BRADY

Oh, our crazy child!  Yep--he's the second child!  And, yes, I was "the second child," as well.  Brady just doesn't have any worries or cares in the world.  He can climb, jump, fly off of or onto any piece of furniture or toy.  He is the definition of fearless!  BUT, he is also an amazing cuddler!

And, tomorrow, as he turns 2 1/2 years of age, I can finally say that he is officially a big boy!  For the past seven days he has been in underwear and going potty like a big boy!  It started last Friday when we got home from daycare.  I told Brady that we were done with diapers and fortunately he was on board with my idea and did an awesome job over the weekend.  He did such a great job over the 3-day weekend, that I felt comfortable sending him to daycare on Tuesday in underwear.  He went through the whole week with only 2 accidents!  Awesome!  We are there!  And I never again have to buy diapers!  Oh what a feeling!  :)

Tuesday night was the first night that he went #2 in the potty.  We ended up having a "poopy party" and went out to Hy-Vee to grab a piece of chocolate cake (ties in with the theme of the party) and strawberries.  We were so happy and proud!

Brady still loves to cuddle with his blankies and stuffed animals.

He loves trains.

He loves, loves, loves, Dora and Boots.

His speech is becoming more clear and he is talking about anything and everything.

He loves to eat.

He loves his dog, Cali.

He wants to do everything that his bigger brother does.

He loves to have me lay in bed with him.

He loves to do everything by himself and no help from me.

His dimples are amazing!

He is a wild man!

He loves to dance and listen to music.

In regards to his craziness listed above, last fall he fell while pushing open the front door.  He ended up falling and hitting his tooth on the concrete outside our front door.  He had a front dark tooth for a while and one of his front teeth is chipped a little bit.

And, just this week, I got a call from daycare, saying that he got a cut on his forehead that might need either glued shut or stitches!  He lost his balance going down the stairs and grabbed onto a picture frame instead of the railing.  The frame came down and hit his forehead, leaving a deep cut.  It was small, but deeper and she wasn't sure what to do.  This is the little mark on his forehead that you can see in this picture.  Lee and I both went to see him and Lee ended up taking him into the doctor.  Luckily, he needed nothing but a band-aid!

Brady is quite crazy, but he is funny, smart, very cute, and a very lovable, precious, little boy!