Braden, Emma and I were playing doctor the other night. You know, it sounds creepy saying it that way, but it shouldn’t. But I digress. Braden grabbed a play hammer and tapped my knee. He looked at me and said “Daddy, I’m checking your kneeflex”. I asked if maybe he meant reflex. “No, Daddy, it’s called a kneeflex.”
And I couldn’t really argue too much with him!
Let’s see… Alex is now 3 1/2 months old and I suppose it’s about time I posted something.
He’s doing great! He’s really such a good baby we’re very lucky. He hardly cries, although lately he’s been getting a bit more vocal about his needs. If he is crying, he’ll calm down immediately when we pick him up. He has slept through the night a few times now. Tonight he actually laughed for the first time. A real full belly laugh for about 30 seconds. The odd thing is that he was fast asleep when he did it. He was making cooing noises in his sleep and I laughed at it. He must have heard me and just start laughing away. He’s also able to sit in his exersaucer now… well, with a blanket to help hold him up. Kathie thinks he’s growing up too fast… and he probably is. But it’s kind of hard to stop.
Braden is enjoying the summer. He loves playing outside! He’s so tan I hardly recognize him as my kid! He loves riding his bike (with training wheels) and doing yard work. He likes digging up our mulch and moving it to other spots. I think if I had mulch delivered, he’d probably get it all in place for me. It might take 2-3 weeks, but he’d probably do it all.
Emma loves being outside too. She like riding her tricycle and her scooter, even if she doesn’t like wearing the helmet she’s supposed to wear when riding it.
We’re all a little sad that our good neighbors the Pines moved to Houston. Braden really misses ‘the boys’, but we’ve all adjusted. The kids like playing with Ryan and Riley next door.
We bought a new car. Thanks everyone for your help with that via the taxes you pay. Yep, we turned in the Blazer on the Cash for Clunkers program and bought a 2009 Camry Hybrid. Good thing too, because the Blazer was on it’s last legs. The check engine light even came on when I was driving to the dealer. It’s very nice having a nice car to drive to work. The blazer was a good vehicle for a long time for me, but the doors were starting to..um… fall off, the air conditioning didn’t work, the heater was sporadic, the CD player hasn’t worked for years, the catalytic converter was pretty much shot, and someone broke the lever to recline the driver’s seat… with the seat in a slightly inclined position. (Don’t worry Dad, I won’t tell who it was). So, needless to say, I’m really enjoying the Camry!
Alex smiled at me this morning! It made my day. He has smiled at Kathie, and even our neighbor, but had not given me a smile yet. It’s amazing how such a simple thing can light up your morning.
And it was more than just a quick one… he was smiling away for a couple minutes.
Kathie could have reported the first smile here and received credit for it, but she refuses to learn to blog :)
We have a new dog. Yes, I know… we’re crazy. Braden picked out his name: Chuck. He’s a very nice dog. Braden loves feeding him. Braden even likes it when he licks his face. Quite often we find Chuck looking at Alex. He also likes sleeping with Braden.
Braden walks Chuck and makes sure we pick up his poop. We’re also very careful when we see other dogs when walking so that Chuck doesn’t get too excited.
Here’s a picture of Chuck with Braden and Alex:
Yes, Chuck is an imaginary dog. But Braden has been taking care of his imaginary dog 24 hours a day for 2 days now. He has even been telling our neighbors and people we meet on our walks about Chuck.
So, maybe we don’t need to get a dog after all. We could probably even get an imaginary pony for Emma.
Not that I have an extremely high sense of loyalty to RedPrairie or anything, but it is pretty cool to see your company’s logo up at some place like Miller Park. And it’s even in a spot of honor next to a Miller sign. Too bad about the Time Warner sign though.
We’re having our carpets cleaned today. Braden came in and said “The carpet cleaner man sure has his hands full.” We asked him why and he said “Because he’s carrying a lot of stuff.” Apparently he literally had his hands full.
Ok, so Emmaisms isn’t quite as catchy as Bradenisms.
Dad: “You could have blueberries on your waffle.”
Emma: “Yuck! Silly Daddy”
Braden asks to go watch TV upstairs by himself.
Dad: “You need some alone time?”
Braden: “yeah”
Emma goes up by him and Braden comes out to tell us: “I’m having alone time with someone!”
Braden’s t-ball coach calls him “Rabbit”, trying to encourage him to run fast. Braden: “I’m not a rabbit! I’m a boy.”
