4th of July

Happy Birthday America! Brandon sure had a fun filled 4th of July weekend- lots of firsts for this this little guy. First time for tasting hotdogs and watermelon and skinny dipping in the lake! (uh oh!!) Liam Henderson enjoyed pushing Brandon around in the walker- they had some real bonding time. Brandon didn't really have any good naps at the lake- but was in good spirits when we attempted one in the pack in play with his sweet mohawk! We had such a great weekend and spent lots of time with family:) Brandon is also really facinated with his cousin Jillian- we attempted a family picture at the lake and all he wanted to do was touch her sweet little face! Enjoy the pictures- he sure likes posing for the camera!

8 Months Old

Brandon is now 8 months old and it still just feels like yesterday that we were blessed with this beautiful baby boy..... and now he seems to be changing into a little toddler before our eyes. Brandon has been crawling for a few weeks now but has now changed into a different gear.... FAST! He can pull up on everything, loves biting everything to include Grandmas favorite coffee table, he waves goodbye and laughs at the same time, he says mum-ma, dada dada pretty good, he stands very well by himself and can move around the table walking with assistance.... we figure he will be walking around 9-10 months.... definately an over-achiever but nothing less is expected of this little boy;) We are thankful for his swim lessons and his love for water because he definately loves being in the water and we love that- he splashs A LOT and likes to kick his chubby little legs.....

I don't know his exact measurements but he is around 20-21lbs.... pretty average for his age:)

First Beach Trip- OBX

Brandon and Trent
On the beach
I'm the cutest!
Walker Family
Hanging out in the house
At the beach
Brandon had his very first trip to the beach- Outer Banks in Nags Head North Carolina:) We spent an entire week there and it was very relaxing and full of fun! Our friends the Mayes Family and Peters Family shared the same house. Our week consisted of heading out to the beach at some point in the mid-morning where we only stayed for about 3 hours. Brandon and his friend Trent mainly napped down at the beach so mommy and daddy could have some "cold beverages." The water was pretty chilly the first couple days but it warmed up towards the end. The afternoon was spent by the pool- Brandon enjoyed splashing around in his little float. A new thing has emerged as well- Brandon now has a slight head butt and did this multiple times to his friend Trent (we say thanks daddy for teaching him this)- we currently say it's just a sign of love:) The beach was full of great weather, food,memories and most of all awesome company:) We are definately looking forward to next years trip!

First Time at the Lake

It sure is relaxing at the lake- I'll just kick my feet up and chill
Me and my sweet hair do!
I loved the sand:)
Daddy and me hanging out
I could get use to this!
In the lake with Daddy and Grandpa!

This past weekend was full of sunshine and lots of fun at the lake. Brandon loved all of it... the sand, the water and the boat (the magic nap machine- haha) Whenever Brandon started to fight sleep we put him on the boat and out he went:) Swim lessons are paying off because Brandon sure does like the water- he sat in his float and also went swimming with daddy and mommy. Grandma and Grandpa kicked off the summer with the first bbq and all the food was delicious. We are looking forward to many trips to Lake Anna this summer!

Guess who is crawling?!?!

Well Brandon has been very close to crawling the past few weeks but today he just started putting it all together and now is officially crawling. He has figured out that he can get where he wants to a lot faster now.... uh oh!. Take a look at the soon to be very busy boy- and mommy and daddy will be busy too!

Check out his video!

He is also almost able to pull himself up by himself on the coffee table as well. I mean he should be able to do push ups already but he's getting there.

7 Months Old!

Under the coffee table- his favorite place
big cheese!

Thanks to Auntie Kim for my Pirates hat!
Me and my favorite stool from Grandma!

Brandon is now 7 months old and it seems like all of a sudden he has started doing so many new things! He started saying mum mum mum really well Mother's Day morning..... so now "mum" is the official FIRST word:) I can say that was the best Mother's Day gift ever! He can now get to wherever he wants by either rolling, and a small attempt to crawling- my bet is he will be crawling this month! Currently his favorite spot is around the coffee table- oh great! And more big news- today a tooth popped through! His lower left tooth in the front is the first one- yay:) Josh and I felt it this morning and it's sharp! It's truely amazing how quickly they change- I hope we can keep up with our little man.

Trying to pull up

For mommy's birthday- Nana, Grandpa and Uncle Daniel got her camcorder so that she can capture all my first moments. I'm now attempting to pull up on the coffee table- uh oh!!