handful of Winston's hair, but Winston doesn't mind a bit! :)

***He is teething but does not have any teeth yet. But I am sure it will not be long. He is constantly chewing on his toys, a teether or his hands.

***Brayden had his first trip to the zoo this a couple of weeks ago. He slept the first half of it, but when he woke up he was amazed. He loved watching all the people and looking around. He loves to be out of the house and he loves to be outside. Here are a few pictures we took of him at the zoo.

Ready to go to the zoo!

Mommy and Brayden ( i love his little face in this one)

Already worn out and the trip hasn't even started yet

Enjoying his day at the zoo

Daddy and Brayden

Mommy and Brayden

My handsome little man!

Checking out the sites!

So Sweet!

Brayden also had a fun filled Easter weekend. Not only did he go to the zoo on Friday, but Saturday he made a trip to Illinois and on Sunday we made a trip to Kentucky. So needless to say we all had a full and fun weekend. He is such a good baby and did great traveling! Even though he is only 5 months old he got to hunt Easter eggs with all of the other kids, with mommy and daddy's help of course. :) We had a great time! Here are some pictures from Easter!

Brayden's Easter Basket

Showing Brayden his Easter basket

Watching the kiddos hunt for eggs :)

Hunting eggs

Hunting eggs with DaddyHunting eggs at Grammie's


My sweet little man!

So cute! :)

Playing with Grammie

Ready to eat! :)

Worn out from a fun filled weekend!

Well, I guess that is all for now! I am sorry this post was so late and soooo long! I just cannot help myself. I could just eat him up!! :) I will leave you with a few more pictures of Brayden throughout last month! Enjoy!

Relaxing during a walk around the neighborhood :)

He loves to sit in front of the door in his bumbo and look outside

So sweet!

I love this little boy!

Relaxing with mommy! My little man! :)

hope you all enjoyed this long, picture filled post. Hope everyone had a great weekend!


Love you all,

Nick, Amy and Brayden