15 months, kind of

(No 30th day in a month means we have a kind of 15 months old)

I have not done an update on Braxton in a while!!!  He is truly such a joy and ALL boy!  He loves to be outside and loves to get dirty (ok maybe he doesn't know he is getting dirty but he sure does a good job of it, hehe).  He is still a great eater, sometimes a bottomless pit.  I assume he is pushing 30 lbs--last time we took him to the dr to get an ear check he was almost 27lbs.  He is our big boy and I love every ounce of his cushy self.  He is still not much of a talker- he will say things like "night night" when he gets his blanket, he says thank you, hi (usually repeatedly over and over) and mama (it's not directed at me though).  He waves bye bye, blow kisses, and barks just like our beagle.  This bark is no tiny "woof woof" this is a deep down beagle bark, too cute!  He still signs "more" and recently started signing "eat"--although that is not spoke language I love that he can still communicate with us through signs.  He understands more than he speaks.  If I ask him if he wants to go outside he goes to the door and tries to open it, when we ask him if he is ready to go bye bye he knows to go to the garage door.  I can ask him to go give something to daddy and he walks to daddy then starts running the other way, haha, it's a cute game.  He hates getting his diaper changed, getting out of the bath/shower, and absolutely hates getting in his car seat.  He loves to put toys in and out of a basket/box/whatever he can.  He has a favorite book that we read 10-15 times a day, mommy even has it memorized, and I would be lying if I said I did not put it in his bed with him last night (there was a we little battle of the wills going on at bed time last night).  He absolutely LOVES to read, even if it is just him sitting on the floor looking at all of his books, he loves it.  We are working on animals and animal sounds, last night he was trying really hard to copy the monkey and sometimes the lion roar.  When you ask him a question he will give you one of two responses "heeeh?" or he shakes his head no.  He does not like it when his best friend, Madelyn, cries.  He will walk around fake crying just because she is.  He is a very very sensitive child--he might or might not get that from me =) He is truly such a joy to our family.  Love him to pieces! 

Isn't he gorgeous?!?!  Check out his 16 teeth! 

One of his games, saying hi to mommy through the dog door

Oh a hole, let's put our thumb in it!

Oh ya know- messy little boy loves his ravioli! PS- this will put a ring around your bath tub so be prepared to clean it after the bath!

Brax and his best friend/cousin Madelyn.  They are best friends.  

Playing in the back yard, venturing off without mommy and daddy. 

His new game is to go inside without us and shut the door.  **Don't worry we don't leave him, we play games**