Fort Worth Zoo!

These are just a few of the pictures we took at the Fort Worth Zoo! It was a COLD day, well at least to me it was. It looked like it was going to rain and a lot of the animals were not on exhibit. But we still had fun. Brayden got to see the gorillas up close and also a white tiger was walking back and forth right in front of us! SO cool.

P.S. Like Zack's beard?! He decided not to shave the entire time we were in Texas. That was 21 days of no shaving.

Christmas 2010..Monkey's 1st Christmas

Yes, I know it is April but I am JUST now getting around to posting this. I haven't updated in SO long, we were busy traveling and then just getting life together and getting back into a routine.

We had Christmas Eve morning here at home in Yuma, then we set off for Texas. These are a few pictures we took of Brayden Christmas morning. He was going through a, I am not looking at the camera phase so sorry not too many face pictures.
He got his first two teeth the day before Christmas Eve! FINALLY!!
I am sure he is going to love me for the butt picture when he is older. I just HAD to do it. I love baby butts and he is young enough to get away with it.

A day at the park!

Well now that it is finally cooling down here in Yuma, we are taking advantage of being outside! We took B to the park yesterday and had a little photo shoot. It was his first time in the baby swing! He loves being outside!

Pictures to: Adventures in Solids

Here are the pictures from Brayden's first taste of solids, SWEET POTATOES! YUM!

 First time in the high chair

 hmmm...what is this stuff?

 Give me more!

And just a random cute one

Baby Led Weaning: Adventures with Solids

This past weekend, Brayden was being fussy and we thought it might be his little tooth that has been playing peek-a-boo for a while now. I gave Zack a slice of my cold apple to give to Brayden. B LOVED IT! He was gnawing on it and got mad if it got taken away. He has been pretty interested in what we have been eating for a bit now. I know at this age (almost 5 months) then tend to become more aware of their surroundings and what is going on. But because he grabbed the apple and knew where to put it I took it as one sign of being ready.
At his 4 month appointment his pediatrician and I talked about when to start solids. She said when he becomes VERY interested in what we are eating (check), when he can sit supported (check; actually he sits UNsupported) and when breastmilk isn't enough (he is satisfied with just nursing so this one doesn't really apply) we can try solids.
I have been researching solids since I was pregnant. There is SO much information about when to start, what to start and how much. The World Health Organization just recently changed their reccomendation of strictly breastmilk or formula for the first 6 months back to their old reccomendation of 4-6 months with the appropriate developmental milestones met. Experts say to start with rice cereal. It is bland, can be mixed with what the baby is already eating and teaches them to eat off of a spoon, BUT it contains NO nutritional value. This is also where baby led weaning comes into play.
BLW is all about not feeding your child from a spoon, but letting them decide how much they want by picking up their own food. You give them chunks and they bite off the appropriate size. They are in control! This makes it easier on me, as I want to make all his food. We may do a few purees and he can do the spoon himself but I want him to explore on his own.
We tried our first veggie on Sunday! He had sweet potatoes and seemed to LOVE it. I cooked it pretty soft and put little chunks on his tray, which he SMASHED and licked off his hands and mine. I cooked it a little too soft so it was a little too easy to smash. I mixed in a little BM to see if he would take it from a spoon. I think he would rather do it himself which is okay by me. He had fun and I think we will try some other things here soon.
I told myself NO solids until 6 months no matter what, but I am letting Brayden decide. If he decides that next time he doesn't want any solids, that's fine we will wait a little longer. He's only had them once and is still satisfied with nursing so we aren't going to push anything on him. I will let him tell us!

I will come back and post pictures of his first experience!

Daddy's Promotion November 1, 2010

Zack got promoted and Brayden and I got to go and take pictures. It was an early morning for us, Brayden tends to sleep in and I was surprised at how well we actually did.

The Bug's First Halloween!

Apparently standing up on hay is no fun

We found a pumpkin patch here in Yuma and decided to take Brayden and get some pictures of him. He had fun, but was not a fan of the hay touching his sockless toes!

 Brayden enjoyed passing out candy

 We carved pumpkins and let B play

Our pumpkin butt :)